{"id":368977,"date":"2021-11-16T17:04:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/four-weird-and-wonderful-inventions-sparked-by-the-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T17:04:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:04:49","slug":"four-weird-and-wonderful-inventions-sparked-by-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-weird-and-wonderful-inventions-sparked-by-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"#Four weird and wonderful inventions sparked by the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c603f2c64\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c603f2c64\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-weird-and-wonderful-inventions-sparked-by-the-pandemic\/#Purified_Personal_Space\" >Purified Personal Space<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-weird-and-wonderful-inventions-sparked-by-the-pandemic\/#Compostable_PPE\" >Compostable PPE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-weird-and-wonderful-inventions-sparked-by-the-pandemic\/#Cover_Your_Wind\" >Cover Your Wind<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-weird-and-wonderful-inventions-sparked-by-the-pandemic\/#Killer_bots\" >Killer bots<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Four weird and wonderful inventions sparked by the pandemic<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            From wind instrument covers to germ-killing robots, necessity was the mother of invention for these pandemic creations\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        COVID-19 sparked a number of inventions\u2014some practical and some niche. Here are a few of those wacky and wonderful creations:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Purified_Personal_Space\"><\/span>Purified Personal Space<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some pandemic office-goers invested in desk-sized air purifiers (ranging from $80 to $1,000) to filter out unwelcome saliva droplets from co-workers. There\u2019s no scientific evidence proving their effectiveness in reducing the transmission of COVID-19, but Public Health Ontario did state that the ones with HEPA filters could potentially remove virus particles from the air, reducing the risk of exposure and improving air quality.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1229642\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1229642 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/COVID-INVENTIONS-SHENNAWY-OCT20-02.jpg\" alt=\"Desk air purifier\" width=\"820\" height=\"594\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desk air purifier<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compostable_PPE\"><\/span>Compostable PPE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Roswell Downhole Technologies Inc., a Calgary-based oil and gas tubing company, partnered with Precision ADM, a Winnipeg medical device company, to create 100 per cent compostable personal protective equipment. They used biopolymers made from starch and proteins from living organisms. The fabric is currently undergoing acceptability testing at composting facilities.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cover_Your_Wind\"><\/span>Cover Your Wind<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>McCormick\u2019s, a marching band equipment provider based outside of Chicago, started selling nylon covers for clarinets, flutes and other instruments. McCormick\u2019s CEO, Alan Yefsky, says the invention stemmed from research stating that aerosols escape from the finger holes in certain musical instruments. \u201cWe created a bag to fit each [one] with hand access holes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate places,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1229641\" style=\"width: 932px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1229641 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/COVID-INVENTIONS-SHENNAWY-OCT20-03.jpg\" alt=\"(Courtesy of McCormick\u2019s)\" width=\"922\" height=\"649\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy of McCormick\u2019s)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Killer_bots\"><\/span>Killer bots<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Japanese startup Mira Robotics designed a multipurpose bot named Ugo to assist Japan\u2019s aging population with household tasks like washing dishes and folding laundry. 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