Japanese inventor Keiji Kawakami came up with the concept of chindogu – gadgets that appear extremely handy but are actually too impractical and absurd to use — while working as an editor for the Mail Order Life magazine.
According to Kawakami, a true chindogu must be impractical and serve as an embodiment of the spirit of anarchy. Also, these gadgets should not be sold or otherwise make a profit for their creator as their concept was essentially born out of Kawakami’s distaste for consumerism and materialism.
Here are but some of his inventions.
Chopsticks fitted with a miniature fan to help chill hot food.
A support stick that prevents you from tumbling down when falling asleep while commuting.
A pair of portable armrests.
A gadget that allows you to simultaneously press Ctrl-Alt-Del keyboard buttons to reset your PC in one fluid motion.
And a portable tissues dispenser which is essentially a roll of toilet paper fixed on the user’s head.
