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26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

Sometimes, things hit the market that the public isn’t ready for. Like Google Glass, or that time McDonald's made pizza.

By Neill Lynskey

Published 9 months ago in Ftw

Sometimes, things hit the market that the public isn’t ready for. Like Google Glass, or that time McDonald's made pizza.


There are all sorts of inventions throughout history that just didn’t take off and maybe deserved to. They’ve made cars with glowing tires, chopsticks that cool noodles, or a mask that you can smoke through. Some of them are straight-up stupid, like shoes that dry your hair or a bike with square wheels. 


But really, if they brought back that smoking mask during COVID, the vape rats would’ve been all over it. 

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    An early rideable lawnmower.

    An early rideable lawnmower.

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    A one-wheeled motorcycle.

    A one-wheeled motorcycle.

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    A wearable telephone.

    A wearable telephone.

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    A personal submarine.

    A personal submarine.

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    WWII-era headgear to detect air raids.

    WWII-era headgear to detect air raids.

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    An acoustic listening device developed for the Dutch army as part of air defense.

     An acoustic listening device developed for the Dutch army as part of air defense.

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    Illuminated tires that were developed by Goodyear in the early 1960s.

    Illuminated tires that were developed by Goodyear in the early 1960s.

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    Television glasses invented in 1963.

    Television glasses invented in 1963.

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    A device for x-raying the mouth from the 1920s.

    A device for x-raying the mouth from the 1920s.

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    A "walking bike" fitted with shoes.

    A "walking bike" fitted with shoes.

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    A "ribcage" shower unit that sprays out of every pipe.

    A "ribcage" shower unit that sprays out of every pipe.

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    A helmet designed to keep sleeping subway passengers upright.

    A helmet designed to keep sleeping subway passengers upright.

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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    Ramen cooling chop sticks.

    Ramen cooling chop sticks.

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    26 Interesting Inventions That Never Really Took Off

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