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[–]te_9 85 points86 points ago*

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It's all fun and games until some panicked bystander calls SWAT on your ass for your dog leash.

[–]dehydratedpink 11 points12 points ago

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Can't we walk around with guns in america anyway?

[–]SIR_FURT_WIGGLEPANTS 7 points8 points ago

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As long as people can see it, it's legal to carry with out a permit. Also it has to be in a non threatening manner.

[–]SsouthernGent 4 points5 points ago

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What state do you live in that allows this?

[–]fedja 8 points9 points ago

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They're called "open carry states".

[–]ShakaUVM 2 points3 points ago

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California just banned open carry, actually.

[–]kev8d 110 points111 points ago

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Can someone explain what's special about the computer desk?

[–]pizzasnail 26 points27 points ago

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I literally stared at it for like 10 minutes trying to figure out the interesting and or cool trick they had used to make a special computer desk. Nope, just a desk.

[–]xbops 16 points17 points ago

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I think it was just a plank of wood original? need some backup!

[–]ch13fw 66 points67 points ago

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It was a door.

[–]caramelbear 37 points38 points ago

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I pretty much have the same thing, except its from ikea.

[–]servohahn 4 points5 points ago*

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Yes. And so far as I know, this has been a common thing to do ever since there have been doors...

[–]Milhouse_is_a_meme 2 points3 points ago

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I worked at a gaming/internet cafe for a few years, all our desks were doors.

[–]IsomorphicAlgorithm 33 points34 points ago

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[–]reddell 19 points20 points ago

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What about the random Nokia cell phone? Just a pic of the phone, nothing else.

[–]Binkleberry 7 points8 points ago

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Yeah, but it's only the most indestructible cellphone ever mass produced.

[–]canigetarefund 2 points3 points ago

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I've been through a fair few of them but would attest to their sturdy design. The times that they've broken have been when I've forcibly thrown them at the pavement, went at them with a knife or have stamped on them repeatedly. On a side note I implore anyone with anxiety or anger issues to talk about them with a specialist if possible, there are therapies and medications which can make the world of difference.

My current 3310 has lasted me a whole month and I forsee it lasting me 'til the day I die.

[–]TheKingOfThePark 127 points128 points ago

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It's like a SkyMall catalog.

[–]ThisIsWhyImBroke 42 points43 points ago

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[–]i_practice_santeria 8 points9 points ago

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How often is it updated? I remember most of those items from the last time I visited.

[–]ThisIsWhyImBroke 8 points9 points ago

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It's updated once a day. Check the /new section.

[–]i_practice_santeria 2 points3 points ago

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Gotcha, thanks. I guess the frontpage was just mostly similar.

[–]down_vote_magnet 2 points3 points ago

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[–]NiggaIsYouSerious 561 points562 points ago

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"The genius of reddit" is a bit misleading. Most of these are from other websites. Some of these things aren't even real, they are just concept designs.

[–]dyboc 428 points429 points ago

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Genius of reddit is more in the realms of ice soap and 2AM chili.

[–]gloomdoom 87 points88 points ago

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ICE CHILI SOAP

[–]FireNova 64 points65 points ago

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ice soap usually is abit chili, ey? ey guys?

[–]Logic_Voice 23 points24 points ago*

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The guy who made the 2am chili actually has an excellent blog with similarly drawn recipies. They are quite good!

:edit: http://www.cookingcomically.com/

[–]jlking3 4 points5 points ago

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You, my friend, have just made all the time I have spent, and will ever spend on Reddit, worth it in bourbon-flavored whipped cream spades.

[–]lokialex 43 points44 points ago

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I think he's just saying that he ran into all of this on Reddit, not that redditors came up with the ideas.

But yes I agree, it is a misleading title.

[–]AkaSpecs 50 points51 points ago*

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I actually ended up making my own version of the Led Shower Head, but with more variance in the color divisions.

Link For anyone interested.

Edit: Sorry for the poor video quality and sound.

[–]Jigsus 12 points13 points ago

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I have the version in the photo and it failed after about a month of use. Apparently it can't stand the heat of hot water. Does yours have this sort of issue too?

[–]parcivale 5 points6 points ago

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Ummm... that kind of problem would be a dealbreaker for me when it comes to buying a shower nozzle. I only take cold showers to practice my ability to withstand torture.

[–]yaredw 47 points48 points ago

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I gotta say, using zip-ties on your bike tires like that will seriously fuck up your brakes.

