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Useless invention may refer to: An invention that is nonpatentable due to its lack of utility Chindōgu Useless machine Rube Goldberg invention This disambiguation
Useless_invention
Device only intended to turn itself off
A useless machine or useless box is a device whose only function is to turn itself off. The best-known useless machines are those inspired by Marvin Minsky's
Useless_machine
Gadgets creating more problems than they solve
UNUSELESS INVENTIONS CHINDOGU: THE UNUSELESS INVENTIONS OF KENJI KAWAKAMI chindogu-art-un-useless-inventions Chindogu: The Art of Un-useless Inventions Unuseless
Chindōgu
Concept in United States patent law
§ 101, an invention is "useful" if it provides some identifiable benefit and is capable of use and "useless" otherwise. The majority of inventions are usually
Utility (patentability requirement)
Utility_(patentability_requirement)
Novel device, material or technical process
greater value or usefulness. That is, while an invention may be useless or have no value yet still be an invention, an innovation must have some sort of value
Invention
Website by Jonathan Basile
Journalist Jerry Adler said "It just may be the most fascinatingly useless invention in history." Jonathan Basile is a Brooklyn author and programmer.
The Library of Babel (website)
The_Library_of_Babel_(website)
Chinese craftsman
[permanent dead link] "Geng Shuai from China, who went viral for his useless inventions, on how his fame breaks down stereotypes". South China Morning Post
Geng_Shuai
The invention of radio communication was preceded by many decades of establishing theoretical underpinnings, discovery and experimental investigation
Invention_of_radio
Photographic self-portrait
stick was featured in a 1995 book of 101 Un-Useless Japanese Inventions. While dismissed as a "useless invention" at the time, the selfie stick later gained
Selfie
Italian horror comics series
overcoat "would ruin his look", and he thinks that an umbrella is a "useless invention. Especially when it doesn't rain." One of the principal supporting
Dylan_Dog
Photography equipment
was featured in a 1995 book of "101 Un-Useless Japanese Inventions". While dismissed as a "useless invention" at the time, the selfie stick later gained
Selfie_stick
BBC Radio 4 comedy series
journalist (and his eventual son-in-law) Sourquill, who brings various useless inventions to assist in recording the events. The pilot episode was recorded
Bleak_Expectations
Optical illusion themed tourist attraction in New Zealand
recognisable company logos. and more recently, "Un-useless" - A large display of impossible or useless inventions and creations by local sculptors and international
Puzzling_World
1996 Hong Kong film by Vincent Kok
one of them. During an imperial audience, Ling-ling Fat's seemingly useless inventions and lack of any martial arts skills enrage the Emperor, who demotes
Forbidden_City_Cop
Patent that covers a computer program
disclosure of the inventions. Once a patent is granted in a given country, no person may make, use, sell or import/export the claimed invention in that country
Software_patent
2003 studio album by Guided by Voices
Machines" – 2:49 "She Goes Off at Night" – 2:03 "Beat Your Wings" – 4:47 "Useless Inventions" – 2:53 "Dirty Water" – 3:27 "The Best of Jill Hives" – 2:42 "Dead
Earthquake_Glue
a Cure Décor. But Majorina stops the fight by destroying her now useless invention to restore Miyuki, only for the Pretty Cure to drive the commanders
List of Smile Precure! episodes
List_of_Smile_Precure!_episodes
advert for Rotten Core's latest useless villain gadgets, Voltar decides to start selling Frogg's useless inventions. 43 4 "Mama Menace/Change for the
List of League of Super Evil episodes
List_of_League_of_Super_Evil_episodes
Israeli businessman
$300 million early-stage fund, Calcalist Check out these oddball useless inventions from Israel Israeli geeks remake tech, build ‘UNWRA baby carriage’
Eden_Shochat
the only trade flourishing in the town. By the year 2000, of the 4,000 inventions copyrighted annually in the UK, 2,800 came from within a 35-mile radius
Science and invention in Birmingham
Science_and_invention_in_Birmingham
This is a list of Japanese inventions and discoveries. The Japanese have made contributions across a number of scientific, technological and art domains
List of Japanese inventions and discoveries
List_of_Japanese_inventions_and_discoveries
empty living space. The trio revisits a previously discussed topic of useless inventions. Finally they discuss gay marriage; Karl is asked to make a difficult
List of The Ricky Gervais Show episodes
List_of_The_Ricky_Gervais_Show_episodes
Egyptian inventions and discoveries are ideas, objects, processes or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, partially or entirely, by Egyptians
List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries
List_of_Egyptian_inventions_and_discoveries
2001 play by Adrian Mitchell
falling off his horse so Alice helps him back. He tells her about useless inventions he has made, that Alice finds very funny. Before leaving, the Knight
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Alice_in_Wonderland_and_Through_the_Looking-Glass
Art of persuasion
developing a persuasive speech, were first codified in classical Rome: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. From Ancient Greece to the
Rhetoric
Idiom describing valueless debate
the city. In Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese, the conundrum of useless scholarly debates is linked to a similar question of whether or not angels
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
How_many_angels_can_dance_on_the_head_of_a_pin?
