Bizarre Vintage Inventions That Prove Our Ancestors Were High
1.The Baby Cage Hung from Windows
In 1930s London, parents strapped their babies into mesh cages and hung them outside apartment windows—sometimes ten stories high. The idea? Give babies “fresh air” without leaving the flat. No joke—this was marketed as a “health innovation.”
Neighbors freaked out, pigeons hovered suspiciously, and some cages even included a sunshade. The trend didn’t last long, mostly because gravity exists. Today, these baby boxes live on as proof that even well-meaning parents once confused innovation with insanity.
2. The Gas-Resistant Pram
During WWII, British inventors created a terrifying contraption: a gas-proof baby stroller. It looked like a mobile metal coffin with glass panels. Parents could pump filtered air inside to keep their infant safe from attacks—while looking like they were pushing around a robot tomb.
Though practical for wartime, these prams were heavy, clunky, and deeply unsettling. Babies cried. Dogs barked. Pedestrians crossed the street. It’s one of those inventions that might’ve made sense on paper—but in real life? Nightmare fuel.
