Humans have long been inventive and ingenious, but sadly not always practical.
A stair-walker for disabled people. (Not very comfortable on flat surfaces)
Luxurious propellor-driven transport for travelling across vast deserts.
The bus with a single driving wheel.
A ‘Turbo-wheel’ cruise ship.
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They all look interesting but not too comfortable. Thanks, Pete!
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I wouldn’t ride in any of them, Olga.
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I can see why they didn’t catch on.
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Me too, but they are fun to imagine.
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Yes, they are.
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Amazing stuff! Specially the first one. Having pain in my knees all day due to the monstrous stairs in my house, I will settle for anything that saved me 🙂 These inventions may not have been a commercial success, but for once, it is the thought that counts! 🙂
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Yes, a lot of good ideas that were not really thought through properly.
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Hi Pete, very interesting designs.
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I think it was just as well most were never made though. ☺
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Thanks, I had never seen the stair walker before. Warmest regards, Ed
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It was new to me too.
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I rather like the stair-walker, but you’re right … it would NOT be very comfortable on flat land! Some really odd inventions, Pete, but then … one has to start somewhere! If people didn’t use their imaginations, we wouldn’t have cars, planes, computers, or even microwave ovens!
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Very true, though some inventors do take ideas too far.
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Good chuckle, Pete!
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Happy to hear that, Angela.
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so clear why these were not big hits, but so amusing
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Wildly off the mark, but good to smile about 100 years later.
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Easy to see why none of those caught on…
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It certainly is, Phil.
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I can’t imagine why they didn’t catch on…. hahaha
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The inventors must have been so disappointed. 😁
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With all the scams about nowadays, these “inventors” might even be able to get money through a fund-raising campaign on the Internet. 😉😉😉
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Yes, they didn’t have the ‘marketing’ opportunites like those back in the 1930s.
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Precursors to bigger and better (one can only hope)
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It seems that potential investors were not convinced, Annette.
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The two wheel ocean liner….kudos! chuq
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I think it was based on the paddle steamer idea, but I would not have risked travelling on it.
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Me either I do not do boats at all. chuq
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Bizarre is right!
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I wouldn’t want to be a passenger in any of them, Liz.
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That was my immediate thought, Pete!
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Weird!
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Fortunately, they were never adopted.
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😂
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Those all look a bit dodgy to me!
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Presumably why they were never seen after being invented! 👴
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(1) Why do I rock scramble when I could just buy a stair-walker?
(2) I’m going to ditch my old camel and buy myself a new Aero-Drive desert bus!
(3) There was once a flying version of the Dyno-Wheel called the Dyno-Soar, but the contraption is now extinct.
(4) I heard that the Turbo Liner could easily chop its way through icebergs. Captain Edward J. Smith: “I missed the boat. I should’ve got one of those!”
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I wasn’t expecting the Titanic, David!
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Many thanks for following.
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I love the desert bus, but I suppose it would have to have an electric motor now, to stand any chance of getting funding 😉 Cheers, Jon.
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The rubber ball wheels might make it a very bouncy ride too. 😀
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Weird!
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Mostly ideas that could not get investment. Small wonder!
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