Long distance transmission of text
(similar to light) would be just as short range as light, and, therefore, useless for long range communication. At the end of 1894, the young Italian inventor
Telegraphy
American cartoonist (1883–1970)
hit was a comic strip called Foolish Questions, beginning in 1908. The invention cartoons began in 1912. The New York Evening Mail was syndicated to the
Rube_Goldberg
Films that present sexually explicit subject matter
free-to-air television. Films with risqué content have been produced since the invention of motion pictures in the 1880s. Production of such films was profitable
Pornographic_film
English sideshow performer
is unable to verify the length of Wedders' nose as he died before the invention of the camera. A wax reproduction of his head is in the Ripley's Believe
Thomas_Wedders
Analog precursor to the modern fax machine
more successful devices reverted to analog signaling The telautograph's invention is attributed to the American engineer Elisha Gray, who patented it on
Telautograph
Instrument for measuring, keeping or indicating time
that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural
Clock
Belgian chemist (1863–1944); inventor of Bakelite
the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of
Leo_Baekeland
Sum 41 Tales of Terror Ten Foot Pole Trash Boat Trash Talk Unwritten Law Useless ID The Vandals Punknews.org. "88 Fingers Louie / Break Anchor - Live in
List_of_skate_punk_bands
Food ingredient
played a role in the invention of shortening. In 1905 McCaw patented a process in which he could turn inexpensive and commercially useless cottonseeds into
Shortening
Field tactics deployed in combat from the late 18th to the mid 19th century
principles used by national armies from the late 18th century until the invention and adoption of the rifled musket in the mid 19th century. Napoleonic
Napoleonic_tactics
Moving staircase
as a normal staircase, whereas many other methods of transport become useless when they break down or lose power. While similarly designed, escalators
Escalator
Explosive made using nitroglycerin
company, Dynamit Nobel. Despite the invention of the blasting cap, the instability of nitroglycerin rendered it useless as a commercial explosive. To solve
Dynamite
Power supply with electrochemical cells
for portable appliances. Near the end of the nineteenth century, the invention of dry cell batteries, which replaced the liquid electrolyte with a paste
Electric_battery
Supportive structure for a rider or load
designs. The solid saddle tree was a later invention, and though early stirrup designs predated the invention of the solid tree, the paired stirrup, which
Saddle
First submersible vessel used in combat
Revolutionary War. Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull recommended the invention to George Washington, who provided funds and support for the development
Turtle_(submersible)
2016 musical and YouTube video
Productions. The story follows characters in the prehistoric era where the invention of fire is studied. The show ran from July 6 to August 7, 2016 at Stage
Firebringer
2015 science fiction TV series
humanity, focusing on the social, cultural, and psychological impact of the invention and marketing of anthropomorphic robots called "synths". The series is
Humans_(TV_series)
American inventor (1888–1971)
considered impossible for his time, and for an "oscillating beam ray" invention, which he thought could treat various ailments by "devitalizing disease
Royal_Rife
2005 video game
game distinguishes itself by adding an item invention system where the player can use seemingly useless objects to create new tools and weapons. Also
Cold_War_(video_game)
as Morse code, initially for private point-to-point communication. The invention in the early 1900s of devices capable of audio transmissions greatly increased
History_of_radio
Microphone design
invention, stating "Edison preceded Berliner in the transmission of speech...The use of carbon in a transmitter is, beyond controversy, the invention
Carbon_microphone
Muzzle-loaded long gun
which would ultimately prevent loading and make the weapon useless until cleaned. The invention of the Minié ball in 1847 resolved the technical disadvantages
Long_rifle
Personal stereo audio cassette player
former television executive and book editor. Pavel filed a patent of invention for his portable music player in Italy in 1977, and adopted the same protective
Stereobelt
Lisa goes to Hank for help growing vegetables and he gives her several useless pamphlets. Oliver helps Lisa figure out how much land she will need for
List_of_Green_Acres_episodes
astronomy. Among the earliest inventions were the abacus, the sundial, and the Kongming lantern. The Four Great Inventions – the compass, gunpowder, papermaking
History of science and technology in China
History_of_science_and_technology_in_China
Keyboard instrument
presses or strikes the keys, unlike the pipe organ and harpsichord. The invention of the piano is credited to Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy, who
Piano
Word meaning 'non-Jew'
endurance is exhausted, kindliness depleted, the effort to understand useless". Several authors have opined on whether the word is derogatory. Dan Friedman
Goy
Group of fictional characters
damage to Mekaneck's neck. In the 2002 series, Mekaneck occasionally feels useless and wishes he had better superpowers than just an extending neck. This
List of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe characters
List_of_He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe_characters
Electric light bulb with a resistively heated wire filament
Starr patented an incandescent light bulb using carbon filaments. His invention was never produced commercially.[better source needed] In 1851, Jean Eugène
Incandescent_light_bulb
Cooling of air in an enclosed space
following the death of his main backer, he was not able to realize his invention. In 1851, James Harrison created the first mechanical ice-making machine
Air_conditioning
also controversies over some of these biases as to whether they count as useless or irrational, or whether they result in useful attitudes or behavior.
