InventHelp’s Invention Girl knows better than to mock someone else’s invention ideas. I knew one inventor who always said that inventions are like family. “No one is allowed to make fun of my family but me!” he joked. But, not everyone feels the invention camaraderie like InventHelp and Invention Girl.

Fox News compiled a list of what it considers to be the 10 Worst Inventions in History. Sure, opinion is subjective, but it’s hard for even an invention lover like myself to disagree with some of these! Click on the product name to learn more.

1. The Detachable Dog Sack – Animal safety alert! This sack holds the dog on the outside of the vehicle so Rover can’t shed hair in the cab. Yikes!
2. Kitty Wig – The name says it all. Truth be told, I find animal clothing and accessories to be pretty hilarious. Nothing gets me going around Halloween like a Daschund in a lobster costume. But, a blue wig? That’s pushing it.
3. iPhone Fingers – Smudges be gone!
4. The Pedal-Powered Wheelchair – Why not pedal… if it’s an option.
5. The Inflatable Dartboard – Thankfully, a puncture repair kit included.
6. iFlyz Portable Media Player Airline Holder – Billed as “Your in-flight personal media solution”, this iPhone, iTouch and iPod compatible device clips to an airline tray in the stowed and locked position. Come on, Fox News, that isn’t so bad!
7. Motorola’s P970 – It’s a battery-powered battery charger. Maybe not the most efficient product but it did make it to market!
8. Method for Collision Recognition With a Pedestrian – This device determines if you’ve hit a person or an object. To those of us at InventHelp, wouldn’t it make more sense to just stop?
9. Anti-Eating Face Mask – Why exercise when you can strap a metal cage to your face?
10. The Prankster Fire Alarm Trap – This invention cuffs mischievous pranksters who falsely pull a fire alarm. But, what if there’s really a fire? InventHelp’s Invention Girl has to concur with Fox on this one!

While some of these ideas don’t compare with world-changing inventions like the Internet or antibiotics, each one was invented as a solution to a problem. For that, we at InventHelp salute these inventors. That being said… I’d have to agree with Fox News on some of these. Call me crazy, but I still see a market for the Kitty Wig!

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