Comments on: Stupid Invention Of The Week http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/ Because everyone is entitled to my opinion Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Janes http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-74628 Janes Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:05:57 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-74628 Here is another stupid invention . I saw an invention for building fire safety recently,and I think it is a bit interesting . Would you take a look? http://jinshi.selfrescue.googlepages.com/ Do you think it is a crazy idea and the guy is mad ? Here is another stupid invention .

I saw an invention for building fire safety recently,and I think it is a bit interesting . Would you take a look?
http://jinshi.selfrescue.googlepages.com/
Do you think it is a crazy idea and the guy is mad ?

]]> By: neighborcat http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-59433 neighborcat Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:34:55 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-59433 Kudos to Joey for making comment threads the stupidest invention of the week! Kudos to Joey for making comment threads the stupidest invention of the week!

]]> By: Joey http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-54437 Joey Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:27:37 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-54437 I cannot beleive the stupidity of some of the comments along with the off the cuff assumptions about the device. The device was used on city fireboxs that were outside, mounted on posts affixed to the sidewalk, found at intersections. There were two at the corner of each intersection opposed diagonally from each other. Fire saftey at the time was,"If you see a fire, yell fire as loud as you can and get out. Go to the nearest firebox and call for help. Stay at the firebox to assist the firemen to the location of the fire." To activate the alarm, a person had to reach their hand up inside the cover and turn a knob, or as the called it at the time, a "dial". When the alarm was activated, a loud bell started ringing and a signal was sent to the station. Reaching inside with a stick or other object to turn a round knob put the pranktser in a time consumming situation. It was a different time in our society when the locks were used. These locks were used well into the 50's. As kids, we knew about the locks, but would always check the fire boxes for "messed up" locks that were broken or had come loose and you could get your hand in without getting caught. As a kid, when you set one off, you had to RUN! Because any adult around you that realized what you did would grab you and hold you until the cops got there. Nowadays no one would get involved and besides, we have the 911 system and cell phones. Bottom line is, the locks were very effective at stopping kids (me included) from setting off the alarm as a prank. Naming this device as the "stupid invention of the week" is a very funny irony. Stupid is as stupid does? And all the stupid comments are icing on the cake. I cannot beleive the stupidity of some of the comments along with the off the cuff assumptions about the device. The device was used on city fireboxs that were outside, mounted on posts affixed to the sidewalk, found at intersections. There were two at the corner of each intersection opposed diagonally from each other.

Fire saftey at the time was,”If you see a fire, yell fire as loud as you can and get out. Go to the nearest firebox and call for help. Stay at the firebox to assist the firemen to the location of the fire.”

To activate the alarm, a person had to reach their hand up inside the cover and turn a knob, or as the called it at the time, a “dial”. When the alarm was activated, a loud bell started ringing and a signal was sent to the station. Reaching inside with a stick or other object to turn a round knob put the pranktser in a time consumming situation.

It was a different time in our society when the locks were used. These locks were used well into the 50’s. As kids, we knew about the locks, but would always check the fire boxes for “messed up” locks that were broken or had come loose and you could get your hand in without getting caught.

As a kid, when you set one off, you had to RUN! Because any adult around you that realized what you did would grab you and hold you until the cops got there. Nowadays no one would get involved and besides, we have the 911 system and cell phones.

Bottom line is, the locks were very effective at stopping kids (me included) from setting off the alarm as a prank. Naming this device as the “stupid invention of the week” is a very funny irony. Stupid is as stupid does? And all the stupid comments are icing on the cake.

]]> By: Fred http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-28532 Fred Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:02:29 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-28532 Here's an idea: a fire alarm that sets the person on fire so people will know who triggered it. Brilliant. Here’s an idea: a fire alarm that sets the person on fire so people will know who triggered it.

Brilliant.

]]> By: carl http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-26357 carl Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:32:54 +0000 http://deanhunt.com/stupid-invention-of-the-week/#comment-26357 Do your research. You weren't attached to the alarm itself, but it detached when the alarm was pulled, so you could walk away. the only way to get it off however, short of a blow torch, was to get the fire brigade to remove it, and when they did i'm sure they incurred a hefty fine too. In addition to that, most fire alarms back then weren't in the buildings, but rather on the streets. Do your research. You weren’t attached to the alarm itself, but it detached when the alarm was pulled, so you could walk away. the only way to get it off however, short of a blow torch, was to get the fire brigade to remove it, and when they did i’m sure they incurred a hefty fine too.

In addition to that, most fire alarms back then weren’t in the buildings, but rather on the streets.

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