Utterly Stupid and Ridiculous 'Inventions' that are only pure waste of money

OneEightSeven · 04-10-2020 03:42AM

Outdoor patio heaters. Just throw on a hoodie instead of burning fossil fuels to heat air that will rise into the atmosphere as it warms.

04-10-2020 03:58AM

OneEightSeven wrote: »

Outdoor patio heaters. Just throw on a hoodie instead of burning fossil fuels to heat air that will rise into the atmosphere as it warms.

Sure why even sit outside. Throw on a house and keep warm.

kowloonkev · 04-10-2020 04:39AM

storker wrote: »

Also, where one of those long YouTube ads has piqued my interest enough to investigate further, it's always turned out to be a shoddy product or an out-and-out scam.

i think YouTube must give away ads for free simply to give users a reason to pay premium. surely no company is dumb enough to actually pay them for those ads.

foxy farmer · 04-10-2020 05:35AM

Yester wrote: »

What is it called? I want one.

A useless box. There's some hilarious ones on You Tube
This is one

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

This one is very fitting as he's quarantining

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_br6QzCeCz8

LarryGraham · 04-10-2020 09:01AM

Coopaloop wrote: »

Leaf blowers.....cant see the use of them other than to blow leaves and grass onto the road. So pointless!
Also those little dishes that ppl use for used tea bags, just put them in the f*cking bin.

Burning dead dinosaurs to push dead leaves.

04-10-2020 09:01AM

OneEightSeven wrote: »

Outdoor patio heaters. Just throw on a hoodie instead of burning fossil fuels to heat air that will rise into the atmosphere as it warms.

Because it’s still cold even with a jacket on?

Lovely sitting outside having beers with a chimenea/patio heater to keep you warm.

magicbastarder · 04-10-2020 09:03AM

Dishwasher cleaner.

the beer revolu · 04-10-2020 09:09AM

Yosef Hot Earthquake wrote: »

Because it’s still cold even with a jacket on?

Lovely sitting outside having beers with a chimenea/patio heater to keep you warm.

You really see no problem with literally heating the outdoors?
You can't think of any reason why this might be seen as not a good thing to do?

Do you keep the heating on and open the windows when it gets too hot?

New Home · 04-10-2020 09:16AM

the beer revolu wrote: »

You really see no problem with literally heating the outdoors?
You can't think of any reason why this might be seen as not a good thing to do?

Do you keep the heating on and open the windows when it gets too hot?

Especially when the burner is at head height, considering that heat rises?

Thelonious Monk · 04-10-2020 11:29AM

All of those useless machines in Lidl that no one needs. So much rubbish they sell. This kind of pointless consumerism is what we are trashing the planet for.

Greyfox · 04-10-2020 01:22PM

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

How is that different to any other blender?

Not different, just way better, with nutribullet you get a smoothie that's not full of bits

JohnnyFlash · 04-10-2020 01:45PM

Cryptocurrency

EmmetSpiceland · 04-10-2020 02:59PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Cryptocurrency

Good shout, J. Since no government will accept them as payment for taxes they are useless as a medium of exchange, which was their original “intention” after all.

So, instead, they become objects of, volatile “speculation”, largely by neckbeards and other financial illiterates, further diminishing the likelihood of any government taking them as payment for taxes...the irony!

Ubbquittious · 04-10-2020 03:11PM

Tell me how wrote: »

'2 PCS Mop Slippers Lazy Quick House Floor Polishing Dusting Cleaning Foot Socks Shoe lovers shoes(color random)'

$1

Sh*t like this should be banned.

I have another invention like that called a Moptog. It's a pair of swimming togs made out of that fabric so you can clean your swimming pool by swimming along the bottom and the sides.

the purple tin · 04-10-2020 06:01PM

The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel.

Capt'n Midnight · 04-10-2020 09:48PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Good shout, J. Since no government will accept them as payment for taxes they are useless as a medium of exchange, which was their original “intention” after all.

So, instead, they become objects of, volatile “speculation”, largely by neckbeards and other financial illiterates, further diminishing the likelihood of any government taking them as payment for taxes...the irony!

Think of them as ways of smuggling money out of China.

Other than that every scam and Ponzi scheme that's been exploited with other forms of money have been done with crytocurrencies too. And some new ones.

One favourite was the Icelandic centre where they were using cheap electricity to mine bitcoins. Until someone nicked all the computers.

05-10-2020 10:10AM

the beer revolu wrote: »

You really see no problem with literally heating the outdoors?
You can't think of any reason why this might be seen as not a good thing to do?

I see absolutely no issue with it, why would I? Do you not enjoy sitting outside on nice summer evenings having a few beers? I do as do many of my family and friends especially when we have BBQs etc. But it simply gets too cold to be enjoyable without a nice fire blazing in a chiminea or a heater of some sort.

the beer revolu wrote: »

Do you keep the heating on and open the windows when it gets too hot?

