A second volume of "Chindogu," the Japanese word coined for bizarre but logical gadgets designed for everyday life, includes a solar-powered torch, a device that lets you eat while you exercise, and car that dries your laundry as you drive. Original.

99 More Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art of Chindogu

Papia, Dan

Kawakami, Kenji

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W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Back by popular demand! Following the massive success of 101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions, 99 more specimens of the art of Chindogu to amaze, confuse, and entertain.Chindogu is the Japanese word coined for the art of the unuseless idea -- weirdly logical designs for living that have taken an unsuspecting world by storm. Meant to solve the niggling problems of modern life, these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos have a tendency to fail completely -- but also heroically, magnificently, and hilariously.Addicts of the unuseless will love this collection of brand-new Chindogu, including the Eat 'n' Exercise (no one cares about calories when you exercise as you eat), the Drymobile (your laundry dries as you drive), the Solar-Powered Torch, and many, many more...."Chindogu is the Chaos Theory put to everyday use. Funny but subversive. Ordinary but surreal. Brilliant but boneheaded.... Once word gets around, stand back". -- John Barry, Knight-Ridder

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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. Kawakami has developed an entire philosophy around these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos, which must work but are actually entirely impractical. Created in the spirit of anarchy, unuseless inventions are not allowed to be patented or sold.
Fans of the unuseless will love this completely absorbing collection of 200 Chindogu, including:
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<li>the Drymobile (your laundry dries as you drive)</li>
<li>the Solar-Powered Torch (never runs low on batteries)</li>
<li>Duster Slippers for Cats (now the most boring job around the house becomes hours of fun―for your cat!)</li>
<li>Walk 'n' Wash Ankle-Attachable Laundry Tanks (a perfect solution for the problems of inadequate exercise and hygiene)</li>
<li>and many, many more.</li>
</ul>
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 photographs. 442 color photographs

The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions

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