Strange Gizmos and Gadgets

Creativity knows no bounds. Let us take the Japanesea little more discreet)
for example: the gadgets they come up with are3. Plunger Helmet
amazing. Some are useless but then again, it takes aWhen the Nap Alarm fails, you can always use the
lot to think of something and then actually pull throughPlunger Helmet. Not when driving of course. The
with it. Only the Japanese have the guts toPlunger Helmet is a gadget you use when you fall
conceptualize strange gadgets like that and thenasleep on the train. It basically looks like a hard hat; the
actually produce it. For that reason, I'm putting thetypical helmet construction workers use, but then it has
spotlight on several strange gadgets.a plunger attached to the back part of it. The plunger
Here are a couple of favorites:keeps your head in place. It is actually more helpful for
1. Noodle Eater's Hair Guardyour seatmates rather than yourself as this prevents
Do you have long hair? Does it annoy you when youryou from swinging madly from side to side. Perhaps if
hair suddenly falls and dips in your bowl of soup? Beingyou're going to buy one, you'd rather use it on a
primarily a country who takes pride in their noodles, it'sdrowsy seatmate than yourself.
only natural that the Japanese are starting to get4. The Amazing Shoe Umbrella
annoyed at that experience. So what do they do?For people who buy designer shoes and wouldn't dare
They invent! Basically, the Noodle Eater's Hair Guard ishave anything soil their footwear, the Japanese
a pink rubber gadget that fits snugly just around thethought of something that would aid them. It doesn't
face. It's similar to a dog cone actually, only it doesn'tmatter if your whole body gets wet, as long as your
cover the whole head but just the face. In any case,shoes remain untouched. How this amazing umbrella
when you wear it, you'd still look like you're wearing acan fit into your shoes without destroying it is an
dog cone. This peculiar gadget is not only strange, butunknown fact but as long as it keeps water out of the
of all colors it just had to be pink.shoes then the inventors are satisfied.
2. Nap AlarmThese are just four of a lot of Japanese gizmos and
This is particularly interesting for me. The Nap Alarm isgadgets that made its way to the market. The
the perfect gadget if you find yourself sleeping inconceptualization of these gadgets seems to be
between classes, lectures or even driving. You placelogical. The addressing of a simple need is what
the Nap Alarm just over your ear and through itspropelled the invention of these weird gadgets. Isn't
electronic motion sensing feature, it calculates whenthat what consumerism is all about though? Isn't it all
you're about to nod your head off and then it sends aabout the creation of something that satisfies a simple
loud sound right in your ear if it senses that you'reneed? If that's the case then we can safely say that
about to fall asleep therefore saving you fromthese gadgets fulfill those needs. Perhaps what we
embarrassment or even death. (Though I doubt that anshould laugh at is how absurd our needs are. Not the
alarm would make the fact that you're about to sleepgadgets that are made to satisfy them.