Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventions

20 Oct 2006 Category: Features, Japan, Products, Technology, Top Page 10

Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventions

An impressive entrance to the inventor's house and laboratory in the shape of a giant floppy disk. However - we prefered to enter through a secret side door...

If you don’t live in Japan, you might have never heard of Dr. NakaMats, although he is an inventor extraordinaire! Not only has he invented the Floppy Disk, he has also earned the IG Nobel Price for his research last year. What if I tell you, that he has also invented the fax machine, magnetic paper train tickets, the synthesizer and written over 80 books? He has made over 3218 inventions already (as opposed to Thomas Edison with 1093 only) and hopes to complete 7000 inventions before his estimated death at age 144. Now what do you think? Is he the greatest unacknowledged mind of our time? Or has he simply been involved in many inventions? Or… what kind of person could he be living in a giant house in a very prestigeous neighbourhood producing one revolutionary product after the other? PingMag decided to visit this excentric Dr. Nakamats at his home and laboratory to find out. Here is the essence of a long and quirky interview.

Written by Uleshka
Photos by Maris Mezulis

Dr. NakaMats explains his various inventions by flipping through his book ‘The Legend Of Dr. NakaMats’ Inventions’. Here is a page showing his earliest invention at the age of 5

It all started with the tea we were served…

Dr. Nakamats: This is made out of 13 different herbs, has a very nice taste and it makes you smarter. It is my invention called “Brain Drink”!

Thanks a lot! Tastes like… tea!?

Brain Drink’s funky packaging

You earned the IG Nobel prize last year. May I ask what they gave you the prize for?

For nutrition, meaning my research in finding the best possible food to eat to keep you healthy and your brain fit. I did that by taking photos of every single meal I ate for the last 35 years and analyzing what is good for health and what isn’t.

World’s first floppy discs originally created by no other than Dr. NakaMats

Interesting! It says, that you have licensed 16 patents to IBM for the creation of the floppy disk, the hard disc, tape transport, etc. and in your book it says that you already invented the floppy disk while you were still at college…

Yes, it took 35 years for it to eventually get produced, but I already invented it much earlier.

I see! So how did you become an inventor in the first place?

My mother taught me physics, chemistry, English, Japanese, history and humor… these basic elements from the age of 3. Then I did my first invention at the age of 5, which was an automatic gravity adjustment equipment, basically inventing how all airplanes fly now.


Yoshiro Nakamatsu at age 5 wih his first invention model

some very early sketches from the ‘NakaMatsu Research Institute of Invention Volume 2′, started in middle school (lisiting inventions No.233-400)

At the age of 14 I invented the pump. I saw that my mother was having a hard time refilling soy sauce from a big bottle to a smaller one, and wanted to create something that made life easier for her. After the war and even now people use it to refill Kerosene a lot.

That is the core of my inventions: not money, but the spirit of my inventions is LOVE!


Original pump to refill soy sauce created at age 14. Now you can buy this pump in every shop around the corner.

The Pagoda of Creativity: Dr.NakaMats teaches his technique of how to be an inventor at Tokyo’s elite university

There is an incredible variety of products in your “The Legend of Dr. Nakamats’ Inventions” book and many items can be purchased from your website. So you are not just an inventor, you are a producer as well?

Usually, inventors only “think”. I don’t consider that to be perfect. Inventors should have the capability to produce and distribute their products so that users can benefit from their thought process. My principles are theory, flash (trigger) and production. The “idea” alone does not count as an “invention”.

Is there a secret to becoming an inventor? How do you come up with new ideas?

I am teaching philosophy at the University of Tokyo and this image (above right) shows my theory: the “Pagoda of Creativity”. The base for everything is a strong spirit, followed by a strong body, hard studies, experience and finally leads to a “trigger” experience. You “trigger” a bullet which contains spirit, body, study and experience - and finally that releases the actual invention.

How do you ‘trigger’ an invention?

A lack of oxygen is very important.

A lack? Isn’t that dangerous??

It’s very dangerous. I get that Flash just 0.5 sec before death. I remain under the surface until this trigger comes up and I write it down with a special waterproof plexiglas writing pad I invented.

How to come up with a genius invention? Simply dive and remain under the surface until you experience a flash of creativity (about 0.5 seconds before death). Now quickly remember to write it down on a Dr.NakaMats waterproof plexiglas pad.

Do you do that a lot? Putting yourself in that kind of situation to come up with a new invention?

Of course.

This is the Dr. Nakamatsu method. Another possible method is to use a completely calm room - that could even be my toilet which shuts out every noise and every magnetic and electronic field. Such a calm room erases all noise from your brain, you can concentrate and think.

