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Quillemency
(n.) The small mercy by which a pen you have just proven to be dead is returned to the pot rather than the bin.
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Fiction Useless Inventions
The Findable Keyring
A keyring that beeps, flashes and vibrates so you can locate it, and does all three only while it is already in your hand.
Fiction Useless Inventions
The Almost-Done Progress Bar
A polished brass desk object with one glowing bar that has sat at 97 percent since the day it was made, connected to nothing and finishing nothing.
Fiction Animal News — Fiction
Sea Otter Announces Recall of Entire Pebble Collection
Four stones, three chipped, and one otter with extremely firm opinions about what should and should not be used to open a clam.
Fiction Tiny Stories
The Umbrella Nobody Meant to Keep
There is an umbrella in a cafe lost-and-found that has been claimed eleven times, returned twelve, and has quietly decided that being forgotten is the whole point.
Fiction Useless Inventions
The Second-Opinion Mirror
A full-length mirror that waits until you have walked away, then offers a short, studiously non-committal opinion on your outfit.
Fiction Useless Inventions
The Sock Apology Drawer
A drawer that mournfully announces which sock it lost, and when, on a tiny display.
Fiction Useless Inventions
The Hush-Pop: Silent Bubble Wrap
Finally, a way to enjoy the tactile satisfaction of popping bubble wrap without any of that pesky, joyful noise.
Fact-based Cosmic Questions
If a Spoon Forgets It Is a Spoon
An ordinary spoon keeps its shape at any temperature a kitchen can reach, but some metals can be bent out of shape and then, with a little warmth, remember exactly what they were.
Fiction Useless Inventions
A Kettle That Whistles in Latin
It boils water just fine. It also conjugates verbs.