Beyond Absurd - by M P

Mad Praise for a Mad Product
by
Maria Popova *
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[Some consumers joyfully] reap the irresistible low-hanging fruit of an especially questionable product, such as the AutoExec Wheelmate Steering Wheel Attachable Work Surface Tray. Just when you might think this is intended as a gag gift for that common-sense-defiant teenage driver, you realize this is a serious “ergonomic work surface” “designed to be used in a vehicle’s steering wheel” and “developed for the mobile worker on the road needing support for their tablet or a great place to write” … in an age when it’s both idiotic and illegal to text-and-drive, let alone type-and-drive.

Some reviewers go for the meta ...

eg. Michael McCollough: "You wouldn't believe how much more interesting my commute is now that I have something to do other than just stare out the  window! I'm using it right now to post this review ...."

Others take it a satirical step further: "I just picked uuyp my laptop hoder from the post offfice and I’m ddriving home now. It’s OK Iguess, but the bumpy road majkes it hard to type. And theree’s a lot of pedeestrians and traffi c that keep distracti9ng me fromm my computer. It’s prolly OK ffor web browsing or email, but I don’gt think it will be so useful for mmore complex tasks. Oh, and yyou can’t make any sharrp turns. So when you turn right, somnetimess you have to use the oppsing lane of traffic ...."

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*Source : http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/11/29/funniest-amazon-reviews-2/