https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEmSwJTqpgY
Summary to save others 4 minutes: It's not an 'invention', it's a disassembled alarm clock stuck in a case. Creator of video believes the intent was to alarm, not being a 'stupid kid'.
I don't think anybody here disputes that it's essentially the guts of an alarm clock stuck stuck into a pencil case. Not exactly even a Heathkit project.
"No evidence that the kid put it together" - There's no evidence presented that he
didn't, it's well within the range of an average kid's abilities, not even requiring a 'genius'.
Where I got irked earlier was the 'COUNTDOWN clock' repeated half a dozen times in a different 'analysis' that tried to make it out to be a proto-bomb. Countdown being carefully presented in ALL CAPS each time for extra scare. The pencil case was also described variously as 'briefcase' and 'suitcase'. That's like calling a smart car a semi.
I've seen words used - "assembled" "invented" "made" etc... From what I understand, Ahmed hasn't claimed he invented it, using 'assembled', specifically 'in about 20 minutes'.
http://streetcarnage.com/blog/a-little-kid-just-punked-the-president/
Loses points for calling it a 'briefcase'. It's too small to fit a notebook into.