If you've ever had an idea for a crazy invention but thought it was too crazy for the mainstream world, this list will prove to you all the reasons you really should just go for it. A lot of these inventions are outrageous yet genius at the very same time.
Check out this list, then get to work dreaming up the next great creation!
No More Waste
Throwing away bread crumbs doesn't seem like you're being wasteful, but you are! With this creative little cutting board, you can save the bread crumbs to feed your bird friends—it's truly a win-win.
Literally Watching Your Weight
Sometimes you don't realize that you've put on a few pounds... Then, all of a sudden, your pants don't fit! This belt helps you watch your figure with daily measurements and a pretty creative look. Construction: but make it fashion.
Thirsty? No Problem.
With the flask tie, your wildest dreams can come true. Not allowed to bring in noisy drinks to the meeting? No problem, just take a sip from your flask tie and stay hydrated... discretely, of course.
Impromptu Ping Pong
Have you ever had a rough day in the office and you wanted to let loose with some ping pong? The pingpong table door is where it's at! This way, you can play pong at any time while also keeping a professional office for visiting guests.
Just A Peek
Full-coverage umbrellas are nice but always feel invasive when they're clear. Now, you can have some privacy while also being able to see where you're headed. With this cute little clear peephole, you'll be protected from the rain all while getting where you need to go.
A Pillow for Sad People
Everyone needs human touch but not everyone has access to it. So, some genius has invented the "hug me" pillow with a little arm that wraps around your body. That's not weird at all—it's called "self-care."
You Never Knew You Needed This...
This is a sleeping bag suit—now, you can sleep soundly and also be ready for anything. No more clamoring out of the bag when you hear a bump in the night... this suit allows you to just get up and go!
Duck Muzzle
Giving a dog a muzzle is a way to keep everyone, especially the dog, safe. A lot of the time, a muzzle makes people assume that the dog is bad or aggressive, but that's not always true! Using a duck muzzle keeps things light and fun while keeping your furkid safe at the same time.
Doggie Umbrella
Sick of having a wet dog but your dog won't wear a coat? The Doggie Umbrella is the solution for you! It's not foolproof, but it'll help avoid that nasty wet dog smell. If you've got a picky pooch who refuses to walk in the rain, this might save you a lot of frustration.
Nap Anywhere
This looks ridiculous, but is it really? This is called an "ostrich pillow," named after the way ostriches stick their head into the dirt to sleep. This would be great for an airplane!
Light Up Slippers
Ever stumble through your house in the dead of night for some water or a late-night snack? These LED lights make it easy for you to see where you're going and avoid waking up the family.
Poppin’ Wheelies
Sidewinding circular skates allow you to freely control your legs and turn with ease. This “skateboard” has 2 wheels that are 25cm in diameter and platforms for your feet. Good luck trying these out, but boy do they look pretty cool.
Water Workout
This water treadmill might appear to be a hot tub at first glance, but with the moving bottom, you can run or walk while you’re inside. Great for healing after injury, this low-resistance workout is perfect for anyone, and it looks pretty cool, too!
Piano Doorbell
This piano doorbell will have all of your visitors annoying you! Some might play a soft melody while others will key smash to let you know of their arrival. Either way, it's a fun way to bring in visitors and provides a little laugh at the door.
Full Body Umbrella
This might be a bit much for most people, but at least you'll be dry and have your personal space. While this spherical body umbrella may seem outrageous, the shape of it will prevent you from getting wet in nearly any way.
Solar Fuel
A compact, portable, solar charger is the perfect thing to keep in your bag. What’s better is that it clips onto a window, capturing all rays it can so give you some juice. You won't be searching high and low for an outlet when you've got one of these solar chargers.
No Pedaling
Get even more of a workout with this no-pedaling bike! You can use your feet to push yourself forward and use your body weight to propel yourself quicker. It looks a little ridiculous, but it's probably worth it.
Lunch Fooled
You’ll no longer have to worry about a co-worker stealing your lunch when you’ve got these bags. With built-in “mold-stains” your office lunch-stealer will pass on your fresh sandwich. Hah!
Photo Corner
These photo frames are curved at a 90-degree angle, giving a little something extra to home design. If you’ve got an odd space to design, these will certainly help.
