- If you ever thought that you actually had to have a good idea to
raise money, you'd be wrong. As we all know, there have
been some amazing inventions that have been funded by
things like Kickstarter. However, there have been
some less-than-amazing things that have also been funded,
and when I say funded, I mean way beyond their target goal. This is gonna make your head spin. (cheers) Here are the 10 Craziest
Crowdfunding Campaigns That Succeeded. Number 10 is Combat Kitchenware. Yeah, you know, in case
you ever come across one of those dreaded kitchen ninjas. If you thought that
breakfast time was lame, it just got bumped up
to a whole new level. On November 13th, 2012, Virginia
entrepreneur James Brown launched a Kickstarter campaign
for combat kitchenware. Basically a bunch of cookware that would truly help prepare you to
fight a tough enemy for dinner. Wielding large sword handles
to frying pans might seem ridiculous to you, and it
is, but, there is no but. Brown and his team at Morlock Enterprises have a fully functional machine shop and created several options
for all your cooking needs. These include a rogue dagger handled pan, and a huge evil-looking
executioner's sword pan for all the bake frying
that needs to be done. After asking for $7,000
to jumpstart production, the campaign received over $46,000 from very excited patrons. Did I say excited? I meant psycho. Making pancakes has
never looked so badass. Number nine is cat ear headphones. Launched on October 8th, 2014, this crowdfunded project lets
you listen to some sick tunes while looking like some sort of cat character in a Tron universe. Created by co-founders
Wenqing Yan and Victoria Hoo, the Axent Wear cat ear headphones feature comfortable wireless headphones with a pair of illuminated
cat-like ears on top. Each ear also contains a pair
of speakers so you can share what you're listening to
with those around you, who are probably already
staring at you by now. The two UC Berkeley graduates asked for a large amount of money to get
their dream off the ground, $250,000. But, instead of laughing them
out the kitty door, 20,890 people backed them, giving
them over $3.4 million, just so that the world could look kittier. If you have a stupid idea, now's the time to throw it online, you never know. Number eight is the Grilled Cheesus. Lord, bless me with all
your cheesy goodness. Move over, Jesus-shaped potato chips, now everyone can see Jesus in their food. Created by Brooklyn, New York couple, Rob Corso and Meg Sheehan,
this electronic sandwich press takes your ordinary
bread and delivers you a crunchy image of the Messiah Jesus Christ. Because who wouldn't want to
consume God's son for lunch. The pair launched a Kickstarter
project on October 26, 2011, to fund their goal of putting God on as many pieces of bread as possible. They asked for $25,000, looking to fulfill the manufacturing company's
minimum order amount, but while they didn't
have the huge success many other equally
ridiculous projects had, they managed to exceed their goal by $604. Look, I don't wanna get into a religious debate with you, but doesn't eating your Lord and Savior's
face seem a bit sinful? ♪ I love Jesus and Jesus, he loves me ♪ Number seven is the Squirrel Census. Inman Park, a neighborhood
in Atlanta, Georgia, wasn't a well-known place,
but then a local resident and author, Jamie Allen,
revealed some statistics to the world and, uh,
well, it didn't really make that big of a difference,
but squirrels were involved. On November 2, 2012, Allen
launched a Kickstarter campaign aimed at bringing in
$7500 to fund his dream of printing large posters,
with which he could showcase the data that he and
his team had collected. Oh man, is this AIDS research? Did he collect something
useful that can help the world? No. The data was collected
by counting and watching the many squirrels in the area. Yup. Sounds insane, right? Well, guess what? 102 backers disagreed with that as they supported Allen's dream, giving him, in total, almost $9,000. The Inman Park Squirrel
Census has now occurred twice, and the results are on some nice posters. What's wrong with people? Number six are Pi Pie Pans. Attention all mathematician
bakers and pun lovers, if you've been looking for that product that allows you to show
off double meanings, this is the bakery accessory for you. Described by its inventor
as "the geekiest way to bake a pie", the Pi Pie
Pan allows you to toss out the old round pan formula
and replace it with irony, in the form of the
mathematical symbol for pi. Created by industrial
engineering graduate, foodie, and self-labeled math geek Garrett Heath in San Antonio, Texas, this
pan became quite a hit online. On August 7, 2013, when he asked the world for $2,000 on Kickstarter in
order to fulfill his dream of manufacturing them in large numbers, his fellow geeks spoke up, donating over $17,500 over 30 days to the campaign. It turns out there's a lot of pie-loving mathematicians out there. Mmm, yes, I'll have apple,
