Unusual Inventions

Do you think today’s gadgets are strange? Just wait until you hear about the inventions that never became popular.

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Transcript

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Welcome to the Cashley Show. We are Kevin and Ashley.

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What is up?

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We start this podcast after recent tragedies to take a break from negativity and discover the good news happening all around us. Today we are talking about unusual inventions.

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Current ones or just in all of time?

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In all not all of time. There's so many weird ones. I just picked some.

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Some specific ones.

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Yeah, there's I could do probably ten episodes on this.

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Jeez. Alright.

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There's a lot. History is packed with unusual ideas. Some are funny, some are a bit scary, but all show real creativity. For every smartphone or electric car, there's a head exerciser, a ball blinder, or even a floating bed hidden in the past.

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These A floating bed?

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Yeah, you'll have to wait. Second to the last one.

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All the way at the end. It's a lot of waiting.

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These forgotten inventions show how innovative people can be, even if their ideas aren't always practical or safe. From explosive golf clubs to hamster vests, here are some of the strangest gadgets ever imagined. Yeah, you have to wait. What was First up is head exerciser.

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A head exerciser? Is this the thing?

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You have it on the TV. This is like that game that we talked about. Yeah, as we say.

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From Australia where like they attach some lizard something game, like is what they called it or whatever.

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I remember what they called it.

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Right, they attach like chains to their neck or something and pull against each other.

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But this one they're biting.

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Yeah, I see the mouth guard image.

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In 1923, the head exerciser was the ultimate test of trust between friends. Or maybe just as a a disaster waiting to happen. To use it, you and your partner would each bite down on a metal plate.

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A metal plate? I mean, I guess it was the nineteen twenties, so they didn't really have mouth guards. Like silicone or whatever, yeah.

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Both attached to a spring.

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Yeah, this is definitely early 1900s. Metal and springs going in your mouth.

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The goal is to pull away from each other in a strange dental tug-of-war, supposedly to boost circulation.

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Circulation of what?

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Your teeth?

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Yeah, your gums where your tooth was yanked out. This is madness. And it's like in that picture, it's a husband and wife, is what it looks like. Like the children go to bed and we do neck head exercise? Is that what it is?

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Biting on metal plates with a spring attached. Doesn't sound like fun. They didn't have TV to watch. I went the kids went to bed, so they had to do something.

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I've watched some bad TV, but it's all better than this.

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Next one is the 12 gauge golf club. Here is a picture.

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What does that mean? A 12 gauge like a shotgun?

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12 gauge? So what is your golf game missing some excitement? Meet the 12 gauge golf club. Patented in 1979. This golf club promises explosive drives, literally. It comes with a barrel, muzzle, and a rear trap door for loading your chosen charge. Light up your firing pin with the club's sweet spot, and with a bang, your golf clubs will shoot down the fairway. Next up is the Well, wait, I want to know more about that.

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So like you put in like a shotgun shell or something and it just blasts it? Like do you have to swing? Or do you just set the club there and then like hit a button or something or pull a trigger and it just like and just shoot your golf ball?

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Okay, yes, I meant that.

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Let's do it. Just do the top one.

unknown 4:05

Yeah.

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Isn't that 12 gauge? Yeah. Okay. Yeah, Donovan Mitchell definitely drives a Tahoe? Yeah, drives a $21,000 Tahoe that he bought on Carmax, for sure.

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That's in the trace.

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Yeah, I was gonna say that doesn't seem like a great That's not the 12 gauge. Yeah, just like bow.

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So why even play golf?

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Yeah, exactly. Yeah, right? It's got like little charges, see there that it puts it down in. It's maybe not the 12 gauge golf club from the 1970s, but it's the same idea, same thing. No. Just modernized.

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Weird. Next up, anti-eating mouth cage. Even better. You got a muzzle.

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Oh.

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Yeah, that's straight up a dog muzzle for a human.

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But if you crave a couple of things, I guess it has a little lock on it.

