Man who patented the selfie stick THIRTYYEARS ago - but won't make a penny from the millions being sold now男子30年前就申请了自拍神器的专利，但是他无法从现在的销售中获得一分钱

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　　They have become one of the most irritatingaccessories carried by tourists in recent years, but it appears the selfiestick has been a nuisance for three decades.

　　最近几年游客们携带的最恼人的东西之一就是这个东西了，但是貌似这个东西30年前就有了。

　　Hiroshi Ueda, a photographer who worked asan engineer for camera company Minolta, claims that he first invented theselfie stick in the 1980s.

　　现在身为摄影师的HiroshiUeda之前是美能达相机公司的一名工程师，他说是他在1980年代的时候发明了这种东西。

　　He said he came up with the idea afterstruggling to get pictures of himself and his wife together while they were inEurope.

　　他说和妻子去欧洲旅游时由于要合拍照片，而发明了这个东西。

　　After having his camera stolen by a child he asked to take their picture in theLouvre Museum in Paris, he dreamed up a solution - an extendable stick with atripod screw at the end.

　　在巴黎卢浮宫里要求一个孩子为他们拍照，但是相机被这孩子偷走了，所以他就想出了这个解决办法——一个可伸长的棒子，末端再放一个三脚架。

　　The 'extender stick', as he called it, was designed for use with new compactcameras that were being developed at the time.

　　他称这个自拍神器为“延长棒”，在设计上是和当时饿袖珍相机一起使用的。

　　He added a mirror to the front of the camera so that photographers could seeexactly what they were doing.

　　他还在相机前面安装了一面镜子，这样拍摄者就能看清自己的一切举动了。

　　Despite being patented in 1983, theextender stick failed to become a success - mainly due to the poor imagequality it captured.

　　尽管在1983年就申请了专利，但是当时并没有流行开来——主要原因可能是这样拍出来的画质非常差。

　　Some 30 years later selfie sticks are nowhugely popular - used by narcissists and celebrities everywhere to captureimages of themselves in their surroundings.

　　30年后的今天，自拍神器变得非常流行，使用者包括了自恋狂和名人。

　　They have become such a menace that manytourist venues, museums, concert venues and stadiums have banned them.

　　但是由于很多人在使用，所以也成为了一种威胁，很多旅游景点，博物馆，音乐会举办地点和体育场馆都禁止使用这种东西。

　　Perhaps ironically, Apple - the companythat could be blamed for kickstarting the selfie phenomenon by putting a cameraon the front of its phones in the first place - has also banned them from itsnext conference.

　　讽刺的是，苹果也禁止在自己的下一届大会中使用这种东西，而最先兴起自拍现象的可能就是苹果公司，因为是苹果公司首先在手机前面安装了摄像头。

　　Modern versions of the extender stick allow a smartphone to be held aloft anduse a remote trigger to take the photograph or video.

　　现代版的自拍神器可以让智能手机漂浮在空中，并使用一个远程的触发器来进行拍照或摄像。

　　Mr Ueda's patentran out in 2003, however, so he has not benefited from the recent boom.

　　Ueda先生的专利在2003年过期了，所以他没能从现在的自拍神器繁荣中获得任何好处。

　　Carrots,London, United Kingdom, 5 hours agoEverything was first invented in Japan inthe 1980s

　　1980年代的时候，任何东西都是日本首先发明的。

　　PaulE, Norfolk, United Kingdom, 5 hours agoNooo, EVERYTHING was invented in America,every american knows that

　　不，当时任何东西都是美国首先发明的，所有美国人都知道这一点。

　　AceLightning, Conestoga Hills, United States, 3 hours agoAmerica believes they invented the entireplanet, because their heads are so far up their asses. I, as Brit/American, saya lot happened in the rest of the world.

　　美国以为自己发明了整个星球，因为他们的脑袋和屁股离得好远，我（作为英国人和美国人）认为其他国家也发明了很多东西。

　　MarkD,Syracuse, 4 hours agoRoyalties. Pay the man.

　　专利税。付钱给他。

　　SimonMason, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom, 3 hours agoWhat is wrong with using a camera with aself timer? They've been around for years.

　　用自动拍照器拍照有啥问题？这种东西已经存在很久了。

　　VincentT., Southhampton, United Kingdom, 4 hours agoPatents are nonsense.

　　专利就是胡扯。

　　RedRover,Denbighshire, United Kingdom, 1 hour agoPoor guy

　　这家伙好可怜啊。

　　JosieC,Inverness, United Kingdom, 3 hours agoMy parents took a selfie of themselves inthe 50's, well before it was all the craze! I have the photo.

　　我父母在50年代的时候自拍了一张，在当时自拍是非常流行的！我有照片。

　　Topof the Hill, Lalaland, Hong Kong, 28 minutes agoahead of his time...invented the car beforethe wheel

　　太超前了。。。相当于在还没发明车轮之前就发明了车厢！

　　译者：masamaso