The prestigious "Pointless Solutions To Nonexistent Problems" contest
November 19, 2016 at 7:12 pm
(This post was last modified: November 19, 2016 at 7:13 pm by Cyberman.)
Welcome to the first PSTNeP contest, where we showcase the most ridiculous and purposeless products or services guaranteed to reduce the misery of those pesky little annoyances that you never even knew you had!
Coke takes an impressive early lead here, with the release of the Selfie Bottle. This revolution in artificial beverage containment
As inane inventions go, this impressive specimen is definitely a front-runner. However, as at least one pundit - not excluding myself - notes, the gimmick's potential application in porn circles ("Taste the feeling!") may threaten to lose the Atlanta-based company valuable points as a wholly pointless solution and thereby cost them dear in the long run.
Coke takes an impressive early lead here, with the release of the Selfie Bottle. This revolution in artificial beverage containment
Quote:contains a built-in camera at its base and includes a sensor to detect when the bottle tilts 70 degrees during a sip, at which point the camera will snap a photo of the user mid-drink.
Even better, you can share the photos of yourself enjoying a Coke on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
“It really does the trick and makes the partygoers more present and active during the event, knowing they can share their special moments just by drinking,” the company’s marketing agency told the Drum.
As inane inventions go, this impressive specimen is definitely a front-runner. However, as at least one pundit - not excluding myself - notes, the gimmick's potential application in porn circles ("Taste the feeling!") may threaten to lose the Atlanta-based company valuable points as a wholly pointless solution and thereby cost them dear in the long run.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
