Meet Lanny Smoot, the inventor with over 100 patents

[@BrianLockett]

He'd so be the grandpa whose house I'd never want to leave.

[@TheSkyHive]

This man is responsible for bringing joy and wonder to millions around the world.

[@pay_it_forward_franklin4469]

#peace with a Big-B; not the little 1🤣

[@musashi-san____1409]

He should be inducted into The National Treasure Hall of Fame.

[@antoniodiego9357]

Yo…that woman in the powder blue dress looks like she’s built. Maron…she’s a thoroughbred

[@tonypayne7371]

You sir are the true hero of this interview😂👏👏​@antoniodiego9357

[@antoniodiego9357]

@@tonypayne7371 I thank you, kind sir👍😀

[@antoniodiego9357]

@@tonypayne7371 you’re so very kind👍😀

[@johnw.peterson4311]

This gentleman is pure genius. Wow.

[@sandrairvin3515]

Another inventor we should have heard about, Respect!!

[@avidadolares]

Thats one you then. Theres many MANY more people who deserve recognition too....but its up to you to research it. Theres more info out there now accessible to everyone than there ever has been in history.

[@jadude119]

You're completely missing the original comments point.

[@INeedABlessingNow]

Mr Smoot is an amazing genius who clearly didn't allow his humble beginning to halt his dreams. He is very inspirational.

[@tvm73827]

As an Indian teacher this is a story I am going to read to my children. This gentleman is the real deal! Here is an example of how the application of science and technology can lift an individual, family and whole country to a whole new level

[@BlueSkyedCountry]

I think we should have a movie about his legacy titled the Beautiful mind of an inventor.

[@graceanthony]

The world is honoured to have fascinating minds like Lanny Smoot. Thank You God for such gifted people.

[@mjb6839]

amen! 🙏🏾

[@calicoesblue4703]

Wow, beautifully said Sister.

[@SeeBeyond_870]

HalleLuYah Halle Lu Yah look up Yah.

[@SeeBeyond_870]

​@@mjb6839Amen or Amun?

[@lelestw9571]

They love to keep our talents hidden, but I'm glad someone recognized him for the world to know

[@ss-ib8gm]

i am indian, post obama even i am seeing more such stories not befpre

[@fanny_g]

I'm not fooled. These people are a piece of work. Stealing his ideas then refusing to acknowledge until he's an old man. I'm happy for him to finally get it but it's clear to me they're only doing it to trick the next generation into the same. And I want to know, how many of his inventions have they weaponized?

[@circusbrains]

whatever you have to tell yourself

[@stevencorrea8032]

He is not being hidden he is on the Forefront

[@Talkbouit-bh5oh]

@@circusbrainsur a wirdo

[@lifecoachthirl]

This story makes my heart smile. "Get it out of your head and into the world!" Lanny Smoot. ❤ It's definitely the confirmation I needed ☺️🥰

[@michaelrainey9668]

Congratulations to our dear brother.

[@CJones-pf3zf]

Absolutely incredible! Well deserved Mr. SMOOT!!!

[@olliwest7341]

I have to get offline.... This brought tears to my eyes and I don't know why. Respect to you Mr. Smoot 🙏🏾

[@jakemoeller7850]

Well-deserved induction, Mr. Smoot! 😃

[@keoni130]

Thank you Mr. Lanny Smoot to being the force behind creating magical "light saber" experience for millions of us! So happy you are celebrated among many other things like Omni floor. Congratulations sir on being in the Inventors' Hall of Fame!

[@TheAccidentalViking]

I love this. I have a kid who has this spark and he's a problem solver. He's been working at our local university electronics laboratory and doing a great deal of technical work. I'd love to see him able to work with his creative and fantasy side.

[@TheSkyHive]

You should get together with your kid an pen an old fashioned letter to Larry.....this could give your child something to focus on.

[@TheAccidentalViking]

@@TheSkyHive He'll be finishing his trade certificate this summer and is looking to find a job to apply it. He's been particularly interested in developing smart prosthetics.

[@roselynholloway7863]

@@TheAccidentalVikingwhat trade is he studying

[@TheAccidentalViking]

@@roselynholloway7863 electronics production and programming.

[@lmacdonald1281]

We are limitless if we treat the world and each other with respect.

[@FATillery]

Indeed, my friend. Indeed.

[@chubbydiaries1]

Proud of you sir

[@TommyTomTompkins]

Thanks mane

[@jacquetthompson9764]

The most beautiful thing is how he credits his father, whose presence & engagement helped to spark his love for invention. For all you fathers out there that proof positive that your presence & engagement matters. Don't be a deadbeat.

