Wacky Wednesday! - Absurd Inventions

Last night I "StumbledUpon" this great site of absurdity and thought it appropriate for Wacky Wednesday! Totally Absurd Inventions has an extensive list of American's goofiest patents. Below is just a couple of the actual patents that are listed. For hours of fun, you might want to bookmark this site. And, yes, these are for real! 

ANTI-EATING MOUTH CAGE - US Patent Issued 1982

The holidays are a time to celebrate (there's a holiday coming up soon somewhere in the world every week). And you know what the holidays mean... Eat! Feast! Food! The holidays just wouldn't be the same without a little overindulgence in the chow arena, but overeating leads to health problems and our inventor says that it's a foregone conclusion that chefs, housewives that cook and restaurant employees who are constantly subjected to food will overeat their way into obesity. His solution? The Anti-Eating Mouth Cage!  

The Mouth Cage is designed to allow you to breath and speak but not eat due to the food barrier that's mounted on your face. Just in case you are temped by that perfect pie that's calling out to you, the Mouth Cage is actually locked onto your head, so you can't cheat the system. We don't know about you, be we're thinking it's just a little too creepy to have Mom and our favorite restaurant staff smiling from behind their own little personal mouth jails. Guess it's time for some fava beans and a nice Chianti. 

DAD SADDLE - US Patent Issued 2002

Yee haw, giddyup! Strollers are fine for tiny tykes but larger kids need their own modus operandi for freeloading a ride.  We think this kid is way to big to not be hoofing it on his own... but hey, maybe they're watching a parade.   

The Dad Saddle slips around Daddio's waist and evenly distributes the weight load on his hips for maximum comfort. We want to know where the reins are for steering this steed and we highly recommend no spurs!

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Wacky Wednesday! - Ideas & Inventions

While watching television yesterday, I noticed a number of we-want your-inventions commercials. They promised to patent, design, develop and market your invention or ideas - send for your free inventor's kit today! Then I remembered watching Billy Mays' show, Pitchmen, where he is doing basically doing the same thing.  The one and only time I ever watched his program, he wrote a check to a guy for $150,000 that had invented the something-or-other. 

Could it be that these tenuous economic times are bringing the inventors out of the woodwork?During the Great Depression there were a number of inventions introduced, for example: the car radio, runway lighting, the chocolate chip cookie, the staple remover, the tape dispenser, nylon, teflon and polarized sunglasses.  Take a look at the video below and you'll view a number of ideas and inventions that didn't quite make it. Some are really hilarious.

Have you ever pursued having one of your ideas marketed? I have a few ideas up my sleeve and, man, could I ever use a $150,000! Now, where did I put that 1-800 number?