[–]spm248 20 points21 points ago

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Unless you are rich and have discs.

[–]Azog 9 points10 points ago

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Unless you got disk brakes, amirite?

[–]NeVoTiJo 7 points8 points ago

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This can't be emphasized enough...

[–]DONT_TRUST_THIS_POST 239 points240 points ago

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Many of those items do not exist and are simply rendered images.

[–]JimmyDThing 99 points100 points ago

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Almost all are extremely bad ideas, just will not work, or both.

[–]pnettle 61 points62 points ago

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Yeah. Thats pretty much exactly what I thought as I went down the list. I even argued with myself over why the pen that scans the color would never work. I won that argument BTW.

[–]JimmyDThing 25 points26 points ago

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Theoretically it could work for a "light" pen. But it would never work with ink. The fact that someone put that much time into that image but doesn't understand that pigment coloring != light (RGB) coloring.

[–]dwwoelfel 37 points38 points ago*

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It can work if the pigments are replaced with cyan, magenta, and yellow. That's how printers work.

wikipedia reference

[–]Englishmuffin1 24 points25 points ago*

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It would need black ink too. CMYK is Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and blacK.

EDIT: TIL K actually stands for Key but Black is commonly used as the Key colour.

[–]mystichobo 5 points6 points ago

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Would also be pretty cool integrated with a graphics tablet.

[–]blueatlanta 2 points3 points ago

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would have been funnier if you lost the argument

[–]frogger42 2 points3 points ago

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I just tried the one where you cut the top of a bottom and screw the lid over a plastic bag to seal it. It works brilliantly. That is such a useful tip!

I can imagine several of these working. The window that folds out into a small balcony is an AMAZING idea. It would improve highrise apartments enormously.

[–]Propagation 12 points13 points ago

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The flying alarm clock is a few years off yet also, we don't even have flying cars yet

[–]Deddan 8 points9 points ago

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[–]JimmyDThing 6 points7 points ago

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I know you're joking, but that's one of the ones I don't understand the application. Just put your alarm clock on the other side of the room.

[–]TragedyT 24 points25 points ago

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I can easily stumble over to the other side of the room and back and be conscious for a total of no more than two seconds, a short enough amount of time for plausible deniability.

If instead I had to fumble about in the air like a depressed zombie, trying to catch a stupid buzzing flying thing, I would very likely stub my toe or bang my head on something, causing me to become awake and upset.

While I don't doubt this device works, I think I'd rather just be late for work.

[–]JimmyDThing 27 points28 points ago

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The flying alarm clocks are not designed to stay airborne. They just fly away from the side of your bed so you have to go get it.

I don't think any alarm clock would work for you. You seem pretty determined about not getting up.

[–]TragedyT 18 points19 points ago

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Not according to the sales pitch:

When your alarm goes off it starts to spin and takes off into the air, while the siren-esque alarm sounds. It will continue to do this until you've caught the flying bit and slotted it back into the top of the clock.

Presumably that means it skitters along the ceiling like a berserk daddy long-legs. Nice.

You are correct in that I am determined not to get up. No job should start before midday.

[–]Mariospeedwagen 2 points3 points ago

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"It will continue to do this" refers to the alarm sounding. The flying bit is just a piece of plastic helicopter blades that shoots off onto some random part of your floor.

[–]TragedyT 8 points9 points ago

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That's very disappointing. I intend to sue everyone in this thread.

[–]suo 2 points3 points ago

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But I haven't said anythin.... fuck.

[–]SpeclalK 12 points13 points ago

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[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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When did Skymall make a website?

[–]CaptainExtravaganza 2 points3 points ago

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Tell me the wine glass is real, man.

[–]Adamski42 42 points43 points ago

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I remember mass producing those bow and arrow pens like a third world arms dealer. They can get pretty nasty depending on how you make them.

[–]MrAcidFace 7 points8 points ago

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Quite a few lunch times in detention for me as well.

[–]kryptn 12 points13 points ago

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Yeah, I've drawn blood before. Not my blood though.

[–]MmmVomit 47 points48 points ago

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It's not hard to draw blood with a pen.

[–]iwannaquitreddit 14 points15 points ago

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As long as it's a red one.

[–]PapaSlaps 9 points10 points ago

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[–]Big_Timber 2 points3 points ago

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Ever roll a sheet of paper to the diameter of a skittle and use it like a skittle blowgun? You can blast those fuckers so hard they shatter upon impact 10 meters away.

