[1stPickSites] (08/15/06) Totally Absurd Inventions

Totally Absurd Inventions

http://www.totallyabsurd.com/

This is a neat site where you can view some of America's goofiest
patents.  You can check out their Featured Invention, Absurd
Archives, Totally Absurd Golf Inventions, Classified Ads, and
their Inventors Showcase.

The Featured Invention while I was visiting was the Helmet Bar.
Here?s part of the write up on the Helmet Bar: "Remember the
popular hat with
beer holders on each side and a drinking tube attached? Simple,
yet effective (goofy looking, but hey, maybe the user needs both
hands free to
drive the lawnmower). So our intrepid inventor took this simple
idea and over-engineered it into the Helmet Bar, suitable for
mixed drinks and
sodas." You even get pictures of these goofy things.

Then I surfed on over to the Golf section, to see how there could
be so many absurd inventions that golf would get it's own
category? The featured one, (yes it has it?s own individual
featured section as well as an archive) was called the "pointy
pointer". Here?s the write up:

"Hey, keep your eye on the ball! Not as easy as it sounds, is it?
The tendency is to let your eyes follow the club. But head
movement often
equals bad shots and is frowned upon by those in the know. So,
the inventor suggests you clip his expandable metal, pointy
tipped pointer rod
to the bill of your hat and point it at your ball at all times.
Any head movement is greatly exaggerated by the length of your
rod, reminding you
to stop moving your head!

Who knows, this thing might work well but even if it doesn't,
it's great for giving hands free lectures and doubles as a cell
phone antennae
booster. Just don't forget what Mom said, be careful, or you
could put an eye out with that thing!"

Very strange, very weird inventions here at this site, check it
out.

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