Weird Science Part 2

   Here are some more wild and wacky inventions from the pages of Popular Mechanics. You can find many more here.

Not that I would ever drive a vehicle at the reckless speed of 75 MPH, I still love this automobile.

Considering you now have to pay for using a pillow and blanket on an airplane, can you imagine what it would cost to fly with your own bed!

Perfect for potluck dinners.

Yeah, but does it listen to you complain about your girlfriend?

I wonder if this has contributed to unemployment in the songwriting industry.

This would probably contribute to unemployment in the sports announcer industry but how many athlete-broadcasters are they going to find that can dribble and shoot with one hand!

I hope they use this on my next lobotomy.

If I showed up at a news event wearing a camera, I would become the news event.

Airlines now charge a $15 dollar fee for the first baby and $10 for each extra. The child does have to meet carry-on restrictions.

At last! A reliable way to measure the value of the female sex.

What will they think of next!

Since cars didn't have air conditioning when I was a kid, summertime travel involved cranking down every window and aiming the wings at your seat. I would have gladly used such a device to cool off, but realistically, how long would the cold air last?

If the call box is located in the building that is on fire, I can see a problem here...

This device might protect you from freckles, but wearing it would leave you emotionally scarred for life.

This invention sucks!

Not So Wierd Science

   As a teenager I loved visiting my uncle and his stash of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science magazines. I would spend hours poring over wacky and wonderful gadgets, inventions and scientific speculation. Here are some examples of the kind of do-it-yourself spirit promoted by those publications.

Can self-service gas stations be far away?

For those smokers too young to play with matches.

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Baby Catupult

Many states have passed laws making it illegal to text while you're driving but I'm pretty sure none of them have prohibited cooking while driving.

This one is shocking.

If dogs could only talk...

Beauty Analysis Is In The Eye of the Beholder

Where's the snooze button?

This is a totally cool idea.

Judy Jetson's Hair Stylist

Double the Pleasure!

Double the Fun!

We could set these up in all the airports and catch terrorists with it.

This just sounds crazy.