# 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:** 6
**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 27, 2019, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/101 "2019-02-27T02:04:34Z")
Hydraulic jack - stand mixer Colander… ---
**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 28, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/102 "2019-02-28T14:41:46Z")
Colander… Easter hat Velcro strip ---
**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 28, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/103 "2019-02-28T16:02:34Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Colander… Easter hat In some households it already is. 😃 Velcro strip…VHS tape. Daily pill box… ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/104 "2019-02-28T16:27:40Z")
Daily pillbox - water coolie Tire pressure gauge… ---
**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 28, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/105 "2019-02-28T16:54:25Z")
Tire pressure gauge… blasting cap Det cord… ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/106 "2019-02-28T17:10:03Z")
Det cord…tow strap Flower vase… ---
**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 28, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/107 "2019-02-28T17:25:57Z")
Flower vase…Paint Brush Skeleton key ---
**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 28, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/108 "2019-02-28T18:02:31Z")
Skeleton key… soup spoon Soap dispenser ---
**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 28, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/109 "2019-02-28T18:05:31Z")
Soap dispenser…eye drops dispenser Big Bird costume ---
**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 28, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/110 "2019-02-28T18:15:35Z")
Big Bird costume - chainsaw sledge hammer… ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/111 "2019-02-28T18:53:00Z")
sledge hammer…tweezers Thermostat… ---
**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 28, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/112 "2019-02-28T19:20:09Z")
Thermostat… Eyelash curler Dial-up modem… ---
**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 28, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/113 "2019-02-28T19:53:14Z")
Dial-up modem - sleeping pill dispenser electric cattle prod… ---
**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:** [March 2, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/114 "2019-03-02T20:37:26Z")
electric cattle prod… George Foreman Grill Weight Watcher’s food scalr… ---
**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:** [March 4, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/115 "2019-03-04T16:30:22Z")
Weight Watcher’s food scale… sock deodorizer emery board… ---
**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:** [March 4, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/116 "2019-03-04T18:09:47Z")
emery board - personal lubricant tube tennis racquet… ---
**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:** [March 4, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/117 "2019-03-04T19:09:20Z")
tennis racquet… radar detector Pool noodle… ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/118 "2019-03-04T19:20:20Z")
pool noodle - Backscratcher Sieve ---
**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:** [March 4, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/119 "2019-03-04T19:52:16Z")
Sieve…urinal Sports water bottle… ---
**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:** [March 6, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubious-devices/829542/120 "2019-03-06T15:28:46Z")
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