Mix Stix
The musically-inclined will appreciate these wooden mixing spoons that double as drumsticks. You never know when a beat will hit you, might even be while you’re mixing up a delicious meal, and if pizza is on the menu you need this next invention…
Pizza Scissors
If you’ve ever been at a traffic light and thought to yourself, “I feel like I’ve been sitting here forever!” that intersection could probably use a light like this one. This new traffic light counts down until it’s "go time."
Know What You’re Eating
This scanner can tell you what is in any meal. A list of ingredients and the nutritional facts will appear after you scan the item. The scanner can also tell you about potential contaminants in your food, as well.
Traffic Light Upgrade
If you’ve ever been at a traffic light and thought to yourself, “I feel like I’ve been sitting here forever!” that intersection could probably use a light like this one. This new traffic light counts down until it’s "go time."
Perfect Slice
With this handy invention, you can hold the onion while you slice it without ever having to touch it. Forget the mess and the difficulty of cutting something round on a flat cutting board—the future is here.
Toasted Slice
While a lightsaber would be cool, this bread knife slices and toasts your bread all in one swift motion, which is also pretty cool. Live out your childhood dreams while you make your breakfast and impress your friends, all at the same time.
Magic Wand
This plate and wand is the new way to heat or cool your beverages. The wand emits a current that changes the temperature of the liquid it’s placed in is hot or cold, your choice.
Copy & Paste
This tool makes it super easy to print images. Use the scanner to scan a print or a photo and then it can print the image on another surface of your choosing. How useful would this thing be?
Flex to Talk
This concept piece is a flexible smartphone that’s also waterproof. It can be worn as a wristband to track fitness, too. This is one device we’d wait in line to get. Much like this next one…
Keeping It Clean
Crawling babies get into messes... it's just a fact of life. With this fun little invention, your baby will clean up their messes as they make them. This adorable pajama set also functions as a mop. Some things just make sense.
Stroller X Scooter
Whether you're a parent or not, a walk, or rather, a scoot, on this thing looks like a lot of fun. Now you and baby can cruise through the neighborhood in style. How much fun would this be?
Going Green
This digital pen allows you to “write” on any surface, and what’s written is digitally submitted via Bluetooth to your smartphone or tablet. Talk about going green! This would be a particularly useful tool for students.
Weather Window
This translucent phone can show the weather clearly and realistically: it simply changes the appearance of the screen. Looks a lot like an iPhone, though…
Baby Shower Cap
It's pretty hard to keep water off of a baby's face during bath time, but this makes it easy! No more soap in the eyes or water up the nose for your little one. Don't let the sad face fool you, your baby would much prefer bath time without water in their eyes.
On the Go
This phone is also a wearable Bluetooth device, so you can go hands-free at any time. Concave and small for better fit, this little thing would be pretty sleek.
Warm Together
With these knit gloves you can keep your kid close and hands warm at the same time. The glove has a smaller glove sewn onto it, so both you and your little one can hold hands and stay warm. But, if it’s not snow you’re facing, perhaps this next invention will help you out…
Office Goals
The next invention on the list makes sitting at your desk a competitive sport. With built-in nets under your chairs, don’t be caught off guard when your coworker is yelling “GOALLLLLLLLLLL!” These chairs would make a great addition to any millennial office.
Instant Translation
As soon as you insert these tiny earbuds into your ears, they automatically translate to the language chosen in your settings. Traveling would be a breeze when these get released, and this product would help connect people from so many different cultures.
Three Sides
This smartphone has three interconnected screens that work together to give you a seamless and endless interface. Three screens certainly seem better than one, and the way it can prop us is pretty awesome.
Sanitization Wand
This kitchen sanitizer wand uses UV rays to destroy up to 99% of harmful bacteria from any solid surface. This would be really handy to sanitize and reuse masks in lieu of creating more waste.
Self-Warming Jacket
This jacket has built-in heating sensors that connect directly to your smartphone. You just set your preferred temperature and go about your day no matter the weather.
Levitating Lightbulb
This levitating desk lamp is super efficient and just hands-down cool. If you use it for 6 hours a day, this lamp will last you 22 years of use. It also makes for a pretty fascinating talking piece in just about any room.
Desk Rest
Working long hours? A little hungover from last night's “networking event?” Get yourself this desk. This creative invention doubles as a desk and a nap cot.
