Infomercials have been hawking useless crap to us since the dawn of time (for the record, I consider the invention of the T.V. the dawn of time). However, I think they have now reached an all time low. I give you, the EZ Cracker:

Thanks to the Tivo, I never see commercials, so I was blissfully unaware of this. Now that I am, however, have you ever seen a more worthless piece of junk?

Cracking eggs isn’t that hard. Certainly not worth paying for something to do it for you. But this contraption is so overly complicated, that cleaning it and maintaining it is most likely *more* difficult than the task it is intended to replace.

My favorite part of any infomercial, is when they show someone “struggling” with the task that this wonderful product replaces. It is always exaggerated to the point of absurdity. Therefore, my favorite parts of the infomercial are when people are just cracking entire eggs directly onto their counter top or stove, and then slopping them all over the place, instead of actually cleaning up the mess. That part makes me laugh every time. “Lord knows we’ve all slopped an egg all over our stove for no reason, am I right??” The only way the EZ Cracker would help solve that problem, is if it cured mental illness.

So who has one of the gems? I’m dying to use one.

Link via Sara, who says I never give her credit for giving me links.