The_Jazz

If you've paid any attention to me over the last few years, you might have noticed one of my philosophies: while individuals may be very smart, anytime "people" are involved, they're stupid." I offer here further proof to that theory.

30 Dumb Inventions - Photo Gallery, 30 Pictures - LIFE

My favorite is the baby cage.

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"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

thirdsun

The "sea shoes" made my day...(yes, that's how utterly pathetic my day has been...)

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Bill O'Rights

Illuminated tires? That's so cool!!! How did the ricers, with all of those neon lights, not pick up on these?

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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony

"Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus

It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

Xerxys

http://www.life.com/image/3423716/in...umb-inventions

This isn't dumb at all.

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underdun

I bet this woulda been a big seller in Cuba

30 Dumb Inventions - Photo Gallery, 30 Pictures - LIFE

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GreyWolf

I liked Hugo Gernsback's television glasses (he of the Hugo award for Science Fiction writing). I might finally get to watch an entire game without the kids stepping in front of the screen to get my attention.

And the curved machine gun has come a long ways... they now have an articulated gun with a camera on top of it for shooting around corners in urban warfare!

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She was not quite what you would call refined.

She was not quite what you would call unrefined.

She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. - Mark Twain

Salem

The baby cage scared the bajesus out of me. The rest of them were just ridiculous.

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You're just an empty cage girl, if you kill the bird.

Cynthetiq

I've seen the babycage in use, in brooklyn, with a hasidic baby in it.

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mixedmedia

I sliced some tomatoes this morning...they screamed. *shrug*

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seamaiden

The illuminated tires look like underglow gone wild. They would never work around here, even underglow isn't street legal.
I wonder what stupid things are being invented as we live and breath today? More weapons of mass destruction, perhaps.

bobby

dumb just doesn't cover it....xoxoxoo

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