The 10 Most Annoying Everyday Devices of Modern Civilization


	The 10 Most Annoying Everyday Devices of Modern Civilization

disenchantedcitizen

9-13-2009 7:51 AM

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Not all gadgets provide an improvement to our lives. Many gadgets serve to anger and annoy their users and others around them more than they actually provide any positive function. Here’s a list of gadgets and devices that have all undoubtedly found themselves at the wrong end of a mallet or strip of asphalt countless times.

The photos and rantings are amusing. I favorite rants are about the aftermarket car audio system and the car alarm.

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9-13-2009 9:37 PM

lollipop10

Yeah, i love the car alarm one!

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