Meet Lanny Smoot, the inventor with over 100 patents

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13 күн бұрын

The National Inventors Hall of Fame inducted their class of 2024 this year, honoring living and historical pioneers in science. Among them are patent holders in areas like biotech, agriculture, and magic - or the means to magical moments. Meet Lanny Smoot, the inventor of over 100 patents whose boundless sense of wonder fuels his creations.
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@musashi-san____1409 5 күн бұрын

He should be inducted into The National Treasure Hall of Fame.

@BrianLockett 11 күн бұрын

He'd so be the grandpa whose house I'd never want to leave.

@TheSkyHive 11 күн бұрын

This man is responsible for bringing joy and wonder to millions around the world.

@pay_it_forward_franklin4469 8 күн бұрын

#peace with a Big-B; not the little 1🤣

@BlueSkyedCountry 5 күн бұрын

I think we should have a movie about his legacy titled the Beautiful mind of an inventor.

@lifecoachthirl 3 күн бұрын

This story makes my heart smile. "Get it out of your head and into the world!" Lanny Smoot. ❤

@sandrairvin3515 7 күн бұрын

Another inventor we should have heard about, Respect!!

@JamesL-pk9ct 6 күн бұрын

Im glad to see someone that looks like me creating awesome stuff.

@graceanthony 11 күн бұрын

The world is honoured to have fascinating minds like Lanny Smoot. Thank You God for such gifted people.

@mjb6839 6 күн бұрын

amen! 🙏🏾

@calicoesblue4703 5 күн бұрын

Wow, beautifully said Sister.

@SeeBeyond_870 4 күн бұрын

HalleLuYah Halle Lu Yah look up Yah.

@SeeBeyond_870 4 күн бұрын

@@mjb6839Amen or Amun?

@INeedABlessingNow 10 күн бұрын

Mr Smoot is an amazing genius who clearly didn't allow his humble beginning to halt his dreams. He is very inspirational.

@tvm73836 11 күн бұрын

As an Indian teacher this is a story I am going to read to my children. This gentleman is the real deal! Here is an example of how the application of science and technology can lift an individual, family and whole country to a whole new level

@michaelrainey9668 6 күн бұрын

Congratulations to our dear brother.

@jacquetthompson9764 10 күн бұрын

The most beautiful thing is how he credits his father, whose presence & engagement helped to spark his love for invention. For all you fathers out there that proof positive that your presence & engagement matters. Don't be a deadbeat.

@kingmaafa120 4 күн бұрын

💯 want I continually to the Blk community

@jakemoeller7850 11 күн бұрын

Well-deserved induction, Mr. Smoot! 😃

@johnw.peterson4311 11 күн бұрын

This gentleman is pure genius. Wow.

@CJones-pf3zf 6 күн бұрын

Absolutely incredible! Well deserved Mr. SMOOT!!!

@TheAccidentalViking 11 күн бұрын

I love this. I have a kid who has this spark and he's a problem solver. He's been working at our local university electronics laboratory and doing a great deal of technical work. I'd love to see him able to work with his creative and fantasy side.

@TheSkyHive 11 күн бұрын

You should get together with your kid an pen an old fashioned letter to Larry.....this could give your child something to focus on.

@TheAccidentalViking 11 күн бұрын

@@TheSkyHive He'll be finishing his trade certificate this summer and is looking to find a job to apply it. He's been particularly interested in developing smart prosthetics.

@roselynholloway7863 3 күн бұрын

@@TheAccidentalVikingwhat trade is he studying

@TheAccidentalViking 2 күн бұрын

@@roselynholloway7863 electronics production and programming.

@chubbydiaries1125 11 күн бұрын

Proud of you sir

@neanam 7 күн бұрын

Thanks mane

@keoni130 7 күн бұрын

Thank you Mr. Lanny Smoot to being the force behind creating magical "light saber" experience for millions of us! So happy you are celebrated among many other things like Omni floor. Congratulations sir on being in the Inventors' Hall of Fame!

@cassyfromgarry 10 күн бұрын

I used to work in a Patent office and all I used say all day long was now why the hell dident I think of that.😅.Fair play to this Guy.

@jamesmsalilwa8733 5 күн бұрын

God bless you brother!

@janices6140 11 күн бұрын

Get it out of your head into the world. I needed to hear that. I'm a writer. Thanks for the inspiration!

@lmacdonald1281 10 күн бұрын

We are limitless if we treat the world and each other with respect.

@FATillery 8 күн бұрын

Indeed, my friend. Indeed.

@ladycountdown 11 күн бұрын

Wow! The floor is amazing!!!

