Worst inventions

[QUOTE="Fundai"]

[QUOTE="Tokugawa77"]

It dosn't.

Tokugawa77

Exactly...

but It isn't the worst thing, the handgun that tried to fire small rocket propeled bullets failed more... You could stop it from firing by pluging the barrel with your finger :P

Didn't the mythbusters try that and it didn't work? the finger in the barrel didn't actually stop the bullet, that is? There was also the davy crocket nuclear bazooka that the US tried to make, I forgot about that one.

It doesn't work with a regular gunpowder round, because the bullet is accelerated to top speed nearly instantaneously. Rockets don't do that, in fact, the gyrojet's muzzlevelocity could be as slow as 20 feet pr second

The Helicopter Ejection Seat

The Helicopter Ejection Seat

DmadFearmonger

That's actually not a bad invention. It might sound like it right off the bat, but the helicopter is usually designed to blow the rotors off before launching.

In terms of military inventions:

The Russian Tsar tank built during world war one.

Tokugawa77

[QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"]

The Helicopter Ejection Seat

DoomZaW

That's actually not a bad invention. It might sound like it right off the bat, but the helicopter is usually designed to blow the rotors off before launching.

[QUOTE="Tokugawa77"]

In terms of military inventions:

The Russian Tsar tank built during world war one.

p00zer

I agree... Whatever it's supposed to do, it would be interesting to see in battle footage.

communism surrealnumber5

[QUOTE="Tokugawa77"]

[QUOTE="Fundai"]

Exactly...

but It isn't the worst thing, the handgun that tried to fire small rocket propeled bullets failed more... You could stop it from firing by pluging the barrel with your finger :P

DoomZaW

Didn't the mythbusters try that and it didn't work? the finger in the barrel didn't actually stop the bullet, that is?

It doesn't work with a regular gunpowder round, because the bullet is accelerated to top speed nearly instantaneously. Rockets don't do that, in fact, the gyrojet's muzzlevelocity could be as slow as 20 feet pr second

Bassicly this... It wont work with a regular gunpowder one but with whatever Prototype Rocket bullet the military tried out you can just plug it...

Never mind the fact that rockets also tends to curve because their super susceptible to wind and tends to fly around the contours of objects :D

[QUOTE="KiIIyou"]Bathtub ladders for spiders.Fundai

REALLY! They made that?

Wow... Humans can be really stupid sometimes...

Any way, my pick would be the scalpel.

The spork.

xbox kinect

The DVD Rewinder.harashawn

The Atomic Bomb

The Atomic Bomb

racer8dan

The DVD Rewinder.harashawn

The Atomic Bomb

racer8dan

The atomic bomb isn't a worthless or bad invention in itself, by any shot. The internationals laws and treaties surrounding them are.

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

The Atomic Bomb

MushroomWig

The Atomic Bomb

racer8dan

I'm pretty sure that the implied meaning of a "bad invention" would be one that fails to fulfill its intended purpose, or whose purpose is useless. In that regard, the atomic bomb is not a bad invention because it was a resounding success, fulfilling it's intended purpose even more effectively than anyone imagined. One could argure that it actually saved millions of lives, because it forced Japan to surrender rather than fight on, and an invasion of Japan would have resulted in millions of civilian casualties. Don't get me wrong, I hate the atomic bomb and have seen thehorrible effects it has on its victims, havingbeen to the Hiroshima memorial museum.

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="racer8dan"]

The Atomic Bomb

racer8dan

Sinclair C5 what cack that was!,And lipstick for flies.

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

The Atomic Bomb

Tokugawa77

I'm pretty sure that the implied meaning of a "bad invention" would be one that fails to fulfill its intended purpose, or whose purpose is useless. In that regard, the atomic bomb is not a bad invention because it was a resounding success, fulfilling it's intended purpose even more effectively than anyone imagined. One could argure that it actually saved millions of lives, because it forced Japan to surrender rather than fight on, and an invasion of Japan would have resulted in millions of civilian casualties. Don't get me wrong, I hate the atomic bomb and have seen thehorrible effects it has on its victims, havingbeen to the Hiroshima memorial museum.

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"] That's the "worst" invention? Really? The atomic bomb is a masterpiece of technology and invention. The purpose of the invention doesn't stop it from being any less amazing.MushroomWig

Auto-Tune.

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

The Atomic Bomb

Tokugawa77

I'm pretty sure that the implied meaning of a "bad invention" would be one that fails to fulfill its intended purpose, or whose purpose is useless. In that regard, the atomic bomb is not a bad invention because it was a resounding success, fulfilling it's intended purpose even more effectively than anyone imagined. One could argure that it actually saved millions of lives, because it forced Japan to surrender rather than fight on, and an invasion of Japan would have resulted in millions of civilian casualties. Don't get me wrong, I hate the atomic bomb and have seen thehorrible effects it has on its victims, havingbeen to the Hiroshima memorial museum.

Then the spider ladder isn't a "bad" invention either because it fulfills its purpose.

snuggie for dogs

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1991915_1991909_1991766,00.html

snuggie for dogs

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1991915_1991909_1991766,00.html

T_REX305

^This

This.

whats wrong with segways? they look mad fun. also what about people who have trouble walking huh? you heartless monster.xTheExploited

[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]whats wrong with segways? they look mad fun. also what about people who have trouble walking huh? you heartless monster.Lost-Memory

Not everyone who has walking problems is unable to stand. My grandmother damaged her inner ears and now has trouble balancing. There's another person I know who tried to kill himself with a crossbow (and failed) who has the same problem (but even worse). Both could benefit from a segway, but unfortunately neither can afford one.