[–]FridayNightSargin 34 points35 points ago

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The pick made of PCB sounds like a horrible idea.

[–]DeepFriedChildren 11 points12 points ago

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yeah, you've end up with about 8 million splinters for sure.

[–]rhubarbbus 7 points8 points ago

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Not to mention fiber glass all over your strings.

[–]Sam_Strong 4 points5 points ago

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yea. there would be almost no flexibility.

[–]ChippedMetalCig 63 points64 points ago

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Random Nokia phone?

[–]Leo-D 60 points61 points ago

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Nokia phones are like highlanders, they can only be destroyed by other Nokia phones.

[–]WeHaveIgnition 12 points13 points ago

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lol, it never breaks i guess

[–]blooregard325i 41 points42 points ago

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It's Reddit genius!

[–]webchimp32 71 points72 points ago

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And now we wait for the inevitable repost flood.

Good collection, had missed a few of those.

[–]Cloud9AintHalfBad 72 points73 points ago

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No one has ever successfully folded the stretchy sheet.

[–]jayhawkai 52 points53 points ago

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Step 1: fold the top sheet. Step 2: crumble the fitted sheet and stuff underneath your nicely folded top sheet.

[–]fearofthesky 6 points7 points ago

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Alternatively, The Bachelor Method:

Step 1: Jam in cupboard. Step 2: Open a motherfucking beer.

[–]rumforbreakfast 2 points3 points ago

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Or just cram it all inside a pillow case!

[–]anyalicious 20 points21 points ago

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I have a pile of perfectly folded fitted sheets in front of me that beg to differ.

[–]Jomha 34 points35 points ago

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You browse Reddit with a bunch of fitted sheets in front of you?

[–]anyalicious 39 points40 points ago

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When I am at work in the laundry room of my hotel, yes.

[–]MilkTaoist 2 points3 points ago

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This gave me an "I'm old" moment. I was wondering why you had a computer in the laundry room then I remembered smartphones exist.

[–]MmmVomit 6 points7 points ago

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That pic sucks. This video doesn't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHTyH2nuFAw

[–]HitlerBacon 9 points10 points ago

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pics. it happened.

[–]Right_on_BRO 2 points3 points ago

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Screenshot or it didn't happen. Those were PICS BRO.

BTW, does your username and my replying to you put me at 2 degrees of Kevin Bacon?

[–]Fedcab 23 points24 points ago

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I have one of those coffee tables that lifts up to couch laptop level, and it is awesome.

[–]TheDEW 10 points11 points ago

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I've been looking for one of these

[–]Propagation 5 points6 points ago

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Is it stable?

I looks like its going to fall over in the posted pic

[–]Fedcab 2 points3 points ago

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It has some real heft to give it stability. Laptop, plates of food, drinks, all at the same time. It's really nice. I think we got it at Target, though I don't see it on their website.

[–]CutterJohn 166 points167 points ago*

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Slotted bedsheets - Massive pain in the ass to clean/change.

Lit up shower head - Nifty. Pointless, but nifty.

Phone steering wheel - Great until the game has buttons to push. Also, I feel a better wheel could be found.

Onion shaped napping aid - Good way to suffocate. Looks ridiculous.

Wine bottle with glass - Looks useless.

Gun leash - Clever, but a great way to get the cops called.

Chain clock - Brilliant!

Banana stand headphone holder - Brilliant!

Battery with charger built in - Would be nice if it didn't mean sacrificing at least 33% of your battery life to have it.

Wrist contraption - Does not exist. If it did, its still far to huge and clunky. Large unprotected screen area would be very prone to damage.

Arm pillow - Fails when arm is removed due to lack of central support.

Rubber band screw extractor trick - Not all that effective, but at least something to try. Proper screw extractors work better.

Pen bow - Eh.

Circuit board pick - not bad.

Bag of chips > bowl of chips - Not bad.

Zip tie ice chains - Pretty good, though I question how long it will last. -As pointed out below, would be extremely detrimental to braking. I change my opinion to 'Impractical and outright dangerous'.

How to fold the fitted sheet - Impressive as a mental exercise, but who folds sheets?

Fork/knife/spoon pen caps - Pointless. Saves little room over regular utensils. Combines two items that are in no way related.

