10 Awesome Movie Inventions (That Would Suck In Real Life)

Movies are usually ahead of the curve and give audiences a glimpse into what life could be if science could pull its finger out and pave way to the existence of flying cars, handy little pieces of tech, giant robots, and time machines. It's the stuff of fantasy, and all sorts of indescribable materialistic desires that people think they need in their lives as soon as they leave the screening.

There is little argument that owning fictional pieces of technology will be awesome. However, people usually only ever think of the positives of owning movie-based tech and always gloss over any potential negatives. Take Tony Stark's Iron Man armour for example. Yes, it's awesome, superpowered, grants flight, and can provide crazy protection. However, the only people that could own one are in Forbes' rich list. Even after negating costs, physics dictates that getting pulled in many different directions at high-speeds, falling from the sky, or getting shot at by a cannon will probably still kill you - but at least you'll have a very fancy coffin. 

The fact is, certain inventions might be exciting to live with on a day to day basis, but nothing quite seems as fun when it's been sitting in your wardrobe for months or has blown up your living room. Here are ten seemingly awesome movie inventions and gadgets that may actually be useful to own and use at first, but really wouldn't be worth the hassle.  

Woody Allen's 1973 futuristic sci-fi comedy introduced the world to the Orgasmatron. As the name subtly suggests, the Orgasmatron is a large cylindrical port-a-potty lookalike that rapidly sends toe-curling orgasms to the user whenever they want. A machine like that would probably mankind's most fantastic creation, but beneath the pleasure-filled positives, a few serious and deflating flaws are apparent. 

The existence of an Orgasmatron prompts the big question, 'why go through all the trouble of trying to hook-up with someone when I have a machine at home that can do the exact same thing?' By solving mankind's need for sex, basic human interaction will be dramatically reduced. Not only could this risk future population growth, but places like strip clubs, bars, and nightclubs will lose a massive chunk of business to a home appliance.

With society overdosing on artificial orgasms every hour on the hour, there is also a big risk that productivity will drop due to workers preoccupying their time with the machine. Having your staff stumbling around the workplace in a post-climatic stupor all the time won't be conducive to a productive environment. Who knew that the existence of something that only brings pleasure could also be the potential cause of society falling into a sweaty, cross-eyed dystopia.