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These contraptions are hilarious, but also useless — Future Blink

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These contraptions are hilarious, but also useless — Future Blink
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A sneak peek at the innovations that will change our everyday lives in the future.

Unnecessary Inventions, a series created by Matt Benedetto, sought to find unconventional ways to solve problems that don't necessarily exist.

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