College kids: your parents spent a lot of money on that new Facebook-browsing instrument, so at the very least, please don't use it to shield yourself from weather. Otherwise, someone might take a picture of you and we'll talk about how spoiled and thoughtless you are! The above shot was taken at USC, where it doesn't even look like it was raining particularly hard. On the other hand, what was the photographer doing with his or her phone out in the rain? You're all spoiled!

A really good knife can accomplish an endless number of tasks in the kitchen. But there are other culinary accoutrements that literally have one job and only one job. Are they clever? Sure. Are they at all necessary? Not exactly. These are some of the most specialized kitchen tools you can get.

Be forewarned; beyond lies madness.