[@kingmaafa120]

💯 want I continually to the Blk community

[@Passion84GodAlways]

SO GLAD he's being recognized for his contributions! 👑❤️🖤💚

[@cassyfromgarry]

I used to work in a Patent office and all I used say all day long was now why the hell dident I think of that.😅.Fair play to this Guy.

[@ladycountdown]

Wow! The floor is amazing!!!

[@reallife0728]

THANK YOU MR. SMOOT FOR MAKING LIFE BETTER & YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY!!!!

[@janices6140]

Get it out of your head into the world. I needed to hear that. I'm a writer. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@LarryFlyntFLYINT]

get out here and write us something amazing. no Tyler Perry.

[@EcomCarl]

Congrats to Lanny Smoot on his induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame! 🌟 His innovative contributions, like the omnidirectional treadmill, highlight the incredible of technology.

[@calicoesblue4703]

I want that Floor. Congratulations sir.

[@ATLIEN333]

👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿 and never knew his story. I am now so glad and will share this story. Thank you

[@klomax7089]

What an amazing human!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@allthingsnu4673]

I smiled the entire time I watched this video. Lanny Smoot is an amazing human being who God blessed with a brilliant mind, wonderful parents, and a dream career.

[@victorblanco1353]

I’m from Brownsville!!! This is so inspirational

[@lostinmuzak]

A must for all school children from US and all over the world to visit. Let them see that all people, white black or brown, are so smart - not just the white Europeans.

[@sks7438]

This is why some politicians want to ban books and certain information from children. Greatness comes in all colors.

[@chubby_artist]

Such a genius and what a wonderful friendship he has with Alfredo! I inspire to have a friendship and a brain like these two gentlemen!

[@JamesL-pk9ct]

Im glad to see someone that looks like me creating awesome stuff.

[@autofocus4556]

Maybe open a history book next time.

[@ninastone9054]

​@@autofocus4556 You must not live in America where they never were in books, and now that they are...the books are being banned.

[@MrNewktrane]

​@@ninastone9054👆💯👏4ever This Part!!

[@avidadolares]

@@ninastone9054 And you must not have read very many books. And your whining about banned books doesnt include the ones we are talking about. You honestly dont seem bright enough to be on the internet, let alone comments.

[@circusbrains]

@@ninastone9054 you're lying

[@_garebear]

I love this man. He give me hope in the world.

[@cuprunnethover2]

Oh my goodness! Mr Smoot, Congratulations for all your accomplishments! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@valeriediggins8948]

Y.E.S .!! Saw this tis morning! 100 patents-AMAZING ❤❤

[@toxicblackman]

Salute to this man and his colleague. They embody what Disney should be not what it Is now.

[@dennisreid9039]

This guy is amazing

[@monicat.4880]

THANK YOU❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@everythingiseverything6826]

Thank you. Mr. Smoot! Your induction is Greatly important, your Mind and Soul are Infinitely Valuable! 🙌🏾🙏🏾😇❣️❣️❣️

[@victoriaallen3753]

Love this story.❤

[@alanmcmillan6969]

A Great guy! Open the world.

[@jamesmsalilwa8733]

God bless you brother!

[@nca4794]

An American hero! Congratulations Sir on your achievements and thank you for all your contributions to humanity.🎉🙏🏾❤️

[@blacksoldier.]

Black hero.

[@busterbrown446]

Fantastic and well deserved. Congratulations, Mr. Smoot. Cool name, too!

[@kpire6066]

Well deserved! 🎉

[@comeagyn]

The induction was overdue!! 🎉🎊🏆💐💐👏

[@mulemule]

*Great inventors are the **_real-life_** wizards of childhood. Bless this man and his peers.*

[@marytheresejacksonlutz2533]

Just incredible! What a fantastic story.

[@projectcontractors]

What a difference to be raised with a caring father in the house.

[@revvyhevvy]

Well done Mr Smoot! As I reside in Idaho, it was rewarding to see Philo T Farnsworth name on the wall!

[@erictaylor3897]

I think every VR headset needs that floor, I couldn't go without it.

[@anthonywilliams3822]

Very inspiring, Mr. Smoot!

[@gailrivers9784]

Such a Genius

[@TeachAManToAngle]

Forwarded this to my kids. Good inspiration for them on several levels.

[@UncleRoams]

Congratulations Mr. Smoot.

[@sirjamesjemo3390]

We give thanks.

