Colin Leakey’s Flatometer
The Leakeys are one of the most famous families in science. The anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey are famous for their work at Olduvai Gorge, and their son Richard is well-known as a conservationist. Less well-known is Richard's half-brother, Colin, who also went into science and became an expert on beans and flatulence. Colin Leakey created a type of bean designed to produce less flatulence. He marketed these as "Prim beans" (because they were more prim and proper than ordinary beans), but they never sold well. He also invented a device for measuring flatulence, which he called the Flatometer. He was granted British patent no. GB 2289222 for it. More info: Seed Sovereignty

Less well-known is Richard's half-brother, Colin, who also went into science and became an expert on beans and flatulence.
Colin Leakey created a type of bean designed to produce less flatulence. He marketed these as "Prim beans" (because they were more prim and proper than ordinary beans), but they never sold well.
He also invented a device for measuring flatulence, which he called the Flatometer. He was granted British patent no. GB 2289222 for it.
More info: Seed Sovereignty



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