By Joshua Pegram
10. Swiss Army Broom: No one could figure out which end they were supposed to hold.
9. Nitroglycerin Light Bulb: It lit up the room alright…
8. Dr. Hammond’s Mercury Enriched Anti-Balding Elixir: It did actually stop balding, however, people who used it didn’t get to enjoy their hair for very long afterwards.
7. I-Can-Definitely-Believe-It’s-Not-Butter: Say what you want about it, but there was no false advertising here.
6. Automatic Soup Spoon: It sure spooned soup, just not necessarily into your mouth.
5. Incendiary Hedge Clippers: This one worked a little too well.
4. Waterproof Sponge: The guy who invented this had previously taken a little too much of Dr. Hammond’s Mercury Enriched Anti-Balding Elixir.
3. Electric Pool Raft: 10 out of 10 lifeguards do not recommend.
2. Communist Repellent: This stuff made up 6.3% of the air in any given room in America in 1952.
1. Steam Powered Banana Peeler: Most people decided that a peeled banana was not worth the eight pounds of coal that this thing consumed with each use.