[@thomasblasczak868]

Lanny Smoot, for some reason, is describing the Disney magic that I haven't seen in a long time.

[@angelikalindenau943]

What a thrill life is for him every day again! Can't see him planning for retirement 😊

[@LydellAaron]

Inspiring! How do you stay inspired to invent something in a world where innovation comes at such a rapid rate, and with such inspiring persistent people like Lanny?

[@DavidCzuba]

My new hero. Hearing stories like Lanny's makes me tear up.

[@Uplift2023]

Brilliance at it's finest.

[@nlp6082]

Inspiring, Mr. Smoot ❤‼️

[@hopemanley4358]

How awesome is this inventor what a great guy. His advice is great.

[@kevinreese8224]

Peace and blessings Elder 🙏🏽

[@linkpeters5990]

Very inspirational

[@matriarchfacilitator]

What an Amazing man and story. Thank you Mr. Smoot and to you all that aired this piece.

[@JacquelineDavis]

❤ stories like this!

[@JayJohn-fd7qw]

Dam my man said Brownsville Brooklyn he came a long way dam

[@Shinobi33]

That floor is awesome. I could also swing in that door all day.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

What's not to like..such a excellent quote...get it out of your head and bring it into the world !!!!

[@JudyHoppsProductions99]

Now this Lightsaber is So Real! And maybe someday, it might be for sale at Savi’s Workshop. AWESOME JOB LANNY SMOOT FOR BRINGING MAGIC TO THE GALAXY!

[@jamesdooling4139]

I need to leave this man my notebooks.

[@mustafaa965]

A Black Man...let that sink in! Thanks CBS! The light saber...Star Wars.

[@marlenepalmer8384]

Black excellence at its finest!!

[@Brysonaquatics]

Let be normal not a surprise that a black man has a good job and is successful

[@chrisbullock6477]

You just blew every nerds mind.

[@ramakrishnashalom9004]

As a black man and a Star Wars fan I had no ideal that this black genius was behind the light saber. Amazing but not surprised because their are many inventions done by black people that are hidden. By the way the Jedi were real people in history who had the " force" of the Jedidiah bloodline in the bible but they were also called prophets. Makes sense didn't Moses have the force. Didn't Jesus have the force. They all were black as well.

[@CamKingHaymare]

Lol 🤣😂🤣

[@mikerusso4169]

Here's an interesting piece of trivia: the Mass Ave. bridge that connects the Back Bay of Boston to MIT is measured in Smoots. According to legend, someone named Smoot was laid end to end on the bridge, making him a unit of measure. Wonder if that Smoot is related to Lanny Smoot. Hmm...

[@tianzhou1244]

No that dude is white, Oliver Smoot

[@NunnayaR2B]

Thank you Do it again. Happy to see good minds being recognized ("

[@ms.payton1458]

What a beautiful and brilliant man! ❤️

[@genkijin]

I can’t help but to try to figure out how things work. I can only imagine ..I’m inspired

[@jamewoods3605]

Great interview. Thanks Mr. Smoot.

[@amikaadamsthe1stlive]

Congratulations from one black Inventor to another 👏 🙌 ❤️

[@randyearles1634]

what a great story and great person. well done!

[@bonniepeele1504]

FASCINATING 👍👏👏👏👏🙏🙋

[@willieriley2255]

I just saw this on mbk channel i didnt know that he made it and the light saber its amazing and that his is african American that touched me

[@Jwall216]

I love this

[@lynnjames6629]

🥇👍🙂💯🙏Think of all the greatness that was held back. 💔😢🙏

[@Lelea747]

SOOOO INSPIRING! Love this. Thank you!

[@papadre70]

Imhotep would be proud.

[@sks7438]

Congratulations!

[@cavius8784]

this shows if one has drive and inspiration, anyone can make it.

[@beverlyjoanperkins1853]

WOW, never heard of him😱. GREAT stuff

[@cbwavy]

What an inspiring story!!

[@jessycaphoenix8152]

Bravo for him and us.

[@theworstben]

What an absolute legend.

[@hoodtohollywood]

Well deserved!

[@donnabanks7656]

Awesomeness!!

[@kemyattacromer2515]

Lanny Smoot🌹Bravo

[@karissam.7030]

WOWWWW CONGRATULATIONS!!! HOW COOL!!!

[@vmgarner09]

Thank you for such a wonderful cover story on this great inventor

[@cbwavy]

I remember MKBHD revealing the Holotile. What a surprise to see its inventer is someone that looks like my uncle. What an inspiration.