Imagine you wake up tired, and the last thing you want to do is to brush your hair. In the 19th century, there was an interesting solution to your problem: a hair-brushing machine held in place by a pulley and maneuvered by a “skilled operator.” Despite its name, the Electric Corset was not designed to send shock waves down its user's spine. The name comes from the type of wire manufacturers used to produce it. Let's check out more unusual inventions from the past that seem absurd now, to say the least.

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