“The Stupidest Thing I’ve Ever Seen” Contest – Win an iTunes Gift Card!
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Okay, now that we got THAT out of the way, it’s time for the first ever Nerd Fitness contest! The winner will take home a $10 iTunes Gift Card. Why only 10 bucks? Because I’m broke, I don’t make a dime off of this site, and it’s a freaking easy contest…that’s why!
The other day I came across this post on Cnet: The TrekDesk. Essentially, it’s a desk/treadmill hybrid that allows you to walk and work all at the same time. The first thought that popped into my head was “Move over Hawaii Chair, this is officially the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.” Honestly, other than the obvious danger associated with walking on a moving platform without paying attention (think Bam from Jackass on a treadmill), this just seems like a terrible terrible idea all around. Just because you CAN do two things at once doesn’t mean you SHOULD.
I won’t get into the importance of dedicating specific time towards your ACTUAL JOB and dedicating specific time towards exercising…that should be obvious. Instead, I’d rather spend the rest of today coming up with even more ridiculous and dangerous fake combo-products. I want you to come up with your own fake product promotion and post it in the comments. I’ll be accepting entries until 11:59PM EST on Sunday, October 18th. After all entries are submitted, my friends and I will pick the one that made us say, “wow, that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.” The more you can make us laugh, the better.
Here’s a few (poorly made) examples to get started:
- The Toilet Bar Stool: Don’t you HATE when you go to a bar, chug a bunch of beers, and then have to pee during the 4th quarter of the football game? Thanks to the Toilet Bar Stool, you can drink a beer and piss yourself at the same time without ever leaving your seat! Coming soon: the Lazyboy Toilet (as seen on the Simpsons).
- The Baby Carriage Dog-Rickshaw: You take your baby for a walk. You take your dog for a walk. Why not kill two birds with one stone? Introducing the dog-rickshaw for babies! Stick your baby in the carriage, strap your dog to the front end, set it, and forget it! You can sit inside and watch Oprah while your dog takes your precious newborn for a tour of the town. Who knows, he might even come back!
Alright guys, have at it. Try to include fitness in your product some way if you can, but I don’t want that to be a limiting factor. Just have fun, and try to keep it relatively clean. (If you actually want to win, make sure you put down a legit email address when you post your comment so I can contact you).
Oh, and if you come across any actual products that are beyond stupid, post those too. If we can’t laugh at ourselves, might as well laugh at others.
-Steve
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A few days ago, I stumbled across the “elliptigo” elliptical bicycle. The concept seems interesting enough – you power a bike with the same motion you would use on an elliptical machine. However, I can’t help but scratch my head on this one. First of all, one looks rather “goobish” when riding this thing. Additionally, I have a hard enough time balancing on a regular bike. I’d inevitably end up faceplanting on this contraption. What’s next, the treadmill-powered rowboat?
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I know the competition was for FAKE stuff, but I just wanted to show you about one of the WORST products ever made that’s real. Its basically saying “I am accepting and embracing my pig eating ways”. Here’s the link
http://www.harrietcarter.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/_/Car-Swivel-Tray/productID/abad0bb9-954a-4acc-ab10-c9524b9550f0/categoryID/f4b162de-5f75-473b-a1da-fe106dab92d3/
Joel,
Why don’t they just go ahead and make a feedbag for people? Just strap it to your face and you never have to worry about utensils again!
-S
Chris is our winner. When I sent him the 10 dollar gift card, he couldn’t decide if he was going to spend it on Kelly Clarkson’s latest album or Taylor Swifts.