Flip kindly forwarded this explanation of Chindogu, and a few links for inspiration/further clarification:
the 10 tenets of chindogu---
1. a chindogu cannot be for real use.
it is fundamental to the spirit of chindogu that inventions claiming chindogu status must be, from a practical point of view, (almost) completely useless. if you invent something which turns out to be so handy that you use it all the time, then you have failed to make a chindogu. try the patent office.
2. a chindogu must exist.
you are not allowed to use a chindogu, but it must be made. you have to be able to hold it in your hand and think: 'I can actually imagine someone using this. almost.' in order to be useless, it must first be.
3. inherent in every chindogu is the spirit of anarchy.
chindogu are man-made objects that have broken free from the chains of usefulness. they represent freedom of thought and action: the freedom to challenge the suffocating historical dominance of conservative utility; the freedom to be (almost) useless.
4. chindogu are tools for every day life.
chindogu are a form of nonverbal communication understandable to everyone, everywhere. specialized or technical inventions, like a three-handled sprocket loosener for drainpipes centered between two under-the sink cabinet door (the uselessness of which will only be appreciated by plumbers), do not count.
5. chindogu are not for sale.
chindogu are not tradable commodities. if you accept money for one you surrender your purity. they must not even be sold as a joke.
6. humor must not be the sole reason for creating a chindogu.
the creation of chindogu is fundamentally a problem-solving activity. humor is simply the by-product of finding an elaborate or unconventional solution to a problem that may not have been that pressing to begin with.
7. chindogu is not propaganda.
chindogu are innocent. they are made to be used, even though they cannot be used. they should not be created as a perverse or ironic comment on the sorry state of mankind.
8. chindogu are never taboo.
the international chindogu society has established certain standards of social decency. cheap sexual innuendo, humor of a vulgar nature, and sick or cruel jokes that debase the sanctity of living things are not allowed.
9. chindogu cannot be patented.
chindogu are offerings to the rest of the world, they are not therefore ideas to be copyrighted, patented, collected and owned. as they say in spain, 'mi chindogu es tu chindogu'.
10. chindogu are without prejudice.
chindogu must never favor one race or religion over another. young and old, male and female, rich and poor, all should have a free and equal chance to enjoy each and every chindogu.
http://www.pitt.edu/~ctnst3/chindogu.html - rb notes: I'm not authorized to view this page, so screw him, really
Also try searching Chindogu videos on google and you'll come up with a couple of fun pieces.
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