#weird inventions

[amalgamasreal]

TIL humanity has come up with with some truly weird ways to sharpen a pencil:

Source: Rescue & Restore

[barfbagbunny]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Volkswagen’s rare dash-mounted coffee maker accessory from 1959.

German ad - 2 models to choose from. 

Drawing hot coffee while going over a pothole or having to brake suddenly- what could possibly go wrong? 

messynessy.com

[stone-cold-groove]

Telespecs! The new way to enjoy television... movies... plays... sports.

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

The portable straw radio hat was made by an American inventor in 1931.

[sohannabarberaesque]

We can just imagine how many parents bought this as a way to discourage their kids from turning the set on too early on Saturday mornings to watch the early flicktoons, especially when the clock was set to have the TV switched on at a "more civilised" hour for the sake of the parents' sleep.

Especially if they needed to keep late hours in the name of Society.

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

Swimsuits have come a long way since the days when they were long-sleeved wool monstrosities, but this wooden swimsuit invention, pictured in Washington State in 1929, wasn’t exactly a step forward.

[sum1sgottasayit]

On this episode of SharkStank, a hollow dildo you can use to cook food with your internal body temperature!