'Hanging Harry' Light Pull Reinvents Gallows Humor

You don't have to be a serial killer to appreciate the 'Hanging Harry' Light Pull, but it doesn't hurt. It doesn't hurt Harry either, since he's made of bilious green silicone rubber and has obviously passed on to the Great Hall of Bad Taste Gifts in the Sky, if the rather large X's over his eyes are any indication. At least Harry performs his intended function quickly and quietly, with nary a snap, gurgle or pop to be heard - for that, at least, we may be thankful.

'Harry'... he and I are on a first-name basis... is about 5" long and comes complete with 6' of rope. The manufacturer is nice enough to have already pre-tied a tiny noose at the business end, assuming correctly that most of us regular-type folks are neither Boy Scouts nor Hanging Judges. To install Harry in an average bachelor's bathroom (like your spouse is going to tolerate it for more than half a millisecond), you'll have to currently have one of those old-fashioned pull chain bathroom lights. Then simply replace the chain with poor old Harry's stairway to heaven. I'm guessing this would also work with a ceiling fan, or one of those early commode style toilets... hey, go ahead and knock yourself out! And keep Harry in mind next time you decide to redecorate the frat house.

The 'Hanging Harry' Light Pull will be available around the end of June 2007 from suck.uk.com , so reserve your place in line now. Estimated cost is £7.50 (about $15) plus shipping (via GadgetGrid ).

Steve Levenstein
Japanese Innovations Writer
InventorSpot.com