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In 1982, the anti-eating mouth cage was designed to let you breathe and talk, but it also put a real lock on your snacking. With a metal barrier attached to your face and locked in place, even the most tempting treats are out of reach. So you're gonna go to work like this. Go to your meetings.

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Yeah, just wear a straight jacket and put this hockey mask on your face or whatever, and you'll lose weight.

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Next one is the rodent blaster.

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This sounds fun. This is kind of like the golf club, but you sat next to a rodent.

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Nope, not a golf club. A gun. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

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This is straight up a literal gun.

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Pointed right at the rat's head. Forget subtle traps. This invention took pest control to the extreme. Imagine a firearm set up at the entrance of a burrow, ready to go. When a curious critter peeked out, the device would fire automatically, making for a dramatic and loud end to the rodent problem. Was it overkill? Maybe, but it was definitely memorable.

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How did it fire? Is this basically like a mouse trap, but instead of a spring with a bar, it has it has an actual literal gun.

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Yeah, I think it might be stepping on something that's attached to the trigger.

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Yeah, that's kind of what it looks like. When we had a mouse problem, right, we put up like some glue traps as well as some regular traps. So we probably had what, like six traps, eight traps. So if we went this route, we would just have eight loaded, ready-to-fire guns. Just around the house.

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Yeah. That'd be different if you have like a mole or something that you can point it down into it. Yeah, I guess. But still you have loaded guns just sitting over.

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Just a bunch of I mean, and what's a gun cost? Like two, three hundred bucks? Yeah. Times eight. Depends on what kind of gun you have. Yeah. I mean, I guess if you just have a bunch of guns laying around, might as well go this route.

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And no kids. Next one is the baby cage.

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I like baby cages. Oh, that's a different kind of baby cage. I was thinking just like a play pen, like those things you set up, right? And like they can't get out because it's too tall. But it's like soft and cushy, not an actual literal metal cage that you put on top of your baby.

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So your baby could sleep in bed with you. Kind of.

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That seems This is so you don't like roll over on your baby, but it can sleep.

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The patent on this was issued in 1998. Adults are big and babies are small. So how about keep both in the same bed without trouble? I would not sleep with a baby in the bed.

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Well, I've fallen asleep with the baby in the bed, but what if you had a baby cage? Nope. Oh. I mean you could go another direction with this. You could have an adult cage.

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Let the baby sleep in.

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You just have a big cage that keeps you in the little spot.

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I think I could be contained in a cage all night. Enter the baby cage. This clever or maybe just wild invention is an oval domed structure with strong curved crossbars sturdy enough to support an adult's weight while your baby sleeps safely underneath. Who nap time could be so dramatic?

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Yeah, that's like a the thunder dome on top of the baby. They all look happy in that picture, though. They're all smiling.

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This guy, look at his face. He's like, he looks mad. Mad smiling.

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A mad smile.

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Look at his eyes.

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He's probably the one that came up with the baby cage. This is probably his invention.

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Oh, so he loves it.

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Yep, that's why he's happy, but at the same time, he's like, this is super inconvenient.

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And awful. I have a metal bar against my back all night. Alright, next up is calculate your life expectancy watch.

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Like a watch that you wear that somehow knows the your life expectancy?

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It hold on. So ever wonder exactly how much time you have left? In 1991, life expectancy watcher moved the guesswork by combining I don't want to say that word.

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Actuarial.

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Actuarial tables and your personal health stats into a sobering gadget. Enter your details and the watch starts counting down years, months, and even minutes. It's just immediately.

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Don't enter it into the watch because then you as soon as you enter, your life's over.

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So it happens when it gets down to zero and you're still alive. Face it all that much.

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You've cheated death. Now go do whatever you want.

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That's funny. Next one is Bagman.

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I will I kinda want to know more about Life Watch. How did they I'm That doesn't make any sense? Do you use an actuary tables and like if you smoked, if you drank, do you exercise and they're just throwing it all into some sort of little algorithm?

