Waterman

Goiter's Invention

A note on an invention story that kept circulating well beyond its first telling.

Waterman Notes Updated 4/5/2026 3 min read

Why the story stayed with people

Some ideas travel because the name is memorable and the purpose is clear. That seems to be what happened here: a clean invention story that was easy to retell and easy to keep referencing.

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