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What are some of the worst inventions ever?

Asked by Dutchess_III (47071points) October 13th, 2016

I say PULL UPS!! For a variety of reasons. They’re nothing more than an expensive diaper. If you’re going to potty train, go all out when it’s time. Take the risks. They’ll be much more uncomfortable in wet underwear than they are in Pull Ups.

I have a grandkid who is almost 4 (one of the twins.) His sister is potty trained, but for whatever reason he’s resisting it. I had 3 grandkids over here and all three piled to to report that Boy Twin had pooped in his pants!

So I took him to the bathroom. He had on Pull Ups. Well, I Pulled them Down, and got crap all up and down his legs! (My son later told me that you can pull them apart at the seams, like a diaper. I didn’t know that.)

So, what do you think is one of the worst inventions ever?

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kritiper's avatar

Penile enlarging pumps.

Dutchess_III's avatar

ROFLOLL! Never heard of that!

Call_Me_Jay's avatar

Cell phones that don’t disable themselves while you’re driving.

kritiper's avatar

Oh, yeah! They have manual ones you pump up by hand or electric ones that have a small vacuum pump to do the pumping part.

Dutchess_III's avatar

^^^ WTF? Seriously?

I agree @Call_Me_Jay.

anniereborn's avatar

@Dutchess_III Yes they do have those pumps. My friend’s dad has one. The only reason I know that is because she told me, trust me on that. It’s not information I cared to have, but there we are.
(although to be fair the man is 80 something)

Sneki95's avatar

Those round door knobs. You can’t even grip that.

Also, paper bags.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Heroin and Fentanyl .

Call_Me_Jay's avatar

Penis pump judge gets 4-year jail term
8/18/2006 — BRISTOW, Okla. (AP) — A former judge convicted of exposing himself while presiding over jury trials by using a sexual device under his robe was sentenced Friday to four years in prison…

Mariah's avatar

The Keurig, due to the amazing amount of waste it generates. The inventor even regrets inventing it.

anniereborn's avatar

Internet compatible phones.

ucme's avatar

The Prague Pogo Stick…no one wants to see a czech bounce

MollyMcGuire's avatar

Cars that try to drive for you.
Smart gadgets…..........I can’t bring myself to call them phones.

Espiritus_Corvus's avatar

@RedDeerGuy1 Fentanyl is a lifesaver in the operating room. Heroin is the mother of many lifesaving drugs in the operating room and for chronic pain patients. It’s human beings that are the problem.

cinnamonk's avatar

@Mariah I own a Keurig and just use the reusable cartridge instead of the disposable cups. Pats self on back

The polygraph test has probably helped put a lot of people in prison on false convictions.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Polygraph results are inadmissible in court.

Mariah's avatar

Polygraph prevented my sister from getting her dream job. :\

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Prisons and The Iron Maiden . The whip.

Call_Me_Jay's avatar

Some states allow polygraph results in court if both sides agree.

They are no longer allowed for employment tests in my state, but many moons ago I had to take one for a retail job. I found the process really interesting, and after the test the guy gave me a primer on the machine. I asked, “so is it really accurate?” He said, “no, but you would be amazed at the stories people tell when they’re hooked up to the machine.”

Espiritus_Corvus's avatar

The metal chastity devices invented to prevent male masturbation that were so popular among mothers and priests in the 18th and 19th century to control pubescent boys.

Mariah's avatar

Removed by me, misread.

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