15 Baffling Inventions You Should See
Kenneth Coo
Published
09/30/2015
Many people have problems identifying their purpose. Do you?
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This is a suit for bear hunting. -
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This is a gun that tested the quality of gunpowder. -
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A model of human eyes with symulated muscle movements. -
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"Coins" used in brothels. These were invented cause prostitutes robbed clients. -
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A "credit card". Client and merchant had two sticks with curbs demonstrating the debt. -
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The "Flute of Shame". Germans used to punish people, mostly untalented musicians, by wearing this around their necks. -
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An actual "Vampire Hunter Kit". People used to buy these in case vampires attacked them. -
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This is a flea catcher. This was filled for example with a bloodsoaked material that supposed to attract the fleas. It looked nice enough to be worn like pendants. -
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This was used in medicine. When doctors were only male, female patients showed where it hurt. This protected women from undressing and being -
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This is a Roman scrubber. People used it instead of soap to literally scape the filth of them. -
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This is an invention to predict storms using leeches. Not kidding. English doctor saw that leeches start being restless before a storm, so he attached strings to them so they make a noise when moving vigorously. -
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This is a 19th century toaster. Yes, they had toasts in the 19th century. -
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This is a bullet extractor, it was used to pull out bullets. The invention worked well, but the lack of anesthesia and filth mostly killed the patient. -
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This is a primitive house alarm, it basically stared to make a noise when someone moved the device opening the door. -
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This is NOT a torture weapon. This is an artificial leech, seriously.
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