Life Magazine has a gallery of 30 dumb inventions from the '50s and '60s. (Via Metafilter.)
Some are silly but seem harmless enough, like glowing tires:
Some, on the other hand, are disturbingly dangerous. Here's a couple carrying a baby while going ice skating:
Other risky inventions include the quick-draw robot, the cigarette-pack holder, and the suspended baby cage.
Sadly, one of the inventors was killed by his own invention -- the "birdman suit":
"Birdman Leo Valentin demonstrates his method of flying from a special harness. Valentin died when his invention failed him after jumping out of an airplane in 1956."
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Dumb inventions
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Valentin died when his invention failed him after jumping out of an airplane in 1956.
About 60 years late to be called a pioneer and mourned.
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