Dr.NakaMats’ golden toilet is one of many calm rooms he has around the house, which completely shut out all disturbing noises and electronic fields to empty your mind allow you to concentrate.

After that you can go to a dynamic room, listen to music and mix thoughts inside your brain. The environment is very important for inventing.

This is the dynamic room in Dr.NakaMatsu’s old house - music, patterns and textures stimulate the brain, allow you to mix ideas in your head and create new inventions.

True! You seem to be quite interested in passing on your knowledge about how to become a genius. You even have a so called “Genius Academy” in your house. Could you quickly explain what that is?

Well, I’m doing many things here… I have 29 guest houses called “Dr. Nakamats Green Terrace” and there are 29 geniuses living here: computer geniuses, artistic geniuses… There is a waiting list of about 100 people who simply want to live here to get inspired by me and my inventions. Every month I give a lecture where I teach spirit, creativity and many other things. We also sing a song about the spirit of invention being LOVE.

Oh! I’ve heard the Dr.NakaMats song!
Drinks for thought, “Yummy Nutri Brain Foods”, exercise, singing songs or using your Cerebrex chair (which is supposed to improve the brain capability by increasing your blood circulation through electricity)… All these inventions should help you to get smarter.


Special sound frequencies pulse from footrest to headrest, stimulating your blood circulation and increasing the synaptic activity in the brain. Apparently one hour in the Cerebrex chair refreshes the brain equally to eight hours of sleep. Dr. Nakamats takes a nap in it every day.

illustration showing how the Cerebrex chair works

But is there anyone you consider close to becoming the next Dr. Nakamats? The next genius? Your sons maybe?

No. Invention is very difficult.

A friend of mine has seen some students wearing your flying shoes on a campus in the US and you wore them on stage yourself when House of Pain played “jump around” in Japan. What would you call your most successful invention? What product is used most by people?

All my inventions are a 100% success, because they are based on the philosophy of creativity and inventiveness.

PyonPyon flying shoes allow the wearer to leap into the air with minimal effort.

I made many things… sampling, too! Sampling is the basis of a synthesizer, so every musician is using my invention. Who is that blind musician again….

Stevie Wonder?

Yes, he came up to me and said “thank you for inventing this”.


Dr.NakaMatsu in the old days with his synthesizer

Now in his library amongst old recording devices and other inventions

On our way to the Dr. Nakamats Lab, we noticed many little strange things around the house. One being the funny angle on the left side of the stairs. Encouraged by Dr. Nakamats I used them accordingly (half stepping on them while going up) and realized that this little trick really made my way up easier!

slight angle on the left side of the stairs makes walking up easier

This ‘first floppy disk reader ever made’ was built by Dr.NakaMatsu himself out of wood. He received a Japanese patent in 1952 for inventing magnetic and light sensors, the core of the floppy disk technology - 20 years before IBM.

one of the first floppy discs framed along with various awards in the Dr.NakaMats lab

Arriving in the lab, we felt like entering a museum of its own kind. All inventions could be seen as prototypes or final products: Cerebrex chairs, the first floppy disk reader ever made and Dr. Nakamats’ revolutionary golf putter.

Realizing this revolutionary golf putter took him 15 years. Dr.NakaMats invented it, because he was bad at golf. ‘Many leaders including George Bush, Maggie Thatcher and the Japanese prime minister are using this, too.’

a 5 times better score is promised with this putter, the unusual grip and different head are said to control direction and speed much better

What is this? Looks like a motor…

Yes, this is also an important invention. In the future all the cars will be running with this, called the Dr.Nakamats Nostradam vs Engine II. It can run with just water, so there is no pollution at all.

Dr.Nakamats Nostradam vs Engine II, which is fueled with water

manga about Dr.NakaMats for Shonen Jump, about 10 years ago

Suddenly I look up and notice… What is this table doing there on the ceiling???

Oh, this is the table I used with my mother and father. I invented some things sitting at that table, which is why I put it in this room.

On the ceiling…

Yes.

frame showing Dr.NakaMats being selected by US Science Academic Society as one of five world No.1 great scientists in history: Archimedes, Michael Faraday, Marie Curie, Nikola Tesla and Yoshiro NakaMats.

I see! What are you actually currently working on?

Many things, but the latest invention is probably the Love Jet 200, the strongest of this series so far. If you spray this onto yourself, you can attract people and your skin will get better, too.

