Yabba Dabba Doo! The Flintstones are 50 years old, so we've put together a blog in their honour. As we design and manufacture our own products we thought it seemed fitting to share a few of the Bedrock's wackiest contraptions.
From the pedal car to the lobster lawn mower, the Stone Age town of Bedrock is stuffed with prehistoric inventions.
The dino-crane
Fred's job in the quarry is made much easier by the dino-crane. He sits astride the dinosaur, who clamps the rocks between its jaws, and hauls the cargo up using a rope attached to the creature's neck.
The elephant water cooler
Fred dreams of drinking from the water cooler - in this case an elephant balancing on a box of ice which squirts cold water from of its trunk.
The lobster lawn mower
This contraption comprises of a lobster on a trolley attached to a pole that clips the grass with its pincers as he pushes it along.
The elephant vacuum cleaner
This invention is comprised of a baby elephant resting on a trolley, hoovering the carpet with its trunk. The only downfall is that the animal is prone to sneezing, and undoes all its hard work.
The bird-powered cinematograph
The Stone Age film projector on which the wacky inventions are shown is powered by a small bird that runs on a cog to spin the reels. The reels themselves are made of rock and held together by branches. The contraption doubles up as a treadmill. "Oh well. I guess this is one way to burn off calories," one of the birds says.
The elephant tap
In one episode Betty and Wilma tell a Professor that they don't have time to get jobs because they are too busy being domestic engineers. They show him the sink where they wash the dishes at home - complete with a state-of the-art elephant water tap. "Sheesh, you girls make it sound like housework is tough," says Fred. "What about all those great gadgets you got to help ya?"
Fred's pedal car
The wheels on Fred's car are replaced by cylindrical bounders fixed together with tree trunks, and the vehicle is propelled by the driver's feet. A canopy strung together by twigs shelters the passengers from rain.
Tom Kelly-Lord
Spinninghat.com
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