Weird inventions

Japan has always been known to be innovative but sometimes it's hard to believe how ridiculous some of their inventions are

Whether you’re using pacifiers for your baby or not, we can all agree that one made of 24-carat gold isn’t exactly what you’re looking for. This is the epitome of unnecessary items that we never even thought we could have, even if we wanted to. Or maybe you can be the judge and decide whether you could really use some of the inventions below.

Kenji Kawakami, The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions (101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions and 99 More Unuseless Japanese Inventions) (W. W. Norton, 2005) «In Japan Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the unuseless idea. Meant to solve problems of modern life, these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos are actually entirely impractical. Addicts of the unuseless will love this collection of 200 Chindogu, hilarious inventions that have…

Christmas present?? For my father who is always "dieing" when he is sick. Maybe this will help him live through one more common cold!?

Welcome to another year of inventing! Matty Benedetto here – the evil genius behind Unnecessary Inventions. Today is a very special day because I have taken a step out of the Unnecessary Studio to introduce my newest collection of inventions that you absolutely were not asking for to help solve the problems you really do not have! Be sure to follow me on Instagram and YouTube to stay up to date with each invention as it’s created! You can check out my previous invention posts on Bored Panda…

The beauty micrometer, also known as the beauty calibrator, was a device designed in the early 1930s to help in the identification of the areas of a person’s face which need to have their appearance reduced or enhanced by make-up. The inventors include famed beautician Max Factor, Sr. Placed on and around the head and face, the beauty micrometer uses flexible metal strips which align with a person’s facial features. The screws holding the strips in place allow for 325 adjustments, enabling…

You never know what the world will come up with next.

I, Matt Benedetto, have been cooped up all summer long in the Unnecessary Inventions laboratory creating a brand new batch of inventions that solve problems that don't actually exist with products you really didn't ask for! Introducing our newest 11 creations for you for you to despise, argue over, and make you question your own life. Because if you find yourself actually desiring to use any of my newest inventions, you should reevaluate your life immediately. Be sure to follow me on…

All of these things are completely useless, so that's why they don't exist, right? Wrong! Designer Katerina Kamprani has created these ridiculous-sounding (and looking) items as part of her new collection, called 'The Uncomfortable'.

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