Strangest Inventions

There is serious money to make for inventions, but many people have come up with the strangest ideas. Although most ideas don’t earn fortunes, there are those that try. This leads us to the strangest inventions ever made.

How about an alarm clock that runs away from you? Gauri Nanda (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) invented “Clocky”, an alarm clock that runs away and hides if you don’t get out of bed on time. When the alarm sounds you can snooze one time. If you still don’t wake up, Clocky will jump off of the bedside table, and wheel away, mindlessly bumping into objects until he finds a spot to rest.

Another one of those strangest inventions is the Anti-Flatulence Underwear. Buck Weimer (Pueblo, Colorado) came up with “Under-Ease,” airtight underwear with a replaceable charcoal filter. It removes the bad-smelling gases before they escape. As the slogan says: “Wear them for the ones you love.”

There’s a Dog-to-human language translation device. Keita Sato, Dr. Matsumi Suzuki, and Dr. Norio Kogure invented Bow-Lingual. It’s a computer-based automatic dog-to-human language translation device. The Bow-Lingual’s a two-piece set — a wireless microphone that attaches to your dog’s collar, and a walkie-talkie-looking handset with an LCD screen. Barks and yelps are transmitted to the handset, where their voiceprint is analyzed and placed into one of six emotional categories: happy, sad, on guard, frustrated, needy, or assertive.

Speaking of dogs, how about a set of artificial replacement testicles? Gregg A. Miller (Oak Grove, Missouri), invented “Neuticles”, testicular implants for pets. Many caring pet owners hesitate or even to refuse to neuter their pets, so Neuticles eliminates ‘neuter-hesitant’ concerns – as a ‘Neuticled’ pet looks exactly the same after surgery.