20 ODD INVENTIONS THAT MIGHT SECRETLY BE AWESOME

20 Odd Inventions That Might Secretly Be Awesome
By Baby Praying Mantis, Buzz Feed, 18 August 2012.

One man's junk is another man's brilliant invention. How many of these products are simply novelties and how many of them are actually useful?

1. Butter Stick Type

Essentially, butter in a glue stick tube. Easy application, or totally pointless? Source: desmond.imageshack.us/via: imageshack.us

2. Motorized Ice Cream Cones

The battery-powered, plastic cone contains a small dish that rotates your melting scoop for you. Prevents dripping and cone turning, or totally pointless? Source: chalet.net.au/via: chalet.net.au

3. Training Wheel High Heels

Helps you keep your balance, or totally pointless? Source: sillymarket.com/via: sillymarket.com

4. Dine Ink Utensils

Ballpoint pens with fork, knife, and spoon caps. Handy for a snack, or totally pointless? Source: incrediblethings.com

5. Glass Toaster

This allows you to watch your bread while it's toasting. Tired of burned toast, or totally pointless? Source: inventablescorporate.com/via: listas.20minutos.es

6. Wearcom Jeans

These jeans have a special transparent pocket for your iPhone. Convenient way of checking your texts, or totally pointless? Source: incrediblethings.com

7. Portable Fish Tank

Makes your goldfish happy, or totally pointless? Source: livedoor.blogimg.jp/via: blog.livedoor.jp

8. Light Bites Candle Holders

Because why should you have to buy candles and forks separately? Party time saver, or totally pointless? Source: images.celebrateexpress.com/via: birthdayexpress.com

9. The Baby Mop

A onesie with a mop attached. Do crawling babies speed up cleaning, or is this totally pointless? Source: davengrace.com/via: davengrace.com

10. Apple Sweaters

Pack your lunchtime apple in a sweater to prevent bruising. Adorably protective, or totally useless? Source: img1.etsystatic.com/via: etsy.com

11. Broom and Dustpan Slippers

You'll never have to bend over again. Prevents achy backs, or totally pointless? Source: articol.md/via: articol.md

12. Staircase Drawers

Is it a staircase? Nope! Well, yes. But it's also a set of drawers. Space saver, or totally pointless? Source: athousandgreatideas.files.wordpress.com/via: athousandgreatideas.wordpress.com

13. Lazy Sunday Sweatpants

These sweatpants have mini-tablecloths velcroed to the thighs for lazy lap eating. Reduces your laundry load, or totally pointless? Source: incrediblethings.com

14. Hamster Cage Shredder

Skip a step and shred documents directly into your hamster cage. Useful, or totally pointless? Source: tomballhatchet.com

15. Anti-Theft Lunch Bags

Plastic bags with fake mould graphics keep sticky fingers off your sandwiches. Clever trick, or totally pointless? Source: colormute.com/via: colormute.com

16. Square Watermelons

Prevents watermelon from rolling where you don't want it to roll, or totally pointless? Source: upload.wikimedia.org/via: en.wikipedia.org

17. The Dry Side Bench

Bench is wet? No problem, just turn the crank to get to the dry side. Useful, or totally pointless? Source: yankodesign.com

18. Slurp Guard

Keeps broth out of your hair, or totally pointless? Source: bank.imgdumpr.com/via: allthehumor.com

19. Soda Can Handle

Prevents cold hands, or totally pointless? Source: michaelpriceless.com/via: michaelpriceless.com

20. Two-Way Toothpaste

Boon to toothbrushers everywhere, or totally pointless? Source: likecool.com

[Source: Buzz Feed. Edited. Top image added.]