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For all his fame, Kawakami has never made a yen off of his inventions (remember tenet number 1). He's never registered a patent and never will. He has said "Things that should belong to everyone are patented and turned into private property…the world of patents is dirty, full of greed and competition." In addition, he waives the speaker fees any time he gives a talk and donates any money he makes from books and articles to his favorite causes. Chindogu have to be made. If you design the invention on paper and don't make it, it doesn't qualify. It's a piece of paper with a bad invention on it. Bring the invention into the physical world so humankind can experience how truly almost useless it is. 3. Chindogu represent freedom of thought and action It makes no difference whether the resulting invention is absurd, like Chindogu… The point is to keep exercising the mental muscle that crosses wires, tries absurd combinations, and associates the previously unassociated." Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.

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Of all the chindogu inventions listed here, this is the one I could most see myself using. I hate getting onion pain in my eyes. It's the worst. Your eyes get watery, your vision gets blurry, and before you know it, you've chopped off a finger. Glass Onion does not directly set up Knives Out 3, much the same way as Knives Out didn’t set up Knives Out 2. The entries are, in classic whodunit fashion, all made to be standalone movies, so it would be a brand-new case for Benoit Blanc to solve. That will make for an exciting challenge for Knives Out 3’s story, which needs to craft another mystery that feels fresh, clever, and surprising for both the detective and audiences, though presumably, it will be another murder. Chindogu are free to be what they need to be. Normal devices are designed for efficiency, ease of use, and utility. 4. Chindogu's uselessness must be understood by all Good thing you've got Eyedrop Funnel Glasses. Now, you can drop any liquid into your eyes with 100% accuracy. Baby Mop (or Cat Mop) His "way of thinking" was initially contagious. But does chindogu have the momentum to stand the test of time? Chindogu's Spread and Decline Source: Touristos

These small blips of Kawakami activity, paired with his hate for the digital world, make me wonder if the idealistic inventor is still doing things and not publicizing them. Chindougu 珍道具 （ ちんどうぐ ） is made up of two words. Chin 珍 （ ちん ） means "curious" or "strange." Dougu 道具 （ どうぐ ） means "tool" or "device." You've been working all day. Like a literal 24 hour day. It's time to go home. But you can't keep your eyes open during your train ride home. What if you fall asleep and miss your stop? You'll wake up in bumpkinville, that's what. It wasn't long before Tokyo Journal readers began sending their chindogu ideas to Dan. That's when it hit him. Dr. Kawakami shouldn't be the only one making these "unuseless" inventions. He believed it was a new art form and everyone should be allowed to participate. Onion Premium Unisex T-Shirt, Embroidered Men's T-Shirt Gift for Boyfriend, Men's Short Sleeve Shirt - Multiple Colors

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This chindogu lets you wear your umbrella while retaining all the power you've stored up. When it starts to rain, you'll be the only salaryperson keeping dry, because those other low power fools didn't bring an umbrella. Subway Sleeper He does things in the real world though. Kawakami exhibited his creations at Design Tide '07, a now-defunct design show in Tokyo. It was a pretty small exhibition from the looks of the video above. Kawakami exhibited chindogu at the Foire Internationale de Marseille in 2013 and 2014. Footage of the 2013 exhibition can be seen in the video above. Source: Touristos If you create a device that is only recognized as useless by people with certain knowledge sets (doctors, mechanics, biologists, etc.) then it is not chindogu. There's nothing lazier than babies and cats. Both need food and shelter, but offer nothing in return. Time to turn the tables on these miniature hobos. The baby mop and cat mop will transform your shiftless baby/cat into a useful cleaning machine.Kawakami never married and has no children. He pursues his dreams to the fullest and continues to hold exhibitions and work on his side businesses. He's shown no signs of slowing. This is the utmost tenet. If your invention is a real help and you use it all the time, it's not chindogu. Try selling it to the public because it could be worth millions. Too bad it has no soul. 2. Chindogu must exist Wise men say, only fools rush in to chopping onions without first covering their eyes. Helping you to channel your inner Vegas-era Elvis – sideburns and all – and protect your peepers when you’re slicing, these gold-rimmed Elvis Onion Novelty Glasses with foam seals around the edge will prevent you from getting all shook up with tears in the kitchen. They won’t be around for long though, so it’s now or never. Right – a little less conversation, a little more onion chopping. Thank you very much. In 1995, Dan founded the International Chindogu society along with Kenji Kawakami. They established rules for proper chindogu creation (the ten tenets listed above). That same year, he and Kawakami collaborated on the first chindogu book "101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art of Chindogu." They made another book "99 More Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art of Chindogu" in 1997. His inventions were an instant hit. Readers demanded more and Kawakami complied, inserting pictures of new inventions in each catalog. Before long he began getting invitations to art exhibitions, interviews, and TV shows.

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At this point, Kawakami is the only one carrying the chindogu torch. Clearly, he'll never stop inventing. But he can't go on forever. Someone will have to continue his work. The question is, should they? This eventually led him to a job as editor of a popular home shopping catalog, Tsuhan Seikatsu 通販生活 （ つはんせいかつ ）. This is ironic considering how much he hates materialism. "I despise materialism and how everything is turned into a commodity," he once said. Maybe it was this irony, becoming something he hated, which drove him to create chindogu. He began making his "unuseless" inventions during his time at Tsuhan Seikatsu. If you accept money for your invention, it ceases to be chindogu. You have violated its spirit. 6. Humor must not be the sole reason for making chindoguAny humor derived from chindogu is a side effect. The invention must earnestly try and solve a problem. The roundabout and unconventional way it solves the problem is the source of the humor. 7. Chindogu are not propaganda Chindogu are inventions that defy concise explanation. They aren't useful. But they aren't completely useless either. Their creator, Kenji Kawakami, describes them as "un-useless." But you can chop onions pain free with this inventions. Little fans on either side of the glasses blow the onion fumes away from your eyes. The glasses themselves probably protect a little bit too. Noodle Splash Guard Sometimes your eyes need drops. You could hover the eyedropper above your peepers and hope for the best. But we know how that ends. 50% of that precious eye medicine goes on your cheeks. And you can't be wasting eye medicine like that. Not in today's economy. You can actually buy the baby mop. Because chindogu by nature cannot be patented (tenet number 9), anyone can produce them. The unprincipled charlatans over at BetterThanPants sell a version of Kawakami's baby mop.