It's not unheard of I have to admit especially with a stove going which you can't just switch on and off quickly.

the beer revolu · 05-10-2020 11:11AM

Yosef Hot Earthquake wrote: »

I see absolutely no issue with it, why would I? Do you not enjoy sitting outside on nice summer evenings having a few beers? I do as do many of my family and friends especially when we have BBQs etc. But it simply gets too cold to be enjoyable without a nice fire blazing in a chiminea or a heater of some sort.

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Are you saying that you have zero concern for carbon emissions, and the needless burning of fossil fuels? None at all?
Are you a climate change denier?
I'm really interested in how you could have no concern at all and don't even seem to think you should be concerned. You come across as an Intelligent human - how can you not have any concern for these things?

I realise that this is off topic but I'm genuinely interested in how someone could have no concern about doing these kind of things, given what we know about climate change and carbon emissions.

05-10-2020 11:23AM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Are you saying that you have zero concern for carbon emissions, and the needless burning of fossil fuels? None at all?
Are you a climate change denier?
I'm really interested in how you could have no concern at all and don't even seem to think you should be concerned. You come across as an Intelligent human - how can you not have any concern for these things?

I realise that this is off topic but I'm genuinely interested in how someone could have no concern about doing these kind of things, given what we know about climate change and carbon emissions.

I am not in the least bothered about burning a bit of wood (felled on our own farm) for comfort sitting outside - many even consider burning timber carbon neutral. You have little for worrying about if people having comfortable outdoor experiences is bothering you so much.

Also the timber will be burned regardless, if it wasn’t getting kept for burning in chimenas or in the stove it would be burned in one go in the corner of the field where it was cut down. What do you think is going to happen to waste timber if it’s not used for fuel?

I don’t deny there is some elements of climate change but I’m also not particularly bothered about it nor does it influence my day to day life.

the beer revolu · 05-10-2020 11:33AM

Yosef Hot Earthquake wrote: »

I don’t deny there is some elements of climate change but I’m also not particularly bothered about it nor does it influence my day to day life.

The discussion was about patio heaters rather than chimineas - you brought them up. Gas patio heaters.

But the quote above really worries me - it tells me that the only way to fix things is to take the choice away from people - that will mean very draconian carbon taxes and restrictive laws. It suggests to me that individuals won't change their ways unless they are forced to .

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 05-10-2020 12:26PM

Coopaloop wrote: »

Leaf blowers.....cant see the use of them other than to blow leaves and grass onto the road. So pointless!
Also those little dishes that ppl use for used tea bags, just put them in the f*cking bin.

Whilst I don't see the need for a specialised dish, I make a lot of tea and putting them on a dish and doing one bin run when tidying up in the evening makes sense to me. I'll be chucking other stuff in the bin then anyway eg. veg peelings, dinner scraps etc. Not that I never use the bin during the day but the less trips to the bin I have to make, the better.

An Ri rua · 06-10-2020 01:11PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

What's real money?

Gold and silver my friend.

storker · 06-10-2020 01:19PM

Coopaloop wrote: »

Leaf blowers.....cant see the use of them other than to blow leaves and grass onto the road.

I think they're actually for blowing the leaves into other peoples' gardens.

ILikeBoats · 06-10-2020 03:59PM

Car buyer. wrote: »

Boats

Aw

fleet_admiral · 06-10-2020 04:00PM

Wimmins

Antares35 · 06-10-2020 04:03PM

seamus wrote: »

The ones that annoy me are usually something that basically does nothing new, but convinces people they need it while charges several multiples of the price of another product.

Nutribullet, for example. It's a blender specifically for blending individual portions of food, and costs anywhere from 3 to ten times more than a normal blender. For no reason at all. A standard blender will do everything a Nutribullet does, plus it will also make large batches of food. For a fraction of the price.

Yup, I saw a "baby food maker" a while ago, which is basically a normal blender with "baby food maker" written on the box and twice the price.

Also, baby wipe warmers. Ok they serve a function but seriously if your baby is so privileged that they cannot be allowed to feel a cold wipe on their árse then really the only way is down in life from there

whisky_galore · 06-10-2020 05:26PM

Less of an invention and more of a con job...Most personal care things marketed at females; razors, shower gels, soaps, scrubs.
Comes in smaller containers with a bit of pink and flowers and fancy writing on it, more expensive than generic or male stuff.

1990sman · 06-10-2020 05:35PM

doormats for inside the door that are so small u step over them to get in and close the door or stand like idiot wiping feet while wind, rain and spirits rush in to your house!
makes my blood boil, they should all be shot!

COVID · 06-10-2020 07:03PM

Salted Chocolate and the Interweb, both rubbish ideas ... but a good name for a band.

saabsaab · 06-10-2020 07:12PM

Bottled water!

Utterly Stupid and Ridiculous 'Inventions' that are only pure waste of money

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