Comments on: Friday Happy Hour: Inventions Edition

By: Tdave

Tdave — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:24:59 +0000

Hey Phil,
Whenever I look down and see a “Splashinator” I’m going to be thinking of you.

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:39:43 +0000

Thanks Anthony! Occasionally I will use a cake mix (hey, they were good enough for Mamie Eisenhower, right?) But you just can’t get a real Southern pound cake out of a box. And don’t get me started on canned biscuits or pre-made pie crusts. Those are BAD inventions as far as my taste buds are concerned!

By: John Brown

John Brown — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:11:56 +0000

OOPS! I forgot one, to add to the cordless extension cord, right handed 2×4’s, and plaid spray paint. How about the light bulb repair kit???? I am not kidding, call Home Depot and ask for this stuff and they will look for it!

By: Tdave

Tdave — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:06:20 +0000

Seth…. A few weeks ago I saw an infomercial for a device where you put meat in a special bag then stick it in a toaster like thing.

In the U.S., when I was a kid our neighbor had a washer/dryer. It kept malfunctioning by squirting water during the dry cycle, so the lady used our dryer for a while.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:59:52 +0000

My uncle invented the “Splashintor”, an anti-splashback urinal screen. In theory it’s a brilliant invention, but apparently nobody is buying it. I made the website for him, check it out:

http://www.splashinator.com

By: natlynn

natlynn — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:47:06 +0000

It seems that pets serve as the inspiration for all sorts of wacky and useless inventions…case in point: a planter with fake ferns which is in actuality a litter box. (From that cache of pointless gadgets, SkyMall)

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:03:12 +0000

I think that a powdered “instant water” mix is an interesting concept.

By: Lindsay D

Lindsay D — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:47:48 +0000

I’m going to have to thrown in a vote of confidence for the Chipmunks movie – maybe it’s just because I was exactly the right age when it ended, but I have nothing but fond memories of the chipmunks. I especially love the movie where they go around the world with the girls. I may not go see the movie in the theater, but I will for sure be renting it at least once.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:19:27 +0000

I got nothin’, but on the subject of goofy inventions, the doggie umbrella reminds me of the “you won’t believe what you can get for a buck” Spamusement.

By: cousin

cousin — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:03:30 +0000

In college, whenever I had to take a test, I wished there was a jack that could just be plugged into my head, read whether or not I would be able to get the right answer, and I could be on my merry, instead of spending the next four hours pouring over complex problems.

A little Johnny Mnemonic (from what I remember of that awful ask-the-all-knowing-dolphin movie), but somebody should get working on that.

And boo on the chipmunks movie. Some things should be left alone.