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41. Such devices are still sold. I just Googled it.

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Thu Sep 18, 2025, 01:49 PM

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What in your mind is the worst invention ever [View all] malaise Sep 18 OP

Donald Trump DaBronx Sep 18 #1

Good call on malaise Sep 18 #5

At no time have I ever compared and contrasted leaf blowers with nuclear weapons. Harker Sep 18 #46

Plastic. That crap is in everything now. GreenWave Sep 18 #2

True malaise Sep 18 #6

Social media Endlessmike56 Sep 18 #3

Is it social, malaise Sep 18 #8

These phones we're all on.. thomski64 Sep 18 #4

Yep can be but they are quite useful malaise Sep 18 #13

My mother had a device sort of like tweezers. no_hypocrisy Sep 18 #7

Holy Shit malaise Sep 18 #10

You posted much of my thoughts before I could respond. UniqueUserName Sep 18 #17

mundanely annoying malaise Sep 18 #20

raking leaves onethatcares Sep 19 #107

Seriously? 3catwoman3 Sep 18 #22

Unfortunately, I saw it. no_hypocrisy Sep 18 #24

If I remember correctly radical noodle Sep 18 #55

Yup! no_hypocrisy Sep 18 #56

What are the odds HappyH Sep 18 #30

Interesting question. Generally speaking, they seem all too eager... 3catwoman3 Sep 18 #40

Such devices are still sold. I just Googled it. 3catwoman3 Sep 18 #41

What are the chances of getting a few pubic hairs caught in the device's grip, Sogo Sep 18 #45

Unless using Nair or waxing, that would seem ... 3catwoman3 Sep 18 #79

Pop-up ads. unblock Sep 18 #9

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Wow malaise Sep 18 #15

Electric turkey-slicing knife Chipper Chat Sep 18 #12

ROFL malaise Sep 18 #14

But it's the best way to slice an electric turkey Orrex Sep 18 #26

🤣🤣 Chipper Chat Sep 18 #31

But they work great with homemade bread. Slice without squishing. Nt spooky3 Sep 18 #51

Angel food cake Freddie Sep 20 #128

LOL! Pretty useless, but my dad was really "into it". LeftInTX Sep 18 #75

Nope, they are great for fileting fish. Lochloosa Sep 18 #90

I use mine only on foam rubber, like mattress toppers cksmithy Sep 19 #119

The alarm clock EYESORE 9001 Sep 18 #16

Many find that very useful malaise Sep 18 #18

Useful, yes EYESORE 9001 Sep 18 #19

Hehehe malaise Sep 18 #21

The "best"/most annoying Alarm Clock I ever heard about and it had to have been sturdy.... electric_blue68 Sep 20 #124

