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      Brilliantly Bad: Inventions So Terrible They’Re Good

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      A miscellany of actual patents for wonderfully bizarre inventions, Brilliantly Bad is a salute to what the human mind can achieve – even if it probably shouldn’t.
      A miscellany of actual patents for wonderfully bizarre inventions, Brilliantly Bad is a salute to...

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      Product ID:9780008558659
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Brilliantly Bad
      Subtitle:Inventions So Terrible They’Re Good
      Authors:Author: Mark Tanner
      Page Count:208
      Subjects:Product design, Product design, Reference works, Business innovation, Patents law, Popular science, Inventions and inventors, Hobbies, Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction, Humour collections and anthologies, DIY: general, Reference works, Business innovation, Patents law, Popular science, Inventions & inventors, Hobbies, Parodies & spoofs, Humour collections & anthologies, DIY: general
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      A miscellany of actual patents for wonderfully bizarre inventions, Brilliantly Bad is a salute to what the human mind can achieve – even if it probably shouldn’t.
      A miscellany of actual patents for wonderfully bizarre inventions, Brilliantly Bad is a salute to what the human mind can achieve – even if it probably shouldn’t.This collection of the strangest ideas ever patented, ranging from the bizarre and baffling to the *oh so close* to genius, is a true celebration of human ingenuity in all its (occasionally) pointless glory.INVENTIONS INCLUDE:A coat that doubles as a urinalA musical condomAn automated pet petterFace-lifting earringsA weight-lifting device for the penis
      Imprint Name:HarperCollins
      Publisher Name:HarperCollins Publishers
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-09-29

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      Weight304 g
      Dimensions143 × 222 × 23 mm