20 Odd Inventions That Might Secretly Be Awesome

One man’s junk is another man’s brilliant invention.

1. Butter Stick Type

Essentially, butter in a glue stick tube. Easy application, or totally pointless?

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2. Motorized Ice Cream Cones

The battery-powered, plastic cone contains a small dish that rotates your melting scoop for you. Prevents dripping and cone turning, or totally pointless?

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3. Training Wheel High Heels

Helps you keep your balance, or totally pointless?

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4. Dine Ink Utensils

Ballpoint pens with fork, knife, and spoon caps. Handy for a snack, or totally pointless?

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5. Glass Toaster

This allows you to watch your bread while it’s toasting. Tired of burned toast, or totally pointless?

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6. Wearcom Jeans

These jeans have a special transparent pocket for your iPhone. Convenient way of checking your texts, or totally pointless?

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7. Portable Fish Tank

Makes your goldfish happy, or totally pointless?

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8. Light Bites Candle Holders

Because why should you have to buy candles and forks separately? Party time saver, or totally pointless?

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9. The Baby Mop

A onesie with a mop attached. Do crawling babies speed up cleaning, or is this totally pointless?

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10. Apple Sweaters

Pack your lunchtime apple in a sweater to prevent bruising. Adorably protective, or totally useless?

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11. Broom and Dustpan Slippers

You’ll never have to bend over again. Prevents achy backs, or totally pointless?

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12. Staircase Drawers

Is it a staircase? Nope! Well, yes. But it’s also a set of drawers. Space saver, or totally pointless?

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13. Lazy Sunday Sweatpants

These sweatpants have mini-tablecloths velcroed to the thighs for lazy lap eating. Reduces your laundry load, or totally pointless?

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14. Hamster Cage Shredder

Skip a step and shred documents directly into your hamster cage. Useful, or totally pointless?

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15. Anti-Theft Lunch Bags

Plastic bags with fake mold graphics keep sticky fingers off your sandwiches. Clever trick, or totally pointless?

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16. Square Watermelons

Prevents watermelon from rolling where you don’t want it to roll, or totally pointless?

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17. The Dry Side Bench

Bench is wet? No problem, just turn the crank to get to the dry side. Useful, or totally pointless?

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18. Slurp Guard

Keeps broth out of your hair, or totally pointless?

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19. Soda Can Handle

Prevents cold hands, or totally pointless?

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20. Two-Way Toothpaste

Boon to toothbrushers everywhere, or totally pointless?

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