|
Click here for a one-click opt-out experience.
One-Click Unsubscribe here. |
These 10 Insane Inventions Make You Wonder What The Inventor Was Thinking.
Think today’s infomercial products are whacky? Nothing compared to these 10 inventions from the past.
These all-too-real products made little sense. Yet, some inventors felt there was a market for them.
Ok, the Pet Rock was a novel gift idea. Made the “inventor” rich. But buyers knew it was a joke.
The Cat-Meow Machine, though? What kind of consumer needed that?
Goes to show, capitalism shakes things up. If businesspeople didn’t take risks on odd inventions, we’d still be riding in wagons.
See the rest of this story here to get a peek at other inventions like…
“Lazy Glasses” designed for ‘periscopic’ reading.
Glowing tires that had 18 lightbulbs inside.
A coffin built for safety.
Thanks for reading,
Shane McLendon — Today’s Time Capsule writer
P.S. Email is like hunting buried treasure sometimes. So, please check your junk or promotions folder if this newsletter ever goes missing… and move it to your primary inbox. Feel free to forward Today’s Time Capsule to another history fan.