Some inventions are better than others, then there are some that should never have seen the light of day. Well, maybe they should, if just to make us laugh.
From solar bikinis to a nose-worn stylus, these are here to shock.
Designers the world over have been creating gadgets that shock. Some might actually be of use but in the real world are they ever actually going to be used? In public? That decision is down to you, so you’ll need to see what’s out there. Some of them we really can’t imagine in the real world outside of these images.
We’ve collected the most ridiculous, insane, weird and downright odd inventions that have ever been made or conceived, like the Solar Bikini that uses the sun’s rays to power any connected device. Thanks to a USB connector a phone can be charged while sunning oneself. Plus, you know, you look like you’re from the future thanks to designer Andrew Schneider’s hard work. Not bad for $200 then.
While plenty of these you’re able to’t lay your hands on, not that you’d likely want to, there are some still available to buy. So if you want to treat this as your slightly off-the-wall shopping list, go for it.
Bacon lip balm
Are your lips dry and chapped? Do you also love the taste of bacon and wish you could both smell and taste bacon all day long?
Then oh boy, have we got the product for you. Yes, bacon-flavoured lip balm. The perfect combination of things?
Massage Me
Designed to work with a PSOne gamepad, the Massage Me, was supposed to let couples enjoy gaming together. By playing the game one partner would be massaging the other as he or she controls the modified game controller.
How well this works we can’t say, but if you want to give it a go you can make your own using these instructions.
One way to overcome the discomfort of a bike saddle and the unnatural motion of pedals is to add a harness to an over-frame with wheels. Obviously.
This is probably ideal for downhill speeds and then you can just sort of run like a toddler when on level ground. How this isn’t on every street yet is beyond us.
Nose Stylus
Designer Dominic Wilcox came up with the Nose Stylus idea as a means to make multi-tasking even more effective.
Looks were obviously less of a consideration, or perhaps he just really liked Clockwork Orange.
Metal Detector Sandals
If you’re already walking along the beach, why not have your footwear search for treasure for you? That must be the idea behind these.
Who knows, maybe they’ve already made someone really rich – or got them arrested for looking like they’ve escaped house arrest.
Doryu 2-16 Camera
This camera, from Doryu Camera Company, was created in 1954 as a police issue snapper that not only looked like a weapon but actually made a loud noise like a gun.
Ahead of the game on police camera filming on the job, clearly. These are now really rare and one sold at auction for $25,000.
Inner Selfie Stick
This could be the grossest invention of all time. We don’t even want to write words, you get the idea.
Selfies have gone too far.
Vibrating jeans
If you cannot get enough of notifications and love the feeling of your pocket vibrating every time your phone gets an alert, then good news!
These jeans and jean shorts are designed to vibrate when your phone does, for leg based thrills.
Ice Cream Cone Rotator
Licking ice cream is a real hassle, isn’t it? Not any more thanks to the rotating cone that will move the ice cream so you may leave your tongue in one place – saving valuable calories.
Taste Enhancing Forks
These are taste-enhancing forks, which use scent to add a bit more to the sensation of eating.
Perhaps these are for those that really can’t cook?
Beauty And The Geek Keyboard Jeans
Dutch design student Erik de Nijs must hate carrying his keyboard around.
So, rather than use a laptop, he’s integrated a keyboard into his jeans. But not only that, these have a speaker and mouse too. These will set you back £250 for that particular look.