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Yeah. Trying to pull it up.

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At least like did it look cool at least?

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There's a death clock.

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That's basically the life clock. Right? Yeah, I mean this is all like the same stuff. Like you're just putting in and it's just you put in basic information, it's just using known statistical data.

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This one only wants to know your birthday, your gender, your lifestyle. That is pessimistic or sadistic?

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Or normal. Yeah. Those are the three options?

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Nice.

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Yeah.

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I imagine it's just like what they use for calculating life insurance. We'll do mine. Uh-oh. Friendly the reminder that life is slipping away.

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That's probably something.

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I have 662 million seconds left?

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Yep.

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That's not that helpful because I don't know.

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I'm predicted to die in 2047.

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2026, so in 20 years? You're only gonna be you won't even be like retired.

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Kevin. Let's see what Kevin says.

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Well, that's not even enough information. So let's see. My lifestyle is we're gonna go with normal. Not sadistic. What's uh do you smoke? No.

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Kevin will live eleven years longer than me.

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Ooh, a billion seconds.

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2058 is when Kevin will die.

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2058. So was that 32 years? That's still not very let's still only be 74.

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Oh, I guess I should have done that.

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I think my dad's seventy-four.

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I guess we should have done the sadistic one and see if you live longer if you're a sadistic.

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Yeah.

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Alright. Next, the Bagman.

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Yo bags.

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This was patented in 1965. I don't understand. Stadium seats can be tough on your backside, and most arenas don't offer much protection from the weather. Enter the Bagman, your own plush portable shelter for facing rain, sleet, hell, or even snow in style.

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They solved homelessness in 1965.

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In style. Yeah.

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In style, yeah. It looks like someone dressed up like this is Halloween and they're a serial killer, right? With these have cereal boxes or like a big box, right? And they have the head cut out and their arms cut out.

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Yeah, can you imagine being the person sitting behind this?

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Look.

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That was my first thought. Is oh man, I wouldn't want to be behind that. I can't see anything.

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Hey, bag man.

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Get down. All right. A lap flap shields you from the weather and doubles as a snack tray. Now you can handle any storms in comfort and style.

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I kind of want one just to try it.

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I don't know if you can actually buy any of these odd things in the street.

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What do you think it's made out of? What is it? Where is it from?

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Maybe check eBay. I don't know where it's from.

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No, like what 1965? So it's gonna be like polyester and what else?

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Plastic. Probably. The Bagman. Maybe you can see you can find out on eBay. An alarming wake-up call. Ready for this?

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Okay. I'm not sure. I'm not sure what I'm seeing. There's a bed.

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There's some sort of tired of sleeping through your alarm? This invention takes waking up to a whole new level. Literally. Imagine a lightweight frame hanging above your head as you sleep, set to drop when the alarm goes off. The gentle thump will make you wake up. You'll never miss your morning call again. Don't worry. The inventor says it's lightweight enough it won't hurt you. Or just to wake you, it won't hurt you. So you see this metal cage above its head.

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Yeah. I see. Well, that's where I would put the baby in the up there in the baby cage. Now it's out of the bed. It'll wake me up in the morning. Like that's a win-win-win. These people need to get together. Alarmed baby cage.

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Next we have the ball blinder. What? Ever lose sight of your golf ball after a swing? Meet the ball blinder. A headpiece so unique and quirky that you can't miss it. Just put on the cap, look through its built-in crosshairs, and focus on your shot. Whether you hit it well or not, the ball blinder helps you see exactly where your ball started. It's the perfect way to keep your eye on the ball.

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Are people that distracted? You maybe shouldn't be golfing. So it's like horse, like what are the horse blinders or whatever? Like the police horse have in like New York City, right? But like all the way down your snout with a hole down at the end so you can see the golf ball. So How are you supposed to swing with this thing on your head?

