Non-designers design a "superior anti-clogging drain device"

Design website Core77 says, "Industrial designers: Do you find it stings when non-designers invent a successful product that you should have thought of?" The product is called the TubShroom, and it's a silicone ribber gadget that fits into drains to trap hair.

What's interesting is that [inventors Serge and Elena Karnegie] sought funding on both Kickstarter and IndieGogo and smashed it on both. They gathered $59,267 on the former and about $120,000 on the latter.

That was last year. This year they've returned to Kickstarter with a smaller version called, unsurprisingly, the SinkShroom. The $12 device has already been 400% funded, and there's 18 days left to pledge if you want one.

The TubShroom is available on Amazon for $13.