Thanks to Kristina for the heads up.
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Another Invention Comes TrueRemember the treadmill with wheels that Frank invented in episode 208- LOST CONTINENT?
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Sadly, since TV’s Frank is now a Soultaker
he probably can’t get royalties. :sad:
Wow! That’s totally weird looking!
How many does that make total? I remember a few other inventions that have also become real …
BitterSweet Hearts is the only one i can remember presently.
Some of the over accessorized kids toys are essentially the same marketing concept as “Johnny LongTorso”
There was also a “Safety Saw” (from ep. 106) from years ago, that was supposed to sense if your fingers were in the way and stop automatically. It didn’t work all the time…
I think the Brains should have gotten a patent for all their inventions just in case they all became reality.
Technically, all the inventions featured on the show are the intellectual property of Best Brains, so if they wanted, they could sue for copyright infringement.
Or at least release instructions on how to make your own, like that guy and his DIY Segway.
And still no Chinder-wear.
ummmm weren’t the show’s inventions an exercise of impractability and yet we have this. Very odd indeed!
Some of the inventions don’t exist, but are believable. The Mace Mousse and the Exercise Square are two examples.
The Cartuner kind of exists, but that’s mostly done by cartoonists. The website Garfield Minus Garfield, in which the strip is altered to only feature Jon, is kind of like that.
Somebody! Invent a high-tech catapult and/or cannon that you can just type in the place you want to be and go in and within a few seconds … WHAAM!!! You’re there!
Ummm………..can’t he just jog like normal? I just hope no one decides to invent ‘tank’ tops. :grin:
The Junk Drawer Organizer
-cs™
Isn’t “the Junk Drawer Organizer” supposed to have a special shaped area for a Gun? Other than that it’s exactly like the invention exchange!
One other invention exchange was Pinpoint marketing (or something?) when they sent Mike a box of NELSON CIGARETTES. This has maybe even gone one step further with custom google ads based on your browsing habits, etc.
Hmm. So let’s see . . .
Walking is a healthful exercise.
Personal treadmills are, essentially, a way to walk within one’s home regardless of space issues or inclement weather.
A mobile outdoor treadmill is a ludicrously cumbersome way to avoid the advantages of an indoor treadmill while adding nothing to the virtues of simple outdoor walking, indeed making it less convenient and less dignified.
Actually inventing one – aside from sheer novelty value – is roughly akin to inventing an electric outdoor food dehydrator that lets the sun dry the food and then beeps to let you know when it’s done, or a big outdoor clothesdryer that uses wind-power to get your laundry ready, or an outdoor bathtub with hot and cold running water, a no-slip pad, a curtain for modesty, and a de-icer for the middle of winter.
That is to say, why would you bother?
I know I do useless, unproductive things for fun when I’m bored, but man, the effort involved here does not seem at all justified by the results.
This may be an example of chindogu, the “unuseless” inventions that primarily originate in Japan, like the full-body umbrella, or the dumbbell telephone receiver that lets you work out while sitting at your desk.
The lowdown
Actually, there’s a new toy now where the pieces of an action figure are inside of an egg that dissolves in water. The figures come in five or six different parts and there’s no way of being able to tell if you’re getting a part you need or not when you buy an egg. Cost for each “egg”? FIVE BUCKS. So even if you luck out and get all the pieces you need at one time you’re looking at $30 for a cheap, tiny action figure. Now THAT’S “Johnny Longtorso”!
Joel/Bestbrains SHOULD sue for royalties! They have VIDEO EVIDENCE they invented these things YEARS ago!
I think the Brains should start marketing the invention exchanges.
You know there are people (perhaps us) who would by “Tragic Moments” figurines. (Make one for when MST3K went off the air)
And I would love a BGC-19.
Thanks, Sampo and Kritina, for passing this along.
I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard.
The HELL?!?!?!
seriously, shouldn’t they be working on something infinitely more important, you know like the BGC-19 controller for Rock Band or something along those lines?
I want to pet the llama
Couldn’t you just jog on your treadmill with the driving scene from “Manos” on your television and get the same effect?
:roll:
Dang, I seriously wanted to build that, I still can I guess.
I thought the same thing when I recently saw this episode – but today, completely at random, I found this kids wagon.
Sue Frank, sue! :mrgreen:
I’ve never given this a try, but I think it’s about time I do.