(All laugh)

Love Jet, a sex-aid spray which simply beats Viagra! By increasing the secretion of the androgen dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) it safely boosts your libido, improves your memory and minimizes aging of the skin. Love Jet brought in over $5 million in Japan sales in 1999, the year it was unveiled in the US. Dr.NakaMats hopes that this formula promotes more fertility among Japanese and increases the country’s birth-rate.

What is this wig with wheels doing on that table?

This is for a film called Dura deka (Police detective with a wig), which is currently screened at Cine Quint in Shibuya. I’m in the film, too and I invented this wig for it.

Well, it’s been a very inspiring tour! Is there anything else, any message from you to our readers?

My message is… the spirit of invention is LOVE.

Dr.NakaMats in his library surrounded by a cerebrex chair, flying shoes, honorary awards, revolutionary recording devices, a framed letter from former US president George Bush, Sr. and wigs on wheels…

Thank you very much, Dr. NakaMats! It’s been a very interesting conversation.

99 Comments

  1. what a great text! wonderful work, well done!

    Posted by: daniel on October 20th, 2006 at 10:40 pm

  2. doctor doctor nakamats, doctor doctor nakamats,doctor doctor nakamats,doctor doctor nakamats,doctor doctor nakamats,doctor doctor nakamats,doctor doctor nakamats,doctor doctor nakamats, yappari doctor nakamats… I wonder why this song hasn’t become an international hit yet…..

    Posted by: ill p.e. on October 20th, 2006 at 11:50 pm

  3. i really like the lyrics…

    Posted by: suzy on October 20th, 2006 at 11:52 pm

  4. funny fellow

    Posted by: 100kr on October 21st, 2006 at 1:00 am

  5. I want Pyong Pyong :) maybe i will start jogging again using it.

    He is a great inventor. How old is He anyway?

    Posted by: kuswanto on October 21st, 2006 at 1:32 am

  6. if he really conceptualized the floppy disk, WOW. + all those weird inventions, some of them MUST be good.

    Posted by: aaron on October 21st, 2006 at 2:03 am

  7. I am full of respect for Dr. NakaMats!
    salute :-)

    Posted by: N I C O in Singapore on October 21st, 2006 at 4:37 am

  8. oh boy!
    what a creativity-machine -
    even better than my average morning-brainstorming!

    Posted by: mattes on October 21st, 2006 at 6:26 am

  9. Wow, he has invented so much, but isnt living to 144 a bit long?

    Posted by: Badger on October 21st, 2006 at 7:17 am

  10. Genius + crazy + funny instead of innovative and creative!!!!! cool!!!!!

    Posted by: munchy on October 21st, 2006 at 10:24 am

  11. hello jello

    Posted by: john sharifi on October 21st, 2006 at 4:20 pm

  12. [...] Nakamatsun viisivaiheisen “Pagoda of Creativity”-keksimismetodin viimeinen vaihe on mielenkiintoinen. Hän kertoo PingMagille näin: How do you ‘trigger’ an invention? [...]

    Posted by: Keksi sukellellen « ÜBERKUUL. on October 21st, 2006 at 5:01 pm

  13. I don’t doubt his creativity for wacky inventions, but there’s at least a bit of controversy when it comes to his floppy disk claim.
    http://www.angelfire.com/trek/taro/funtokyo/index.blog?entry_id=230188

    Posted by: Patrick on October 21st, 2006 at 10:22 pm

  14. genius… same brain waves as einstein and leonardo… propably seen as weirdo by most men too… loved his works…

    Posted by: dotty on October 22nd, 2006 at 1:35 am

  15. all his money came from a patent that he abused, being the inventor of “putting magnetic into use”. why do you think he claims to have invented all 3 floppy (8, 5-1/4, 3-1/2) and subway tickets? He is just a worm. a leech on the world of inventions.

    Now, he is making money renting houses to dumbasses who probably pay a lot of money to “learn” how to invent things and from deseperate people that buy “brain tea” and “love jet 2000″.

    he is just sales pintch. let’s just hope his hype about living to 144 don’t came even close.

    Posted by: bla on October 22nd, 2006 at 2:30 am

  16. [...] Ich wollte schon immer wissen, wer die Diskette erfunden hat. Wissensdurst gestillt. Auf jeden Fall interessant zu lesen, auch wenn der Herr Dr. NakaMats irgendwie ein komischer Vogel ist. [...]

    Posted by: cellarkidBLOG » Blog Archiv » Computergeschichte on October 22nd, 2006 at 2:31 am

  17. [...] Ich wollte schon immer wissen, wer die Diskette erfunden hat. Wissensdurst gestillt. Auf jeden Fall interessant zu lesen, auch wenn der Herr Dr. NakaMats irgendwie ein komischer Vogel ist. [...]

