Thursday, February 26, 2015

16 Bizarre, Vintage Inventions That Were Just Way Ahead Of Their Time

One of the reasons the modern world is so awesome is because of all of the great technology we have that make our lives better. But what we don’t often consider are the inventions that didn’t quite cut it.


Some of these inventions are genius, some are stupid, and others are straight up useless. Even though they’re long-extinct, it’s still fun to look back and laugh…




1. An electronic map for your car


An electronic map for your car




2. A portable, collapsable bridge


A portable, collapsable bridge




3. An interesting early form of the hair dryer


An interesting early form of the hair dryer




4. A contraption that helped teach your child to walk.


A contraption that helped teach your child to walk.







5. A family bicycle


A family bicycle




6. A fax machine for newspaper


A fax machine for newspaper




7. A radio hat


A radio hat




8. A stretch RV


A stretch RV




9. A gun equipped with a camera that takes images just before the trigger is pulled


A gun equipped with a camera that takes images just before the trigger is pulled







10. A bicycle for both land and water


A bicycle for both land and water




11. A rain-friendly cigarette holder


A rain-friendly cigarette holder




12. A double cigarette holder


A double cigarette holder




13. Single-wheeled motorcycle


Single-wheeled motorcycle




14. A vehicle for any terrain


A vehicle for any terrain




15. Life preservers made of bicycle tires


Life preservers made of bicycle tires




16. A piano for the bedridden


A piano for the bedridden




(via Imgur)


These are just the tip of the iceberg. They definitely make you appreciate how much time and work it’s taken us to get this far, and how many dumb ideas there were along the way.




16 Bizarre, Vintage Inventions That Were Just Way Ahead Of Their Time

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