Guess what this is a photo of!

[Barbara L]

Dominica's Boiling Lake?

Barbara

 

[Buck]

Barbara wins it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barbara and James are winning EVERYTHING lately. HOORAY!!!!!!!!!

 

[Barbara L]

Yep! I won a pair of underwear today! True story.

Okay, this will probably be very hard. (Of course, when I say that, someone will have his picture hanging above their mantle and will get it right away!)

Who is this, and what is he known for? He is known for a few things, but I am looking for the thing he invented.

Barbara

 

[expatgirl]

Who did they belong to?????

 

[pacanis]

Is it Calvin Dodd MacCracken, inventor of the electric hot dog cooker?

 

[buckytom]

he's not the inventor of grecian formula 16, that much is certain.

he looks like my dad, but skinnier.

ok, did he invent me?

 

[Barbara L]

LOL at expatgirl (they belonged to Hanes! lol) and BT's Grecian Formula! Maybe he is your long-lost uncle, BT!

No to the guesses so far.

He was a doctor, and what he invented came from the two things he dealt with in his practice. I would be willing to bet that we have all used (and possibly cursed) his invention.

Barbara

 

[Andy M.]

Rectal thermometer

 

[Barbara L]

Good guess, but no!

Barbara

 

[DrThunder88]

I was going to guess Norman Borlaug, but I don't remember him with that much hair.

What country is the mystery guy from?

 

[Barbara L]

Nope, it's not Norman Borlaug.

USA

Barbara

 

[Barbara L]

I'll be gone about 4-5 hours. Happy guessing in the meantime!

Barbara

 

[Barbara L]

Four hours was up about 5 hours ago! Where'd you all go?!

Barbara

 

[suziquzie]

Is it Calvin Dodd MacCracken, inventor of the electric hot dog cooker?

Is this who is over YOUR fireplace??

 

[DrThunder88]

Four hours was up about 5 hours ago! Where'd you all go?!

Barbara

If they're with me, they're totally lost!

 

[expatgirl]

I'm sorry, Barbara, if I had a clue I'd post but I don't have the remotest idea as to where the other guys go to get their info to guess here.........but am looking forward to the answer as to what this "mild-mannered" looking man was famous for .........

 

[Barbara L]

I had hoped there would be more questions.

Clues thus far: He was a doctor, and what he invented came from the two things he dealt with in his practice. From the United States.

New clue: He worked in pediatrics and poison control.

Barbara

 

[suziquzie]

did he invent syrup of ipecac?

 

[Barbara L]

Actually, there is something I need to do, and I don't know how long it will take, so I would like to pass this to Andy M or suziquzie, whichever is fastest, lol.

This was Jay Morris Arena. Professor of pediatrics at Duke University Medical School. First director of Duke University Poison Control Center. Invented child-proof safety cap for medicine bottles.

Barbara

 

[miniman]

Well I got to the saftey caps, found a number of people designing then but not him.