    Posted by: cellarkidBLOG » Blog Archiv » Computergeschichte on October 22nd, 2006 at 2:31 am

  18. [...] Insane, perhaps brilliant Dr. NakaMats Nearly drowns himself weekly in search of insight; snappy dresser (tags: inventors) [...]

    Posted by: links for 2006-10-22 at Litwack.org on October 22nd, 2006 at 9:18 am

  19. he’s WICKED SICK!

    Posted by: randy on October 22nd, 2006 at 10:40 pm

  20. [...] PingMag的最新一篇文章是：Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventions（阴阳魔界：中松义郎博士的发明）。如文章开头所说的那样，如果你不在日本，很有可能没有听说过Dr. NakaMats。英文Wikipedia也只有几句，他是世界发明记录的保持者（3000，超过爱迪生，如他自己所愿，将在他144岁死去时候达到7000），而且是2005 Ig Nobel prize的获得者（营养学，34年拍照记录分析每一餐的食物）。而且他还第一个发明了软盘Floppy Disk，早于IBM20年（Wikipedia上写的是citation needed），上图是他发明的跳跳鞋，和一些传奇人物一样，Dr. NakaMats也有很多神秘主义色彩的地方（发明的涉及面很广，5岁时发明了“自动离心重力调整器”，音效合成器，未来使用水的引擎，“日式伟哥”等等），比如通过缺氧来获得灵感（0.5 sec before death）以及Dr.NakaMats之歌等等，但也能看到一些让你感觉冷静的地方：the spirit of invention is LOVE，发明的原则是“理论，灵感和生产”，仅仅一个创意并不能算作发明，还有5层塔式的创新模式（从下到上为坚定的信念，强壮的身体，努力学习，经验，最上面是触发灵感的经验-如同扳下扳机，射出包含着信念、身体、学习、经验的子弹）……，详细见这。 [...]

    Posted by: 发明家Yoshiro Nakamatsu，中松义郎博士 · [ i D | 公 社] on October 22nd, 2006 at 11:16 pm

  21. [...] Bu akıldışı karakterle yapılmış uzunca bir röportajı ping dergisi‘nde okuyabiliyoruz. [...]

    Posted by: etrafta.com » Becerikli Dr. NakaMats on October 23rd, 2006 at 1:40 am

  22. I’ a student majoring art and design, and my graduate paper’s topic was “Design is LOVE” which was guided by Dr.NAKAMATS’s childhood. A good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge, design as well.

    Posted by: DEEPBLUEZERO on October 23rd, 2006 at 8:59 am

  23. Nice interview, great pictures, funny guy but some large claims being made here. Mr Nakamats invented the synthesizer? Did anyone tell Bob Moog? Or Raymond Scott? Or Don Buchla? Or Daphne Oram? Or…

    Posted by: John C on October 23rd, 2006 at 9:54 am

  24. I invented the internet. ‘Nuff said.

    Posted by: GIJoe on October 23rd, 2006 at 12:16 pm

  25. doctor doctor doctor nakamats,doctor doctor doctor nakamats,doctor doctor doctor nakamats,doctor~ nakamats~,doctor~ nakamats~…

    him is a really crazy japanese, lol~

    Cerebrex chair.. where can i got one? when i got it, I can save more time from sleeping~!~~! so my life being more far!~

    I love Uleshka~ her always bring the great interview.

    Posted by: x-noise on October 23rd, 2006 at 2:04 pm

  26. [...] en PingMag sacaron una entrevista… es como un Willy Wonka de verdad! aqui la pagina oficial. Y no dejen de oir la cancion. [...]

    Posted by: r-ev.net | Noticias on October 24th, 2006 at 1:43 am

  27. [...] the “Pagoda of Creativity”. The base for everything is a strong spirit, followed by a strong body, hard studies, experience and finally leads to a “trigger” experience. You “trigger” a bullet which contains spirit, body, study and experience - and finally that releases the actual invention - Diggin this little piece off of the Ping on inventor extrodinaire Dr. Nakamats. [...]

    Posted by: themonopolist.com » Loop de loop on October 24th, 2006 at 2:41 am

  28. Yeah he’s a funny guy

    Posted by: Tesla on October 24th, 2006 at 6:06 am

  29. kinda condescending tone to the questions

    Posted by: frederico on October 24th, 2006 at 6:59 pm

  30. [...] I’d love to know whether this story is true, and whether Dr NakaMats really exists. If he does exist, and half this story is true, then how on Earth have we never heard of him before. He seems to be the ultimate inventor, creates both practical and weird inventions, and might be the most incredible person in the world today, or a complete hoax. All I can say is that all the websites I can see point to him being genuine and if so I salute him. Read this article and be amazed at more Japanese weirdness. [...]

