Inventions
Clip-On Armpit Fan
The latest invention from Japan. Sold by Thanko.If you're wearing shorts, you could also use it as a crotch fan.
via RocketNews 24
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 15, 2016 -
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Category: Inventions
Tricycle Black Maria
Served the extra duty of public humiliation of criminal.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 11, 2016 -
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Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Cops, Crime, Inventions, Nineteenth Century
The Alkoholomat
Don't drive drunk on the holiday--or any day! The penalty could be worse even than ending up as an item in NOTW!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 04, 2016 -
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Category: Humor, Inventions, 1960s, Europe, Alcohol, Cars
Bob “Bazooka” Burns
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 28, 2016 -
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Category: Inventions, Outsider Art, 1940s, Comedians
Trick Valise
March 1937: A tricked-out payroll satchel foiled would-be robbers. From Newsweek (Apr 3, 1937):Quite ingenious, but seems like it would work only once, since after that everyone would know what the trick was. So how did they protect the payroll subsequently?
Newsweek - Apr 3, 1937
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Mar 26, 1937
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 18, 2016 -
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Category: Crime, Inventions, 1930s
Now you can lick your cat
The inventors of the Licki Brush say, "We have designed LICKI brush to bring you and your cat closer. By using LICKI with your cat on a regular basis, you'll develop a more intimate and bonded relationship, much like a mama cat bonds with her young."As of May 22, on Kickstarter they're one-third of the way to successfully funding the manufacture of this thing.
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 22, 2016 -
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Category: Inventions, Cats
AbsorbPlate
It's a plate that makes food healthier by soaking up excess calories, according to its creators (the Thai Health Promotion Foundation and BBDO Bangkok):I have an idea that would work even better — a smaller plate.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 20, 2016 -
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Category: Food, Health, Inventions
Song Wig
"A wig for one head and many ears." Available at songwig.com.Finally there's an easy way for many people to listen to music at the same time!
via Dave Barry
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 14, 2016 -
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Category: Inventions, Headgear
Motorized Surfboard
What could possibly go wrong?
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 15, 2016 -
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Category: Inventions, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1920s, Dismemberment
Pat-On-The-Back Machine
After you've put in your time with Paul's self-kicking machine, you can give yourself a pat on the back, using this pat-on-the-back machine invented by Heinz Stöver of Bremen, Germany. Or, as it's called in German, a Schulterklopfmaschine.Not sure when this picture was taken, but I'm guessing sometime in the 1980s.
It seems like the Germans like pat-on-the-back machines, because a Google search pulls up a variety of them. And if you do a search for "Arschtrittmaschine" you'll find quite a few self-kicking machines, which they also apparently like.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 12, 2016 -
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Category: Inventions
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