and I'll also have blueberry. Looks lovely. Number five is the Ostrich Pillow. (bird sounds) Is that the sound an ostrich makes? Who knows. Are you sick of not being able to nap on the bus, at your desk, or
anywhere else you wanna go? If so, you're definitely not alone, as at least 1,846 other
people agree with you. Those other people backed
a Kickstarter campaign for the Ostrich Pillow, a product
that gives you the ability to sleep anywhere, albeit
while you're wearing a giant blanket over
your head that makes you kind of look like a sports mascot that gave up halfway
through getting dressed. This pillow is basically
a Snuggie for your head, and has a soothing and soft
interior that its manufacturer, appropriately named Studio Banana, claims gives you your own
pocket micro-environment. Look at it! It also gives you an
easy way to get robbed. Who's taking my wallet? Give me a second, I was sleeping. Basically, it allows
you to completely ignore outside influences and have a power nap. Astonishingly, after asking
for $70,000 to launch, which sounds like a lot,
donors gave over $195,000 so that they, too, can look ridiculous. Number four is Cloud Writing. Looking to bring a splash
of joy into people's lives, and a large helping of
raised eyebrows in confusion, Kurt Braunohler decided to tell a joke in a pretty unique way, by having it spelled in clouds. On January 23, 2013, the
Los Angeles-based comedian launched a Kickstarter asking for $4,000 and allowing those who
contributed to vote on the joke that the skywriter that
he contacted would write. He ended up receiving
almost $7,000 in funding, and made good on his word. On March 23, 2013, a viewing
party was held in downtown LA, where, at 3:33 PM local time, the alarming, yet hilarious,
question "How do I land?" was formed in white
clouds against a blue sky. While people on the street
were worried about the pilot's safety, the people
at the viewing party cheered. To be honest with you, I don't believe that first part at all. People in LA concerned about others? (laughs) Yeah, no, nah. Number three is putting
a real TARDIS in orbit. On May 30, 2013, Robert
Doyle and his daughter, Alex, launched a Kickstarter campaign that made thousands of Doctor
Who fans lose their minds. Being fans themselves,
the pair noted that, at the time, the fiftieth anniversary of the BBC's show was on the horizon. And while many were simply celebrating by binge watching the television series, they wanted to do something legendary. Asking for $33,000, the Doyles announced that they would be launching
a replica of the TARDIS, the famous vehicle of
the Doctor, into space, so that it orbits as a
satellite planet Earth. They were quickly funded and wound up raking in $88,880 in total. Unfortunately, due to
rocket science delays, the fiftieth anniversary came and went, and still today there
is no TARDIS up there. That we know know of. Number two is Bug-A-Salt. In July of 2012, Santa
Monica, California resident and CEO of Skell Incorporated,
Lorenzo Maggiore, launched an Indiegogo campaign for a product that
promised to protect people and their delicious
food from buzzing pests. The Bug-A-Salt is a powerful plastic gun that uses regular table
salt as ammunition, and can stun or even kill houseflies. Wait, I hate houseflies. Okay, I'm listening. The insects cannot avoid the
tiny granules of sodium that strikes them, making these
things effective deterrents. To get this product to
market, he asked for $15,000; however, houseflies must be
a real problem for people in North America as, incredibly,
at the end of the campaign, he wound up receiving
over $577,000 in support. Gone are the days of using a swatter, hat, or rolled up newspaper. Today, we use seasoning. Should've just called Salt Bae. Give me them flies. And number one is potato salad. What? On July 2, 2014, Zachary "Danger" Brown was joking with his six friends about how he had a hankering
for some potato salad, when he suddenly had a brilliant idea. Why spend his own hard-earned
cash on the side dish, when he could get strangers on
the internet to spend theirs? The Columbus, Ohio mobile app developer launched a Kickstarter
campaign with a simple message, I'm making potato salad. Brown set a modest goal of
$10 and included gag rewards, such as offering a bite
of the salad that he makes and saying the donor's
name while making it. You might be like, "Aw,
he got fifty bucks. It's five times his goal, it's amazi..." Nope, it was a lot more than that. In a matter of days,
the project went viral, and Brown was being interviewed
on major news programs. He wound up raising over
$55,000 for potato salad, and made the spud-filled dish at an event that he dubbed
"Potatostock 2014". Really, is this all it
takes to make money? I'm just, okay, I'm done. I quit, that's it. That's it! Nah, I'm just kidding, I'd
never quit, but that was the ten craziest crowdfunding
campaigns that succeeded. If you guys enjoyed this, remember to give it a big thumbs up. Also, be sure to subscribe
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