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The Worst Inventions?

May 30, 2010/ tedhope

Time Magazine has given us their list of the Top 50 "bright ideas that just didn't work out".  Check it out here. But for those quick scanners out there, the list is:

  • Segway
  • New Coke
  • Clippy
  • Agent Orange
  • CueCat
  • Subprime Mortgages
  • Crinoline
  • Nintendo Virtual Boy
  • Farmville
  • Hydrogenated Oils
  • Honegar
  • Hydrogen Blimps
  • Hair in a Can
  • DDT
  • Auto-Tune
  • Red Dye No. 2
  • Ford Pinto
  • Parachute Jacket
  • Betamax
  • Baby Cage
  • Tanning Beds
  • Crocs
  • Hula Chair
  • Foursquare
  • Pop-Up Ads
  • Phone Fingers
  • CFCs
  • Plastic Grocery Bags
  • Bumpit
  • Electric Facial Mask
  • Sony CD Copy Protection
  • Venetian-Blind Sunglasses
  • Pet Spa
  • Pontiac Aztek
  • Snuggie for Dogs
  • Mizar Flying Car
  • Asbestos
  • Olestra
  • Comfort Wipe
  • Fake Ponytails
  • HeadOn
  • Pay Toilets
  • Tamagotchis
  • Leaded Gasoline
  • Vibrating Ab Belt
  • Spam E-mail
  • Smell-o-Vision
  • Smile Checks
  • Microsoft Bob
  • Vio
  • May 30, 2010/ tedhope/ 1 Comment
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