The Ridiculous Vs. The Incredibly Useful In A 1940 Issue Of Popular Mechanics

    To be fair, personal helicopter wings and glow-in-the-dark hair are nifty ideas...in principle.

    Leonora Epstein
    by Leonora Epstein

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Ridiculous

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    2. Useful

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    3. Ridiculous

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    4. Useful

    5. Ridiculous

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    6. Useful (for you nostalgic folks still using typewriters)

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    7. Ridiculous

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    8. Useful (I mean, if you're in a jam and need to make a table real fast)

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    9. Ridiculous

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    10. Useful

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    11. Ridiculous

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    12. Useful (how to print photos onto objects at home? Cool!)

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    13. Ridiculous

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    14. Useful (but duh)

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