List_of_cognitive_biases
the hands; it kept time with a rotating balance wheel. In the 1960s the invention of the quartz watch which ran on electricity and kept time with a vibrating
History_of_watches
Mechanical machine for arithmetic operations for absolute calculators
the beginning of the history of mechanical calculators, as it saw the invention of its first machines, including Pascal's calculator, in 1642. Blaise
Mechanical_calculator
1657 novel by Cyrano de Bergerac
with the first description of rocket-powered spaceflight, and with the invention of the ramjet. In the novel, a character also named Cyrano is determined
Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon
Comical_History_of_the_States_and_Empires_of_the_Moon
Device
process and react equally well with the ligand, but the 99Tc is an impurity useless to imaging (and cannot be separated). The generator is washed of 99Tc and
Technetium-99m_generator
Semiconductor light source
above the knee. Nitride-based LEDs have a fairly steep I/V curve and are useless for this purpose. Although LED forward voltage is far more current-dependent
Light-emitting_diode
American actor and filmmaker (1895–1966)
director, writing "his films offer belly laughs of mind-boggling physical invention and a spacey determination that nears philosophical grandeur." The American
Buster_Keaton
American inventor
business and the future." Gadgetoff's slogan "Bringing the smart and the useless together" attracted presenters and attendees like TED Founder Richard Saul
Michael_Dubno
When Sam says she already got Aunt Hagatha to babysit, Esmeralda feels useless. Larry comes by and says that the dinner is off as client Elliott Norton
List_of_Bewitched_episodes
2024 American animated film
minions, Maxime escapes prison to get revenge on Gru and reveals his new invention: a ray gun that transforms people into cockroach hybrids, which he plans
Despicable_Me_4
French chemist, pharmacist and microbiologist (1822–1895)
in clinical medicine. He is best known to the general public for his invention of the technique of treating milk and wine to stop bacterial contamination
Louis_Pasteur
1940 WWII air battle
Dowding, who opposed the doctrine that bombers were unstoppable: the invention of radar at that time could allow early detection, and prototype monoplane
Battle_of_Britain
Instrument used for navigation and orientation
magnetic north also gives direction of true north. Among the Four Great Inventions, the magnetic compass was first invented as a device for divination as
Compass
Kitchen utensil, to crush garlic cloves
Presses are Utterly Useless". Alton Brown (known for his dislike of single-purpose kitchen tools) has referred to garlic presses as "useless" and without a
Garlic_press
Military personnel who engage in ground combat
were once commonplace but fell out of favor in the 19th century with the invention of more accurate and powerful weapons. In English, use of the term infantry
Infantry
18th-century Austrian air rifle
minutes it took to recharge. If the pump was lost or damaged the gun became useless. The air gun was useful as a specialty weapon, but not as a practical everyday
Girardoni_air_rifle
8th episode of the 27th season of The Simpsons
accident caused by one of her inventions beheading one of the town's aldermen, however, she continued to make her inventions. Lisa realizes that the only
Paths_of_Glory_(The_Simpsons)
Legal phrase denoting before memory or record
1189, the end of the reign of King Henry II, who is associated with the invention of English common law. As common law is found to have a non-historical
Time_immemorial
20th-century medical photos at Ivy League schools
and made proposals to "control and limit the production of inferior and useless organisms." His suggestions included penalizing the "inferior" if they
Ivy League nude posture photos
Ivy_League_nude_posture_photos
Swedish inventor and robotics YouTuber
conference. In her twelve-minute TED talk, she encouraged useless ideas and fun inventions, and she described how her creations had helped her overcome
Simone_Giertz
torturer often went too far and rendered the legs or arms (sometimes both) useless. In the late Middle Ages, some new variants of this instrument appeared
List_of_torture_methods
British peer (born 1952)
political advisor, UKIP political candidate, and climate denier and for his invention of the mathematical puzzle Eternity. Early on in his public speaking career
Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
Christopher_Monckton,_3rd_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley
Practice and study of secure communication techniques
