Over the weekend, Paris hosted the annual Lépine competition, a moment for inventors to put the spotlight on their ideas, and which has been going for well over a century. An aquatic hoover took first prize this year, and if that sounds a little confusing, don’t worry, France 24’s Luke Shrago explains it all for you.
An underwater vacuum cleaner winning the Lépine competition is brilliant—finally a way to clean my pool without having to fish out leaves by hand!
I’m curious how the aquatic hoover handles different surfaces like sand or tiles. Also, is it battery-powered or corded?
Over a century of innovation and we get a hoover for the sea? I bet the marine life will have a few opinions about this invention.
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