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15 Vintage Inventions That Are Actually Borderline Genius

5. Sunning Chairs

In 1964, a 10-year-old named Marne Smith came up with an easy way to avoid a crick in your neck after lying outside for a tan.

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6. Jetpacks

Robert Courter soars through the air during a test of his flying jetpack in Ft. Myer, Virginia, on June 10, 1969.

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7. The Chain Smoker

Model Frances Richards smokes a pack of cigarettes all on one cigarette holder.

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8. The “Motorwheel”

Swiss engineer M. Gerder is seen driving his “Motorwheel,” a motorcycle with a wheel that runs on a rail placed inside a solid rubber tire.

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