Weird Inventions That Haven’t Changed the World, but Did Make Us Laugh

There's this theory going around that laziness partly explains why we humans evolved to be the dominant species here on Earth. 

We couldn't stand to waste energy walking on our own two legs so we invented cars. We didn't like having to cook after a hard day's work and so frozen pizza was born.

Be that as it may, it sometimes happens that our ingenuity when it comes to making our lives easier backfires and we create gadgets and gizmos that don't live up to expectations.

Gadgets and gizmos like these bizarre contraptions that, although meant to help consumers' busy lives get easier, instead only managed to make a lot of people laugh.

Ever heard of the slippers that help mop the floor with minimum effort, or the mug that stirs your coffee for you? Neither have we.

The ABhancer makes it look like you have a 6-pack, until you take your shirt off, that is. “Recommended by pseudo-athletes,” the makers advertise.

If you want to have a little reading session but can't be bothered to turn the pages of the book, the automatic book reading chair will do the trick for you.

If putting your socks on takes too much effort, the sock buddy is a metal device that will help you with this ordeal.

Check out the gallery below for more products that fall under the “funny, but useless” category.