Saw these during a episode of Modern Marvels, thought they were worth a post. Wish I had seen the entire episode.
Nuclear Fifle M65 (had to be fired within blast radius)
Chauchat (open bullet display)
Gyrojet (small rocket propelled bullets, too slow at close range)
Revigator (drink radioactive water)
Radithor (improve sex life w/ radium, guy took 1,400 and his upper lower jaw fall off)
Adrian Shoe Fitting Machine (xray for shoe fitting - lots of xray leekage)
Spectro-chrome (cure of ailments by colored lights in the dark, in the nude, during moon phase = $1 million sales)
Premier Smokeless Cigarette (tasted bad)
Futuro House (UFO looking house - rejected by public)
Dymaxion House (Buckminister Fuller - "Dynamix Maximum Tension" - delivered in single tube $65,000)
Geodesic Domes (Buckminister Fuller)
-Tanner
Words of the Year: Tautology, Hysteresis, Buxom, Purvey "Crossing into established events is strictly forbidden. Except for cheap tricks." - Doctor Who "Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense you're just not keeping up." - Doctor Who
Nuclear Fifle M65 (had to be fired within blast radius)
Fifle or Rifle?
Fifle. Often used by the dogs of old ladies that are named "Fifi".
-Tanner
Words of the Year: Tautology, Hysteresis, Buxom, Purvey "Crossing into established events is strictly forbidden. Except for cheap tricks." - Doctor Who "Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense you're just not keeping up." - Doctor Who