We had to start somewhere. Here are some inventions from the past.
Curved Barrel Machine Gun, 1953
M3 sub-machine gun with a curved barrel for shooting around corners.
It's the perfect gun for the "shoot first, look where you're shooting later" kind of guy.
Anti-Bandit Bag, 1963
Inventor John H T Rinfret demonstrates his anti-bandit bag.
To foil thieves the chain is pulled and the bottom of the case falls out so the contents are scattered over the floor.
That'll stop those thieves from getting at the contents of your bag! No, wait. It won't.
Hubbard Electrometer, 1968
The founder of the Church of Scientology L. Ron Hubbard created this
Hubbard Electrometer to find out whether tomatoes experience pain.
Funny, but the conclusion was that they scream when sliced.
Cup Bras, 1949
Finnish Portable Sauna, 1962
Baby Cage, 1937
Curved Barrel Machine Gun, 1953
M3 sub-machine gun with a curved barrel for shooting around corners.
It's the perfect gun for the "shoot first, look where you're shooting later" kind of guy.
Anti-Bandit Bag, 1963
Inventor John H T Rinfret demonstrates his anti-bandit bag.
To foil thieves the chain is pulled and the bottom of the case falls out so the contents are scattered over the floor.
That'll stop those thieves from getting at the contents of your bag! No, wait. It won't.
Hubbard Electrometer, 1968
The founder of the Church of Scientology L. Ron Hubbard created this
Hubbard Electrometer to find out whether tomatoes experience pain.
Funny, but the conclusion was that they scream when sliced.
Cup Bras, 1949
Finnish Portable Sauna, 1962
Baby Cage, 1937
Illuminated Tires, 1961
A woman adjusts her stocking by the light of the Goodyear's illuminated tires.
The tire is made from a single piece of synthetic rubber and is brightly lit by bulbs mounted inside the wheel rim.
Shower Hood, 1970
If you don't want your make up ruined.
Cigarette Pack Holder, 1955
Handwriting Game, 1955
A handwriting game being analysed by members of the Ideal Toy panel on Inventor's Day at the Ideal Toy Company in Hollis, New York.
Because there's nothing children love more than handwriting.
Fast-Draw Robot, 1960
Robot equipped with fast-draw invention shoots it out with live gunner.
It's always easy to question the wisdom of giving a robot a gun, but also making him quick on the draw is just irresponsible.
A woman adjusts her stocking by the light of the Goodyear's illuminated tires.
The tire is made from a single piece of synthetic rubber and is brightly lit by bulbs mounted inside the wheel rim.
Shower Hood, 1970
If you don't want your make up ruined.
Cigarette Pack Holder, 1955
Handwriting Game, 1955
A handwriting game being analysed by members of the Ideal Toy panel on Inventor's Day at the Ideal Toy Company in Hollis, New York.
Because there's nothing children love more than handwriting.
Fast-Draw Robot, 1960
Robot equipped with fast-draw invention shoots it out with live gunner.
It's always easy to question the wisdom of giving a robot a gun, but also making him quick on the draw is just irresponsible.
