The Unnecessary Inventions archive
Solving problems that don’t exist.
Real inventions. Entirely unnecessary. An ongoing collection of overly engineered ideas by Matty Benedetto.
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A machine that presses the snooze button when an alarm clock goes off.
A 2020 tour of the studio, invention display wall, 3D printers and warehouse.
AirPod attachments that carry two tubes of lip balm beside your face.
A toilet-paper dispenser that releases one square at a time with a button press.
A 2020 satirical utility belt combining faux-hand, elbow-sleeve and handwashing accessories.
Wooden novelty glasses with keyhole-shaped openings, inspired by @waynocartoons.
A satirical collection of tiny pots and pans designed around a warm laptop charger.
A Cybertruck-inspired toaster that makes toast with Elon Musk’s face on it.
Silicone molds for homemade parody versions of the red Supreme-branded sandwich cookies.
Three-stage zip-off pants that create multiple lengths and mismatched leg combinations.
Chopsticks with tiny artificial hands attached to their tips.
A bottle-opening frame that removes twelve caps in a single motion.
A bright-blue visor with holes across its brim and a securing chin strap.
A clamshell snow mold that creates a raised-middle-finger shape.
Two shoe platforms with miniature curtains for concealing footwear beneath a bathroom stall.
A satirical mouth-shaped frame that holds multiple strands of dental floss.