RETRO FIND: You won’t believe the wacky inventions showcased at this '80s trade show
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but these '80s inventions might leave you scratching your head.
Updated: 8:11 AM CST Feb 6, 2025
It's bigger than *** bread box. Looks like *** typewriter. Sounds like an organ, and confused me *** whole lot, I guess it's the perfect gift for the typist who can't play the piano, or is it the pianist who can't type? I'm not sure which. And for those not musically inclined but prone to violence, there's this little gadget, the flicker fly. And from violence we move of course to sex, actually *** new board game called Sex Appeal, which leaves little to the imagination. Well, the place is obviously filled with all sorts of new things to catch your eye, but first they've got to capture your ear, and to do that they use something real old, the sales pitch. The bionic marble is one of the greatest things to come along in modern history. This is the pill crusher. It makes the mortar and pestle obsolete. I got *** cushion. To take the load and I have *** pin that never break because it's in the rubber. You can take your can to it you put your can in it if it's 100% aluminum, crush it, stores it and pays you right on the spot. But if there's one invention here that needs no sales pitch, it's this one. No. The sits under the car. The antenna turns it on and off, and the battery plugs in the back. *** Japanese firm invented it, although why they made the car *** Volkswagen, I leave for you to figure out. Lynn on Channel 4 Action. Yes
RETRO FIND: You won’t believe the wacky inventions showcased at this '80s trade show
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but these '80s inventions might leave you scratching your head.
Updated: 8:11 AM CST Feb 6, 2025
What do a musical typewriter, a pill crusher, and a record-playing car have in common? They were all gadgets pitched by hopeful inventors.In 1982, a reporter explored the floor of an invention trade show. The displayed contraptions ranged from practical to whimsical.A piano-like typewriter let you make music while typing a sentence. A pill grinder rendered the mortar-and-pestle "obsolete." There was even a can crusher that paid you for depositing empty containers!Watch the video to discover which invention was touted as the "greatest thing to come along in modern history!"If you enjoyed this video, check these creative finds from our archive.
What do a musical typewriter, a pill crusher, and a record-playing car have in common? They were all gadgets pitched by hopeful inventors.
In 1982, a reporter explored the floor of an invention trade show. The displayed contraptions ranged from practical to whimsical.
A piano-like typewriter let you make music while typing a sentence. A pill grinder rendered the mortar-and-pestle "obsolete." There was even a can crusher that paid you for depositing empty containers!
Watch the video to discover which invention was touted as the "greatest thing to come along in modern history!"
If you enjoyed this video, check these creative finds from our archive.