# stupid household inventions that should have been ditched long ago **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 22, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-household-inventions-that-should-have-been-ditched-long-ago/828212 "2019-01-22T17:31:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Ducky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrs_ducky/32/6227_2.png) [@Mrs\_Ducky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Ducky)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-household-inventions-that-should-have-been-ditched-long-ago/828212/121 "2019-04-20T20:18:35Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > I have actually seen set ups - usually in RV’s or boats, but sometimes very small apartments - where the showerhead is directly over the toilet. Or, conversely, the toilet is set in the bottom of the shower stall. So… yay, you have a built in shower chair? But you have a _toilet_ in your _shower_. My in-laws had an RV that we borrowed from them one time that had this setup. It’s actually called a “wet bath” for a reason:D ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-household-inventions-that-should-have-been-ditched-long-ago/828212/122 "2019-04-20T21:02:05Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > What I dislike more than the double vanity sinks are the “[vessel sinks](https://www.homedepot.com/b/Bath-Bathroom-Sinks-Vessel-Sinks/N-5yc1vZbz9i)” that are trendy now. These are the ones that sit on top of the countertop, rather than having the rim at countertop level and the bowl below it. [These](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/kim-kardashian-sinks) are Kim Kardashian’s bathroom sinks. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-household-inventions-that-should-have-been-ditched-long-ago/828212/123 "2019-04-20T22:41:17Z")
OK, that’s weird. (For those unwilling to follow the link, it’s to a short Instagram video in which Kim Kardashian demonstrates her bathroom sink. There’s a faucet set into a countertop and what appears to be a drain set flush into the countertop but no sink. The trick is that there is a very slight slope around the drain, so the water does drain.) Who knows? Maybe others will copy the idea and it will be the next big thing. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-household-inventions-that-should-have-been-ditched-long-ago/828212/124 "2019-04-20T22:51:33Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Have you considered simply keeping the large can outside? That’s what people without garages usually do, but there’s nothing stopping you from doing that just because you have a garage. > [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Yes, there is. City Ordinance. It cannot be visible from the street. > > The backyard is impractical with 10" of snow and below zero temperatures. :rolleyes: Check the wording of the ordinance. It might specifically state that the trash can may not be visible from the street. In which case, a trash can cozy would prevent the trash can from being visible from the street (except to Superman because X-ray vision, but it’s unlikely that he lives in your city). And weren’t you saying just last week that you’d like to take up a hobby? Crocheting a trash can cozy sounds like a really fun and fundamentally easy project! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-household-inventions-that-should-have-been-ditched-long-ago/828212/125 "2019-04-21T00:57:22Z")
Dang. Ninja’d by more than a month. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-household-inventions-that-should-have-been-ditched-long-ago/828212.md?page=6)