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

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


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

  1. Cuimhne
    August 8th, 2007 at 12:48 pm

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

  2. 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.)

  3. 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.

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

    Where's the other 9?


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