Recent Great Inventions
Dec 3rd 2012, 12:19 pm
#31
Hit 16's
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Scar-less silicon implants.
Dec 3rd 2012, 12:21 pm
#32
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Civil partnerships & relationship equality (in civilised countries at least)
Silicon baking trays and moulds
Artificial hearts (an artificial liver is in final testing stages)
Silicon baking trays and moulds
Artificial hearts (an artificial liver is in final testing stages)
Dec 3rd 2012, 12:24 pm
#33
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Dec 3rd 2012, 12:29 pm
#34
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Dec 3rd 2012, 12:30 pm
#35
**** it we'll do it live
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
No - I separately mentioned the internet - that's unarguable. I also acknowledged Dyson had come up with some spectacularly new stuff, not just reinvented a hoover, etc.
The final paragraph was just a general sadness - not necessarily appropriate for this thread, admittedly, but what are you suggesting has evolved beyond Concorde, Space Shuttle, etc? Supersonic airliner travel.... a reusable spaceship...... difficult to improve upon I think.
The final paragraph was just a general sadness - not necessarily appropriate for this thread, admittedly, but what are you suggesting has evolved beyond Concorde, Space Shuttle, etc? Supersonic airliner travel.... a reusable spaceship...... difficult to improve upon I think.
concorde and the shuttle are bad examples as they have not yet been superceded by newer or better technology, hence the bad examples remark. (incidentally the next supersonic airliner will probably be a scram jet or similar and are already well into development and nasa has been trialling newer reusable craft for at least the last 20 years)
I agree its sometimes sad but thats technological advancement for you.
Dec 3rd 2012, 12:32 pm
#36
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Yo-Yo with a 'clutch'
Dec 3rd 2012, 12:42 pm
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
But if he's got patents out on them...
Dec 3rd 2012, 12:44 pm
#38
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Whatever aggregation of processes and technologies which led to the e-ticket. Can you remember the hassles of receiving / using / (and particularly) changing an airline ticket that was like of a book of raffle tickets printed on Izal?
Dec 3rd 2012, 2:18 pm
#41
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Political correctness isn't a bad thing when sensitivity and a modicum of common sense is applied. I hope your issue is with bigots of any type, not being considerate of other's feelings. I'd hate to go back to the 70s and the crassness, racism and sexism that was rampant then.
Dec 3rd 2012, 3:40 pm
#42
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Those little plastic translators the Chinese use to tell Millhouse how much its going to cost for 30 minutes...........
3D Tv's so you can watch 'artistic' movies in your bedroom.
3D Tv's so you can watch 'artistic' movies in your bedroom.
Dec 3rd 2012, 3:51 pm
#43
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Dec 3rd 2012, 3:52 pm
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
Internet Memes!
I can haz cheeseburger, where would cat lovers be without it.
I can haz cheeseburger, where would cat lovers be without it.
Dec 3rd 2012, 4:51 pm
#45
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Re: Recent Great Inventions
I've got to admit this: I don't know what a meme is