That's easy: MONEY hunter Sep 18 #23

Interesting malaise Sep 18 #25

I'll give you ten credits for that tribble. Intractable Sep 18 #69

Yep. Money causes all sorts of trouble. hunter Sep 18 #82

Organized religion Orrex Sep 18 #27

I'd just drop malaise Sep 18 #28

I agree completely, but... Orrex Sep 18 #32

Me too malaise Sep 18 #34

the world's greatest control mechanism rurallib Sep 18 #29

You beat me to it. Rizen Sep 18 #59

Spandex. Ugh. 2MuchNoise Sep 18 #33

Hehehehehe malaise Sep 18 #65

The bullet IbogaProject Sep 18 #35

Yes the bullet malaise Sep 18 #52

Olestra and the Segway. Dave Bowman Sep 18 #36

Had to look up olestra malaise Sep 18 #57

Nuclear weapons. Aristus Sep 18 #37

True malaise Sep 18 #61

Speaker phone on mobile devices. johnp3907 Sep 18 #38

All these are good but WAY TOO LATE! It's: WAR justaprogressive Sep 18 #39

Still one of my favorites malaise Sep 18 #50

Toxic chemicals like DDT & Agent Orange red dog 1 Sep 18 #42

Funny how folks became filthy rich from so much malaise Sep 18 #47

Keurig coffee chowmama Sep 18 #43

Had to look that up malaise Sep 18 #48

A perpetual motion machine.n/t marked50 Sep 18 #44

Isn't that still a hypothetical malaise Sep 18 #49

Short answer is Yes. marked50 Sep 18 #63

Infernal combustion engine WestMichRad Sep 18 #53

True of way too many inventions malaise Sep 18 #62

The "smart phone" doc03 Sep 18 #54

I agree! red dog 1 Sep 18 #94

They were hard to text though Polybius Sep 19 #122

Have you ever heard of this guy? Klarkashton Sep 18 #58

Unblock at #11 malaise Sep 18 #60

Not entirely an invention chouchou Sep 18 #64

Bwaaaaah😀 malaise Sep 18 #67

"as our menu options have changed" circular voicemail that is designed to make you slam down the phone in frustration. NBachers Sep 18 #66

THIS malaise Sep 18 #68

I used to work for Nortel Networks, which made those Voice Processing Machines. Intractable Sep 18 #70

These days that's what companies are using AI for. hunter Sep 20 #129

Anything sold by Ronco... Earl_from_PA Sep 18 #71

Spoofed caller IDs. multigraincracker Sep 18 #72

On a sub-nuclear weapon level, I'll go with the "selfie." Harker Sep 18 #73

Photos of one's restaurant meal. greatauntoftriplets Sep 18 #81

I weighed that against the selfie, and the scale just wobbled... Harker Sep 18 #86

They're often done at the same time. greatauntoftriplets Sep 18 #87

Time Magazine's list of 50 worst inventions of all time: cloudbase Sep 18 #74

Bookmarked malaise Sep 18 #76

I see that Crocs are on this list. skypilot Sep 19 #97

I've seen plenty of people wearing Crocs, but I've never seen a single person wearing cloudbase Sep 19 #99

I live in a major city too... skypilot Sep 19 #106

Ultra sonic repellent LeftInTX Sep 18 #77

Nice grift malaise Sep 19 #110

The internal combustion engine. Rustynaerduwell Sep 18 #78

Capitalism I_UndergroundPanther Sep 18 #80

Wow! malaise Sep 18 #84

Second thing I_UndergroundPanther Sep 18 #83

Banain Wow! LeftInTX Sep 18 #85

Beaaaaaah malaise Sep 18 #88

If It's Any Comfort... ProfessorGAC Sep 18 #89

Great news re blowers malaise Sep 18 #91

My Dad Delivered Milk To The Supermarkets ProfessorGAC Sep 18 #92

Somehow we managed to ban the plastic bags in supermarkets and other stores malaise Sep 18 #93

The leaf blower is certainly up there on the list. LudwigPastorius Sep 18 #95

Yes malaise Sep 19 #112

Circus peanuts edbermac Sep 18 #96

I am learning quite a bit on this thread malaise Sep 19 #109

I wonder if they sell them in Jamaica? LeftInTX Sep 19 #117

I' e never seen them malaise Sep 19 #118

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Really fake malaise Sep 19 #111

Health insurance companies. Emile Sep 19 #100

visible volume display Maninacan Sep 19 #101

I have a few... Mike Nelson Sep 19 #102

Alcohol OC375 Sep 19 #103

I saw a very recent study showing that we inherited our fondness for alcohol malaise Sep 19 #114

Jet Skis Daigan Sep 19 #104

Definitely annoying malaise Sep 19 #115

Guns, bombs and poison TommieMommy Sep 19 #105

Some poisons are organic malaise Sep 19 #113

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Had to look that up malaise Sep 19 #116

Social media Luciferous Sep 19 #120

Yes there are many negatives associated with malaise Sep 19 #121

Speed camera's Polybius Sep 19 #123

LOL malaise Sep 20 #125

Some of them are alright, but others can trick you Polybius Sep 20 #132

Sadly more than a few of these enforcement policies are there malaise Sep 20 #133

If ai kills us all, then the humble transistor Blues Heron Sep 20 #126

Good pick malaise Sep 20 #127

Cotton gin. Grins Sep 20 #130

The bra Phentex Sep 20 #131

Ethanol GreatGazoo Sunday #134

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