    Posted by: Alonline » Dr NakaMats - too good to be true? on October 25th, 2006 at 7:54 am

  31. Further proof that there is a fine line between genious and insanity.

    Posted by: Catlett on October 25th, 2006 at 8:15 am

  32. A Japanese inventor, Yoshiro Nakamatsu (aka Dr. NakaMats), claims he independently came up with the floppy disk principle back in 1950, and so a sales license had to be acquired by IBM when they started manufacturing their floppy disk systems.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppydisk#Origins.2Cthe8-inchdisk

    Posted by: Catlett on October 25th, 2006 at 8:17 am

  33. i saw him on “soko ga shiritai” and he had lots more “useful” items… this hat with a roll of toilet paper on top for people constantly blowing their nose, a hat with a sign that says “wake me up at the next station” for people who sleep on the train, these shoes that connect to a pump that washes your laundry in a back pack…. really neat stuff. he is just the most interesting man in the world. <3

    Posted by: codi on October 26th, 2006 at 6:35 am

  34. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppydisks#Origins.2Cthe8-inchdisk
    The link is missing an under_score

    Posted by: one19 on October 26th, 2006 at 2:58 pm

  35. Well, the underscores are removed. Just go to http://en.wikipedia.org, search for Floppy Disk and click on Origins, the 8-inch-disk, 3rd paragraph.

    Needs citation though

    Posted by: one19 on October 26th, 2006 at 3:00 pm

  36. Sampling is one of a many of sound production methods associated with synthesizers. Many do not even consider it synthesis since it’s a manipulation of an existing recorded sound rather than a fabrication of waveforms. For what it’s worth Olson and Belar working for RCA coined the term “synthesizer” circa 1953 for a device that doesn’t meet more modern criteria. Moog and Buchla are contemporaries who almost universally get the nod as they created diverse and well integrated systems that implemented voltage control of most audio and voltage shaping parameters.

    Posted by: ndkent on October 26th, 2006 at 6:47 pm

  37. What a great article. He’s my inspiration. The flying shoes are my favourite followed a close second by the love jet 200. Floppy disk, synth..both madcap ideas.

    Posted by: engles on October 30th, 2006 at 7:53 am

  38. some of you posters above who fail to see the inspiration and joy of this man, you are just pathetic.

    Posted by: betonthis on November 2nd, 2006 at 11:00 pm

  39. Come on everyone, this guys work is beautiful. Think of all the robots all over the world who don’t even try to think out of the box. He’s been doing his best his entire life to create things to benefit mankind. Even if his results aren’t perfect, don’t deny him applause for devoting his energy to the people he loves. Clearly he is a great man and it must have been a pleasure for the interviewer to meet him. I wish there were more like him in Japan.

    Posted by: Jonny S. on November 3rd, 2006 at 10:45 am

  40. [...] That’s Dr. Nakamats, wearing a special jumping shoes he invented (don’t knock it - he also invented the floppy disk!), found at PingMag [...]

    Posted by: aspiration. » Ten Not-So-Great Ideas in Science. on November 7th, 2006 at 4:14 pm

  41. I need Dr Nakamats website in English - I want some of his genius and the only way is to buy it. However, I’d like to have some idea of what I’m buying - english, and i guarantee you at least one customer :)

    Posted by: Sarb Johal on November 7th, 2006 at 10:14 pm

  42. the point is not that the guy isn’t working hard, etc. it is the fact that he is lying in a lot of cases, claiming to have invented things which he clearly didn’t. That doesn’t mean that some of the things he invented aren’t cool or interesting or fun or whatever, but it does somewhat tarnish his credibility. Regardless, certainly a great read. He’s a nutter.

    Posted by: numbnuts on November 29th, 2006 at 9:40 pm

  43. [...] Link: Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventions [...]

    Posted by: Cownut » Dr Nakamat on December 10th, 2006 at 1:09 pm

  44. [...] 5 yaşından beri keşif dünyasında olan Dr. Nakamats, 80′den fazla yayınlanmış kitabı (dahilere tavsiyeler) ve 30 kadar ’bilimsel ve sanatsal dahi’ ağırladığı bir ev-okulu var. NakaMats ile yapılan röportaj için; NakaMats  [...]

