Tag: Bi-Goodness
Take your desperate loneliness to the next level with the Hug-E-Gram
If you thought the recent Snuggie Blanket commercial marked the nadir of craven commercial pointlessness, watch this promo for the revolutionary Hug-E-Gram. You'll need a hug when you're done.
Boyfriend arm pillow
Boyfriend Arm Pillow
Ladies! Sick of sleeping alone? Lost all hope of meeting Mr Right? Why not settle for Mr Right Now? (Or at least...
The car polygraph
If it’s true that necessity is the mother of invention, I never want to get in a car with either Bernhard Mattes or Gottfried...
Celebrity patents
The thing about celebrities is, they love to celebrate. Themselves.
When you consider that possession of a particular talent, however tenuous, can deliver fame and...
Time to get serious
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way....
Lighter-than-air furniture
It's probably fair to assume that when Lionel Richie sang "Dancing on the ceiling", he was on an altogether different trip to William A. Calderwood of Peoria, Arizona, author of US patent 4888836 (1989) - "Lighter-than-air furniture".
Cane and able (to party!)
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way....
Hi-tech beer mat
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way....
Crazy inventions: Chindogu
It's time to reach beyond the wayward solitary invention of a wayward solitary inventor to embrace an entire conceptual school of wayward invention: the artful Japanese science of Chindogu.
Solo-operable seesaw
Inventors are lone wolf types, too often misunderstood and under-appreciated. So is it any wonder that their inventions sometimes reflect their sense of isolation and defiant self-reliance? It speaks to the credo: ingenuity conquers all (love is overrated).
Sun towel mask
Illustration: Sam Griffin
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come...
Cordless jump rope
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way....
Relax on the run
Illustration by Sam Griffin
Are you under the pump at work? A soothing massage could be just the ticket, if only you could find the...
Ahab’s secret weapon
Before he abandoned his palaces for a hole and then a cell, Saddam Hussein had a reputation for being a bit of an adrenaline...
Ahab's secret weapon
Before he abandoned his palaces for a hole and then a cell, Saddam Hussein had a reputation for being a bit of an adrenaline...
Life-expectancy timepiece
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way. It is a tribute to the one-eyed entrepreneur, the nutty professor and dotcom jockey in each of us.
Methane Missile
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way. It is a tribute to the one-eyed entrepreneur, the nutty professor and dotcom jockey in each of us.
Kissing shield
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way....
Light bulb changer: US patent 6,829,983
How many people does it take to change a light bulb? At long last, NONE!
Inconveniences pepper our domestic existence. Whether it’s lifting and lowering...
All-terrain stroller: US patent 2,425,688
In these times of terror, you can never be too protected against the unexpected.
But if your nerves are a little frayed these days, imagine...