The 5 Most Useless Inventions Of 2009
Lets face it, not all of man kind’s accomplishments are genius. Not all of them are even usefull. Here at CrunchPlay, we think that if we can’t laugh at ourselves, we aren’t doing anything right. So for this holiday season we are taking a look at some major fails in the world of inventing throughout 2009.
Butter Stick
Nothing says Handy like a good old Stick-o-butter. Our first useless invention is the rediculous Butter Stick.
In Car Fry-Holder
You know when you are driving and you need somewhere to put your french fries? How often would you say that is? Apparently there are people who have this problem often enough to necessitate a special device to hold your french fries while you are driving.
Pizza Cutter Fork
This is not only a stupid invention, but it is a dangerous invention. The inventor of the Pizza Cutter Fork is also the person responsible for the budet-toilet easy-chair.
Subway Chin Holder
Another dangerous invention that fails to make any sense comes to us from the subways of Japan. The Subway Chin Support device makes me wonder if they have thought how badly this could mangle a person’s spine in an accident.
Office Supply Tie
So you need to look slick, right? This means you’ll have to decorate your neck and chest with a fancy tie. But hey, you also need a place to store your business cards, scissors and other office supplies dont you? Not everyone can afford a desk.
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What I like about these inventions is not the inventions themselves, but the sense of synthesis they represent.
In his book, A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink says that the days of the knowledge worker are numbered in the West, as Asia produces enough knowledge workers at $8 per hour to supply the world.
It is people who can put things together in new ways, the so-called concept worker who is going to flourish and be worth the money a Western person is used to making who will prosper.
That is, Pink says we are now going to have to combine the world of fact with the world of art to make a middle class living in the US and elsewhere. Interesting thought.
These people have got at least part of the formula that Pink is talking about. They are using what he calls synthesis. Combine synthesis with design and beauty and we are ready to rock and roll.
I really admire your ability to take these inventions seriously and look at them in a positive light. Thank you for a more interesting take on things.
What rubbish, i can’t believe anyone can actually believe in such inventions as to motivate them to try and market any!
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I like the pizza cutter
The butter stick is just stupid
At least those inventors were creative and had tried to solve people problem..and facilitate people life..from useless inventions became useful one eventually…
Butter stick and In Car Fry-Holder are awesome! I can see myself using it.
Have you seen the gadget called DVD re-winder? That’s really useless, but it’s funny as hell and that was the whole purpose of it.
One more useless invention was iron stand for car
Great! i love that pizza cutter. thanks for the post!
Most of these are from the 90′s. None from 2009. Well done for recycling another list….
Are these inventions real for sure? If yes, I liked the first two, butter stick and fry holder lol, both are good time savers and will make it more easy.
I don’t find those two inventions to be useless.
Pizza fork and Chin Holder, not really interested and you made a good point there, it may be disastrous if there’s an accident or even a sudden break.
But If I take the other view of your article and as Gaston and Marie has pointed out, I take the lesson that our lives have got very busy and we are just looking to get the easy way out for even these basic stuffs too, like putting a butter…having a peaceful time in train…eating…being organized. We all seek easy way outs..which takes less time. I won’t be surprised if we see someone inventing portable toilet which is a sort of mini bag which you wear and making your back side look so big which catches the attention of everyone (no pun intended). Saving our time to go to toilet even lol.
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