What the world really needs

I'm cribbing this shamelessly from a newspaper, but it's so shockingly bad that I feel it deserves highlighting. Patently Silly This site lists all manner of weird and wonderful inventions that people have applied to patent. That people think there is a need for some of these things makes me question whether we really are at the peak of civilisation. If we are, then the only way now appears to be downwards! Cordless jump rope? Why not just pretend to be skipping? Or would that just look silly?