Top 10 Dumbest Inventions

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Published November 11, 2014

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Top 10 Dumbest Inventions

Some of the silliest ideas ever

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The dog sack to let man's best friend ride outside of the car, as illustrated in the June 1936 issue of Popular Mechanics.
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Kitty looks so fetching in this electric-blue wig.
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Kitty Wigs
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Phone Fingers in action.
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Phonefingers.com
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The Speedy Pedalofit, for those who can't walk but can still pedal.
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Bromakin Wheelchairs
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The iFlyz portable media player holder, perfect for those long flights.
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iFlyz
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Motorola's P970 battery charger, which is itself a rechargeable battery with a USB plug.
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Motorola
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A diagram included with the patent application for the anti-eating face mask.
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U.S. Patent Office
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The Fire Box Trap, intended to prevent false alarms, as illustrated in Modern Mechanix magazine in February 1938.
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A Russian Kamov Ka-50 attack helicopter on display at a Moscow air show. Its rotor blades blow off with explosive charges so that the pilot can safely eject.
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U.S. Air Force
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The original Fisher Space Pen, used by both the American and Russian space programs.
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Fisher Spacepen Co.
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