The prestigious "Pointless Solutions To Nonexistent Problems" contest

[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

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.

[Silver]

'Murica, investing in first world problems!

[Minimalist]

Coke takes an impressive early lead here, with the release of the Selfie Bottle.

This is a Drumpf plot to distract the protesters with a new toy.  You know, 'murricans.  The attention span of gnats.

[Longhorn]

Wait, that's a real thing that actually exist?

[abaris]

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

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.

I can see where this is going and I can see the first beer commercial going down that road.

Make an even bigger ass of yourself by posting your boozing habits on Assbook. You know, when you misbehave it has to go on assbook in order for your current employer to fire you, every future employer giving you a wide berth and for us to make a shitload of money by pestering you with ads.

[Rev. Rye]

Here's an actual quote from the Ricky Gervais Show, Series 2, Episode 3, around 14:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HniYCi8uDKQ

Karl Pilkingtold told this story:

I saw some bloke in a meet and on his desk he had a picture of his two kids, who were twins ... and I sort of said "Y'know, you've only got a small desk, just have a picture of one of them." He looked at me like I was mental.

Ricky and Steven both agreed it was the worst non-solution to a problem that didn't even exist they had ever heard.

[Faith No More]

Are you tired of how much of a hassle it is to cut butter?  Well, EZ Butter is for you.

[Faith No More]

This one's not entirely a non-existent problem, but holy shit is it a pointless solution.

[PETE_ROSE]

I vote for the DVD rewinder.

[Cyberman]

Wait, that's a real thing that actually exist?

Makes you despair for the future of the species, doesn't it?