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I don't know, but then your golf ball goes, you lose sight of it because the wind's blowing it this way, and you're like, oh I hit it this way. Where's my ball?

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Right. You have this foot-long cylinder on your face that you're trying to watch a golf ball through.

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Alright, next up we have a wearable pet display. Your daughter will want this, so we're not telling her about it.

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Oh, is this like a goldfish or something that you can a hamster.

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Hamster cage, you like vest that has run around your whole torso.

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Yeah. Our daughter would like this. He would.

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Ever wanted to turn your daily errands into a hamster adventure? No.

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Never once did I want this.

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This unusual invention lets you wear a vest or belt with a working habitat. Complete with winding see-through tunnels and snack pockets for your furry friend. Now your hamster can travel in style, and you'll always have a conversation starter.

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With who? No one's gonna come talk to you.

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Whoever likes hamsters.

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Weirdo.

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Be like, where'd you get that? I want that for my hamster. I think they'd let her work to school.

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I don't know.

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They definitely would be pushing the boundaries on the dress code. They would make a new rule, probably just for her. No animal clothing. It's not a fur coat, it's it's fake. That's not what we're talking about. Your clothing cannot hang live animals.

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Next up is the dimple drill.

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Like to give yourself dimples? Mm-hmm. Oh.

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In 1896, an inventor thought Smiles needed something extra, so the dimple drill was created. This quirky device had a rounded tip chose from ivory, marble, and India rubber. I don't know what that is. Meant to make that perfect dimple. Want a dimple? Just place this on the tip of your cheek and twist the knob and let the device gently spin against your skin. No surgery.

SPEAKER_02 17:06

Isn't that basically surgery? You're just doing it yourself?

SPEAKER_00 17:09

I feel like you don't need that to to turn it into your face. You could just hold it into your face. Why do you need it to spin?

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Yeah, I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 17:18

I don't know what all of this You spin this handle to make this go into your cheek.

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Uh so you're you're just like scarring yourself? Does it have pictures of what this looked like after? No. Should you look it up? I wanna see what what it what do these dimples look like? Because I imagine you just made a scar in your cheek where yeah, like I guess it'll dimple because it's scar tissue and not skin, so it doesn't dimple drill. Hey Dremel.

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No pictures. Alright, next we have the pet ear protectors. This look like pom-pomps on this poodle.

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Yeah, those look like like toilet paper or cardboard rolls that they just put the poor dog's ears through.

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Yes, this this part goes under its chin and this part goes around its head.

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How do these things?

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If your dog's floppy ears always end up in their food, this invention is here to help.

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Wait, will you s will you scroll back up? Pet ear I was thinking like ear defenders and stuff like protecting the the dog's hearing. That is not what this is. This is keeping their ears out of food and water bowls.

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Okay. Picture two toilet paper tubes connected with a stick. Yes. Just slip them over your dog's ears, and you're done. Suddenly those ears stick out like antennas safely away from the kibble. It's both practical and funny. It really changes meal time.

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The dog is pretty funny looking.

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Looks like the handlebars when you were a kid and had the pom-poms on the end.

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Oh yeah, yeah. On like the girls' bikes or whatever, like the pink frillies, like ribbons or whatever. Yeah.

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Alright, next we have electro fishing.

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I'm not sure. So you're gonna stand in water with like a bunch of batteries attached to your back. Is that what this is? And then you're gonna stick a probe down in the water and turn on all the electricity.

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Ready? Ready to supercharge your fishing trip? The electro shock fishing wand lets you wade into your favorite pond and send 1,000 volts of electricity into the water with one plunge.

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But you're standing in the water also.

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Fish don't stand a chance. Just drop the electrode in and watch them float to the surface. Extreme? Yes. Effective? Absolutely. Just remember to wear your rubber boots. The inventor warns that electricity and water are a dangerous mix. One mistake, and your battery pack could short out, causing severe burns, a bad shock, or even worse. With both adventure and risk, this invention is not for the faint of heart.

