When talking about inventors, who do you first think of? Forget Thomas Edison. Meet the teenage inventors at the 24Jiangsu Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest (青少年科技创新大赛).
Wang Xingyu, 14, from Kunshan No. 2 Middle School, invented "a safe line' in the zebra crossing. "I put a spray tube (喷管) in the zebra crossing. When the light is red and somebody crosses, it sprays water. If the light is green, it will not work, "said Wang. "Theres a water channel (管道) in the ground, so the water will be collected and used again, "he said.
Zong Wangchen, 15, from Nantong Special Education Middle School, also got his invention idea from daily experience. When he walked on the sidewalk for the blind, he often came across obstacles（障碍物 ）. Once he even hurt his nose. Users tie radar on their knees and wear the loudspeaker around their necks. When they meet obstacles, the radar will see them and the loudspeaker will make a sound to tell the users.
Chen Huijuan, an official from Jiangsu Association for Science and Technology, was surprised at these inventions." Get inspiration（灵感） from small things in life and you can be an inventor too. "he said.
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A. But does it waste water? B. His eyes could only feel a little light. C. Though some ideas are simple, the creations are very good. D. He often saw people running through the red light, so he thought of an idea. E. To help himself and the blind, he made something that has radar（雷达） and a loudspeaker. |
