Weird Inventions Part 2

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Finger Fork

Don’t act like gripping a fork isn’t hard work. We all know it is and that’s why the finger fork was born – of real need. Sure.

Smartphone Scent Diffuser

The Scentee Smartphone Aroma Diffuser uses an app to diffuse a scent into the room around you. Perfect for setting the mood or just dealing with any nasty smells that have cropped up in the house.

iPhone Fan

Getting a bit hot and bothered in the summer months? How about a fan that’s capable of plugging into your Apple iPhone? This gadget is tiny and a little bit crazy, after all, how are you going to hold and browse your device? Unless you use it upside down.

A Weird Workstation

Back in the 70s designers were coming up with weird and wonderful seating arrangements for workers. This included insane things like this figure-hugging chair which had a built-in typewriter and even some earphones with extendable aerials. A vision of tech luxury for the time, but certainly an easy contender for our list.

Phone Holder Cup

Can’t take your eyes off your small screen? Then this gadget probably looks appealing. It’s a cup with a built-in smartphone holder. All you have to do is fill the cup with your favorite beverage, slip your smartphone into the straw holder and get to browsing and drinking.

Egg Cuber

Because round eggs are far too natural and boring, clearly. If you like things that break the norm then this device is perfect as it turns normal shaped eggs into square ones.

AirSticks

These gadgets are an unnecessary invention by Matt Benedetto. If you’re always losing your Apple Airpods while also being a fiend for oriental food then the Airsticks might be the perfect solution for you.

“The perfect accessory for your Apple AirPods. Enjoy your favorite sushi on the go and never leave your chopsticks behind.”

Connected Tampons

If a product isn’t connected to your phone and measuring every aspect of your life, is it actually any good? These tampons send essential flow data to your phone so you’re always in the know.

An Intelligent Umbrella

This is a smart umbrella that lets you know when it’s raining. Sounds utterly pointless, doesn’t it? Well, maybe not as it does other things too – like notifying you if you’ve accidentally wandered off without it. This umbrella also has the ability to share data with other smart umbrellas for cloud-sourcing data to ensure it’s accurate.

The Cyclomer

The Cyclomer was meant to be the world’s first amphibious bicycle. This weird and wonderful looking thing had hollow wheels that doubled as floats and was meant to be able to pass across both land and water with ease. However, when it launched in Paris, France, in 1932 it was less successful as the floats couldn’t get traction on either surface and so it never caught on.

Flatulence Filtering Underwear

Nope, not including the picture they provided. These are underpants for those who suffer from an unnerving amount of trumps. The company does the best job of describing them: “Shreddies award-winning flatulence filtering garments offer maximum comfort, classic styling and flatulence filtration. Whether you suffer from excessive flatulence, or you just want the assurance of odor free wind, Shreddies are the perfect solution for you.”

Hairy Stockings

If you’re a lady who’s fed up with getting ogled during the summer months then this product might be the solution you’ve been looking for. These hairy stockings are designed to put off lustful onlookers. Quite a bushy look.

Mold Covered Sandwich Bags

If you’re really good at making sandwiches and your colleagues keep stealing your lunch from the work fridge, then this might actually seem like a good invention. A sandwich bag that looks like it’s covered in mold and has been left to go rotten. Simple, yet effective. Though a close inspection gives the game away when you see fresh lettuce and ham inside.

Quack Muzzles for Dogs

If your dog is a bit of a mischief and needs to look a bit cuter, then the Japanese have you covered. This invention is a dog muzzle which makes your dog look like a duck, because why not?

Monowheel Motorbikes

Monowheel motorbikes look ridiculous and seem like they’d be insanely dangerous, impractical and a daft thing to get involved with. When they first appeared in the 1860s though, it was thought that they could become a genuine form of transport. Fortunately that never really transpired, but people still try to ride them for fun. There are obvious issues with them including stability, limited carrying capacity and perhaps most hilariously, the risk of “gerbiling”. This last issue is a problem which happens if the user brakes too hard and the force negates the usual force of gravity resulting in a driver going flying around the wheel like a gerbil in its wheel.

Hamblin Glasses for the Lazy Reader

In the 1930s in England, these glasses appeared offering the lazy reader the chance to lay down in bed, but still be able to read books. Essentially similar logic to periscopes with mirrors redirecting vision. They clearly didn’t catch on and probably weren’t very comfortable or practical.

The Selfie Toaster

Burnt Impressions created a novelty toaster that allowed the user to make toast charred with their own selfies. Because what’s better in the morning that eating your own face?

Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears

In 2012 leading biosensor company NeuroSky unveiled some wearable cat ears that could be used to show the user’s mood. When worn, the cat ears could show off three emotional states. If the user’s attention is piqued by something, then they pop straight up. When relaxed, the ears flop down and when concentrating they would wiggle. We can’t help but think that these ears were released before their time. They’d probably do well now with Twitch streamers.

Umbrella Drone

Drones are awesome for various reasons. We love the capture capabilities of these airborne devices and the images they can create. They’re not all amazing though, some of them are a little questionable. Like this Umbrella Drone which was revealed at CES 2017. Though perhaps if you could set it to follow mode when it’s raining you could have a hands-free umbrella?

Sony Vaio Mouse Talk

Some things on this list might have seemed logical at the time but now look pretty ridiculous. The Sony Vaio Mouse Talk was one such product. A wired mouse that doubled as a USB phone when you were talking on Skype. Seems so antiquated now.

SOURCE: PocketLint

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  1. Well, now…this is interesting…

    “Egypt journalist found dead after exposing ‘luxury villa owned by Zelenskyy’s family’”
    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231227-egypt-journalist-found-dead-after-exposing-luxury-villa-owned-by-zelenskyys-family/

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  2. “Animals Injured by Wind Turbines to be Euthanized
    The Epoch Times
    Jessie Zhang
    8 November 2023

    COMMENT: “As the wind industry rips up huge tracts of Australia’s wilderness, including pristine tropical forests, the iconic koala is literally for the chop. The wind industry treats the koala as yet another expendable critter – just like whales, dolphins, eagles, hawks, bats and more. The US offshore wind industry has been given the green light to kill all manner of oceangoing mammals – licenses euphemistically called Incidental Harassment Authorizations. Smashing up eucalypts with bulldozers as they clear a path for hundreds of these things across hills and mountain ranges, not only leaves koalas homeless, plenty get killed or maimed in the process.

    Those that don’t die instantly are simply being clubbed to death by those in charge of building Australia’s wind-powered future. As this report from Epoch Times attests, so-called ‘green’ energy is anything but.”
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    “Some wind farm projects planned in Queensland expect to euthanise animals that get in the way of their land clearing and building of giant wind towers, including hitting koalas with a “hard, sharp blow to the base of the back of the skull.” Politicians including Liberal MP Michelle Landry and Nationals MP Keith Pitt recently raised the alarm about what is happening to koalas and other endangered animals in their native habitats in Queensland.

    They noted in the environment statement for the Clarke Creek wind farm project (pdf), that wildlife are expected to be injured and killed to make way for the wind turbines, and that “blunt force trauma” can be used to humanely kill reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. It is to be carried out with a blunt metal or heavy wooden bar such as a sledgehammer or crowbar. If there is uncertainty, it will be followed by a secondary method of euthanasia such as “cervical dislocation, and decapitation.” Mr. Pitt, a former government minister for Resources and Water, told the radio station 2GB, “This is happening right now. When they’re injured, that’s how they deal with it.”

    As part of this renewable energy project, 1,513 hectares of koala habitat will also need to be destroyed.

    Other expected impacts of the wind farm project include the collision of bird and bat species with turbine blades, injury and mortality to wildlife during vegetation clearing, collision of fauna with construction vehicles, and degradation of habitat through runoff and pollution….”

    Licenced Exterminators: Government Greenlights Wind Industry’s Mass Koala Kill

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  3. Wheezer finally showed up to eat…..

    “A 3000 Year old perfectly preserved sword recently dug up in Germany…”


    “JPMorgan’s 10 shockers for 2024: Biden will pull out of presidential race over poor health, rolling blackouts will hit cities and driverless cars boycotted…”


    “Can you tell me how the creators of a cartoon knew the CIA were trafficking children to secret islands? Hollywood has been throwing it in our face for years that elite pedophiles like Jeffrey Epstein are trafficking children in tandem with intelligence agencies like the CIA that YOU pay for..”

    (In 2005, the Cartoon Network ran an episode of the kid’s show Johnny Test featuring a helicopter named CIA Pizza — pizza is a pedophile code word that has been confirmed by the FBI, DOJ records, local law enforcement, the Wall Street Journal and many other sources — with the slogan “We Deliver To Evil Secret Islands.”

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      1. He is now perched on the arm of my chair, watching the woodpeckers. Yesterday, he was sitting just inside the doggie door, watching the birds outside on the ground, peeking thru around the edges of the flap. LOL

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  5. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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