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Would you trust a wasabi-scented fire alarm to save your life? How about a scientific test for infidelity that smells your partner’s underwear? Or a high-speed camera used to study the flight dynamics ...

Useless tech is all around us, and they can easily make us wonder, "what's the point?" But then again, some people have a lot of time on their hands. And with that much time, they can think of almost ...

YANGCUN, China (Reuters) - A meat cleaver that doubles as a mobile telephone case, a sword you can use to scrub your back, and a toilet built into a scooter that flushes when you pull a lever on the ...

Stephen Colbert has had his fill of useless inventions. Well, unless he has an idea for one. In that case, he’s all in. “Tech dudes, stop inventing things that are already things,” pleads Colbert.

See vintage photos of totally useless inventions from LIFE magazine's archives. Thursday is random day. At least it is today, on this blog. So here are some random and useless -- and in some cases ...