Did you know there's a pickle eyeshadow palette? Or a portable toilet seat that attaches to your car tire? Neither did we. But regardless of their questionable viability, these items exist. And you can find them on the subreddit r/OfCourseThatsAthing.
Named after pretty much the only reaction people have to its content, the sub has grown to a 739K member community, and even though we at Bored Panda have already covered it before, these folks keep unearthing the most creative and weirdest products, so we have to do it again!
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Cross-Legged Office Chair
Scrolling through the images, it's hard to imagine someone greenlighting these ideas. David Pereira, the Head of Product Management at Virtual Identity, thinks it often happens when development gets too 'dry.'
"Products are built for people. Yet, many people lead product innovation through numbers, which means people become numbers [and] behaviors become data points," Pereira wrote. "Therefore, misunderstanding of the audience is inevitable because of too many false assumptions. Product teams that don't challenge the data become blind and build useless products."
Katana Umbrella
Marshall Amps Key Hanger
3D Billboards In China
The product manager pointed out that there's nothing wrong with being data-driven, it's just that teams need to understand when to apply numbers and when to stay away from them.
"Data will bring us insight from the past, showing details about customer behavior... However, we should not overlook the power of observation," Pereira said. "Once we observe real people using real products, insights will come to us [naturally], and [we'll be able to] understand how people use the [said] product [way better]."
TV Hidden Under The Bed
When Ya Gotta Go, I Guess
Same-Height Parties
Hubby Selfie Swimsuits
Pereira is a big fan of prototyping. "I prefer accepting that [I] don't know enough; at best, [I] have a set of assumptions, which need validation as fast as possible. That's my approach for [all] ideas."
In his opinion, the Lean Startup method created by American entrepreneur Eric Ries is an excellent way of building products that solve real problems.
However, I guess it's either we have less useless stuff or more content on r/OfCourseThatsAthing. How can we possibly make this choice?!
The Book Of A Patron Saint
Pickle Eyeshadow Pallet
A Cowch
A Chip That Tastes Like Another Type Of Chip
Gold Uterus Lapel Pin
It's Not Just Lip Service ...
For Those Who Hate Masks, But Find Looking Like A Crashed Cable Car Cabin Acceptable
Chernobyl Snow Globe
Beard Lights
Inflatable Coffin
Fighter Jet Formation Mowing
#becausewhynot
Little Stuffed Bob Ross
Because Of Course That's A Thing
Doggie Bottle Opener
Glass Holder
Not stupid at all! I've been many times to a wine festival thats held outside, where you taste 80 samples at 12 stations spread around entire village. They give you similar wine glass holders so you can walk freely enjoying the day. The holder is ussualy woven rattan or fabric.
A Glitter Keychain Of The Adobe Photoshop Crash Window
Fine China Toilet
The poor parrot gets shi*ted in the face all the time, and the lions just laugh.
This Is Idiotic
Finger Surfboard
Nose Plug Air Filter... Don't Sneeze
An Eggplant Emoji Sauce Bottle
Oh My
3-D Printed Head Urn For Your Loved One’s Ashes
Finally Found One… Wtf
Yes A Waching Toilet Paper Does Exist
I'll pass, thanks. I mean, I love the environment just as much as the next person, but this is too much
When You Get The Urge To Throw Burritos
For Real? New To Me…
Shed Some Cheese To These Sick Riffs
Glow In The Dark Croc Nuts
Figures For Invisible Characters
We have a shop that sells air guitars, air deck, air drums etc for $2 each. It's legit, it's actually to raise money to put real instruments in the hands of kids that don't have access to music education.
With Fathers Day Coming Up...
Adding to the list of useless shot to buy my husband for a laugh (my laugh that is, he'll just roll his eyes and say "cool")
Goes Perfectly With My Ketchup Conditioner
Mayo is actually good for the hair as it contains egg and oil, so this is not that bad?
Found At A Thrift Store
Ofc Apple Will Charge $19 For A Piece Of Cloth...
There is a 12-week waiting list to buy these, People are idiots.
Rental Stairs For Fluminense Supporters Watch The Team At Their Training Grounds
Brazil being Brazil... I even watched a football match (soccer does not exists, deal with it!) on the top of a post when I was young
Birkenstock Motorcycle...boots?
Walking Ads
Gummy Stapler In Jello
Gamer Gummies
I looked this one up because I was absolutely sure it was photoshop. It is not. These are a real product 🤦🏻♀️
An Angry Mom To Clean Your Microwave. Maybe She’s Really Just Disappointed In You
There’s A Facebook Group Dedicated To Measuring The Portions Of Chips (Fries) Served At Wetherspoon’s
Classic Literature... Manga?
Am I Showing My Age?
Not What We Wanted But What Humanity Needed
Cbd Sheets
Boots With Flip Flops
Those are leather socks. Very common in the Arab world. Very comfortable and warm too. I have them on right now, but without the camel toe. Just wear them like normal socks.
Uncle Iroh's Hot Tub Twitch Channel
Freckle Pen
Pokemon Skin Cream
Alcohol Flavored Cheese... Why?
The Coochie Cooler
Ofcourse Theres A Wearable Shoebag
Turbopipes...
Having A Jet At Your House For Decoration Only
Ear Candles. Why Does This Even Exist?
Or just go to your GP and have your ears washed professionally for free without the risk of burning yourself.
Half of the things here are Yes Central, and the other half is just…
Are we supposed to upvote if we think the thing *is* weird or *not* weird?
Half of the things here are Yes Central, and the other half is just…
Are we supposed to upvote if we think the thing *is* weird or *not* weird?
