10 Examples why Guys Shouldn’t Drink-and-Invent



Here’s a list of 10 real, patented guy-inventions. The illustrations are the inventors’ actual drawings, taken directly from the official paperwork filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

This is my personal favourite:

Albert’s Helmet-Mounted Pistol (1953)
Why should we actually have to hold a weapon in our hand? We’re guys. Our hands are too busy doing other guy things to be involved in a firefight. Our head isn’t doing much. So, thought Albert, if I just strap a gigantic pistol to my melon I can keep my hands free for more important things. As Scott notes in the book, “Once this powerful weapon has been securely strapped to the noggin, a quick blow into the firing tube is all it takes to… send a large-caliber bullet rocketing in a generally forward direction.” Not to mention cause severe whiplash and/or spinal injuries from the kickback of this monster.

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Posted on August 8, 2007 at 3:59 am by onelargeprawn
Category: Gadget



4 comments to "10 Examples why Guys Shouldn’t Drink-and-Invent"

  • Cuimhne
    August 8th, 2007 at 12:48 pm

    My favourite is probably the pogo-copter, although they’re all pretty damn hilarious :)

  • Vexorg
    August 8th, 2007 at 2:01 pm

    Call me crazy, but “generally forward direction” doesn’t exactly sound like the type of accuracy that would be of benefit to anyone (except perhaps whoever was being aimed at.)

  • Sumit Majumdar
    August 9th, 2007 at 4:22 am

    For the pistol to be effective, it should be designed to fire buckshot. To protect the spine, the user should preferably be seated in a chair with a head-rest, for example, in a barber’s chair or in a driver’s seat in a car.

    The idea did not catch on then because it was before its time, but I am sure it would now, since this is the Hand’s Free Age.

  • Jeff Peck
    August 9th, 2007 at 8:10 am

    Where’s the other 9?


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