    Posted by: Dr. NakaMats ve İcatları - Arkitera Blog on December 28th, 2006 at 7:05 pm

  45. he is not japanese.
    meybe he is an ET.
    he continues invention in order to return to the star which is born.
    ..;P

    Posted by: dende on January 9th, 2007 at 6:44 am

  46. [...] Exacly this happened to me. After some hours, everything is done, but many other important tasks had to suffer. If I only had ideas like Dr. NakaMats (中松 義郎) – he by the way is said to have invented the Floppy Disk – … I could have invented some machine to fix my problems. Or built a clock with 28 hours for each day. [...]

    Posted by: roppun.com on January 9th, 2007 at 9:04 am

  47. Such a funny song…

    Posted by: Kyle on January 24th, 2007 at 4:32 am

  48. CULT
    CULT!!!

    Posted by: the truth on January 27th, 2007 at 8:13 am

  49. Dr.NakaMats kicks ass!

    …he offers great hope for the evolution of humankind!

    ;}~

    Posted by: Kid Krayon - 22/7 on February 1st, 2007 at 10:24 am

  50. [...] PingMag - The Tokyo-based magazine about “Design and Making Things” » Archive » Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventions (tags: interview floppy creator) [...]

    Posted by: Blogtest » links for 2007-02-01 on February 1st, 2007 at 4:29 pm

  51. [...] PingMag - The Tokyo-based magazine about “Design and Making Things” » Archive » Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventions (tags: interview floppy creator) [...]

    Posted by: Media lui Comanescu » links for 2007-02-01 on February 2nd, 2007 at 8:37 am

  52. WHAT A NICE INVENTOR!!

    Posted by: yunie on February 4th, 2007 at 10:15 pm

  53. Hah! Much better than damn fool atheist scientist Stephen Hawking who no invent nothing useful. Doctor NakaMats you a hero!

    Posted by: M.S. Adams on February 13th, 2007 at 10:32 pm

  54. Um, just a little question. If he gets the big idea just 0.5 seconds from death, how does he have the time to write it on his underwater pad? Not to mention the brain damage involved.

    It’s nice to see his exuberance , though, and that he’s not afraid to be the nail that sticks up. We need more colour in Japan. Hope he invents a way to live to 144 without buying something.

    Posted by: vegetablej on February 25th, 2007 at 10:26 am

  55. That should be Nostradamus Engine II, not Nostradm vs Engine II.

    Posted by: mattyu on March 2nd, 2007 at 11:51 am

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  57. A awesome display of inventions. I’d like some of those flying shoes….

    Posted by: Brendon on March 16th, 2007 at 6:19 am

  58. by the way could you make another website in english? cause i really want some of those shoes….my email is brendoniceempror@hotmail.com

    Posted by: Brendon on March 16th, 2007 at 6:22 am

  59. brendoniceemperor@hotmail.com

    Posted by: brendon on March 16th, 2007 at 6:23 am

  60. brendon-ice-emperor@hotmail.com (the dashes are under scrolls

    Posted by: brendon on March 16th, 2007 at 6:24 am

  61. I hope the world will convet to the Nostradamus. But can we really leg go of gasoline production? I don’t know if the industry would be willing to loose so much money during the transition to a water fuled engine…Maybe someday.

    Posted by: Noel on March 17th, 2007 at 1:28 am

  62. Hey, Dr. Nakamat is running for Tokyo governor! Everyone vote for him!!!

    Posted by: J.S. on March 19th, 2007 at 6:26 pm

  63. Smart dude.

    Posted by: HDR Photography on April 1st, 2007 at 11:26 am

  64. [...] TV Asahi has denied Nakamatsu’s claims, stating that they invited the candidates based on “their career, opinion polls and our news coverage.” But what of Nakamatsu’s illustrious career? [...]

    Posted by: Is TV Asahi suppressing democracy? » Japan Probe on April 5th, 2007 at 3:14 pm

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    Posted by: ivamzu on May 13th, 2007 at 10:41 am

  66. wow iwant those shoes if u got any of his inventions send em to me XD

    Posted by: Thomas on May 13th, 2007 at 12:07 pm

  67. HE IS A VERY GOOD MAN TAH INVENTED MUCH THINGS, THAT NOW HELP US IN VERY MUCH THINGS.

    Posted by: omar santos on May 22nd, 2007 at 10:19 pm

  68. Doctor nakamatsu is exentric but still a genius I cant bealive he lerned english and japanese at age of 3 when at that age I could only walk

    Posted by: Olguin on May 22nd, 2007 at 10:21 pm

  69. Hey great information !!!… But Nakamtastu it’s a Alien !!! =o
    Very genius… Have a nice week !!!!

    Posted by: Emiliano... O.o on May 22nd, 2007 at 10:22 pm

  70. dr nakamatsu is a very important man in japan, he looks very healthy i am proud we have this kind of people in thw world

    Posted by: guillermo flores on May 22nd, 2007 at 10:22 pm

  71. The fax machine was invented by Alexander Bain. Now, that says something about the credibility of Dr. Nakamatsu and the credibility of this magazine.

    Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00451/fax.htm

    Posted by: Jason on June 17th, 2007 at 7:57 am

  72. Doctor Nakamatsu it is a brilliant brain . How I can find a list with his pattents ? From where I can buy ” Love jet 200 ” ?

    Posted by: Constantin G on July 1st, 2007 at 6:45 am

  73. It’s a real pleasure to read about someone succeeding with such optimism and such a positive message. I love his attitude.

    Posted by: knottriel on July 30th, 2007 at 11:25 am

  74. he is a fraud people! don’t be fooled! he DIDN’T invent the floppy disk, neither other famous electronics, nor any of the clever things we use today.
    No one else in the world but HIMSELF claims he is the inventor.

    He only invent stupid stuff like those flying shoes…and of course the LOVE JET…he says “you won’t need foreplay anymore” hahahahha

    he is a patent addict…he goes around patenting everything silly. he is a prolific PATENTER not inventor. Or maybe he is indeed a prolific inventor too, of LIES.

    there’s no “US SCIENCE ACADEMIC SOCIETY”…and the only place he is together with Faraday, Curie etc…is in “DR NAKAMATS PSEUDO-SCIENCE LUNATIC MIND”

    and seriously…he gets ideas 0.5 sec from death?? he sees his invention coming in a tunnel of light? LOL

    Posted by: PAPA on August 5th, 2007 at 10:45 am

  75. I want to have all Dr. Nakamat Patents

    Posted by: abdulrhman on September 30th, 2007 at 6:40 am

  76. I want to have all patents of Dr. Nakamats

    my email: aamb_ew@yahoo.com

    Posted by: abdulrhman on September 30th, 2007 at 6:41 am

  77. [...] Interview with Dr. NakaMats Wikipedia [...]

    Posted by: mos8ball » Blog Archive » Inventor: Yoshiro Nakamatsu on October 17th, 2007 at 10:10 am

  78. Great. Just what we need!
    A charismatic crackpot convincing the gullible people of the world that we need to INCREASE population.
    That’s about as opposed to “love” as I can imagine.

    Posted by: tre4 on October 21st, 2007 at 8:41 am

  79. [...] dr. nakamata Jump to Comments <a href=”http://photobucket.com” mcehref=”http://photobucket.com” target=”blank”><img src=”http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s110/humbiba/nakamats03.jpg” mce_src=”http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s110/humbiba/nakamats03.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket”></a>inventor of the floppy disk, the fax machine, the synthesizer… more [...]

    Posted by: dr. nakamata « biba on October 23rd, 2007 at 10:58 pm

  80. that bla guy is a mega faget bitch!!! dr.Nakamats is freakin awsome!!!!!!!!!!!wwwwoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted by: coolio on November 13th, 2007 at 9:06 am

  81. omg I LOVE U Dr.NakaMats!!

    ur like awesomely awesome!!

    Posted by: Joey-san on February 4th, 2008 at 5:05 am

  82. [...] Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventionsلقاء مع مخترع ياباني. [...]

    Posted by: سردال » من هنا وهناك on February 19th, 2008 at 12:08 am

  83. 很好！

    Posted by: 梁涛 on March 3rd, 2008 at 9:16 pm

  84. [...] side of this man, he got a Nobel prize, better checking his website and a blog entry about his life « Nokia and Cambridge University introduce Morph [...]

    Posted by: Dominguez IxD » Dr Nakamats, the Manga like Japanese inventor/Scientist, funier than Dr. Slump! on March 9th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

  85. [...] de metro,el sintetizador y 3218 inventos más. Fotos de su casa y hasta su baño dorado en esta entrevista cortesía de Pingmag JAPÓN Alec /// 01.05.2008 @ 01:20 PM Categorias: Ciencia, Noticias Serias, [...]

    Posted by: sendo.blog › Dr.NakaMats’ inventions on May 2nd, 2008 at 3:00 am

  86. [...] on the philosophy …. I?? a student majoring art and design, and my graduate paper??s topic was …http://www.pingmag.jp/2006/10/20/twilight-zone-dr-nakamats-inventions/WSVN-TV - Help Me Howard - Invention Dilemma … says, &quotOne day I came back from work, my wife [...]

