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47 Inventions for Clones, Twins and Identical Triplets

— October 15, 2008 — Life-Stages
While naturally-born identical triplets are certainly a rarity, what's even more bizarre is the preponderance of products marketed towards multiples. Between inventions for couples, the advancement of genetic cloning and engineered android clones, it seems that our culture favors multiples--whether they're naturally produced or engineered in a lab.

Kevin, Declan and Cormac Lyons, the identical triplets born recently in New York weren't conjoined, but in another East Coast city, the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland is running an exhibit on modern miracles of a different sort called Monsters to Modern Medical Miracles: Selected Moments in the History of Conjoined Twins from Medieval to Modern Times. And in a slightly more bizarre twist on conjoined limbs, a twin in an article below amputated one of his arms to give his brother a third arm.

There are a number of products specifically marketed for couples. The Lyons identical triplets might have to contact the makers of the TwoDaLoo to adapt their side-by-side twin toilets to accommodate three users. And the Twinned MP3 player is great for couples, but would be even better for three users with similar music tastes.

Kerry and Desmond Lyons will have their hands full for awhile with their identical triplets, but let's hope they have a spare moment to check out some of our other multiple and cloned inventions below.
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Biotech Company Clones Embryos from Human Skin Cells
Biotech Company Clones Embryos from Human Skin Cells
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Candidates that Can't Count
Candidates that Can't Count
Obama's 'Seven' Ad Attacks McCain's Multiple Homes
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FDA Has No Beef With Eating Cloned Animals
FDA Has No Beef With Eating Cloned Animals
Cloned Cattle OK For Consumption
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Your Virtual Clone
Your Virtual Clone
MyCyber Twin
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41
Babymoons
Babymoons
Two Month Vacations for Expecting Couples
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40
Doctor Breaks Delivery Record
Doctor Breaks Delivery Record
4 Sets of Twins in 24 Hours
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39
Celebrity Godfathers
Celebrity Godfathers
Bono Backs Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's Twins
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Twin Obsession Behind the Scenes
Twin Obsession Behind the Scenes
Mary-Kate Olsen on Elle
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iPhone Clones
iPhone Clones
Samsung Omnia i900
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36
Cloned Mobile Playlists for Couples
Cloned Mobile Playlists for Couples
The Twinned MP3 Player
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Eco-Friendly Activist Totes
Eco-Friendly Activist Totes
Peta2's Trollsen Twins Bag
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Pre-Birth Honorary Citizenships
Pre-Birth Honorary Citizenships
Angelina Jolie's Twins Get Honor in Nice
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Kiss Towers
Kiss Towers
Human Touch Adds Romance to Twin Towers
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Human-Animal Clones
Human-Animal Clones
Brits Advocate Scientific Testing
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Robot Clones
Robot Clones
When iRobot Meets the Wax Museum
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Phones for Couples
Phones for Couples
Feel Touch Phones (Update)
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Sending Your Hair to Celebrities
Sending Your Hair to Celebrities
PETA's Birthday Idea for the Trollsen Twins
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Eco-Creativity Jewelry
Eco-Creativity Jewelry
Multiple Rings Form "Handscape"
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$3,333.33 Ice Cream Sundaes
$3,333.33 Ice Cream Sundaes
Three Twins Ice Cream
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Semi-Identical Twins
Semi-Identical Twins
New Form of Twins Discovered
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Twins From Different Mothers
Twins From Different Mothers
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Celebrity Pop Art
Celebrity Pop Art
Leesa Leva's Olsen Twins
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Japanese Scientist Makes Android Clone
Japanese Scientist Makes Android Clone
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Robot Inventor Clones Self
Robot Inventor Clones Self
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Human Mirrors on Subways
Human Mirrors on Subways
Improv Everywhere Puts 16 Twins on Subway
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Meet the Trollsen twins
Meet the Trollsen twins
PETA's War on "Hairy-Kate" and "Trashley"
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Twins Sets & Bright Blue Pants for Men
Twins Sets & Bright Blue Pants for Men
Alessandro Dell'Acqua Spring 2009
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PSP Clone
PSP Clone
JXD-683
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Twin Toilets Face Each Other
Twin Toilets Face Each Other
The TwoDaLoo
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Glowing Cats
Glowing Cats
Genetic Clones With Skin that Glows
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Olsen Twins Fashion Coffee Table Book
Olsen Twins Fashion Coffee Table Book
Influence
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The Olsen's New Fashion Line
The Olsen's New Fashion Line
Twins Move From Walmart To The Row
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iPhone Clones
iPhone Clones
Available Before the iPhone
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12
Olsen Twins' New Line
Olsen Twins' New Line
Elizabeth & James Collection
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Record-Setting Babies
Record-Setting Babies
Angelina Jolie Twins People Issue is Best Seller
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Siamese Twin Fish
Siamese Twin Fish
Conjoined Nile Tilapia
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Twins at 40
Twins at 40
Lisa Marie Presley's Uber Modern Pregnancy
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$20 Million Baby Photos
$20 Million Baby Photos
First Shots of Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt's Twins
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Celebrating Modern Miracles
Celebrating Modern Miracles
Conjoined Twin Online Exhibition
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Digital Dumbbells
Digital Dumbbells
Control Dumbbell Allows Multiple Weights
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Clone-A-Willy
Clone-A-Willy
Customized Adult Toys?
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Luxury Baby Beds
Luxury Baby Beds
Brad & Angie's Twins Hang in Hushamuk Hammocks
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Plastic Celeb Breasts
Plastic Celeb Breasts
Paris Hilton Goes Under the Knife for New Boobs
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$14 Million Baby Photos (Update)
$14 Million Baby Photos (Update)
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Baby Twins Pictures
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Extreme Body Modification
Extreme Body Modification
Twin Amputates Arm To Give His Brother Third Arm
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