The world's greatest inventions

[skygazer]

Perforations. :)

What would you include?

[SPKrazy]

1. Sliced Bread

:P

:shrug:

[americanstranger]

2. The electric guitar.

Thanks, Les and Leo!

- as

[skygazer]

3. Here's another - white out

Definitely my friend. :P

[Ptah]

6. meh. It's pretty hard to remove from my computer screen. n/t

[SPKrazy]

4. Microwave ovens

:D

[QMPMom]

5. Staplers and scotch tape

[dae]

46. I was thinking about single-malt Scotch!

:9

[Kali]

7. duct tape, baling wire, silicon sealer

jb weld for a distant 4th. Sorry, but duct tape and baling wire are the greatest accomplishments of mankind.

[skygazer]

12. We use baling twine where I come from

But I agree with you - excellent inventions. If you can't fix it with duct tape and baling wire, it's probably not worth fixing. :P

[HughBeaumont]

8. Plastic.

[Nicole]

9. Computers!

:)

[SPKrazy]

17. yeah, they brought you into my life

so praise the gawds for compooters, now you get SPK on your screen!

:rofl:

[Nicole]

19. On second thought.......

Just kidding. :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

22. yeah, you'd be smart to think twice!

:rofl:

[wildhorses]

10. wd-40 and safety pins

[RedG1]

11. Post It notes...

and WD -40 (when it squeaks)



and duct tape (if it's loose)

[stuntcat]

44. post-its

Yes.
Oh God Yes.

[philosophie_en_rose]

13. Indoor Plumbing

[S n o w b a l l]

14. What did women do before blow dryers?

[SPKrazy]

16. Remember Those Things They Put On Their Heads

hair dryers with caps

before that


they went to bed with wet hair, or stood over the wood stove or fireplace

:rofl:

[S n o w b a l l]

18. Oh you're right!

I DO remember those things now & sleeping in curlers. How could I forget that???

So yeah...blow dryers, definitely one of the greatest inventions.

:)

[SPKrazy]

23. *snort*

i remember when it seems like blow dryers first came out

:rofl:

[Silver Swan]

42. Before home hair dryers

Yes, wet hair done up in pin-curls, or a little later, rollers.

My mother must have thought there was a law against straight hair--as a child my hair was shampooed once a week, and I was put to bed with some sort of artificual curl producer!

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. Women?

Sexist. x(

[S n o w b a l l]

26. Hey! No I'm not!

I know men use them too. But I was just thinking how women have to style their hair unlike men.

Unless you had to sleep in curlers too.


:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. No curlers, no

But I've been brush-styling (taking out curl, actually) since I was a teenager.

Blow dryers ain't just for dryin'. :P

[Kutjara]

15. (1) Self-sealing stem bolts.

(2) Ginzu knives
(3) Maxipads with aelerons
(4) Lee Press-On Nails
(5) Pet rocks
(6) Mood rings
(7) Cup holders
(8) Chewing tobacco
(9) Gummi internal organs
(10) Clamato

[Kali]

36. I can go with winged maxipads and cup holders

are you old enough to remember SANITARY BELTS? x(

[Kutjara]

37. Fortunately not, but I've heard the village elders...

...speak of such things - in hushed tones - their voices filled with horror.

[Kali]

40. snort

:rofl:

[mainegreen]

20. Plow?

[mcscajun]

21. Air Conditioning: The Single Greatest Invention of the 20th Century.

B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-)

[S n o w b a l l]

29. Yep...

Invented by Willis Carrier in 1906. I only know that cause I worked for the company.

:)

[cobalt1999]

32. I always vote it for the worst invention...

It brought all these northerners down here to Florida. Next thing you know, subdivisions are going up, pace of life speed up, front porches were gone, and everyone was all holed up inside.

Frankly, I'd ban the things.

[mcscajun]

35. This northerner's Been to Florida, and I'll stay up here, TYVM.

It's hot enough in NJ in summer; Not even with Air Conditioning will you see me moving south of the Chesapeake Bay.

I spent a few months in Florida many years ago (this was years ago, on business, not voluntary or anything snowbird-related) and I learned why most cars in Florida are White or Silver, and that seeing blue skies and fluffy white clouds through your windows doesn't mean you won't be smacked in the face by a huge invisible wall of humidity when you venture outside.

Florida weather: you can have it.

On the positive side, Florida taught me the value of wearing really serious sunglasses and it's where I developed a taste for Iced Tea in truly large glasses, not those silly little things we northerners call a "large glass" (about half the volume).

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. The silicon semi-conductor

Without which, this thread would not exist because the internets would not exist.

[femmocrat]

28. The internet

[hellbound-liberal]

30. Velcro! Without it, many people wouldn't be able to wear shoes.

It is a very unique product and it is used for a wide variety of applications.

[AWESOM-O]

31. The mute button

Press it to silence those hideous, annoying commercials.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. The zipper.

Duct tape, WD-40, Post-Its, safety wire, air conditioning, the dishwasher, the iPod, indoor plumbing.

[smtpgirl]

34. Toilet paper

[dae]

48. You get my vote for winner. W/o toilet paper, there could

be no civilization.:toast:

[GenDem]

38. Google and Wikipedia

[youthere]

39. The vibrator.

[libnnc]

43. Second that. n/t.

[eppur_se_muova]

41. The Rule of Law, and Trial by Jury of one's peers. Both endangered. nt

[stuntcat]

45. Sharpies :blush:

:loveya:

[barb162]

47. indoor plumbing

[RushIsRot]

49. Church Key!