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10 Of the Silliest Inventions Created In the 20th Century

By Andrew Alpin, 5 October 2017

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Although technology may have advanced to phenomenal heights, it has been used to create some absurd inventions whose use can be termed as silly or not required by man. Such inventions increased during the thirties and forties. So take a look at the worlds silliest inventions till date.

1Roll Shoes

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Skate rollers modified with an engine that runs on gasoline. But!! Why would one want to spend so much money on gasoline without even having a car? There is no convenient factor where just one person can travel. 

Gasoline Roll Shoes

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2The Television Glasses

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Perhaps this could have served as the base for the concept augmented and virtual reality which was ultimately created by Google and Microsoft. Television glasses though served no real purpose. 

The Television Glasses

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3Baby Stroller

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A modified version of the baby pram, this was invented to keep babies asleep through music and sound form the radio with the help of an antenna and radio attached to the stroller. It looked a bizarre contraption and certainly not safe for a baby. 

Baby Stroller

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4Poker face

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Poker requires you to keep a serious ad straight face without emotion so that other players will not make out what you’re thinking. This was called the poker face to keep your expressions concealed. 

Playing with Poker face

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5Packet Smoker

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Such a contraption would undoubtedly fail I this day and age where people are more health conscious than before. Imagine smoking twenty cigarettes at one go. Of course that’s a huge decrease on your lifespan. 

Packet Smoker

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