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Seems like a bunch of people (tried to at least) patent the selfie stick at one or another point. You wouldn't try to patent something you have no interest in e
by capableweb 5y ago
Seems like a bunch of people (tried to at least) patent the selfie stick at one or another point. You wouldn't try to patent something you have no interest in earning money from, and is therefore not Chindōgu
- croes 5y agoNot back then when it wa first mentioned for cameras https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/10/chindogu-japanese-art-of-unuseless.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/10/chindogu-japanese-art-...
- nosianu 5y agoThat site has some cool stories. I didn't know about "The London Beer Flood of 1814" until just now. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/12/the-london-beer-flood-of-1814.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/12/the-london-beer-flood-... > The Horse Shoe Brewery was the site of an unusual tragedy. In 1814, several large vats of beer broke releasing a tsunami of fermented porter in the streets, that killed eight people. > A wave of porter beer 15 feet high swept into New Street, destroying houses and inundating basements.