Crazy Patents

This one brightened my afternoon.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/crazy.html

The "toy gas fired missile" and "Beerbrella" are particularly
inspiring.

People spend money to get things like this patented. I guess this is
why I reject any project that has to do with pets or the toilet.

 

I think someone did that "missle" patent just to show he could do it
and get something allowed.

The trick for inventing, as I've approached it is how to get a far
better product, simpler, lighter, fewer pieces and for significantly
reduced cost where there is a distinct significant sized market for the
product's function, where other "players" are not seeing the
opportunity. Those are out there. They take "local knowledge" to see.

When you can do that, you have at least a favorable chance for a big
payout.

Bo

 

I think someone did that "missle" patent just to show he could do it

I think that the "butt missile" project may have some sort of military
application. Just think of it, the military would only need to pack the
projectile around. The rest could be taken care of by adding extra starch
to the MRE's.

 

which a colonic gas is discharged. ...to create a combustible mixture.
The ignitor is then activated to explode the mixture in the chamber and
fire the missile...

Isn't this based on a miss-conception? I thought I read somewhere that
the anal emissions of homo-sapiens are primarily water vapor and carbon
dioxide and not methane as many believe. I'm not motivated to research
the topic, but maybe Jon or Cliff can provide proof that a homo-sapien
can in fact emit gasses of explosive concentration.

 

=>Stud Spectacles

I always wondered why people got into body piercing. Imagine glasses
that won't slip off when you bend over, get sweaty or chop wood.

=>User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks

I can think of a couple of frequent posters here who could use this
one.

=>Kissing Shield

Julia Roberts and Sylvester Stallone come to mind in a scene in
Demolition Man.

=>Subliminal Glasses and Electrostatically Enhanced Game

Two items with a SW application. The former may be the next giveaway at
SWW with the message "That's an enhancement" and the latter may be
installed in the software during beta test and set to go off when a bug
occurs to ensure that all bugs are reported.

 

Quick research http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighting_farts

 

I believe the flamability was demonstrated on "Sushi TV" which aired on
Comcast's TV Guide channel some time ago. Apparently the Japanese have
a penchant for televising the strange and wierd behaviour of
individuals, i.e., conducting a sweat off to see who can sweat the most
by weight, eating soup while standing on your head, etc.