{"id":5279,"date":"2011-11-08T01:45:28","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T09:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?p=5279"},"modified":"2011-11-08T01:46:27","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T09:46:27","slug":"5-of-the-oddest-inventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/5-of-the-oddest-inventions\/","title":{"rendered":"5 of the Oddest Inventions You&#8217;ve ever seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everything we use on a daily basis has been invented. \u00a0I mean, who thought of things like a device that allows you to talk across the world? \u00a0What about a metal heater that is meant for smoking, but is actually used for electrical transfers? \u00a0Most of us wouldn&#8217;t imagine these things. \u00a0We jut assume them. \u00a0However, there&#8217;s nothing like the unique inventions we now find on a daily basis. Here are five of the oddest things you&#8217;ll find across the planet:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1176\/1415773933_017a782350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/>The R.I.O.T. \u00a0(The Reinvention of the) Wheel<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_ax5ZIdFoW1U\/Stbf9GVZPaI\/AAAAAAAAb-0\/qtI3Xypdqyo\/s400\/funny-gadgets-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\nThe Knife holder for those of us who want to be a carny.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/inventorspot.com\/files\/images\/ashtray.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"285\" \/><br \/>\nThis is one of those things that make you feel ironic when you&#8217;re smoking. \u00a0Almost like you want to stop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikibrown.com\/designoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/cat-duster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"548\" \/><br \/>\nWe all know how lazy cats are. \u00a0This little device will make the cat work for you (And hate you in the process)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_S0f-AWxKVdM\/SBgMX-_2A5I\/AAAAAAAABdY\/sNSv_i-iw2A\/s1600\/funny_invention%2B(30).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" \/><br \/>\nFor the man with a\u00a0incessant\u00a0&#8220;jumping-on-the-bed&#8221; habit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This post was by Christopher Hutton. \u00a0Chris is an &#8220;Idea Geek&#8221;. \u00a0He writes at his blog Liter8 Ideas about ideas that will make you think. These include technology, economics, comedy, and even (Gasp!) politics. \u00a0To find out more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/liter8.net\" target=\"_blank\">liter8.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything we use on a daily basis has been invented. \u00a0I mean, who thought of things like a device that allows you to talk across the world? \u00a0What about a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":54323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1492,517,1491,559],"class_list":["post-5279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-creativity","tag-inventions","tag-oddities-2","tag-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 of the Oddest Inventions You&#039;ve ever seen - FunCage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/5-of-the-oddest-inventions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 of the Oddest Inventions You&#039;ve ever seen - FunCage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everything we use on a daily basis has been invented. \u00a0I mean, who thought of things like a device that allows you to talk across the world? 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