Comments on: 30 Stupidest Inventions Ever http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: johnnybluejeans http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-1863810 johnnybluejeans Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:55:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/#comment-1863810 I'll take a motorized surfboard! (or Jet ski as we call them today). Also I think having guys in suits demonstrating water inventions is a great idea. I’ll take a motorized surfboard! (or Jet ski as we call them today). Also I think having guys in suits demonstrating water inventions is a great idea.

]]> By: Robert http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-1863766 Robert Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:46:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/#comment-1863766 Haha yes, lighted tires. Haha yes, lighted tires.

]]> By: Gauldar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-1863760 Gauldar Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:40:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/#comment-1863760 Sure, until the bulb burns out or gets loose after hitting a bump which requires you to take off the tire. Sure, until the bulb burns out or gets loose after hitting a bump which requires you to take off the tire.

]]> By: MadMolecule http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-1863755 MadMolecule Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:22:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/#comment-1863755 The lighted tires (#12) are COMPLETELY AWESOME. The lighted tires (#12) are COMPLETELY AWESOME.

]]> By: dwaynex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-1863730 dwaynex Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:46:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/#comment-1863730 The gun that shoots around corners is making a comeback. The Israelis have a rifle that breaks in the middle (really a pistol on a stock) with an attached mirror and laser site for the same purpose. Also the U.S. is developing a scope with remote eyepiece that allows a soldier to hold their weapon over a wall or around a corner for observation. The gun that shoots around corners is making a comeback. The Israelis have a rifle that breaks in the middle (really a pistol on a stock) with an attached mirror and laser site for the same purpose. Also the U.S. is developing a scope with remote eyepiece that allows a soldier to hold their weapon over a wall or around a corner for observation.

]]> By: Susano http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-1863567 Susano Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:23:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/#comment-1863567 Some of the inventions are silly (I won't say dumb), but some were invented for reasons not readily apparent. The Germans created the curved gun barrel so you could fire at infantry around your tank through a vision block. It was also used for house-to-house fighting (complete with sight that let you see around the corner). The mini TV and the TV glasses look like stuff we have today (iPod anyone?) while the rocket pack was considered a viable method of infantry transport for a while. There's a working Birdman suit now (didn't Neatorama feature it?) and I'll bet the flying platform ended up as the basis for NASA's lunar lander test vehicle. Oh, and I think we call the external turkey roaster a rotisserie cooker these days. Some of the inventions are silly (I won’t say dumb), but some were invented for reasons not readily apparent. The Germans created the curved gun barrel so you could fire at infantry around your tank through a vision block. It was also used for house-to-house fighting (complete with sight that let you see around the corner).

The mini TV and the TV glasses look like stuff we have today (iPod anyone?) while the rocket pack was considered a viable method of infantry transport for a while. There’s a working Birdman suit now (didn’t Neatorama feature it?) and I’ll bet the flying platform ended up as the basis for NASA’s lunar lander test vehicle. Oh, and I think we call the external turkey roaster a rotisserie cooker these days.

]]> By: nemo http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-1863495 nemo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:39:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/28/30-stupidest-inventions-ever/#comment-1863495 Some of these were seriously dumb, but the Rocket Belt? It's a Jet Pack. How can Jet Packs not be brilliant awesome genius? Some of these were seriously dumb, but the Rocket Belt? It’s a Jet Pack. How can Jet Packs not be brilliant awesome genius?

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