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A similar idea appeared over 20 years ago as joke. More specifically as a Chindogu, the comical Japanese artform of creating almost but not quite useful inventions to solve everyday problems.

http://www.asiaone.com/static/multimedia/gallery/120706_japi...

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I remember seeing a few clips about Chindogu as a child: the ones I recall most are the motorized fork for spaghetti (just causes a mess because you can't turn it off), and the solar-powered flashlight (of course, without any kind of rechargeable batteries).

Trying to rotate your head at the right speed to snatch the spaghetti off a spinning fork sounds like a fun challenge

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