Brogamats
Somewhere, someone had the idea of making yoga bags that looked a lot like an over-the-shoulder wooden log. Or a sword sheath. Or an oversize burrito. Hard to say if an actual over-the-shoulder burrito would be more or less strange.
The Rejection List
The Things We Left Behind in 2014
Not every idea is a winner. But we wouldn’t call them losers, either. Just completely useless runners-up that fell way, way, way behind the others. Right. Runners-up. Herewith, the best of the worst of 2014.
Thanko Thumb Extender
The new iPhone was huge. It made you change the way you handled your phone. It made you text with two hands. It did not, however, make you think, “I could use a bigger thumb.” The folks behind this creepy thumb extender made one anyway. It’s from Japan, obviously.
Lapkins
There’s no reason a napkin should be more than just... a napkin. Yet here these are: napkins that make it look like you’re wearing a fig leaf. Or briefs. Or frilly knickers. There are zero occasions when these would be appropriate, except a nudist dinner. Like we said, zero occasions.
Yo.
Quick: come up with a $10 million idea. Was it for an app that only sends your friends messages with the word “Yo”? Too late. It’s already been thought of. And yes, it’s now supposedly worth $10 million. Back to the drawing board...
Magnetuck
You know what’s completely impossible: keeping a shirt tucked in. That explains why the guys at Magnetuck thought everyone would need to fasten some tiny magnets on their shirts to help them get (and remain) dressed. Hang on, there’s a faulty logic step in here somewhere. Hard to say where.
