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In the magazine, Kawakami used his spare pages to showcase several bizarre prototypes for products. He named these gadgets "chindōgu"; Kawakami himself said that a more appropriate translation than "unusual tool" is "weird tool". This special category of inventions subsequently became familiar to the Japanese people.
If you thought the apps in the video were useless, these gadgets are way beyond recovery. 1) The Useless Box:
A modern "useless machine" about to turn itself off. A useless machine or useless box is a device whose only function is to turn itself off. The best-known useless machines are those inspired by Marvin Minsky's design, in which the device's sole function is to switch itself off by operating its own "off" switch.
Useless invention may refer to: An invention that is nonpatentable due to its lack of utility; Chindōgu; Useless machine; Rube Goldberg invention
Obsolete technology Replacement Still used for Bathing machine: No longer required due to changing social standards of morality Hourglass: Clock: Tasks where a fixed amount of time can be measured with a low-tech solution: Exposure time tracker in saunas (where electronics might be damaged by the heat or ultraviolet light); retro kitchen timers, board games, other short-term timers.
An AI-powered toilet seat has been named by Time Magazine as one of the top 200 inventions of 2024. It optically scans a user’s stool and urine, to detect any concerning changes that might ...
Useless machine: In most cases, toys for adults. Vin Mariani: A drink made from cocaine and consumed by Thomas Edison, Pope Leo XIII, Ulysses S. Grant and French prime minister Jules Méline. Violence and Lego: Fortunately, not actual violence, but rather an observed increase of weapon bricks within the toy brand. Wrap rage
Someone asked “What inventions are worse than 30 years ago?” and netizens shared their examples. The post 40 Once Great Inventions That Are Becoming Worse And Worse first appeared on Bored Panda.