Bizarre Vintage Inventions That Prove Our Ancestors Were High

2. The Gas-Resistant Pram

During WWII, British inventors created a terrifying contraption: a gas-proof baby stroller. It looked like a mobile metal coffin with glass panels. Parents could pump filtered air inside to keep their infant safe from attacks—while looking like they were pushing around a robot tomb.

Though practical for wartime, these prams were heavy, clunky, and deeply unsettling. Babies cried. Dogs barked. Pedestrians crossed the street. It’s one of those inventions that might’ve made sense on paper—but in real life? Nightmare fuel.

Advertisements