Cheap gaming mat - Useful if on an extreme budget. Mouse pads are hardly expensive unless you buy something branded for some reason.

Bacon hot dog turtle - I fear the inside will be undercooked, and the outside overcooked. Also, meat overload.

Tea cup - Only useful if you fail to realize you can add more milk, and so can adjust it until its where you want.

Exercise bike mario cart - Not actually a new idea, just mixing the bike makers idea with reddit nostalgia.

Collapsible bong - Cleaning would be an issue, as would leaks. There are far handier methods for portable pot smoking.

Target alarm clock - Get more sleep so you wake up on time.

Beer Chess - Chess takes a long time, beer gets warm. Also, not a lot of crossover between people that want to play chess and people that want to drink up to 16 beers in one sitting.

Bottle cap bag sealer - Mangles the bag.

Sandwiches in bread bag - Not bad. Not great, but not bad.

Flashlight door handle - Piss poor design that has no strength. Put any torque on the handle and it will snap.

Extendable balcony - No method to open just the window. Unsightly when folded up. Increased complexity of the seals create a leak hazard. Undoubtedly costs more, and is less safe, than a permanent balcony would be.

Weird folding chair design - Doesn't actually fold up much. Wood is very heavy, that chair would weigh easily 2-3 times as much as a similar aluminum chair. Would tend to sag as it aged. I forsee huge issues with attaching the cloth to the wood.

Color matching pen - I'm curious how they plan to clean the head to prevent color contamination. Still, kinda nifty.

Extending coffee table - These things are cool. And have existed since LONG before reddit. Still, nice, and they should be standard.

Stacking USB cables - Genius!

Giraffe lamp - meh

Dude pulling his own plug night light - Very clever!

Key guiding lock - I might suggest drinking less.

Teapot stand - Looks like a great idea, especially for old folks with poor arm strength.

Pizza scissors - I'm not sure I want to admit that I eat enough pizza to think this is pretty cool...

Oreo dippers - If your fingers melt in milk you have more serious issues.

Finger guard for cutting vegetables - Could be good for the more clumsy among us.

Chop sticks with clothes pin spring - Just use a fork.

Lawn thing - Used up a huge amount of floor space for what is at best a single nice spot to sit.

Non foaming cups - Sacrifices a ton of stability to prevent the pourer from having to pick the cup up.

Spikey wall rack - Ok I guess. Just a standard pegboard with a non standard design.

Bed table end tables - Not bad, though requires a flat hardwood floor, and I forsee jamming issues. Also takes a very specific size of bed to function.

Door in a door in a door - Kids would love it. Not very structurally sound though.

Baby hooks for bathroom stalls - Seems functional enough. Most bathrooms have a handicap stall where you can park the stroller though.

Dust mop slippers - Seems slippery. Can't wear them outside. So wide they could be a trip hazard. Would attract psycho cat attacks.

Tea hangar - Trying too hard to be clever.

D cell shaped salt and pepper shakers - I approve

"Stop asking me how i did it" brand arm slings - Clever.

Toilet bowl shaped water dish - Grandmothers the world over would love this.

Chair thing - Kinda cute.

Condometric - Considering what the #1 insecurity among men is, I feel this product was not well thought out.

Keyboard lunch tray - Looks incredibly annoying.

Nokia phone - ???

Book laptop case - Nifty.

Car dealer code - May have been true some place.

Han solo ice cubes - Fun novelty item, but in the end its just ice. Also, very long and thin.. Considering how infrequently i can get square cubes out of the tray without cracking them, I think we'd be going through a lot of Hans. -Someone pointed out that the tray is silicon, which would greatly improve the odds of getting Han out intact.

Stalker seat cover - Useful for freaking people out.

Copy paste thingy - Ctr+C, Ctr+V

Butter slicer - Still doesn't address the issue of trying to spread cold butter onto bread.

Door as a computer desk - Laminated doors are not know for their strength. Good luck anchoring the feet to it.

Alternate method of hanging pants - I approve of this and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

Female to female adaptor for the filling of small toothpaste tubes from large ones - Works I guess. Not sure if small tooth paste is so expensive that I'd bother.

A method for hiding your liquid lunch supplies at work - Very nice.

Page holder open device - Am I the only one who has never actually had this problem?

Drugs - While the ingredients may be the same, it must be cautioned that the pills still may not be. One may be time release and the other not, and other things of that nature.

