Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Things that should never have been invented

146 replies

Homewardbound2022 · 18/08/2022 17:14

Magnifying face mirrors

Tramatised after turning mine around from regular side to 7x.
God knows what other horrors I'd see with an even stronger one.

OP posts:
Unescorted · 18/08/2022 17:17

Glitter.

Creepymanonagoatfarm · 18/08/2022 17:29

Lego
Loom bands
Moon sand
Men's sandals

Mumzoo5070 · 18/08/2022 17:31

Nuclear weapons

JustMaggie · 18/08/2022 17:32

Bras

Huntswomanonthemove · 18/08/2022 17:33

Guns.

VanillaParkersBowl · 18/08/2022 17:33

Unescorted · 18/08/2022 17:17

Glitter.

I agree, awful stuff.

OP, where did you get your 7x magnifying mirror? My eye sight's shocking, I look great just now 😁

7Worfs · 18/08/2022 17:33

Internet
Air travel

FourChimneys · 18/08/2022 17:35

Cling film
Ripped jeans
Nuclear weapons
Flashing Christmas lights

Phrenologistsfinger · 18/08/2022 17:35

roundup/glyphosphate
industrial intensive farming
the combustion engine

Phrenologistsfinger · 18/08/2022 17:35

Plus guns, nuclear weapons etc already listed.

WatermelonSugar95 · 18/08/2022 17:35

Paper straws

TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 18/08/2022 17:38

High fructose corn syrup

Quanticom · 18/08/2022 17:40

The recorder.

lisavanderpumpscloset · 18/08/2022 17:41

Men.

SummerSazz · 18/08/2022 17:42

Artificial grass

JaneJeffer · 18/08/2022 17:43

Yea

Homewardbound2022 · 18/08/2022 17:44

Muzak

OP posts:
JaneJeffer · 18/08/2022 17:44

Or tea even. Going by Apple predictive text it doesn't exist apparently.

peachescariad · 18/08/2022 17:47

Social media

Hawkins001 · 18/08/2022 17:49

Religion of all kinds

autienotnaughty · 18/08/2022 17:52

Social media, smart phones , gaming

Fluffyboo · 18/08/2022 17:54

Social media (yes I'm aware of the irony of saying that on mumsnet) but I genuinely believe it has done nothing but harm to society

ladygindiva · 18/08/2022 17:55

Remote control TV. Tv was fine as it was before. I'd rather get off my arse to turn the sound up/ change channel every so often than spend an hour every evening looking for the bastard thing.

TwoMonthsOff · 18/08/2022 17:57

@Homewardbound2022
I love magnifying mirrors ! I’ve got a 20 x for my eye brows !

mewkins · 18/08/2022 17:58

Tabloid newspapers

Swipe left for the next trending thread