Crazy Inventions

Human mind has always been racing to achieve 'more', and in this quest to achieve more we have come up with some of the most amazing, as well as some of the most weird inventions of all times. The credit of coming up with these crazy inventions goes to some of the smartest, or should we say the craziest minds, in the world. I mean, how many of us would have come up with something like a 'cigar holder with a rain cover' or an 'alarm clock that rolls away and hides itself if you don't wake up'.

Crazy Inventions of the World

When you think about 'thinking out of the box' how crazy can you get? Given below are some examples of how some individuals think out of the box, and still manage to come up with some invention ideas, you desperately look forward to.

Pet Washing Machine
In 1998, the duo of Eduardo Segura and Andres Diaz came up with a novel invention - a washing machine for dogs and cats. They claimed that this side-loading pet washing machine was safer than the hand wash, bath to be precise, given to your pets. Interestingly enough, the owners even had the option of customizing the equipment according to the requirement of their pet's health.

Pigeon Guided Missiles
The Pigeon-guided missiles, introduced as a part of B F Skinner's Project Pigeon in 1942, is regarded as one of the craziest inventions in the military world. As their name suggests, these missiles were guided to enemy targets by pigeons. The pigeons were placed inside the missiles, which would steer the missile towards the target by pecking on the screen in front of them. Though the idea was scrapped within two years after its introduction, it is deserving enough to be in this list of crazy inventions.

Fiery Burglar Alarm
As an answer to the rising number of carjackings in South Africa, the duo of Charl Fourie and Michelle Wong came up with an automated burglar alarm with an integrated detection circuit and a flamethrower. The driver just had to press the extra pedal located besides the accelerator in case of an attempted carjacking, and flames would flare from both the side doors of the car, thus giving the burglar a lethal blow. Though crazy, this invention became quite popular in South Africa, where the law permitted the use of lethal force for self defense.

Venetian-blind Glasses
More recently, rapper Kanye West's album featured him wearing an improvised version of one of the most crazy cool inventions of 1940s - the Venetian-blind glasses. These glasses had small blinds over the surface of the lens, which would cast a shadow on the eyes and protect them from the scorching sun. Though many people thought that the glasses caused some inconvenience when worn, West's fans still think they were quite high on style-quotient.

Smart Alarm Clock
Amongst the new crazy inventions, one of the most amazing one is 'Clocky' - the alarm clock. This alarm clock, invented by Gauri Nanda - a student of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is programmed to run away from you and hide itself while ringing. You can snooze the clock once, but the second time it rings it will just flee and hide itself. Its wheels help it to go away from your reach, which invariably means you have to get up from you cozy bed to stop the alarm.

Among the other crazy inventions, things like rocket belt, illuminated tires, motorized surfboards and a birdsuit do deserve a mention. It's difficult to determine as to what exactly goes in coming up with such weird inventions, but then there are quite a few people who achieve this feat with ease. We should thank these smart people for their crazy inventions, for if it were not for these people, the world would not have had been so crazy.