Bookcase - I fear its design is going to make it not very ideal for the holding of actual books, and will become quite unreadable once full of books. The tetris bookcase is superior imo.

2L pour spouts - Never had much of an issue with the old fashioned method.

Cereal bowl - Not bad, though I'm one of the heathens that lets their cereal sit until its mush before eating.

Hot sauce spray nozzle - As it dries, it will tend to clog the nozzle.

Pancake pillows - Nice

Flying alarm clock - Again, get more sleep.

Sofa to bunk bed - Thats... Pretty damned brilliant, actually. Looks quite stable as well.

Odd 2 person rocking chair - Looks seriously annoying to get in and out of. 2 person nature locks it into that extreme reclining position.

Anti theft lunch bag - May not get stolen, but may get someone to throw it out.

Ipod walkman case - Pretty sweet, tbh.

Spaghetti measuring device - Weight is a better measure. This only works for a single type of noodle.

Cassette tape phone case - Not bad. Not bad at all.

Size 1,450 slipper - Pretty sure this was a publicity stunt.

[–]twcaiwh 42 points43 points ago

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...did you just critique a year's worth of /r/shutupandtakemymoney?

[–]CutterJohn 20 points21 points ago

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Yes. Yes I did. I was actually having fun and didn't realize how long it was getting until after I posted it.

[–]mattmcinnis 10 points11 points ago

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I agree on almost everything you said except for the sandwiches in the bread bag... I just picture someone ending up with a bunch of soggy sandwiches. There's nothing like making a fresh sandwich. Mmm sandwiches.. Damn why is it 5am and not lunchtime.

[–]wiresnips 15 points16 points ago

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Condometric - Considering what the #1 insecurity among men is, I feel this product was not well thought out.

Make the inches on the ruler slightly shorter than standard.

[–]thebendavis 2 points3 points ago

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Latex stretches and contracts quite a bit to begin with. Would not be an accurate measurement under most circumstances.

[–]gerusz 2 points3 points ago

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It's in centimeters. I guess there would be some people who are stupid enough to believe that it's in inches though...

[–]promonk 5 points6 points ago

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You should go into marketing, Wire's Nips.

[–]ClownFundamentals 8 points9 points ago

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People keep saying your list is cynical, but I think you're spot on. Some are clever ideas, some are awful ideas, and most are just eh ideas.

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[–]nfsnobody 7 points8 points ago

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Not everyone is from <insert your country here> buddy!

[–]CutterJohn 5 points6 points ago*

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I work nights, and keep the schedule on my weekend so as not to fuck my sleep cycle up. :)

Fucking keep it - The city will still tow it, and still send you a bill. You could have gotten a couple hundred in scrap from it.

Coma prank - Might freak some people out a bit. Some may not put it together and just think each person is a loon and dismiss them.

[–]dvsdrp 4 points5 points ago

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We have the Han Solo mould. It's made from flexible silicon so would be easy to extract ice.

We used it to create Star Wars themed chocolates for my son's birthday.

[–]CutterJohn 5 points6 points ago

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Interesting. If its silicon, and not hard plastic, then I rescind my criticisms and think it would be a fun novelty for any fan of Star Wars.

[–]ShakaUVM 4 points5 points ago

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Drugs - While the ingredients may be the same, it must be cautioned that the pills still may not be. One may be time release and the other not, and other things of that nature.

Diphenhydramine and other drugs in its class are used as anti-nausea/anti-emetics, antihistamines, and sleep aids. Off-label use (if you can even call it that) is very popular with them. Buy whatever is cheapest, as long as it's identical to what your doctor has recommended.

[–]ZenGenX 1 point2 points ago

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You rip half the things apart but you like the pancake pillows? Those are the the stupidest things I have ever seen.

[–]NameTak3r 2 points3 points ago

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You're an engineer aren't you?

[–]CutterJohn 2 points3 points ago

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Technician/maintenance, so a subset of engineering I suppose.

[–]ShutNot 2 points3 points ago

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This is why we can't have nice things.

[–]Disgruntled__Goat 2 points3 points ago

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Arm pillow - Fails when arm is removed due to lack of central support.

The main problem with this is you are lying on your arm so you'll get incredible cramp when you wake up in the morning.

Tea cup - Only useful if you fail to realize you can add more milk, and so can adjust it until its where you want.

I assume the point is to tell others how milky you like your tea. "I like my tea Classic British colour please."

