Every now and then, we get an idea that seems like the answer to our problems, but only leads us to disappointment.
For instance, I've always found that it's easier to catch bugs in one hand than it is to clap them to death between two, so I started the practice of catching it and then very quickly clapping into the hand the bug is stuck in after I open it.
It's not that this method has completely failed me, but so far it's had a 50% success rate at best, so I'm not really bragging about that.
However, sometimes the weird ideas that some people just come up with can be a lot more promising and we've got some prime examples.