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Yeah, that's pretty wild. This has got two giant like car batteries strapped to his back. And then like some wires running into the water.

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It's got like a little wand that's like a what is it, like a metal detector?

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Yeah, it does look like a metal detector. You just shock the whole pond.

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Alright, next we have pierced glasses.

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I don't understand.

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Tired of losing your glasses?

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No.

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You don't have glasses. This extreme solution ends your search problems by attaching the lenses directly to the bridge of your nose. Painful? Definitely convenient? You'll never lose your glasses again.

SPEAKER_02 20:52

That seems awful.

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So do you just implant a metal bar into your bridge and then it just like people, yeah, people have like that piercing up on the bridge of their nose. Imagine taking that off. Like, is it gonna pull?

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Well, no, well, I think what it looks like is it's that bar with two balls on the end, right? Like that's like the typical piercing there. And the glasses like mount onto those balls is what it looks like.

SPEAKER_00 21:17

Won't you still lose your glasses when you take it off?

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Only if you take them off. Because it looks like they like snap. Like on the ball to either side, like they snap into place, so then they're just there. So why would you ever take them off?

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Because it hurts your face.

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Yeah, this is like the equivalent of just super gluing glasses onto your.

SPEAKER_00 21:38

So wouldn't like that pole right here, like the weight of the glasses, not the glasses are heavy, but you have like the metal bar and then the glasses, wouldn't it just be pulling on your skin?

SPEAKER_02 21:47

Well, they still have like the little nose things, so it looks like it rests on your nose. Like those are just like to attach it. Almost like you know, they solve this problem a different way with like the band that goes behind your head. Like without surgery, they solved this. Which is like a simple dollar band. But anyway.

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Nobody wants to wear those?

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Apparently.

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Next up we have the neck fanny pack.

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Can't be a neck fanny. It's not a thing. Your neck doesn't have a fanny.

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Look at this guy.

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He's all he looks like he would super glue glasses to his face.

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Probably would. Ever wish you could have a fanny pack on your neck? Ever wish your pockets could hold everything? The neck fanny pack is the answer. Hang your essentials like your phone, pens, coins, and snacks right around your neck for easy access. It's a bold fashion choice, but practically it never goes out of style.

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Do you feel like you can breathe or swallow too easily? The neck fanny pack is for you. Who wears this?

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He's got like a phone like attached to his face almost. Right up to his ear all the time.

SPEAKER_02 22:54

He's probably got a piercing through his ear. Lucky.

SPEAKER_00 22:58

Or just buy some airpods that fit in your ear. Alright, next we have the floating furniture. So this second to last.

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Okay.

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Ever want your bed to float to the ceiling?

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What?

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In 1989, floating furniture was patented. Ever wish your bed could float out of sight when you're not using it? The lighter than air furniture does just that. It elevates with helium and hangs on your ceiling. No more tripping over tables or chairs. Okay.

SPEAKER_02 23:32

Just let me stop you. It elevates with helium. Do you have any idea how heavy a mattress is? I think we all know how heavy a mattress is, right? We've all moved them. The amount of helium it's going to take.

SPEAKER_00 23:45

What if it's just the air mattress filled with helium?

SPEAKER_02 23:47

I okay, maybe.

SPEAKER_00 23:49

But how much helium could hold a mattress up? Like an air mattress even up to the center.

SPEAKER_02 23:55

It would take so much helium. This is ridiculous.

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Just pull the tether when you want a nap and watch your room change. It's space-saving magic with a bit of whimsy.

SPEAKER_02 24:10

This is like eight-year-old or seven-year-old came up with this invention. I know, we'll attach balloons to it and then the house will fly away. It makes for a fun movie, but it's not reality.

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Feeling sleepy? Simply grab the tether rope and reel your bed down from the ceiling. Nap time has never been so fun or futuristic. So don't know if you're like attaching it to the floor, and then don't you have things to trip on then?

