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“I wanted to design an automatic rabbit feeder for my school invention project,” Reeba Daniel said. “But my teacher told me that automatic pet feeders had already been invented.”
Then Reeba’s mom gave her a suggestion. “Invent something everyone could use—something that saves time.”
A few days later, while Reeba was folding laundry, she thought about how this common household chore is a two-step job. First, the clothes go into the washer. Then, when they’re damp and heavy, somebody needs to lift them into the dryer. Reeba thought about inventing a machine that would wash and dry clothes in one step.
The washer could be on top of the dryer and have a trapdoor that opens when the drain cycle is complete. The clothes would drop into the dryer, making it start. A computerized device could time each of the cycles.