Game / activity
No Way Segway
Brad, Ryan and Curtis each present two invention names. The others first guess what each does, then decide which is real and which the presenter made up. The three pairs are separately resolved. No overall winner is declared. A later one-point award to Brad and Ryan applies only to their Yurtle purpose guesses; it is not a reconstructed total score.
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Brad’s pair: Balloon Buffoon and Flossy Twins
Ryan and Curtis eventually agree Flossy Twins is made up, despite one speaker’s earlier reluctance. Brad confirms they are right: Balloon Buffoon is the real entry. The early “fake” reactions to its name remain provisional reactions, not their final selection.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
What could Balloon Buffoon do?
Curtis guesses a machine that automatically makes balloon animals; Ryan imagines an inflatable buddy to pal around with. Brad says Ryan is closer, then describes an inflated umbrella-like device tied around the waist, supported by wires and usable in a pool. The source reports a December 31, 1991 patent; this preview does not independently verify the invention.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Four guesses for Flossy Twins
Curtis guesses a his-and-hers water pick. Ryan proposes a double-string mouth pick. Curtis suggests disposable floss on a plastic arm sold as a travel two-pack. Ryan then imagines two figures doing the floss dance.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Brad’s two-person flossing device
Brad describes a circular device with floss on both sides so two people can floss at the same time, using handles to reach the crevices of one another’s teeth. The floss can be replaced. After the correct real/fake choice, he explains that it was inspired by Bossy Flossy, described as combining flossing and exercise. That is a debrief, not a fourth invention presented for a new round.
Ryan’s pair: Bare Dogger and Hot Dogger
Ryan supplies both names, later spelling Bare as B-A-R-E. Curtis ultimately chooses Hot Dogger as real and Bare Dogger as invented; Ryan confirms the answer. Curtis also says he has reversed his earlier belief that Bare Dogger was real.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Cooking hot dogs—or cleaning up after a dog?
Brad imagines Hot Dogger as a portable hot-dog cooker. Curtis initially treats Bare Dogger as the real name and Hot Dogger as a plausible decoy. Brad proposes a device for quickly removing dog poop; Curtis adds the image of a dog doing bear poop. Curtis then summarizes the idea as a poop scoop. Ryan clarifies that both entries are hot-dog devices.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Ryan explains the two devices
Bare Dogger is described as a squeezing device on a stick for eating a hot dog without a bun. Hot Dogger drills a hole into an unsliced bun so the hot dog can be inserted without juices escaping. Within the game, Ryan reveals Hot Dogger as real and Bare Dogger as his invention.
Curtis’s pair: Flizz and Yurtle
Brad and Ryan finally choose Yurtle as real and Flizz as invented. Curtis says that is incorrect: Flizz is the real entry, and he made up Yurtle. His later caveat—that a similar canoe/tent might exist—does not change which name he invented for this game. Their individual turns within the joint final-choice discussion are not fully attributed.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Flizz: a sandal or a hair product?
Brad guesses a type of sandal. After the explicit “What do you think, Ryan?” handoff, Ryan rejects sandal and guesses a hair product. Ryan adds “Unfrizz your hair.” Brad follows with “Do you have flizz hair?” and “My product will help you.” Curtis reveals a bicycle with no pedals or seat: a tall arched frame suspends the rider in a harness, allowing them to run for speed and lift their feet to coast.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Yurtle: a tent chair or a wheeled pogo stick?
Brad proposes a chair that shelters its occupant like a tent. Ryan proposes a pogo stick with a wheel, reasoning that it may aid mobility. Curtis declares both half right and gives each one point. He describes Yurtle as poles and fabric configured either as a canoe or a one-person tent. These are local purpose-guess points, separate from the later incorrect real/fake selection.
The segment is recorded; individual answers are not available in this archive entry.