[–]Spitfire1535 2 points3 points ago

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I cannot tell you how glad I am that this wants just someone being a grumpy troll and bashing everything, but actually thinking and giving credit to the worthy devices, you have my respect sir.

[–]dulinilub 2 points3 points ago

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Zip tie ice chains - good luck braking.

[–]freegamer 2 points3 points ago

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Um the lit up showerhead is not pointless. It is a visual indicator of what temperature the water is so you know you're not stepping into a shower that is too hot/cold. Yes, you can test with your fingers, but sometimes this is awkward.

[–]eroverton 2 points3 points ago

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Fork/knife/spoon pen caps - ... Combines two items that are in no way related.

Maybe... for workaholics who eat at their desks? >_> I agree it's pointless, I'm just trying to identify the target market.

Beer Chess - Chess takes a long time, beer gets warm. Also, not a lot of crossover between people that want to play chess and people that want to drink up to 16 beers in one sitting.

I lol'd. A lot.

Toilet bowl shaped water dish - Grandmothers the world over would love this.

ಠ_ಠ

Keyboard lunch tray - Looks incredibly annoying.

Gotta disagree here. Being able to have your lunch at your desk without worrying about crumbs or drips in your keyboard is fantastic.

[–]MoreBeerPlease 2 points3 points ago

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Sir Buzz Killington,

I didn't know you were going by your maiden name of CutterJohn.

My only critique of your critique is that the colour matching pen would need CMYK to work correctly.

Subtractive colour, BITCHES!

[–]uvarov 3 points4 points ago

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You're just the tiniest bit more cynical than I am. (But you don't fold your bedsheets? tsk)

[–]shillbert 7 points8 points ago

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We all just crumple them up and stuff them into a pillowcase. They're sheets, not dress shirts.

[–]CutterJohn 5 points6 points ago

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I don't actually fold anything. Shirts and pants go on hangars. Everything needs no folding. :)

[–]TimberlandXanadu 5 points6 points ago

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Wow, haters are in the house tonight. But in all honesty you've done me a great service by saving my wallet.

[–]JoxerTheMighty 29 points30 points ago

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And yet the genius of ice soap goes unappreciated.

[–]bonix 3 points4 points ago

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Shhh I think we are pretending that never happened.

[–]Kolada 25 points26 points ago

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I'm not trying that circular light bulb steering wheel thing. I know how I can get into a video game and that looks like a handful of broken glass

[–]h2omanjace 10 points11 points ago

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And a face full of fluorescent gas.

[–]Jigsus 13 points14 points ago*

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and a lung full of mercury powder

[–]Dascandy 2 points3 points ago

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Mercury is a liquid (at room temp); it doesn't form a powder unless solid.

[–]dyson_sphere 14 points15 points ago

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"Genius of reddit"?? Did you mean 90% "industrial design school final projects"?

[–]mouthbabies 47 points48 points ago

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That chopstick contraption made me instantly angry.

[–]dkoch0608 21 points22 points ago

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Made me instantly hungry.

[–]joeblessyou 10 points11 points ago

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I was confused and didn't know what to think, but now I know the correct reaction.

[–]humanerror 3 points4 points ago

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Hunger and rage.

[–]sentimentalpirate 6 points7 points ago

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It's kind of like velcro shoes. It might be easier to learn and use, but it makes you look like an incompetent child.

[–]art0rz 19 points20 points ago

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Sorry, but this isn't the "genius of Reddit." We didn't invent these items, we merely posted them here.

[–]Zebezd 5 points6 points ago

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I think the point is the total amount of genius this redditor found on reddit in 1 year, rather than the amount of genius reddit has produced. Misleading title.

[–]einthesuperdog 5 points6 points ago

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'Instant snack bowl' needs to be combined with 'opening the bag from the bottom so all the flavor dust re-coats the chips.'

[–]smiddereens 65 points66 points ago

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What does this have to do with reddit?

[–]GraphicRed 45 points46 points ago

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It is obviously a collection of awesome things found on Reddit over the past year.

[–]joss33 92 points93 points ago

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So the ultimate repost?

[–]Hyperbeam 15 points16 points ago

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Nothing.

[–]JSweltz 22 points23 points ago

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A wonderful post, but goddammit I was supposed to go bed fifteen minutes ago.

[–]Lornaan 5 points6 points ago

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I was supposed to get up half an hour ago...

