most ridiculous and useless things ever invented Thread....

Andy From Sligo

I will start off with those stupid fascinator things the women wear on their heads at the day at the races and weddings....

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A few years ago a guy came up with a wind powered clothes dryer - seemed a tad pointless.

Outlaw Pete

Mini roundabouts.

TG1

I came across a gadget for chopping carrots a while ago. But it was too short to fit a whole carrot in, so you had to chop the carrot before using it.....

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The Useless Box beats all comers.

KevRossi

Indicators on cars.

No fcuker in this country seems to use them.

Yer Da sells Avon

The RTE News Now channel.

Try_harder

Actimel

O'Neill

Google Glasses

Digital picture frames- got one as a present years ago. I don’t think I could even give it away for free today.



https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Photo-Frames-Albums-Photography/b?ie=UTF8&node=275058011

5rtytry56

any infrared radio controlled toy, whether it be helicopter, car or boat. utter shoyt

also the radio controlled "runs on ceilings" car I had. if i can find the pic, I;ll post it later here.

gmisk

Spiralizers

FFred

Ctrl alt delete wand

SEPT 23 1989

Financial regulators

pleas advice

A chocolate teapot

firstlight

NCT

goat2

some cordless vaccums, pure useless, have not found a cordless to beat the corded Meile I use, wish I did, but not yet

J. Smith

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Mini roundabouts.

KevRossi wrote: »

Indicators on cars.

No fcuker in this country seems to use them.

These points have reminded me of a thought that occurs quite regularly to me – that I think would NOT be a ridiculous, useless invention...

CENTER INDICATORS!!!

When I'm at certain mini roundabouts – and certain crossroads, I always feel that center indicators would be seriously handy!! – Just to indicate to the person directly opposite to me at the crossroad or mini roundabout my intention, to drive straight ahead.

Anybody? Just me?

NickNickleby

J. Smith wrote: »

These points have reminded me of a thought that occurs quite regularly to me – that I think would NOT be a ridiculous, useless invention...

CENTER INDICATORS!!!

When I'm at certain mini roundabouts – and certain crossroads, I always feel that center indicators would be seriously handy!! – Just to indicate to the person directly opposite to me at the crossroad or mini roundabout my intention, to drive straight ahead.

Anybody? Just me?

there is in fact a hand signal for that. :
raise left arm to shoulder height
bend left arm so that forearm is pointing upwards
face open palm forward with fingers together.


It also works for calling the posse to a stop when injuns are sighted.


edit: of course, this was most likely intended for use by cyclists and motorcyclists. My father had a car in the fifties, and the indicators were stalks that popped out of the side of the car like little illuminated arms. If only there had been one on the roof :-)

J. Smith

NickNickleby wrote: »

My father had a car in the fifties, and the indicators were stalks that popped out of the side of the car like little illuminated arms. If only there had been one on the roof :-)

I like it – I think we're on to something big here!!

play4fun1

an app for 999$ - which does nothing
nuclear weapons
religion

acai berry

A sharps calculator that I have for years and never use.

Outlaw Pete

FFred wrote: »

Ctrl alt delete wand

somefeen

The Segway was fairly stupid

Yer Da sells Avon

Self-cancelling indicators.

ctrl-alt-delete

TG1 wrote: »

I came across a gadget for chopping carrots a while ago. But it was too short to fit a whole carrot in, so you had to chop the carrot before using it.....

You've just given me an idea!!

Trigger Happy

Selfie sticks.

foxy farmer

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

The RTE News Now channel.

Yes especially when it televises live radio shows using sh1te camera setups.

Irish Guitarist

Andy From Sligo

gmisk wrote: »

Spiralizers

wife bought one of those a while back ... she got a good days use out of it, maybe 2 days max - sits nicely taking up space in the corner of the kitchen press now -

E mac

Iodine tablets ....take one it makes you invulnerable to radiation....

Water John

Andy has a wife??
Not putting that in as a useless invention.

Andy From Sligo

J. Smith wrote: »

These points have reminded me of a thought that occurs quite regularly to me – that I think would NOT be a ridiculous, useless invention...

CENTER INDICATORS!!!

When I'm at certain mini roundabouts – and certain crossroads, I always feel that center indicators would be seriously handy!! – Just to indicate to the person directly opposite to me at the crossroad or mini roundabout my intention, to drive straight ahead.

Anybody? Just me?

yeah - pretty good idea. or people should indicate with their eyes , like if they are going ahead their eyes should point straight ahead .... failing that a hand gesture to tell other users you are going straight ahead ...

TG1

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

You've just given me an idea!!

I'm slightly worried if a carrot chopper gave you an idea...............

Andy From Sligo

acai berry wrote: »

A sharps calculator that I have for years and never use.

i've still got one of those Euro calculators in a press here somewhere the ones in 2002 when we changed over from punts to euro and they were giving em out free - pretty sure I still have it , even though useless I couldnd't bear chuck it out ...

Franz Von Peppercorn

Warren Old-fashioned Minibike wrote: »

The Useless Box beats all comers.

Same idea, but slightly more entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGCW8xftdOA

Andy From Sligo

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Selfie sticks.

ah - they not too bad ... handy when you havent got a long arm - or a person around ...

Franz Von Peppercorn

TG1 wrote: »

I'm slightly worried if a carrot chopper gave you an idea...............

I had the same idea. A bigger carrot chopper.

Donald Trump

TG1 wrote: »

I'm slightly worried if a carrot chopper gave you an idea...............

No no. He doesn't want to chop it.



He just heard about a big carrot and wants to stick it up his bum

Andy From Sligo

Water John wrote: »

Andy has a wife??
Not putting that in as a useless invention.

well, more like a 'person in suffering' than a wife .... i mean , could you imagine living with me?

el_gaucho

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Selfie sticks.

The good thing about them is they double up as lightning rods.

Alpha_zero

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Mini roundabouts.

I invented those

Andy From Sligo

Egg Slicer: - i mean... why, just why?

TG1

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Egg Slicer: - i mean... why, just why?

I feel like whoever invented that, the carrot one the bannana one, the apple one etc. Might have missed a much earlier invention called the knife.....

TheValeyard

The DVD rewinder

http://www.dvdrewinder.com

Andy From Sligo

im in 2 minds about the potato peeler ... you know the small knives with the slit in them ... you could just use a normal small knife couldnt you?

daheff

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

I will start off with those stupid fascinator things the women wear on their heads at the day at the races and weddings....

you mean hats?


twas far from fascinators you were rared laddie

greenflash

goat2 wrote: »

some cordless vaccums, pure useless, have not found a cordless to beat the corded Meile I use, wish I did, but not yet

You could just get a girlfriend

Andy From Sligo

daheff wrote: »

you mean hats?

their not hats! ... thats an offence to hats that is. hats were good inventions

Andy From Sligo

cuff-links - pretty uesless . I'm 53 and I have never owned cufflinks nor have the desire to .. and i havent turned out too bad

Andy From Sligo

beards - like this:



I mean beards are pretty useless as it is ... men dont really need beards at the end of the day , its not a necessity its not like their face needs warming up - we (men) have hair under our armpits and testicles for a reason ... but faces? - nah , not needed .... and then some men go silly and grow a beard like the one above ...