# Dubious Devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 14, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542 "2019-02-14T16:15:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/61 "2019-02-21T14:37:04Z")
Candle…In the wind. (Sorry. had to be done) Candle…MRI machine. Road flare… ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/62 "2019-02-21T15:09:44Z")
(so good, it had to be done twice) Smoke Detector…Road Flare Cat litter… ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/63 "2019-02-21T15:25:58Z")
cat litter - dog food (sadly, at least one dog has already contrived to make this combo a reality) calculator… ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/64 "2019-02-21T15:28:12Z")
calculator—TV remote control bar code scanner ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/65 "2019-02-21T15:42:17Z")
bar code scanner - dog whistle machete - ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/66 "2019-02-21T15:44:04Z")
machete - My First Sword Of Damocles crib mobile Notepad(the paper kind)- ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/67 "2019-02-21T18:29:20Z")
Notepad…tampon Condom… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/68 "2019-02-21T19:05:01Z")
condom - subwoofer floor jack - ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/69 "2019-02-21T19:13:38Z")
floor jack - film camera Vibrating mattress… ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/70 "2019-02-21T20:10:55Z")
vibrating mattress - Zlad’s [Eletronik Supersonik](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNyG-xu-7SQ) video on VHS paperclip… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/71 "2019-02-21T20:19:21Z")
paper clip… electrical circuit tester. 😃 Hand mirror… ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/72 "2019-02-22T14:50:02Z")
Hand mirror…computer mouse Dog whistle… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/73 "2019-02-22T15:26:32Z")
Dog whistle…printing press. Steering wheel lock… ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/74 "2019-02-24T05:59:28Z")
Steering wheel lock & top hat. Bottle of rum… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/75 "2019-02-24T17:17:57Z")
bottle of rum…cargo hook ladle… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/76 "2019-02-24T17:19:15Z")
ladle…sex toy (who here remembers that one?) Electric can opener… ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/77 "2019-02-24T19:33:57Z")
electric can opener - cello bow dog food bowl… ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/78 "2019-02-25T15:13:57Z")
dog food bowl…pooper scooper monthly bus pass… ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/79 "2019-02-25T16:50:57Z")
monthly bus pass… whitehead scraper Microwave oven … ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/80 "2019-02-25T18:23:53Z")
Microwave oven … tanning lamp “[Stick your head in a microwave and get yourself a tan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ)”.-Weird Al. Reel-to-reel tape player… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542.md?page=5)