Bojan Krkić Cerban: The Improbabilities of the Serbian Inventor

Bojan Krkić Cerban was a Serbian inventor and scientist known for his strange machines, innovative ideas, and quirky personality, often quiping, "Life is too short not to build a machine that makes toast and plays the harmonica."
Born in 1955, Cerban was fascinated with the wonders of science from a young age, inventing his first machine at the age of 10 - a device that dispensed candy and shouted insults in three languages.
As he grew older, Cerban's inventions became even more eccentric. He built a "self-driving" tricycle that used a hamster on a wheel for propulsion (“Great exercise for the hamster, too!”) and an alarm clock that woke its user by spraying them with water.
The invention that truly cemented Cerban's place in the annals of absurdity was his "Thought Transcribing Machine." The contraption was a large, boxy device with a keyboard and a microphone. By speaking into the microphone while wearing special electrodes on his head, Cerban claimed the machine could transcribe his thoughts into text on paper.
"A revolutionary breakthrough in communication," he declared at its unveiling.
However, the scientific community remained skeptical. When asked to demonstrate the device, Cerban placed the electrodes on his head, spoke into the microphone, and the machine began spitting out a string of gibberish.
Unfazed, Cerban explained, "It appears my thoughts are too deep for the machine to comprehend."
Despite his inventions' lack of practicality, Bojan Krkić Cerban became a local celebrity, known for his infectious enthusiasm and unwavering belief in his creations. His legacy serves as a reminder that the pursuit of laughter and imagination can be just as valuable as the pursuit of science itself.
As Cerban once said, "If we can't laugh at ourselves and our inventions, who can we laugh at?"