The Times’ 50 Worst Inventions
Posted by tech on
May 30, 2010
From the zany to the dangerous to the just plain dumb, here is TIME’s list (in no particular order) of some of the world’s bright ideas that just didn’t work out. Surprisingly, Farmville is included. But do you think they would care? They are profiting after all he he he.
I would have to disagree in some of their list. The betamax was a good invention. It paved the way for innovations to what we have now. Check out the list below and comment which ones in the list you agree are bad inventions
| Segway | Honegar | Tanning Beds | Sony CD Copy Protection | HeadOn |
| New Coke | Hydrogen Blimps | Crocs | Venetian-Blind Sunglasses | Pay Toilets |
| Clippy | Hair in a Can | Hula Chair | Pet Spa | Tamagotchis |
| Agent Orange | DDT | Foursquare | Pontiac Aztek | Leaded Gasoline |
| CueCat | Auto-Tune | Pop-Up Ads | Snuggie for Dogs | Vibrating Ab Belt |
| Subprime Mortgages | Red Dye No. 2 | Phone Fingers | Mizar Flying Car | Spam E-mail |
| Crinoline | Ford Pinto | CFCs | Asbestos | Smell-o-Vision |
| Nintendo Virtual Boy | Parachute Jacket | Plastic Grocery Bags | Olestra | Smile Checks |
| Farmville | Betamax | Bumpit | Comfort Wipe | Microsoft Bob |
| Hydrogenated Oils | Baby Cage | Electric Facial Mask | Fake Ponytails | Vio |










