Cory Doctorow: In IZ Reloaded, it mentions "six patented technologies in the US, all of these inventions are quite absurd. For example, a pistol on a helmet. It's just using a strap to attach the gun to the hat. You just need to blow into the tube that connects the hat and the gun to fire. Can you imagine using such a pistol in warfare? It would really take a lot of lung power.
Airbag shorts (2006)
What's a good way to make your buttocks look fuller without wearing thick underwear? Inject compressed gas into balloon-like bags in the underwear, making it feel as if it were naturally full. Perhaps after wearing such shorts, you might feel very embarrassed.