Inventions and Ideas That Almost Made It
The mid-20th century was a wild frontier of innovation where inventors weren’t just trying to solve problems, they were trying, somehow, to reinvent the way we lived. Some of these inventions came up to be really weird.
Here are some of the most ‘what were they thinking?’ inventions that you won’t believe actually existed
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The Mass Shaving Machine
A nineteenth century invention for a TV series called ‘Brainwaves’ 1960
which can shave a dozen men at the same time.
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Hubbard Electrometer
The E-Meter, also called electropsychometer and Hubbard Electrometer, is an electronic device that can register emotional reactions.
You can see the founder of the E-meter L. Ron Hubbard using it to determine whether tomatoes experience pain, 1968. His work led him to the conclusion that tomatoes “scream when sliced.”
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Rainy Day Mini Holder
This mini umbrella was designed as a protection from rain in 1954, so you don’t have to keep using the lighter.
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Book‑o‑mat
Books vending machine by Rock-Ola, which is known for making slot machines and jukeboxes, 1950s.
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Bullet Fashion
Cone bras or conical bras that were popular during WW2.
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Spaghetti Aid
Designed by American inventor Russell E. Oakes in 1955, the Spaghetti Aid twirled pasta, to make it easier to eat.
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Air Baby Doll
Beulah Louise Henry, from North Carolina with her invention, an air baby doll that can be bathed and looks more like a real baby than any of its kind, 1927.
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