Throughout the past two centuries, humans have exhausted their knowledge, skills, imagination, creativity, and experience to bring countless inventions to the world. In recent decades, many of these creations were required to be technical and sensible to become incredibly successful to bake money for their rightful inventors and investors. Yet, that wasn’t … Read more
You might be overdue for a haircut, but you cannot go out of your house because of lockdown in your area or some other reason. Even if you have a good pair of scissors, it’s not so simple to cut your hair yourself to your liking. Have you heard of the Flowbee? … Read more
Imagine a world without cats – what would it be? The world would be less exciting, less fascinating, and less fun. Cats are here for a reason. You already know that the ancient Egyptians worshipped them as gods. Nowadays, cats still rule – but this time on cyberspace. The website I Can … Read more
Fads come and go, yet they seem to have affected almost everything. And they spare nothing – not even the world of automobiles. Along with the latest automobile innovations of the time comes a history of curious fads and bizarre inventions. It’s amusing to think that many people will do anything for … Read more
You don’t want a live pet animal that requires feeding, grooming, playing, and taking out for a dump? Bothered by your dog’s non-stop barking all night long? Trying to get your cat off from scratching your furniture but failed miserably? You might as well own a Pet Rock! If you grew up … Read more
The Slinky is not just a popular toy – it has become a phenomenon. But like many inventions, it was born out of an accident. It was in 1943, during the height of World War II. The U.S. Navy needed ships as the Battle of Atlantic was raging in oceans around Europe. … Read more
Doggles – glasses or goggles for dogs – sound completely unreal and even silly. But it’s real and actually quite innovative. In fact, these doggles turned out to be a successful business idea. The inventor, Roni Di Lullo, made a million-dollar business around it. It began with a walk in the park… … Read more
Big Mouth Billy Bass is one of those silly ideas that no one expected to become a huge success, but it did. The animatronic singing and flopping latex fish became a hot item during the early 2000s. The plaque-mounted singing fish even became part of the décor of elegant, refined homes owned … Read more
If you grew up in the ’80s, you probably had Wacky WallWalkwers. These sticky and creepy crawling gummy toys were some of the hottest toys during that decade. The Walky WallWalker is a simple idea – an eight-legged, octopus-shaped rubber contraption that sticks to the wall after you throw it. Yet 80’s … Read more
The idea behind the Snuggie is simple – a body-length blanket with sleeves that resembles a bathrobe, only meant to be worn backwards (e.g., with the opening in the back). While the Snuggie was meant to be a gag gift, buyers were attracted to the idea of a sleeved blanket that would … Read more