Strange and bizarre inventions through time

It is a famous saying that necessity is the mother of invention. Inventors have been creative through histories by bringing out some crazy and wonderful inventions. Some have made things easy for us while some have proved to be revolutionary inventions.Let us examine a few strange and bizarre inventions of human history.

The monowheel

The monowheel

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In 1869, Rousseau of Marseilles invented a monowheel as a means of transport. The wheel was two meters high and the driver had control over it by maintaining balance, as there was no actual steering in the wheel.Later, the monowheel designs were even improved but got no popularity.

Snowstorm face protectors

Snowstorm face protectors

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Plastic masks were an invention in Canada, Montreal, 1939 to protect face from rain and snowstorms.These maskshad triangular shape with a projecting nose that made created quite a humorous look for the wearer.However, this experiment was never a success.

Gas resistant pram

 Gas resistant pram

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FW Mills, in 1938 designed a gas resistant pram for babies in order to protect the toddlers from gas attacks when Britain was planning to enter into a war with Germany.The pram had a small bed with a lid on the top and the gas filter attached to it allowed fresh air to reach the child. A rubber bulb fixed on one side of the pram released the stale air.

Revolver camera

Revolver camera

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In 1938, a strange invention was made in New York. The revolver camerascould capture photographs and shoot bullet at the same time. Being risky, one could take photographs onlywhen the revolver was not loaded and this bizarre gadgetdid not go long.

Cigarette holder

Cigarette holder

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For chain smokers one cigarette is not enough. To resolve this problem a man in 1950, invented a special cigarette holder that could hold a complete pack of cigarettes in vertical position. The unusual thing about this holder was that one could smoke all cigarettes at one time and a cover at the top prevented the cigarettes from getting wet in rain.

The entire world is full of inventions and experiments. Some inventions are the absurdities that come out from human minds and leave us confused while some may sound crazy and ridiculous in the beginning but actually prove useful with the passage of time. Among the successful inventions, there are definitely the weird and strange ones too.

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