Greatest Inventions!

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Let's make a list of the greatest things ever invented.

I think the Sodastream has to be in there somewhere.

― C J (C J), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Cups, life would be chaos without them.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:48 (twenty-three years ago)

My grandma used to drink tea out of a saucer sometimes, so a dearth of cups wouldn't have bothered her much.

― C J (C J), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:50 (twenty-three years ago)

the air conditioner, my life would be chaos without it.

― Jrvision (visionjr), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:53 (twenty-three years ago)

toilet paper and the printing press

― oops (Oops), Monday, 9 June 2003 07:08 (twenty-three years ago)

paper printing and the toilet press

― oops (Oops), Monday, 9 June 2003 07:17 (twenty-three years ago)

the Hills Hoist

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Monday, 9 June 2003 07:30 (twenty-three years ago)

the zip fastener. Whitcomb Judson's finest hour.

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 9 June 2003 07:53 (twenty-three years ago)

HL Mencken wrote a great essay on how all modern inventions were rubbish and needless except the thermostat.

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 9 June 2003 08:05 (twenty-three years ago)

(I agree with him except I would add the Snoopy sno-cone machine)

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 9 June 2003 08:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Sliced bread is the best thing since oh fuck

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 9 June 2003 11:33 (twenty-three years ago)

good thing the inventor of the drawing board didn't get it wrong, coz if (s)he had.....

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 9 June 2003 11:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Bucky Fuller to thread!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 9 June 2003 14:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Toast is the best invention since sliced bread

― robster (robster), Monday, 9 June 2003 14:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually I think sliced bread was a bad invention. And so do they.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 June 2003 14:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Sticker stamps. You know, you don't have to lick them.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 9 June 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Bland as it may be, sliced bread is still a boon to people, like me, who are too lazy to slice their own bread.

In fact, I want mine pre-buttered as well. If we can put a man on the moon etc. etc.

― robster (robster), Monday, 9 June 2003 14:35 (twenty-three years ago)

if it's possible to make a machine which makes sandwiches (as I assume it is, judging by the huge no. of packed sarnies which are on sale) then how abt a portable, domestic version? Friends who volunteer to make sandwiches for the local homeless shelter (they do several loaves at a time) would appreciate this I'm sure.

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 9 June 2003 14:39 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.weirdco.com/hellokittyvibrator.htm

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 9 June 2003 14:52 (twenty-three years ago)

If we can put a man on the moon etc. etc

ah but Robster, surely you know by now, we didn't....

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Neil Armstrong was a chick!

― oops (Oops), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:38 (twenty-three years ago)

the potato peeler.

― isadora (isadora), Monday, 9 June 2003 20:08 (twenty-three years ago)

gin and tonic. the coin sorter.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 9 June 2003 20:14 (twenty-three years ago)

GHD Hair Straighteners.

― Lara (Lara), Monday, 9 June 2003 21:06 (twenty-three years ago)

dude what in the fucking hell is wrong with you people, beer is nowhere to be found in the text of this page. Neither ale, lager, stout, porter, amber, hefeweizen, kolsch, or pilsner. WRONG WRONG WRONG.

― Millar (Millar), Monday, 9 June 2003 21:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Tim Berners-Lee's www

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 02:26 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.pussysnorkel.com/images/jadenew.jpg

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 10 June 2003 02:49 (twenty-three years ago)

holey moley! does this piece of equipment have a name, Curtis?

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 09:22 (twenty-three years ago)

remote controls, delivery services

― H (Heruy), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 09:29 (twenty-three years ago)

A few years ago, three men were discussing what each thought the most
wonderful advancement was in technology.

One said... "Oh, by all means it is the telephone. I can talk to anyone,
anywhere, anytime I chose."

The scond said... "No, no... it's the televison. You can see what is
happening at any time, anywhere in the world, as it is happening!"

The third man chuckles and says... "You are both wrong... the most wonderful
thing in modern technology is the Thermos bottle."

Agast, the other two look at him and say..." The Thermos?? You have GOT to
be kidding... All it does is keep hot things hot, and cold things cold..."

The third man smiles back and says..." Yes!! But... HOW DO IT KNOW???"

or it could be the computer, the artificial heart, the internet... so hard to choose a greatest.

― kevin (unclegrumpy), Thursday, 12 June 2003 01:34 (twenty-three years ago)

beds are pretty great.

― isadora (isadora), Thursday, 12 June 2003 19:40 (twenty-three years ago)

2 words: indoor plumbing.

Especially in the frosty Midwest...

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 12 June 2003 19:47 (twenty-three years ago)

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