[–]P4ngurB4n 2 points3 points ago

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15 minutes? Pff, amateur. I was going to go to bed at 11pm, 1am at the absolute latest. It's now... 3:23am.

[–]3waymerge 10 points11 points ago

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You can just squeeze one toothpaste thing into another by holding them together tightly, no need for a special contraption.

[–]Kolada 22 points23 points ago

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Why would someone want to do this? Im trying t come up with something and I cant figure it out.

[–]RoyalTease 27 points28 points ago

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Big tubes of toothpaste are cheaper, and can be used to refill smaller tubes for use at say the gym, or in an overnight or travel set.

[–]Kolada 9 points10 points ago

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Gotcha. That makes sense. Thanks.

[–]mathazar 5 points6 points ago

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Or maybe consolidating some half-used tubes into a single tube?

[–]youguysareseriousheh 11 points12 points ago

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You brush your teeth at the gym?

[–]kryptn 20 points21 points ago

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Some people even shower!

[–]roolala 8 points9 points ago

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Could someone provide a better explanation of that car sticker price/JCO one please? Maybe I'm just slow because it's so late but...don't get it.

[–]Kolada 17 points18 points ago*

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Ok, so look at the # shape. Each 'box' in there has a unique shape, be it the full box in the middle or the 'L' shape in the upper right hand corner. If you plug in 1,2,3,4... in the boxes as they appear on a dial pad for a phone, each unique shape is represented by a number 1-9. Now, you'll see three shapes on the tag of the car somewhere. You figure out what numbers align with the shapes that are on the tag and that is the lowest a salesmen can sell you the car without asking a manager for permission. So if its an 'L' shape, then a '[' shape, then a full box, that lines up with 3, 6, 9. The lowest price a salesmen can sell you that car without a manager is $36,900.

Hope that helps!

Edit: $36,500

[–]kurosennin 9 points10 points ago

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Wouldn't that be $36,500 by what you described?

[–]Kolada 9 points10 points ago

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Yep. Thanks. I'm drinking a little bit.

[–]zburdsal 3 points4 points ago

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[–]liljimz18 2 points3 points ago

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are there any pictures of these symbols on an actual car?

[–]Mafus 10 points11 points ago

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A lot of these items can be found on www.thisiswhyimbroke.com.

[–]bigmouth_strikes 10 points11 points ago

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We're still missing the step between pictures 3 and 4 on the fitted sheet folding one (despite it giving birth to the Wadsworth constant).

[–]Deinosmos 11 points12 points ago

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[–]capn_untsahts 10 points11 points ago

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Saw I guy wearing those around campus yesterday... he was just walking, which seems like kind of a waste when you could be bounding around like a goddam kangaroo

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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He was probably just happy to have escaped that damn laboratory alive.

[–]captainrex 2 points3 points ago

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I already want him gone.

[–]TooJays 2 points3 points ago

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I used my cousin-in-law's, they're pretty fun. It is a bit more effort to walk, but even walking is fast as shit.

[–]nawoanor 2 points3 points ago

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You probably want to learn how to walk before you run at crazyspeed.

[–]galorin 5 points6 points ago

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Saw three guys in those in the local supermarket. Not sure what they did wrong but they were in the process of taking them off and being handcuffed by the police.

[–]DerpThang 10 points11 points ago

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The screwdriver and the rubber band.... Woah.

[–]dnalloheoj 24 points25 points ago

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Before you try it, be aware that it doesn't work very well.

If the screw is already stripped, it does no good. Realistically it's more of a preventative measure to make a somewhat stripped screw not get any worse.

And even then, it doesn't work very well.

[–]Oscillate_Wildly 2 points3 points ago

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What if you used something thinner? My dad has a magnetic screw driver that helps as my hand shakes quite a lot but I've stripped more screws than I can count. ):

[–]KilledYourGod 3 points4 points ago*

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To avoid stripping a screw in the first place (at least when screwing into wood), run the screw down the side of a bar of soap. Thing goes into wood like it would go into butter. Next time you're replacing a deck, you'll thank me.

[–]moolcool 24 points25 points ago

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These, for the most part, are some of the least practical inventions I've ever seen

[–]PinkySlayer 37 points38 points ago

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you're trying to tell me you don't need a product that can both 1) hold your butter AND 2)slice it perfectly? Yeah right, buddy. yeah right.

[–]workroom 8 points9 points ago

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Maybe the oneclickbuttercutter demo video would convince him otherwise?

