101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions and 99 More Unuseless Japanese Inventions

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101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions and 99 More Unuseless Japanese Inventions - by Kenji Kawakami

These inventions are wacky, but they are not useless; they are unuseless ("chindogu" in Japanese). They are all great, and the pictures are great, too. Let me mention a few:

A huge curved brush, so you can brush all of your hair with one motion.
A bath body suit, so you can take a bath without getting wet.
A noodle eater's hair guard, so you don't get food in your hair, of course.
Little umbrellas for your shoes, to protect your shoes.
A pedestrian stoplight, that you can carry with you, and make cars stop.
A drink decarbonator, to remove the carbonation from your carbinated drinks.
Training wheels for high heeled shoes.
A mask that allows you to smoke 14 cigarettes at once, for heavy smokers.
Backward soles for your shoes, so people can't follow your footprints.
A lip stencil, for applying lipstick.
Sole-less shoes, for nature lovers.
Mirrors on half-dishes for dieters, so you can pretend that you are eating a full meal.
A portable zebra crossing, so you can cross the street whenever you want.
Fully functional breasts for Dad to feed Baby.
A tee-shirt with grid coordinates on the back, so you can tell people where to scratch.
An earring safety net, in case your earring falls off.
Baby mop; Baby crawls around, mopping the floor as he goes. This is my favorite.
Swiss army gloves, ten different tools, one on each finger.
A table tennis paddle mask, so you can play table tennis with your face.
Wide awake eyes, so people will think you're awake.

And the list goes on and on and on and on and on and . . . I don't know about you, but I can read this book over and over, and laugh out loud every time. Also see http://www.chindogu.com.

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