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more about #inventions more comments → Faster.Pussycat: To be fair, many people are mobility limited, and bending over and straightening back up is difficult for them. more » pepe-silvia: I will always think of this whenever I see an infomercial. more » Beauregard: I love how they act like they invented the long shoe horn. Those tall ones have been around foreverz. more » FrannyR: Ikea has been selling long shoe horns forever [www.ikea.com] And they even have little snake faces [farm4.static.flickr.com] more » MargaretMoony: Oooh, this would actually be really good when my dad has another hip surgery. more » TheUptightMidwesterner: No- the part that was the best is where the old dude is trying to wrench off the woman's white pumps- fetishy AND funny!! more » clevernamehere: While the ad is silly, it seems like the product could be really useful for people with limited mobility/paralysis. more » badmutha: Mr. Badmutha has had three back surgeries, and putting on his shoes is damn near impossible. Such a thing could actually help him! more » annebreal: I can't stop laughing at the struggle to pry your lover's shoe off! Also, couldn't they have put the more age appropriate actress (blue track suit wom... more » SUNNY1: I wish it was my job to watch or make infomercials. I really do. It seems so easy. more » o-line: Slippers, people. If you aren't willing to bend over and put on shoes, you probably aren't going to leave the house either. more » Slovenly Muse: If that came in adult sizes, I would trade my car in for that thing in a heartbeat. Yes, it would take me forever to get anywhere. Yes, it would be to... more » sybann: I think most kids will LURV this to pieces. more » Cole23: I guess we can start fucking them up sooner and sooner. more » LatinaMasFina: I wouldn't give it to my child to play with. I would mount it on a long pole and, then at night, use it to "peek" in the windows of my kids if they we... more » -
#gadgetry
"Bending Over To Put On Your Shoes Is A Backbreaking Chore!"
Enter "shoedini" - the really long shoe-horn. Unclear if it's from the same people who brought us the Hairdini. (Best part: the woman handling the regular shoehorn like, "what am I supposed to do with this?!") [YouTube Via BuzzFeed] -
#whatnightmaresaremadeof
Wild Ride
This toy, apparently designed to foster an appreciation of Dario Argento's oeuvre, is not yet made in adult sizes. [ScienceBlogs] -
#wiggingout
Return To Oz!
Meet the world's first wig purifier. It's futuristic and creepy and scored with heroic music and we want one. [Youtube via BoingBoing] -
#homeimprovements
Pillow Talk
The Japanese have developed a device to help keep pee-splashing to a minimum: the "Angels Knee Pillow." Perfect for men who can't aim and the women who love them. [InventorSpot] -
#frontbottoms
Eye Of A Needle
Meet Cuchini, "a comfortable, light-weight material that adheres to any undergarment...It smoothes the ridges of a woman's mons pubis area providing a smooth and camouflaged appearance..eliminating what is commonly known as "Camel Toe." [RGS] -
#goingthedistance
High-Tech Love
This sweet-but-strange device is intended for long distance couples. It allows partners to project beams of light onto each other's bodies, kind of like a more romantic version of laser-pointer teasing. [BBCNews] -
#privateeyes
The Semen Detection Spy Kit Comes To Amazon.com
Do you suspect your spouse is cheating? Are you paranoid about your teen having sex? These are just a few of the suggested uses for the Semen Detection Spy Kit. More » -
#cremethategg
Eggcellent
"Creme That Egg," in which a Cadbury Creme Egg is destroyed by an elaborate device, has become a YouTube sensation. "Apply to face" has always worked for us. [YouTube, Telegraph] -
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#doodlebra
Custom Lingerie
Meet the "Doodle Bra," which "creates positive responses entertaining and engaging young ladies and girls while meeting the needs of essential under garments and providing a way for self expression at the same time." [AdRants] -
#practicemakesperfect
Invention Lets Women "Practice" Giving Birth With A Balloon
An invention filed with the U.S. Patent Office allows pregnant women to partially insert a balloon in the vagina and push it out, in order to practice giving birth. More » -
#unintelligentdesign
Fetal Educator Strap
Good news for overbearing parents: you can now start educating your child while they are still in the womb! No news on whether this cassette-player belly-strap device actually works though. [InventorSpot] -
#pukepets
The Human Stain
New mom? Messy eater? Prone to, um, burping up on yourself? Enter Puke Pets, handy animal pins designed to simultaneously camouflage and advertise stains. Do with this information what you will. [InventorSpot] -
#umbrellafortwo
When It Rains, It Pours
Romantic, though rather sidewalk-hoggy: an umbrella built for two. [InventorSpot]
