Included in this post are two photos of new inventions, highlighted in a
blog post, that seem unnecessary and impractical:
While one can tell it will conviently allow you to transfer and cut a piece of pizza to a plate, this invention will only work as a one-step solution if there is already a piece missing. One will need to make an initial cut and then slide the "device" over to make the second cut and extract the piece. Aside from this observation, the real problem with this product is that it provides a solution to a non-existent problem. I have not found any articles citing the problems with grabbing a piece of pizza with one's hand.
While the first was unnecessary, this invention seems impractical in that I cannot foresee another use aside from dipping Oreo cookies into a glass of milk. These cookies are not traditionally dipped in anything else and not many other products come close to the size and design of an Oreo - making this tool often unusable. Economically speaking it is not feasible to spend money on a product that is usable in only one situation while providing so little benefit, being that Oreos are not eaten often enough. One would become ill from the ingredients if he or she were to eat Oreos on a scale that would make this product useful.
These "inventions" are kind of ridiculous. They're actually really funny but as you said, useless. I highly doubt anyone's going to whip out a pizza plate scissor every time they need to slice a pizza. Besides, you would only need this tool when you bake your own pizza, as most ordered pizzas will already be pre-sliced. The oreo dipper seems even more impractical as oreos are not as common of a food item as pizza. It also looks like it'll take more time and effort to put the oreo on the dipping tool rather than just dipping it in a glass of milk with your hand. These two inventions definitely qualify for "what were you thinking."
ReplyDeleteHaha, these really made me laugh. I checked out that original post, "34 Cleverly Designed Inventions," and I thought that a few others on there were quite silly, including the toilet bowl water dispenser for dogs! What an excessive contraption (although pretty amusing, I must admit).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, what I'm wondering is: Where do the inventors sell these products, and who buys them? I have never seen a little tea bag hanger or tape designed to create a newspaper-soccer ball, nor would I know where to find one...