Chindogu is the Japanese art of designing complex gadgets to solve simple problems. It is not what you would expect from the home of Zen but it has quite a following. You can find some more examples here along with resources for more information like the ten tenets of Chindogu. For instance
Number 1 – A Chindogu cannot be for real use.
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