    Posted by: help me design my invention on June 1st, 2008 at 6:36 pm

  87. [...] PingMag的最新一篇文章是：Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventions（阴阳魔界：中松义郎博士的发明）。如文章开头所说的那样，如果你不在日本，很有可能没有听说过Dr. NakaMats。英文Wikipedia也只有几句，他是世界发明记录的保持者（3000，超过爱迪生，如他自己所愿，将在他144岁死去时候达到7000），而且是2005 Ig Nobel prize的获得者（营养学，34年拍照记录分析每一餐的食物）。而且他还第一个发明了软盘Floppy Disk，早于IBM20年（Wikipedia标注citation needed），上图是他发明的飞行鞋，和一些传奇人物一样，Dr. NakaMats也有很多神秘主义色彩的地方（发明的涉及面很广，5岁时发明了“自动离心重力调整器”，音效合成器，未来使用水的引擎，“日式伟哥”等等），比如通过缺氧来获得灵感（0.5 sec before death）以及Dr.NakaMats之歌等等，但也能看到一些让你感觉冷静的地方：the spirit of invention is LOVE，发明的原则是“理论，灵感和生产”，仅仅一个创意并不能算作发明，还有5层塔式的创新模式（从下到上为坚定的信念，强壮的身体，努力学习，经验，最上面是触发灵感的经验-如同扳下扳机，射出包含着信念、身体、学习、经验的子弹）……，看了之后最想试一下的就是那个楼梯，详细见这。 [...]

    Posted by: 发明家Yoshiro Nakamatsu，中松义郎博士 | 我的新鲜生活 on June 2nd, 2008 at 11:29 am

  88. Dr Nakamatsu,
    Domo Arigato mas Sensei!
    A highly intelligent, eloquent, articulate, cultured, witty wonderful human being.
    Our world needs far many more Dr Nakamstu’s and far less detractors.
    Imagine a world without even a few of his inventions! Certainly less smiles.

    Young people- be creative- never be afraid- you ALL have HUGE potential- don’t waste it- especially on petty nonsense like hate, jealousy, anger or materialism.

    Give and help- and the universe gives back in kind- this is the great lesson Dr Nakamtasu teaches us all.

    Matur Nuwen, Sri I Gusti Sang Guru Agung.
    (Thank-you, Most Venerated Great Teacher- Javanese language)

    Posted by: Purba Negoro on November 2nd, 2008 at 2:35 am

  89. [...] The second step is to go into the “dynamic” room, which is basically the opposite of the “static” room. The room is dark, with black-and-white-striped walls, leather furniture, and special audio and video equipment. He starts out by listening to jazz, then changes to what could be called “easy listening,” and then always ends with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.  Here’s a picture of Dr. Nakamatsu’s “dynamic room” which I found at PingMag: [...]

    Posted by: The Secret of Unbridled Creativity on November 7th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

  90. “that could even be my toilet which shuts out every noise and every magnetic and electronic field.”

    he says while having lots of electronic stuff in his toilet lol

    Posted by: elmo on November 26th, 2008 at 8:57 am

  91. After last night i saw the interviews from tv…so today i find out for his website try to visit for once…. it’s fantastic man..super clever..
    Why don’t stay in Thailand ..i ‘d love he stay in Thailand some…

    Posted by: arunsiri lee on November 28th, 2008 at 10:23 pm

  92. Hi. Anybody can tell me where I can buy Rebody 55 and Brain Drink?

    Posted by: Pat on December 14th, 2008 at 3:40 am

  93. Pat I am also looking for Rebody 55, Brain Drink and Yummy Nutri Brain Food. Does anyone have any idea where you can get it?

    Posted by: Jeff on January 28th, 2009 at 4:51 am

  94. Wow this guy is freaking amazing! i just want to know where he works right now..

    Posted by: kylao goohg on February 4th, 2009 at 8:20 am

  95. This guy is amazing…. Im also wondering where is he right now and what does he do for a living and work…. I gotta get this information :D Solid!

    Posted by: Solid ! Liquid... on February 4th, 2009 at 8:23 am

  96. DR. NakaMats is the best inventor evr!

    Posted by: Anonymous on July 23rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm

  97. [...] berita Satu dan [...]

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  98. [...] Satu dan Dua [...]

    Posted by: Dr. NakaMats: penemu terbesar dari Jepang | Saya Pintar.com on October 26th, 2009 at 2:46 pm

  99. [...] Institute työllistää joka tapauksessa yli sata tutkijaa. (Yksi talon vessoista on päällystetty kullalla.) Hänen nimellään myydään Japanissa mm. lukuisia terveyselintarvikkeita. Hän opettaa [...]

    Posted by: Otakunvirka » My brain is very important on November 12th, 2009 at 1:05 am

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