Bizarre Vintage Inventions That Prove Our Ancestors Were High

1.The Baby Cage Hung from Windows

In 1930s London, parents strapped their babies into mesh cages and hung them outside apartment windows—sometimes ten stories high. The idea? Give babies “fresh air” without leaving the flat. No joke—this was marketed as a “health innovation.”

Neighbors freaked out, pigeons hovered suspiciously, and some cages even included a sunshade. The trend didn’t last long, mostly because gravity exists. Today, these baby boxes live on as proof that even well-meaning parents once confused innovation with insanity.

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