@olliwest7341 Күн бұрын

I have to get offline.... This brought tears to my eyes and I don't know why. Respect to you Mr. Smoot 🙏🏾

@reallife0728 3 күн бұрын

THANK YOU MR. SMOOT FOR MAKING LIFE BETTER & YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY!!!!

@saammahakala 11 күн бұрын

3:12 Make a hospital bed with that technology so patients don't have to develop bed sores due to lazy or overworked health professionals.

@moco3624 6 күн бұрын

I second that

@Victor_James68 3 күн бұрын

Whoa.. you might into something here. 👍

@saammahakala 3 күн бұрын

@Victor_James68 Yeah, I got trillion dollar ideas, but I just can't help hating the concept of money, competition, and egotism. If I'd been Akhenaten in a former life, that would explain my lack of desire for participating in this world with its current level of ignorance and fear. Jack Fresco's Venus Project would be awesome, but only if there were no selfish characters involved seeking to stand out amongst everyone else as if they were the end-all, be-all of humankind.

@everythingiseverything6826 2 күн бұрын

Thank you. Mr. Smoot! Your induction is Greatly important, your Mind and Soul are Infinitely Valuable! 🙌🏾🙏🏾😇❣️❣️❣️

@klomax7089 5 күн бұрын

What an amazing human!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@monicat.4880 11 күн бұрын

THANK YOU❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@angelikalindenau943 6 күн бұрын

What a thrill life is for him every day again! Can't see him planning for retirement 😊

@victoriaallen3753 11 күн бұрын

Love this story.❤

@mulemule 8 күн бұрын

*Great inventors are the **_real-life_** wizards of childhood. Bless this man and his peers.*

@ATLIEN333 7 күн бұрын

👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿 and never knew his story. I am now so glad and will share this story. Thank you

@kpire6066 11 күн бұрын

Well deserved! 🎉

@valeriediggins8948 4 күн бұрын

Y.E.S .!! Saw this tis morning! 100 patents-AMAZING ❤❤

@JayJohn-fd7qw 6 күн бұрын

Dam my man said Brownsville Brooklyn he came a long way dam

@victorblanco1353 9 күн бұрын

I’m from Brownsville!!! This is so inspirational

@comeagyn 7 күн бұрын

The induction was overdue!! 🎉🎊🏆💐💐👏

@Shinobi33 6 күн бұрын

That floor is awesome. I could also swing in that door all day.

@kevinreese8224 6 күн бұрын

Peace and blessings Elder 🙏🏽

@user-zq8to3zr5y 3 күн бұрын

Congratulations Mr. Smoot.

@allthingsnu4673 10 күн бұрын

I smiled the entire time I watched this video. Lanny Smoot is an amazing human being who God blessed with a brilliant mind, wonderful parents, and a dream career.

@calicoesblue4703 5 күн бұрын

I want that Floor. Congratulations sir.

@alanmcmillan6969 11 күн бұрын

A Great guy! Open the world.

@_garebear 6 күн бұрын

I love this man. He give me hope in the world.

@brandontravis7048 3 күн бұрын

So inspiring I know that the good people in this world don’t get a lot of recognition, but good is out there

@toxicblackman 2 күн бұрын

Salute to this man and his colleague. They embody what Disney should be not what it Is now.

@busterbrown446 10 күн бұрын

Fantastic and well deserved. Congratulations, Mr. Smoot. Cool name, too!

@anthonywilliams3822 5 күн бұрын

Very inspiring, Mr. Smoot!

@roberthevern6169 11 күн бұрын

Well done Mr Smoot! As I reside in Idaho, it was rewarding to see Philo T Farnsworth name on the wall!

@erictaylor3897 6 күн бұрын

I think every VR headset needs that floor, I couldn't go without it.

@mustafaa965 11 күн бұрын

A Black Man...let that sink in! Thanks CBS! The light saber...Star Wars.

@marlenepalmer8384 8 күн бұрын

Black excellence at its finest!!

@Brysonaquatics 8 күн бұрын

Let be normal not a surprise that a black man has a good job and is successful

@chrisbullock6477 8 күн бұрын

You just blew every nerds mind.

@ramakrishnashalom9004 7 күн бұрын

As a black man and a Star Wars fan I had no ideal that this black genius was behind the light saber. Amazing but not surprised because their are many inventions done by black people that are hidden. By the way the Jedi were real people in history who had the " force" of the Jedidiah bloodline in the bible but they were also called prophets. Makes sense didn't Moses have the force. Didn't Jesus have the force. They all were black as well.