[–]pdnick 3 points4 points ago

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So it's pretty much like every pic-dump I see when I'm on Stumbleupon?

[–]ComplacentBard 3 points4 points ago

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As for the bottle bag, I still say you should just put that shit in the bottle.

[–]pranavrc 3 points4 points ago

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As a very practical and useful concept, this belongs in that album more than most of that other stuff there.

[–]I_Work_For_The_GovT 17 points18 points ago

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The gun dog walker is kind of dangerous, I'd think. I can imagine a cop being a dick about it.

[–]polluteconversation 22 points23 points ago

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I want to know what dog owner sees that leash and thinks "OH MAN that totally looks like I'm about to shoot my beloved, innocent dog in the back of the head WHERE CAN I GET ONE".

It would be like a baby bjorn with a knife handle protruding from the baby's back: good for a solitary chuckle, but would you really want to walk around in public with that thing?

[–]Goldberry 2 points3 points ago

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Hehehe, I think it's hilarious. But I would definitely be concerned about cops. If the leash wasn't retractable, it might be a little better.

[–]DeepFriedChildren 11 points12 points ago

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you mean you can imagine a cop seeing you brandishing it and be put into an awkward position when he tells you to drop it.

[–]GeorgeRomero 29 points30 points ago

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That RGB pen is absolutely genius... if you only want to draw in Red, Green, Blue, Purple, and Brown.

[–]MissPandora 27 points28 points ago

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Yes! Bring on CMYK pen!

[–]Aroca 14 points15 points ago

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I've seen all of them except for This one

Please tell me this has been made. Then please tell me how to purchase said contraption.

[–]Shocking 46 points47 points ago

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is it really that hard to Ctrl+C then Ctrl+V?

[–]Aroca 61 points62 points ago

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Not really, I just like flicking things.

[–]TimberlandXanadu 4 points5 points ago

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Are you any good with beans?

[–]LoneWolfComando 2 points3 points ago

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;)

[–]JustinBieber313 3 points4 points ago

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why is this wierd lever/switch on the side of a keyboard any better than ctrl c ctrl v?

[–]fireants 2 points3 points ago

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Buy a 5 button programmable mouse instead (I use a microsoft intellimouse).

[–]Jigsus 14 points15 points ago

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That is the most retarded one on the list

[–]Hufftey 10 points11 points ago

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scrolling scrolling scrolling Looks at side bar Mother of God.

[–]NicholsonsEyebrows 6 points7 points ago

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I know its not the most interesting on there but the bottle top/ bag dispenser is genius, hadn't seen that one! Will be using.

[–]Funktapus 2 points3 points ago

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Some of those belong on Skymall. The rest are too stupid for Skymall.

[–]dave_casa 2 points3 points ago

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I like the pen which scans a color, then reproduces it using RGB inks. Someone put so much effort into those models, yet has never changed an ink cartridge, never mind understood the difference between additive and subtractive color.

[–]Bardlar 2 points3 points ago

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I like the Alaskan Pipeline style USBs. Also the butter dispenser.

Would a Copy/Paste switch really be necessary?! Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V are equally fast, if not quicker.

[–]gloomdoom 2 points3 points ago

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AKA: how easy it is to confuse redditors into looking for products that were never even created and won't be created.

[–]P1ofTheTicket 9 points10 points ago

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I like how you went and saved half the images from thisiswhyimbroke.com, then reuploaded them yourself

[–]RandomStranger79 5 points6 points ago

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Some of these are great, but there are a few that I just don't get. Like, why is there a random picture of an old nokia cell phone? Also several of these were designed by Suck UK, and they're awesome people who make fun stuff, so go and give them all your money.

[–]Sugar_buddy 3 points4 points ago

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I KEEP THROWING MONEY AT MY SCREEN BUT NOTHING IS HAPPENING.

[–]DeepFriedChildren 3 points4 points ago

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At least a few of those ideas are awful. The pistol leash for starters could absolutely not be that color.

[–]Maboz 2 points3 points ago

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I dont get this one..? http://i.imgur.com/GkrJS.png

[–]zburdsal 10 points11 points ago

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For stripped screws

[–]superawesomeq 4 points5 points ago

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Where's the ice soap?

[–]bellarogue 1 point2 points ago

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My take on the Oreo Solution: Take a fork, turn it so the tines are sideways and then stick it into the side of the Oreo, right into the filling. Dunk. Eat. Repeat.