Inventions are essential. Take the toilet, an airplane, or even the internet, all of which have helped change the way we live.

Sometimes inventions that might seem practical are just plain weird, like the Cockroach Swatting Slipper, which allows you to extend a handle on the heel, turning it into an effective bug swapper.

“Research has shown that the slipper is already the preferred instrument for indoor cockroach swatting, with up to 80% of householders preferring indoor footwear to rolled up newspapers or paperback books. With telescoping handles you can operate from longer range with greater accuracy - no more desperate throwing of slippers as the scuttler disappears behind a sofa. Ideal for those who can’t, or won’t, get too close the their prey.”

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By Guanxi on 06-06-2008