Brilliantly Bad: Inventions So Terrible They’Re Good

Author:   Mark Tanner
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
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9780008558659


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   29 September 2022
Format:   Hardback
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A miscellany of actual patents for wonderfully bizarre inventions, Brilliantly Bad is a salute to what the human mind can achieve – even if it probably shouldn’t. This collection of the strangest ideas ever patented, ranging from the bizarre and baffling to the *oh so close* to genius, is a true celebration of human ingenuity in all its (occasionally) pointless glory. INVENTIONS INCLUDE: • A coat that doubles as a urinal • A musical condom • An automated pet petter • Face-lifting earrings • A weight-lifting device for the penis

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Author:   Mark Tanner
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9780008558659


ISBN 10:   0008558655
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   29 September 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Mark Tanner is completing an MPhil in European Literature at Cambridge University. He was inspired to research into bizarre patents when he saw a photograph of an umbrella with a representation of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel on the underside.

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