Snip Snip
These herb scissors will give you the perfect snip of fresh herbs to top off any dish. Just slice up the stalk, and you’re good to go. This handy tool goes great when it comes to meal prepping for the next invention
Juiced
This innovative charging device uses the temperature of your drink and turns that energy into electrical power to charge your phone. Drink your juice while you juice your phone.
Portion Control Plates
These creative plates help you make sure that you’re eating the correct size portions. This visual aid comes in handy because let’s be honest, who really knows what one cup looks like when you toss it on your plate?
Double Shot of Wake Up
This alarm clock doubles as a coffee maker. When the alarm sounds, this little gadget starts brewing your morning cup of joe right there on your nightstand. This is pretty much the most handy thing you never knew you needed.
Modern Cat Art
No, this isn’t a piece from the MoMA. Instead, this beautiful piece is all about giving your feline a good time. The next invention on this list is for the mice…
Arm Rest
This mouse pad has a forearm rest built in, your hand and arm are more properly supported while you work. If you work at a computer every day you know how nice it would be to own one of these.
Bag Support System
Putting your leftovers away is made a whole heck of a lot easier with this bag support. Now you don’t have to grow an extra set of arms to clean up your mess.
Paw Wash
The Paw Wash makes cleaning up muddy paws super easy. After your pup comes in during a muddy day, just dunk their paws in the Paw Wash and they’re good to go
Spray Away
When you need a spritz of lime for your favorite dip, juicing them can be a difficult task. Instead, with this handy little invention, the spray nozzle enters right into the fruit itself… easy peasy.
Everyone Deserves a Walk
It’s not quite fair that only our dogs get to go out for a walk, and now, they’re not alone. This goldfish bowl has a connecting handle that allows you to take your fish for a walk. Just what you’ve always wanted…
Double-Sided
Double-sided toothpaste is THE thing you never knew you needed. Who doesn’t hate getting to the end and using all your might to try and get that little bit that’s left at the bottom? Now, you don’t have to. Instead, you just pop open the other side.
Keeping Your Own Hands Off
Self-control not your greatest strength? You’re not alone. These containers lock closed and only open when the timer is up.
Neat-Freak Machine
This handy little invention sorts of things by color. This has the neat freak in all of us smiling. Anything that sorts objects is a friend of ours!
Charging
A rocking chair with a tablet stand and a built-in charger. This is helpful for grandmom’s everywhere… Even if they don't know how to use their iPhone yet.
Spread It
When you’re a “butter-in-the-fridge” kind of person, spreading your butter on toast can be a bit difficult. This butter knife has a built-in warmer to help make the perfect spreadable butter. And this next invention is even more clever…
Laser Taps
With this new laser keyboard, you’ll be able to keep yourself entertained, and ahead of the tech curve. Not to mention, you’ll be the envy of everyone at your office with this cool little gadget. Especially when you pair it with the next invention…
Ahead of the Curve
This curved, touch-enabled desk is a peek into the future of office work. This curved beauty eliminates the need for a mouse and a keyboard. What a game-changer!
Sauna To-Go
Shared gym sauna not your thing? Get warm at home with this solo sauna set-up (say that ten times fast). Rest and relaxation can happen wherever, whenever with this bad boy, along with the next invention…
On the Road Again
This air mattress set-up for your car makes any road trip easy as pie. Get your rest and get back on the road in a jiffy. But if cars aren’t your mode of transportation, this next invention will help you out
Laser Lane
This laser-lit bike lane helps keep bikers safe on the road at night. Some cities are not so keen on sharing the road with bikers, and bike lanes aren’t found everywhere yet, so with the help of this invention, you’ll be safer no matter the destination.
Jagged Eat
Part of the challenge of eating spaghetti is just keeping it on your fork, but with this curve-pronged fork, your spaghetti will stay put and you can enjoy those Italian eats. And then, for dessert, you can enjoy this next bite…
Locked Out
Ben & Jerry’s created this pint-lock to keep your housemates out of your ice-cream stash. Maybe it’s just us, but this is pretty much the best invention ever.
Change of Heart
Rain may come, but blue skies always follow. So when the skies clear up, this umbrella creatively turns into a tote bag, making it a versatile fashion piece, too.
Second-Life Candle
As this candle burns, the stand collects the wax and reforms it into a new candle. No waste and no mess!
Knitted Beard
Can't grow a beard for the winter? No problem! Just buy this beanie with a specially knitted beard attached to it and all of your problems will melt away. No more cold faces in the winter!