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Take a Trip Inside the Minds of Eccentric Inventors With Context-Free Patent Art

DiscoblogBy Sarah ZhangApr 27, 2012 11:58 PM

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The new Tumblelog Context Free Patent Art confirms what we always thought: there is a lot of weird stuff lurking in archives of the patent office. And sometimes, you just don't need/want an explanation. Here are some of our favorites. Take your best guess at the context for these images---or at least some legitimate excuse/explanation---in the comments!

[via Context Free Patent Art]

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