Selfie sticks, once popular around the world, are now ubiquitous and annoying... As a result, some gyms, concerts, museums and even the latest apple event have banned selfie sticks.

It was once considered unnecessary creation and is included in 101 Japanese creations that are not useless. The book also includes dust-proof slippers for cats and water-hater bathing suits (bathing without wetting the body).

Non-useless creations are also known as "treasure props". This word was created by Japanese kenji kawakami, meaning that these creations are almost useless, but not completely useless (→ →). "If you create something that turns out to be very useful, and you use it all the time, then you're not making props... "

The original selfie stick was created by Japanese artist hiroshi ueda in the 1980s and may be the first selfie stick in the world. At the time, he was an employee of minolta camera company and a photography enthusiast. "every time I go abroad, I take my camera with me," he said. In a trip to Europe, he encountered a question, he would like to take a photo and his wife, but sometimes can not meet reliable passers-by, he said: "when I was in Paris Louvre, asked a child to help photography, when we stand back to prepare to take photos, the child but with my camera ran.

As an engineer in the research and development department of minolta, ueda has a common advantage. He mapped out an extendable bar with tripod screws for small cameras and added a mirror to the front. In this way, the photographer can clearly see their operation.