Reddit reviews The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions

this book is pretty great

I remember this from a book I came across in my youth. it's in a book by Kenji Kawakami, The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions also found a dead subreddit on this topic /r/Chindogu

Have you ever read Unuseless Japanese Inventions? You remind me of this and it's probably why I enjoy your content so much.

This is from a Russian comedy show called KVN. However, it is based on a Japanese product, which I can't work out whether it is real.

There's an actual book with random, but-seemingly-useful inventions made from Japan. Here is said book. I see it in the bookstore a lot.

Oh my gosh, I can help. This is a wonderful "art" in Japan... the art of the useless invention.

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From the land of the rising sun, strangely practical and utterly eccentric inventions for a life of ease—and hilarity.

In Japan Kenji Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the unuseless idea. Meant to solve problems of modern life, these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos are actually entirely impractical. Addicts of the unuseless will love this collection of 200 Chindogu, including the Drymobile (your laundry dries as you drive), the Solar-Powered Torch (never runs low on batteries), Duster Slippers for Cats (now the most boring job around the house becomes hours of fun...for your cat!), Walk 'n' Wash Ankle-attachable Laundry Tanks (a perfect solution for the problems of inadequate exercise and hygiene), and many, many more... These hilarious inventions have taken Japan by storm. Every one of the 200 items in The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions has actually been manufactured to the highest standards, fully tested by pioneering members of the Japanese public, and documented in their unuselessness with 442 color photographs. 442 color photographs

this book is AWESOME:
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Bento-Unuseless-Japanese-Inventions/dp/0393326764

so fun. and my first helpful reddit comment ever.

This is from the inventor of Chindogu himself, Kenji Kawakami.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393326764/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_HpRWBbBWYE87H

I've seen a few iterations with this cover. I'd like to get in touch with Kenji and show him some of my ideas

Creative writing on Twitter? GTFO

There was this book I used to have called UNUSELESS or something. I'm curious if people bothered by these transient characters would likewise despise cheeky inventions. "WHY NOT MAKE GREAT PRODUCTS EVERYBODY LOVES????"

If my memory is correct this is from this book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0393326764

Its Actually interesting and some of them could be put to use.

Was this book of "unuseless" Japanese inventions an inspiration?

I have this book: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Bento-Unuseless-Japanese-Inventions/dp/0393326764

Oh look, there's a whole book about silly inventions.