trivially broken with only the knowledge of the cipher used and are therefore useless (or even counter-productive) for most purposes. Historically, ciphers were
Cryptography
Synthetic polymer
Retrieved 7 July 2026. American Heritage of Invention & Technology, Fall 2010, vol. 25, no. 3, p. 42 "Teflon". Useless Information. home.nycap.rr.com. Archived
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Wounding with a pointed object at close range
to prevent blood from exiting the circulatory system and accumulating uselessly in other parts of the body. Death from stabbing is caused by shock, severe
Stabbing
German polymath and scholar (1777–1855)
years before John Tukey and James Cooley. His practical work led to the invention of the heliotrope in 1821, a magnetometer in 1833 and – with Wilhelm Eduard
Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
Country in East Asia
of unity and division. Its achievements include the Silk Road and the invention of gunpowder, paper, printing, and the compass. After increased Western
China
German World War II cruise missile
Committee, commented, "If, for example, St Paul's Cathedral were hit, it was useless and harmful to report that the bomb had descended upon a cinema in Islington
V-1_flying_bomb
American engineer and inventor (1919–2011)
current load to under 0.1 mA and was thus considered useless. Greatbatch sought to introduce this invention into the pacemaker industry, which could readily
Wilson_Greatbatch
Addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement
March 2016). "Why do tourbillons cost a small fortune? The movement that's useless, costly and beloved". Gear Patrol. Archived from the original on 16 August
Tourbillon
One of the nāstika or "heterodox" schools of ancient Indian philosophy
philosophical propositions; and even if knowledge was possible, it was useless and disadvantageous for final salvation. They specialized in refutation
Ajñana
Type of long gun appearing in 15th-century Europe
high proportion of arquebusiers in a rainstorm which rendered the weapons useless. Gunpowder also ages much faster than a bolt or an arrow, particularly
Arquebus
Standards to label individual frames with a timecode
synchronization and identification. Timecode is a form of media metadata. The invention of timecode made modern videotape editing possible and led eventually
SMPTE_timecode
Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
devices sold with the promise of a "Lifetime Subscription" were rendered useless after Nest Labs acquired Revolv and made the decision to shut down the
Internet_of_things
Humorous fictional type of computer memory
little of it was still viewed. The 25120 WOM joined a family of equally useless, fictitious devices made before and since, including the dark bulb, dark-emitting
Write-only_memory_(joke)
Physics problem related to laws of motion and gravity
However, the Sundman and Wang series converge so slowly that they are useless for practical purposes; therefore, it is currently necessary to approximate
Three-body_problem
Historical commune in the western suburbs of Paris
three posterns. Once peace had returned, these walls - which had become useless - were sometimes moved or destroyed: the Puteaux gate was demolished in
History_of_Suresnes
vigilavit qui custodit (unless the Lord builds the house, they work on a useless thing who build it; unless the Lord guards the community, he keeps watch
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
1938 film by Edmund Goulding
helpful, comes up with some good ideas. She persuades Ward to sell old and useless furniture to raise money and make a place for his work in the basement
White_Banners
Dutch humanist (c. 1466–1536)
found written by other authors, partly on account of the multiplication of useless questions, articles, and arguments" "Erasmus saw the scholastic exercise
Erasmus
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
all for the recruitment of soldiers, but in reality this provision was useless for Antony. According to Patricia Southern, other stipulations of the Treaty
Augustus
Former industrial process for producing sodium carbonate from salt
released hydrochloric acid gas, and because this acid was industrially useless in the early 19th century, it was simply vented into the atmosphere. Also
Leblanc_process
Soviet first generation explosive reactive armour
easily wiped out by any explosion; as with any ERA, it is disposable is useless against KE penetrators and has very little effect on tandem warheads; the
Kontakt-1
Protocol for real-time Internet chat and messaging
passed. The idea behind this is that even if a netsplit occurs, it is useless to an abuser because they cannot take the nickname or gain operator status
IRC
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