r/OnlyInTheory

198 archived posts · Mar 2015 – Apr 2026

Only In Theory

r/OnlyInTheory

A place to point out & discuss seemingly awesome ideas and/or products that on second thought are *actually* only cool in theory.

Created Mar 19, 2015

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Only In Theory

Where we point out & discuss initially awesome-seeming ideas and/or products that on second thought have some serious drawbacks or deficiencies.

Huge bonus points for things that went viral as great ideas & a title properly explaining exactly what's faulty with it.

Post Title Format

The easiest format to submit your OIT if you're comin' up short:

"<insert awesome item!>... except <insert reason why it's not so awesome on second thought>"

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