Truly, Now I Have Seen Everything

[filkertom]

Is it just me, or is this the most insane product ever? And, if it's not, what are your nominations?

Comments

[secanth.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* I'd have bought it when my little one was young, having unplugged a few toliet bowls in my time. ("But I just used enough to wipe..." Uh, you or the bathroom, child?)

[drzarron.livejournal.com]

Oh no Tom, not even the beginning of close to the most insane product. The TP thing I can see, or at least the thought behind it.

No THIS is inane, if not insane

http://www.pastaexpress.tv/

Someone, tell me, HOW does this save me anything? Doesn't save time, doesn't save money.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Saves you from doing something rational and inexpensive. Gawd, the worst part about gadgets is that about one in fifty actually does work as advertised, and is incredibly useful and cool, but you've got to get through the other forty-nine to find it.

[roane.livejournal.com]

No, this (http://biorelief.com/store/stadiumpal.html) is the most insane product ever. Or it was, back when the marketing on the webpage emphasized how you could just pee whenever you felt like it. ;)

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Snerk. Love the slogan: "More Uses Than You Can Shake A Stick At".

[argentee.livejournal.com]

There's whole categories of insanity... I nominate this (http://home.att.net/~trferretcouncil/ferretclothes.htm) website for the 'only humans think it's cute' category.

[sydb42.livejournal.com]

My nomination for most insane product ever: Dildo Cozy

The one above is not the best one I've seen (my favorites are the fuzzy ones), but that's what came up first on a Google search this morning.

[jenrose]

Hey, that's actually a cool concept. It's not the time/money, it's the "You don't have to put it on the stove" factor. With our instant boiling water and this gadget, my 12 year old could make pasta without burning herself--she won't do it on the stove because she burnt herself once emptying the water into the strainer.

[jenrose]

Good god. Useful for surgeons, but um, ew?

And the "buy it as a gift"... /snerk

[jenrose]

Now that is pretty insane... but...

[jenrose]

Crocheted.... flying... spaghetti.... monster.... dildo....cozy.... NONE of these words should ever be used in conjuction wih the others, except "crocheted cozy". Ever.

Must wash brain.

[jenrose]

http://www.urbanbabydesigns.com/products/pptp.aspx

No really. The Pee Pee Tee Pee.


Scroll down to see the Santa Hat Horror.

Eeek.

The toilet paper doesn't even come close.

[chaosdancer.livejournal.com]

Dunno...I have memories of one of my big butch girl scout counselors telling us that no matter the mess, we could accomplish cleaning up anything with two squares of toilet paper. I think I would rather have the puppy.

[gazerwolf.livejournal.com]

It's also a "I don't have to watch the water boil" thing. You can set it in a corner and set a timer.

[sydb42.livejournal.com]

I have girls, so I don't have this problem, but a cloth diaper would work just as well and wouldn't require much in the way of aiming to get it in place in time. Scarily, if we'd had a boy, I'm pretty sure this product would have been given to us as a gift, and I'm not sure which friend/family member would have thought of it first. ;)

[drzarron.livejournal.com]

Except for the fact that just pouring boiling water over pasta isn't going to cook it. I'd consider that it might work if it were an insulated contain rather than plastic. Also a tube that size only would hold enough water to cook maybe 20 strains of pasta.

If you'd use this, you'd end up with a sticky, crunchy blob.

[trdsf.livejournal.com]

o.O;

You win. I was going to nominate the theremin cozy I've been knitting off and on, but I can't top that.

[devospice.livejournal.com]

I just did a quick search for "stupid products" and found this:
http://www.stupid.com/stat/TOP.html

My favorite is the Butt/Face Soap. :)

[ddrussianinja.livejournal.com]

All I could think of was this (http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/news/images/50268-1.jpg). I mean, I hardly ever bought them in the game, why would I buy one in real life?

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Srsly. I mean just keep walking until you trigger an encounter, and grab a freebie. :)

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

I think you just defined the geek version of Sturgions law...

[smoooom.livejournal.com]

Doesn't seem that insane, I've seen kids pull miles of toilet paper. It's an on going battle around here. Two other apects to consider, kids ar being marketed to more and more, a lot of parents actually listen to what their 6 0r 7 year old thinks when grocery shopping. Just lately it seems that we've (society at large that is) have added a "clean" fetish to everything else they worry about.

My most insane product? Diapers designed for boys or girls, getting ever more absorbent, then a "feel wet" diaper so that kids can toilet train better.

[smoooom.livejournal.com]

This wins my vote! oh my stars, what ever happened to having a square of almost anything availible for such occasions. this is totally insane.

[folkmew.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid you have to have kids to appreciate this sort of thing. Truly. Now, the cynical part of me says "what a way to get kids to use more TP than they really need and spend more money on TP!" but the parent in me knows that it is a LOT more likely that they will use about half a roll each time otherwise. And the flushable wipes!? The person who invented those is a GOD. When you have little boys learning to wipe they make things a LOT easier.

Sorry but you did ask.
However, "watermelon" scented for wiping your butt?!? That's just... wrong!

Grin

[folkmew.livejournal.com]

Ok *that* is truly weird!!! Ewwwwwwwwwwww. I mean, haven't they heard of sticking a cloth diaper or burp rag over the penis? Sheesh - I have two boys and I only got sprayed like once when I forgot. :-)