Necessity may be the mother of invention, but in this case, Stupidity was the father.

Some of us (me included) are too lazy to get off the couch to change the TV channel, and so we have invented The Remote Control.

But what if you are too lazy to lift a finger? Then the Remote Remote Control is for you.

This guy from South Auckland, New Zealand, invented (or tried to) a thought-reading device to operate the remote so that he didn't have to. Fantastic!

The device involved a helmet used to read thoughts in order to control the remotes. Presumably it included eye holes so that he could watch TV once he had selected the required channel.

Unfortunately the helmet did not include a breathing hole.

As he suffocated to death, no doubt the helmet was reading some pretty interesting thoughts!

Submitted on 08/14/2012

Submitted by: Andrew Bydder
Reference: http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/14557298/man-may-have-been-suffocated-by-helmet/

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Bruce said:
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Rule number one for amateur inventors: make sure your invention has breathing holes! Thanks, Andrew!

Candi said:
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One would think breathing holes would be obvious, in short order at least...

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