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34 Knock-Off Innovations to Fake You Out (SUPER GALLERY) Edit

Why strive to get the real thing when the fake alternative is so much more accessible?

That seems the be the growing mentality people share today, as seen by this wide range of faux innovations clustered below.

The following examples demonstrate that there is a major market for things that simulate the real thing, be it inedible food, faux walkmen to hide iPods, counterfeit supercars or even fake human skin.

The new mentality is, “Why be happy flaunting what you have when you can fake having something people will envy you for?”

Check out some of the craziest phony, fake and knock-off innovations featured on Trend Hunter below.

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Faking Stupid Paris Hilton for President + 10 Reasons She's Smarter Than You (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Flesh Body Suits Nicole Tran Ba Vang (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Faking Naughty 5 Ads That Made You Look Twice (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article
Faking Lesbianism? Katy Perry's 'I Kissed a Girl' is Billboard's 1000th #1 (VIDEO) Slideshow View Full Article	Reborn Babies Freakishly Real Fake Babies (VIDEO) Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Human Skin as Fashion The SkinBag Collection by Olivier Goulet (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article
Fake Hairy Toes The Nike Human Shoes (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Faking Naughty II 5 More Ads That Made You Look Twice (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Speed Bumps Philadelphia Using Psychedelic 3-D Tricks to Slow You Down Slideshow View Full Article
Faking Olympic Fireworks Beijing Olympic Footprints were CG Fakes Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Food Wallets Toast and Bacon Wallets Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Sunroof Sticker Adds Status, But Not Breeze Slideshow View Full Article
Faking Status With Counterfeit Cars Knock Off Ferraris (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Animal Poo Coffee Knock-Offs (F... (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Scratches and Rust Deter Would-be Thieves Slideshow View Full Article
Fake Gun Crafts MP Industries Felt Armory (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Food Flash Drives USB Sticks To Sink Your Teeth Into (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Faux Police Cruisers Real Transformer Mustang In Vegas (VIDEO) Slideshow View Full Article
iDisguise Disguise Your Ipod Nano as a Candy Slideshow View Full Article	Faux Strip Shows for Real Estate Window Dancers to Sell LA Apartments (VIDEO) Slideshow View Full Article	Stun Gun Disguised As Phone The Immobilizer Slideshow View Full Article
Fake Bodies as Street Art Mark Jenkins Embed Series (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Faking Street Cred Hero Tattoos Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Candy Soap Mini Gummi Bear Bars Slideshow View Full Article
Fake Electronics Made of Felt Plush Portables (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	90% Are Eco-Liars Faking Green To Boost Your Popularity (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article	Faux Wood Sinks Bandini's Ebano Collection (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article
Fake Passengers NZ Drivers Using Blow-Up Dolls to Beat Traffic Rules Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Engine Noise Making Electric Cars Safer (VIDEO) Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Currency As Protest The Zero Dollar Bill Slideshow View Full Article
Functional Fake Desserts Cake Towels Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Screen Shots GoingLikeSixty Makes Top of Yahoo Buzz Slideshow View Full Article	Fake Melted Wax Candle Drips Made of China (GALLERY) Slideshow View Full Article
Fake Chewed Gum Stuck Up Magnets Slideshow View Full Article

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34 Knock-Off Innovations to Fake You Out (SUPER GALLERY) Edit

Faking Stupid

Fake Flesh Body Suits

Faking Naughty

Faking Lesbianism?

Reborn Babies

Fake Human Skin as Fashion

Fake Hairy Toes

Faking Naughty II

Fake Speed Bumps

Faking Olympic Fireworks

Fake Food Wallets

Fake Sunroof

Faking Status With Counterfeit Cars

Animal Poo Coffee Knock-Offs (F...

Fake Scratches and Rust

Fake Gun Crafts

Fake Food Flash Drives

Faux Police Cruisers

iDisguise

Faux Strip Shows for Real Estate

Stun Gun Disguised As Phone

Fake Bodies as Street Art

Faking Street Cred

Fake Candy Soap

Fake Electronics Made of Felt

90% Are Eco-Liars

Faux Wood Sinks

Fake Passengers

Fake Engine Noise

Fake Currency As Protest

Functional Fake Desserts

Fake Screen Shots

Fake Melted Wax

Fake Chewed Gum

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