Where does it belong?
What does it do?
Guess the object
UK vs. US English
Amazingly Useless Contraptions
100

A coffee maker

Kitchen

100

an electric kettle

boils water
100

I make toast!

a toaster

100

UK:  A torch

US: ?


flashlight

100

The TV HAT!

When the iPhone first came out, many people tried to devise contraptions to take advantage of this new tech in the name of convenience.  One spectacular failure was the TV HAT! What did it do?

a. broadcasted videos straight to your brain

b. kept the sun out of your eyes

c. turned your smartphone into a personal "cinema".

c. turned your smartphone into a personal "cinema".


200

A hi-fi system / stereo system

living room

200

a DVD player / Blu-Ray player / streaming box

plays movies and tv shows

200
I make your hair less wet!

a hair dryer

200

UK: ?

US: clothes dryer


a tumble dryer

200

This specactular device is called the "remote wrangler".

What does it do?

Keeps you from losing your remote by attaching it to your head.  Brilliant!....?

300

Television

living room

300

a refrigerator / fridge

cools and preserves food

300

I smooth out the wrinkles in your clothes!

an iron

300

UK: ?

US: vacuum

a hoover

300

Seriously...no one asked for this...what the hell is this stupid device called?


a. chorks

b. fork chops

c. forksticks

d. eye pokers

e. please kill me now...


b. fork chops

the device is less stupid than the name....

400

A blender

kitchen

400

a radiator / heater

warms a room or space in the home

400

I help to bake your food!

an oven

400

UK: Motorbike

US: ?


motorcycle


400

Oh GOD no!!! - what the ($*$&)##*#! Seriously someone thought this was a good idea???


What does it do?

a. pathetically harnesses the power of the sun to cut off your nose.

b.  pathetically harness the power of the sun to cut open your eyes

c. pathetically harness the power of the sun to cool  a 1cm2 spot of your forehead.

d. please god just kill me....

 

c. pathetically harness the power of the sun to cool  a 1cm2 spot of your forehead.

500
A hoover / vacuum 

storeroom (when not in use)

living room / kitchen / bedroom, etc. (when cleaning)


500

a lawnmower

cuts grass in a lawn

500

I turn your food into tiny little pieces! Don't put your hand in me, I'll chop that up too!

a blender



500

UK: tap

US: ?

Faucet

500

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handerpants..............................................................yes.....................................................................

underwear for your hands................why? why....why.....


a. to keep your hands (but apparently not your fingers) clean and sanitary.

b. to destroy humanity

c. there is no hope

d. please kill me now....


does it really matter anymore......

but yes:


a. to keep your hands (but apparently not your fingers) clean and sanitary.