Watched by John on March 10 2011:
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25 comments so far
Brandon Hansen 10 Mar 11
Hey, entertainment is a use, and, especially in American society, highly valued. Not, that useless.
Lee 10 Mar 11
LOL , that made my day.
Lee 10 Mar 11
If apple put their logo on it, I would buy it
Jamie Edwards 10 Mar 11
The true definition of art; a feature to serve no purpose other than its own being, and to be appreciated for it.
Jason B 10 Mar 11
Make magazine has instructions if you want to build your own.
Dennis D 10 Mar 11
Charlie Sheen used this right before he was fired from CBS . He quoted…. “This is the most bitchin’ invention in world, uhh Duh, WINNER ”!! Only Warlocks that have Tiger Blood that have running through their veins have the capacity to see that this little box can rock both the World and the NetherWorld.”
Mark 10 Mar 11
Gave me a good chuckle for the day, so not completely useless. After all, I did get a return on the investment of time spent watching it.
I think I smell a commercial brewing too.
Dominic Pettifer 10 Mar 11
@Brandon Hansen, so what you’re saying is that they’ve failed at being useless :-)
Chris 10 Mar 11
WIN !
Dana Huse 10 Mar 11
i want two, so i can race ‘em.
Daniel Fosco 10 Mar 11
I bet I can click it faster than you do.
Brian Septon 10 Mar 11
Thanks @Jason B for posting the instructions on how to make!
lakshmanan 11 Mar 11
People have gone crazy. Look at this video’s youtube page. Some wants to buy this box…. really crazy !
James Carr 11 Mar 11
This idea is old. I saw a similar machine in a novelty shop when I was in the 6th grade, which would be 1963. The one I saw made a lot of gear noise for about 15 seconds before a hand popped out and turned it off. It was plastic. Very similar to the coin bank where a hand comes out and grabs the coin every time you put a coin in the holder.
T-Sipper 11 Mar 11
How to keep an Aggie busy for a day.
David Andersen 11 Mar 11
It’s funny. My 4-year old daughter would love it.
Aaron 11 Mar 11
That could be the 1960’s version of Angry Birds.
Joel Moss 11 Mar 11
Love it! Where can I get one? I’d pay money to have something like that on my desk.
Guzzle 11 Mar 11
I have one :-)
Sayam Khan 11 Mar 11
This statement is false.
Construction 11 Mar 11
construction
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brett 11 Mar 11
Construction plans, kits and more info about Useless Machines: saskview.com
Cheers!
Brad 11 Mar 11
My dad had one of these when he was a kid… really funny.
Jeff Mackey 11 Mar 11
That is hilarious.
Anonymous Coward 17 Mar 11
The Most Useless blog: SvN
Does anyone remember the useful, insightful posts of yesteryear?
Lately it is youtube reposts, race car designs that are so boring even the author forgot about them, and stories of little companies that made millions.
Not exactly the material that made SvN popular in the first place. Please get back to your roots.
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