For a quick break from the horrors of the cyclone and the latest tornado outbreak… we bring you the Nubrella, the world's first hands-free umbrella. According to the manufacturer’s website, "it cannot and will not invert in any wind," and also "blocks windchill," although I wonder if the folks on top of Mount Washington tested it.
The makers say you should buy it because "productivity on the street goes down 50 percent as one good hand, which could be used for texting, coffee-clutching, hand-holding or gesticulating, gets monopolized by an unwieldy umbrella." I've only texted twice in my life (both indoors), and am not sure if I've ever gesticulated, but spending a few minutes quietly walking in the rain apparently isn't ok these days.
What do you think of this latest fashion trend, which sells for $49.99? A ludicrous example of American ingenuity, or the "ultimate weather protector," as the manufacturer describes it? Leave a comment below.
AP photo by Aimee Maude Sims