Great ideas gone bad

Remember when tossing someone into the water was a dandy prank on a summer day? Winning an event got you tossed into the bay. Walking too close to the pool’s edge earned you a nudge into the drink. But today, with our pockets full of phones, car remotes, cameras, etc, taking an unexpected swim can be at a minimum expensive, but more likely extremely inconvenient due to the loss of valuable information.

We got a good laugh from a new gadget that is meant to save our valuables from sinking when accidentally dropped in the water. Here are the details on the Waterbuoy floation device w/ flashing light:

After using 20 unique and internationally patented functions, the creators of the Waterbuoy are confident that you will be able to enjoy your water fun without having to worry about valuables falling into the water. So here's how is works: After your keys, radio, tools etc. fall into the water a trigger activates gas to be released into a balloon which has buoyancy to lift 1Kg. As soon as the Waterbuoy is submerged in water a flashing high intensity LED is activated. This makes the Waterbuoy the first flotation device visible at night.

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