Sprockets & Cogs

You know, I love my dishwasher, as I no longer have to wash (many) dishes by hand. I love my washer and dryer, they which rock by cleaning my clothes for me. Granted, the technology needed for these appliances isn’t new, but these are inventions that changed the way we live. These machines free up time so people can do other things. Good stuff. But the absurd can’t be far behind. So behold: the miniature 1970s-looking vacuum that will have no technological impact on your life whatsoever. But hey — it’s powered through a USB! And it looks like a useful domestic appliance! For you know, all that, um, lint that piles up around your PC. God, this thing looks like it belongs with Dwight on The Office. Who is the audience for this? Is there a poor schlub out there who be be on the recipient end of this oddity at this year’s office holiday swap party??

Source: Whateverworks