This Is the Most Pointless Kickstarter Project Yet
In the age of Kickstarter, anyone with an idea can possibly raise some money to make a product. Consider Hidrate, an electronic water bottle that connects to an app to track how much you drink. Dubbed by Gawker as "the Worst Kickstarter," Hidrate has already raised 85,000, despite the fact that anyone with eyes can buy a clear Nalgene and look at how high they fill it up to track the amount of water they drink in a day. And no, this doesn't appear to be an intentional joke like that potato salad Kickstarter. Some other notably quirky campaigns,  This 46,000 campaign for "combat kitchenware"  The more than 8,000 British Pounds raised for leather coin sacks  More than 25,00 for a cat calendar  Some dude who raised more than 1,000 to buy Chipotle, While a successful Kickstarter is of course no guarantee that this product will be successful, the fact that this many people are willing to buy in is either profoundly awesome or a sign of the times, depending on your point of view.