

In order to liven up the inarguably dull task of throwing rubbish into a bin, we'll usually pretend that the entire process is actually part of an important sporting event, where the object of the game is a perfect shot.
Depressingly, given our misguided self-belief, our crowning moments are few and far between and instead, we usually find ourselves victims of our own failure.
Hoping to cure this worldwide epidemic, a Japanese inventor known only as minokur, has created a bin that predicts where your rubbish will land and catches it before the inevitable.
With help from Xbox Kinect, he's crafted the 'Smart Trashbox' which you can marvel at below:
(Images: YouTube)
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.