BRILLIANTLY BAD: INVENTIONS SO TERRIBLE THEY ARE GOOD (HB)

A collection of real-world patents for wonderfully bizarre inventions and a celebration of human ingenuity in all its (occasionally) pointless glory. From the archive of the US Patent Office, here you’ll find: a magnetic hairpiece (with magnets implanted in one’s scalp to secure it in place), a necktie with a concealed pocket for carrying condoms, a mechanical hand to pat your baby to sleep, an apparatus to support the forehead while urinating, a doll figurine in which parents can proudly display their child’s teeth and hair – and much more.