SPEAKER_02 24:37

Right, you have to like moor your bed down to the floor. Yeah. Also, helium, like I don't know how you would contain this because like the reason that balloons stop floating is because the helium escapes, right? Like the helium atoms escape through the rubber or latex of the balloon over time, right? So you would have to constantly f go like fill up your bed or whatever this is.

SPEAKER_00 24:58

You just have a tank of helium in your house.

SPEAKER_02 25:00

Yeah, that's convenient.

SPEAKER_00 25:03

Isn't there a helium shortage?

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Probably because people started lifting their beds everywhere.

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And our final s one, you ready for this one?

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Plus, didn't they solve this with like what are they called? Murphy beds? They just like go up into the wall. Yeah. That's much more now. I know why a Murphy bed exists and a helium bed does not.

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And our final one, ready?

SPEAKER_02 25:24

I am so ready. Try and top helium bed. Go ahead. I dare you.

SPEAKER_00 25:28

You're an old headrest.

SPEAKER_02 25:33

You did it. You topped it. I can already imagine what this is. His hands are behind him. I don't want to touch that wall with my hands. Do it with your head then instead. Put your face there.

SPEAKER_01 25:52

Oh no.

SPEAKER_00 25:56

Oh, sorry. Okay. What does this be? This is where the peak goes.

SPEAKER_02 26:03

Yeah, like why I I like that the urinal and all that stuff is like lettered and numbered and got arrows.

SPEAKER_00 26:08

Yeah, we know what you have to explain what that is. Right.

SPEAKER_02 26:11

We know what the urinal part is. Also, why does the guy not have legs after his knees? He's floating. He's got helium. He's just floating.

SPEAKER_00 26:18

He's got helium body.

SPEAKER_02 26:20

And only one arm.

SPEAKER_00 26:22

So you need another one. Why is there so many numbers on this helium headrest?

SPEAKER_02 26:27

It's not a helium headrest. Just a regular headrest.

SPEAKER_00 26:32

Urinal headrest.

SPEAKER_02 26:33

Yeah, I'm not sure why it needs so many numbers.

SPEAKER_00 26:35

Some inventions make you scratch your head, while others let you rest it. Filed in 2004. 2004? Someone got tired of holding their head up while they were being a real problem that you were facing. The urinal headrest offered a padded spot so you could actually lean into your bathroom break. Whether this was clever or just strange is up for debate. But at least your head got some support when you needed it.

SPEAKER_02 27:02

But you don't scroll back up to this picture.

SPEAKER_00 27:07

Well he only has one arm.

SPEAKER_02 27:09

Using yeah. His arm is behind his back and he's leaning against the wall with his head. So like it everything's now on his neck, right? Yeah. That that's not better.

SPEAKER_00 27:20

How can you see where you're peeing? I guess it depends on the urinal.

SPEAKER_02 27:26

Uh yeah, I don't know. Again, this is why this never made it.

SPEAKER_00 27:31

While most of these inventions didn't catch on, they left more than just old patents behind. They show how bold and creative people can be. How bold and creative people can be. Willing to try anything, no matter how odd. Who knows? Today's craziest ideas might be tomorrow's must-have gadget. For now, these inventions remind us that genius and silliness are sometimes very close, and that it's always fun to look back at history's forgotten ideas.

SPEAKER_02 28:00

Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I wish some of these had like taken off or made a mark on something or made money or whatever. Because then that would give me hope.

SPEAKER_00 28:09

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 28:09

That like that I could do something. Right? I mean, if urinal headrests made money, I could do something.

SPEAKER_00 28:15

Yeah. Well, look at this. Look at all of these crazy inventions.

SPEAKER_02 28:20

Whoa. That's a lot.

SPEAKER_00 28:23

So anyone can do anything. Alright, remember, even a small act of kindness can be someone's beacon in their darkest moment. Choose kindness every day. Reach out to someone today. You have the power to change your life. Be the signal of hope this world needs to be.