The Most RIDICULOUS Historical Inventions | Fascinating History

In this video I take a look at seven historical inventions that didn't quite make the cut, from a cow catcher for pedestrians to a dashboard coffee maker... Fascinating History posts weekly videos about infamous flops, failures and mistakes from throughout history... and whatever other weird stories from the past catch my eye. Thanks for watching! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN5TIBm-idJXOa6BUh3sjuA/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/FunHistoryTales | https://www.instagram.com/funhistorytales/ | https://www.facebook.com/funhistorictales/ ► Get in touch: [email protected] *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:45 - Human Scoop ► 03:05 - Exploding Work Bag ► 04:42 - Baby Cages ► 06:01 - GUN HAT ► 07:33 - Skeleton In A Closet ► 09:00 - Danger Coffee ► 10:21 - The Isolator ► 11:51 - Anyhow... *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Seagull" by Telecasted ► "Sugar High" by Jeremy Korpas *ILLUSTRATIONS:* 🎨 ► Comics by Emma Galloway (https://artofemmag.carrd.co/) *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Behold the glory of the helmet gun" by Jared Keller, published by Task and Purpose, September 2020. Link: https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/military-helmet-gun-albert-pratt/ ► "This Dash-Mounted Coffee Maker Is Likely the Rarest Volkswagen Accessory Ever" by Peter Holderith, published by The Drive, September 2020. Link: https://www.thedrive.com/news/36295/this-dash-mounted-coffee-maker-is-likely-the-rarest-volkswagen-accessory-ever ► "This Vintage Anti-Distraction Helmet Looks Like a Creepy Horror Show Prop" by Huseyin Kilic, published by Interesting Engineering, August 2017. Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/this-vintage-anti-distraction-helmet-looks-like-a-creepy-horror-show-prop ► "A Brief and Bizarre History of the Baby Cage" by Hannah Keyser, published by Mental Floss, June 2015. Link: https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/brief-and-b