# Let's Make Some Really Bad Inventions... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 3, 2010, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130 "2010-05-03T09:15:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/21 "2010-05-03T19:56:51Z")
Printer ink that is only visible when a piece of paper is underwater. ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/22 "2010-05-03T19:57:36Z")
Wrist-ties for waterskiing to make sure you don’t accidentally let go of the line when you fall. Fun hunting hat – brown with antlers. Get the matching white-tailed hunting coat. ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/23 "2010-05-03T19:59:51Z")
> [@Translucent\_Daydream](#): > > Printer ink that is only visible when a piece of paper is underwater. Commonly used for foreclosure clauses on sub-prime mortgages. ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/24 "2010-05-03T20:05:10Z")
> [@palindromemordnilap](#): > > Commonly used for foreclosure clauses on sub-prime mortgages. Zing! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/25 "2010-05-03T20:31:50Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Monkey :rolleyes: Oh hey! I have a tag line for my **Shurinal** ™ stool atomizer: **“When It _Really_ Hits the Fan…Make it _Shurinal_™!”** ---
**Author:** ![I\_know\_nothing\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d78d45/32.png) [@I\_know\_nothing\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_know_nothing_1)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/26 "2010-05-03T21:10:54Z")
Floating laptop holder. Comes with a waterproof mouse pad and extra long electrical cord. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/27 "2010-05-03T21:21:58Z")
Glow in the dark ninja outfits. Artificial limbs that make the _Six Million Dollar Ma_n “bionic noise”. _chechechechechechecheche_ ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/28 "2010-05-03T21:26:36Z")
Explosive glue. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/29 "2010-05-03T23:44:21Z")
Dehydrated Antimatter (just add water!) ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/30 "2010-05-04T00:03:02Z")
Not to mention dehydrated water. I think there’s actually a website that offers the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/31 "2010-05-04T00:50:24Z")
Hammerhead™ It’s a forehead-mounted hammer for use by people who have to nail things when they’re up a ladder - one hand holds the nail and the wearer head-butts it into place, without ever having to use the other hand, relinquishing a three-point hold . ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/32 "2010-05-04T01:20:35Z")
Razor-wire edged baby cribs to keep the baby in. Booties for cats. Glass security doors. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/33 "2010-05-04T03:05:44Z")
DIY Home Vasectomy Kit. Kit includes advil, an ice pack, and a pair of scissors. Scratch and Sniff pregnancy tests. Vegetables made out of meat. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/34 "2010-05-04T03:13:15Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Vegetables made out of meat. Meatables? ---
**Author:** ![figure9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/35 "2010-05-04T10:52:14Z")
Nuclear powered offshore oil wells. ---
**Author:** ![figure9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/36 "2010-05-04T10:53:22Z")
The treadmill aircraft carrier deck. ---
**Author:** ![Marmite\_Lover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Marmite\_Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marmite_Lover)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/37 "2010-05-04T12:02:32Z")
> [@I\_know\_nothing\_1](#): > > Floating laptop holder. > > Comes with a waterproof mouse pad and extra long electrical cord. floating extension cord for pool pump :eek: [http://i42.tinypic.com/20a9pbb.jpg](http://i42.tinypic.com/20a9pbb.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Marmite\_Lover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Marmite\_Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marmite_Lover)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/38 "2010-05-04T12:04:26Z")
Biodegradable car jack for using under pick ups [![](https://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) ](https://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Marmite\_Lover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Marmite\_Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marmite_Lover)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/39 "2010-05-04T12:05:30Z")
Safety extension for showers [![](https://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) ](https://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Marmite\_Lover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Marmite\_Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marmite_Lover)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130/40 "2010-05-04T12:06:40Z")
when you live in Egypt you see the best inventions!!:eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-some-really-bad-inventions/538130.md?page=3)