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

Usually when you've had an embarrassing and regretful event happen that you want to immediately forget it, the solution is generally ‘let’s get freaking drunk!’ But with the Neuralyser, not only can you wipe that horrible memory away without nursing a bad hangover next morning, you can also make everyone else forget every single embarrassing thing you've ever done. That’s a win-win situation right there.

There is no doubt that the Neuralyser will be handy, but there are a few problems. Firstly, the need for special Men in Black protective sunglasses. This would be fine, if it weren’t for the fact that they’re indistinguishable from normal Ray Ban sunglasses or just sunglasses in general, meaning that there’s an inherent risk of neuralysing yourself if you put on the wrong pair.

Then there’s the unfortunate element of human error. The Neuralyser isn’t exactly a large piece of tech, so the buttons to gauge how much memory to wipe are even smaller. Instead of wiping out one night's worth of arguments or embarrassments, a slip of the finger and you’ll end up resetting their entire brain map whilst blinding them with a really, really bright flash.

Luckily there’s a remedy in the form of the de-neuralyser for any related Neuralyser problems, but good luck trying to borrow one from the Men in Black.