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The whole point of Chindogu was to make hilariously “unuseless” objects, somewhat like a tool that you *might* use, but wouldn’t actually buy because it was so absurd. An example of such absurdity is this [Hay Fever Hat](http://chindogu.com/ics/?page_id=181), and there are countless others that I would [recommend you read and laugh about](https://www.amazon.com/101-Unuseless-Japanese-Inventions-Chindogu/dp/0393313697). Although Chindogu are essentially impractical devices meant for laughs, I got to thinking about how I MacGyver’d through graduate school in repurposing equipment and designing new ways to make my lab life easier even as our funding dwindled. 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