@CamKingHaymare 6 күн бұрын

Lol 🤣😂🤣

@matriarchfacilitator 3 күн бұрын

What an Amazing man and story. Thank you Mr. Smoot and to you all that aired this piece.

@sirjamesjemo3390 5 күн бұрын

We give thanks.

@thomasblasczak868 9 күн бұрын

Lanny Smoot, for some reason, is describing the Disney magic that I haven't seen in a long time.

@JacquelineDavis 11 күн бұрын

❤ stories like this!

@nca4794 9 күн бұрын

An American hero! Congratulations Sir on your achievements and thank you for all your contributions to humanity.🎉🙏🏾❤️

@blacksoldier. Күн бұрын

Black hero.

@marytheresejacksonlutz2533 11 күн бұрын

Just incredible! What a fantastic story.

@jamesdooling4139 11 күн бұрын

I need to leave this man my notebooks.

@lostinmuzak 9 күн бұрын

A must for all school children from US and all over the world to visit. Let them see that all people, white black or brown, are so smart - not just the white Europeans.

@sks7438 4 күн бұрын

This is why some politicians want to ban books and certain information from children. Greatness comes in all colors.

@lelestw9571 4 күн бұрын

They love to keep our talents hidden, but I'm glad someone recognized him for the world to know

@papadre70 11 күн бұрын

Imhotep would be proud.

@gailrivers9784 10 күн бұрын

Such a Genius

@linkpeters5990 10 күн бұрын

Very inspirational

@LydellAaron 10 күн бұрын

Inspiring! How do you stay inspired to invent something in a world where innovation comes at such a rapid rate, and with such inspiring persistent people like Lanny?

@Uplift2023 10 күн бұрын

Brilliance at it's finest.

@AnnCaldwellSC 4 күн бұрын

A vision is just a vision if it's only in your head. - Barbara Streisand

@TeachAManToAngle 2 күн бұрын

Forwarded this to my kids. Good inspiration for them on several levels.

@nlp6082 10 күн бұрын

Inspiring, Mr. Smoot ❤‼️

@kemyattacromer2515 4 күн бұрын

Lanny Smoot🌹Bravo

@jessycaphoenix8152 4 күн бұрын

Bravo for him and us.

@robinjacksonbutler 5 күн бұрын

Great!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@michaelvaladez6570 11 күн бұрын

What's not to like..such a excellent quote...get it out of your head and bring it into the world !!!!

@mikerusso4169 10 күн бұрын

Here's an interesting piece of trivia: the Mass Ave. bridge that connects the Back Bay of Boston to MIT is measured in Smoots. According to legend, someone named Smoot was laid end to end on the bridge, making him a unit of measure. Wonder if that Smoot is related to Lanny Smoot. Hmm...

@tianzhou1244 7 күн бұрын

No that dude is white, Oliver Smoot

@sks7438 4 күн бұрын

Congratulations!

@bonniepeele1504 3 күн бұрын

FASCINATING 👍👏👏👏👏🙏🙋

@Mike-ly9qi 2 күн бұрын

That was awesome. Why can't there be more of this be shared?

@cavius8784 7 күн бұрын

this shows if one has drive and inspiration, anyone can make it.

@chrisbullock6477 8 күн бұрын

Why don't we learn about these people until their old and probably about to retire or have died?

@hoodtohollywood 4 күн бұрын

Well deserved!

@randyearles1634 5 күн бұрын

what a great story and great person. well done!

@donnabanks7656 5 күн бұрын

Awesomeness!!

@JoseyTurn17 7 күн бұрын

Oh wow that's impressive

@Jwall216 6 күн бұрын

I love this

@lynnjames6629 2 күн бұрын

🥇👍🙂💯🙏Think of all the greatness that was held back. 💔😢🙏

@Phoenix-nl2ut 11 күн бұрын

Imagine him on myth busters

@jokerace8227 11 күн бұрын

Ohhh, Farnsworth, nice touch, camera guy.

@roberthevern6169 11 күн бұрын

For sure!

@vmgarner09 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for such a wonderful cover story on this great inventor

@kenmore01 11 күн бұрын

That floor seems awesome! Maybe a lawsuit waiting to happen, but it has real possibilities.

@rawbacon 4 күн бұрын

Most people that innovate will never get recognition or even a patent.

@drakec6781 8 күн бұрын

Now that’s dope !!! 👊🏼💙

@amikaadamsthe1stlive 2 күн бұрын

Congratulations from one black Inventor to another 👏 🙌 ❤️

@lazygardens 9 күн бұрын

This is the sort of person you can't leave alone in your house, because he'll take three things apart to build something else, and leave you with parts of your washer, toaster and backyard swing lying in the living room.