Siguiente imagen: una pobre mujer, de rodillas sobre el suelo, dej\u00e1ndolo reluciente (por supuesto, los hombres no fregaban). Hasta que un buen d\u00eda, alguien pens\u00f3 en atar un palo a una bayeta de tiras, y estrujarla en un cubo con unos rodillos accionados por un pedal: as\u00ed se evitaba esta inc\u00f3moda postura. Contrariamente a lo que pueda parecer, no fue una mujer, sino un oficial del ej\u00e9rcito del aire, Manuel Jal\u00f3n Coromillas, quien en el a\u00f1o 1956 tuvo esta idea. En principio \u00e9l le dio el nombre de fregasuelos, pero pas\u00f3 a ser conocida con el nombre de la persona que realizaba esa tarea, \u201cla fregona<\/strong>\u201d. Hoy d\u00eda es uno de los productos m\u00e1s exportados, en gran n\u00famero de pa\u00edses se conoce, \u00a1e incluso la usan los hombres!<\/p>\n Por \u00faltimo, volvemos a otro invento que naci\u00f3 para hacer felices tambi\u00e9n a los peque\u00f1os, aunque hoy d\u00eda lo disfruten casi m\u00e1s los mayores: m\u00e1s concretamente a ni\u00f1os mutilados durante la guerra civil espa\u00f1ola. Alejandro Campos \u201cFinisterre\u201d, poeta, editor e inventor gallego, pas\u00f3 alg\u00fan tiempo herido en un hospital, y observ\u00f3 la tristeza de los chavales que por sus heridas no pod\u00edan jugar al f\u00fatbol. As\u00ed que cuando se recuper\u00f3, encarg\u00f3 un prototipo curioso: un tablero de madera, con figuras de futbolistas incrustados en unas varillas met\u00e1licas, simulando un campo de f\u00fatbol. No es dif\u00edcil imaginar la sonrisa que debi\u00f3 arrancar a los chiquillos. Hoy d\u00eda es muy usado en reuniones de amigos. \u00bfQu\u00e9 mejor forma de pasar un buen rato que jugar al futbol\u00edn<\/strong>, sobre todo si ganas, y los perdedores pagan tu ronda?<\/p>\n Some great inventions have come out of the minds of brilliant Spanish characters. Although we have a lot to choose from, I will focus today on the most surprising, and also quite useful.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s imagine a mother with her well-dressed child. Suddenly, the kid demands some candy. The mother grows anxious, since she knows the expected result: the sticky candy will end up all over the child\u2019s hands, face, and clothes, of course. This used to be a typical image, until someone had a brilliant idea: put a stick into the candy so it can be held, and thus avoid stains and the risk of choking! This person was Enric Bernat, and thanks to him we have the famous Chupa Chups. The logo was designed by none other than Dali, and contributed to its immediate worldwide success. In 1995 Chupa Chups made it to space in the hands of Russian cosmonauts. My favorite chupa chup is the one named after the series Kojak, played by Telly Savalas in the 60s.<\/p>\n Next scenario: a miserable woman, kneeling on the floor and scrubbing it (evidently, men didn\u2019t scrub floors). Until one day someone thought of joining a handle and a stripped cloth, and straining it into a bucket using some rolls activated by a pedal: that way this uncomfortable position would be avoided. Contrary to what you may think, it wasn\u2019t a woman, but an air force officer, Manuel Jalon Coromillas, who devised this idea in 1956. First he named it \u201cfregasuelos\u201d (floor scrubber), but it became known by the name of the person who carried out this task, \u201cla fregona\u201d. Today it is one of our most exported products, known in many countries, and even men are able to use it!<\/p>\n Finally, let\u2019s go back to another invention that was also conceived to make children happy, even though it is mostly enjoyed by adults today. More specifically, it was made for children who had been crippled during the Spanish civil war. Alejandro Campos \u201cFinisterre\u201d, a Galician poet, editor, and inventor, spent some time recovering from his wounds in a hospital, and took notice of the children\u2019s sadness about not being able to play football because of their injuries. When he recovered, he commissioned an interesting prototype: a wooden table, with little football player figures skewered along metal rods, simulating a football playing field. Today it is very common in friend gatherings. What better way to spend a good time than playing some fussball? Especially when you win and the losers have to buy the next round!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/11\/kojak.jpg\" "\\"kojak\\"")
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