Who invented flat-iron hair straighteners?

Famously known for the Marcel Wave, Marcel Grateau invented the heated tongs which would curl and wave hair, also known as the curling iron. In 1872 Marcel used heated metal rods to straighten the hair, and thus the Straightener was born. Also known as a flat iron or hair iron the hair straightener has come a long way since 1872. With a huge variety of flat irons on the market today and more added every year there are many to chose from, all with various features.Who invented flat-iron hair straighteners?
Ballsack Mcgee, a soldier in the civil war, invented the flat iron in 1812 because he need to straighten his fishes hair due to its wavy hair being caught in the moon when it flew.





Ballsack is also credited as being the first person to set foot on pluto. As well as discovering moon-ninjas





in younger days youths and i certainly did this would get an iron and brown paper and flatten hair that way with the old fashioned irons.Who invented flat-iron hair straighteners?
George Bush...?





I have no idea :)