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Going green is a smart move but it doesn't guarantee that all our moves will be smart. It's one thing to invent nuclear weapons or factory farming or the internal combustion engine. That's what the un-green crowd has always done best. But sincere inventors with their hearts in the right place can still conjure up mistakes like "Leaf Chaps." The good news is that for every well-intentioned but ultimately illogical green idea, there are dozens of good ones just waiting for you to get busy.
So, with some help from the Patently Absurd Inventions Archive, brace yourselves for...
7 Green Ideas That Suck, 7 Green Ideas That Rock
1. Sucks: Tricycle Lawnmower If your unkempt lawn isn't neat enough for the local homeowner's association, why not attach some sharp rotating blades to the back of your kid's tricycle? Hey, it's self-powered, right?
Rocks: A variety of adult bike versions.
2. Sucks: Super Trash Man Imagine a trash bag strapped to your back with shoulder and feet harnesses holding it in place so every step gathers trash and litter as you walk.
Rocks: Of course, it starts with not littering or creating too much waste but you could also turn your trash into art.
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3. Sucks: Human Car Wash Humans are strapped in and moved along on a the conveyor belt to a wetting station, a soapy spray station, a rinsing station, and at the end, no towels are needed because there's a blow drying station.
Rocks: Take a Navy shower.
4. Sucks: Be The Bike Sure, there are no motors involved but to activate the rear brakes you need to squeeze your knees together. Oh, one more thing: Your legs are strapped to the rear gear. Happy landings...
Rocks: Um...walking?
5. Sucks: Boatless Water Skiing We all know speedboats aren't exactly ocean-friendly, but a pair of motorized propulsion sticks is a somewhat offbeat choice to protect manatees and keep our waterways clean.
Rocks: Participate in a coastal clean-up.
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6. Sucks: Greenhouse Helmet Your own personal biosphere consists of a sealed plastic dome, plants on tiny shelves, and speakers and microphone for communication with the outside world--and you can breathe in the oxygen given off by the plants.
Rocks: Rather than focus on your personal breathing, think globally and work to improve overall air quality.
7. Sucks: Leaf Chaps If yard waste http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-yard-waste.html is getting you down, just shuffle around in these special pants and let them do the hard work of collecting leaves.
Rocks: Grasscycling.
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