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Ashok Ravi
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I always wonder about the following inventions: 1. Bicycle 2. Safety pin 3. Wrist watch 4. Pencil 5. Telephone 6. Power glass (Eye specs) 7. Electricity 8. Blade 9. Ladder List yours!!
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herb slocomb
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posted Oct 16, 2008 13:13:00
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Originally posted by Ashok Ravi: I always wonder about the following inventions: 1. Bicycle 2. Safety pin 3. Wrist watch 4. Pencil 5. Telephone 6. Power glass (Eye specs) 7. Electricity 8. Blade 9. Ladder List yours!!
1. Fire starting implements. 2. Agriculture. 3. Writing. 4. Political rights protecting liberty (includes property rights). 5. US Constitution. 6. Metallurgy. 7. Radio. 8. Internet. 9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Pat Farrell
Rancher
Joined: Aug 11, 2007
Posts: 4437
What??? No beer or wine? No distallations from beer or wine?
Paul Clapham
Bartender
Joined: Oct 14, 2005
Posts: 16487
Sewage disposal systems.
Ernest Friedman-Hill
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Posts: 24081
Me.
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Abhinav Srivastava
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Joined: Nov 19, 2002
Posts: 345
sliced bread!
marc weber
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Joined: Aug 31, 2004
Posts: 11343
The paperclip is as clever as it is ubiquitous.
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Jesus Angeles
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Joined: Feb 26, 2005
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Toilet paper
marc weber
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill: Me.
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Jesus Angeles
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Joined: Feb 26, 2005
Posts: 2038
Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill: Me.
? Some of the best inventions are made by mistake?
Arjun Shastry
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Joined: Mar 13, 2003
Posts: 1860
condom? To avoid 'mistake' ? On serious note, we(India) would be 5 billion without its presence.
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Chris Baron
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Joined: Mar 21, 2003
Posts: 1049
printing press computer
Nitin Nigam
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Joined: Jul 03, 2006
Posts: 129
Screw is one of the best inventions. All the big machines essentially need screw and bolt to build them. Screw [ October 17, 2008: Message edited by: Nitin Nigam ]
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Jesper de Jong
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The noodle eater's hair guard : Definitely one of the best inventions.
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Arvind Mahendra
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Posts: 1162
girls.
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Mandar Khire
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Joined: Sep 11, 2007
Posts: 483
Some Inventions helps lot but we forgot them as inventions, many things occurs in our life as day to day things,we don't think lot,but use them. Invention as per civilization:- Indian China . U.S.A. . We should Salute every inventor, because of them we get easy life. [ October 17, 2008: Message edited by: Mandar Khire ]
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marc weber
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Concrete.
Arvind Mahendra
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beer
Arvind Mahendra
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girls
marc weber
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Clumping cat litter.
fred rosenberger
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Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 10040
ice cream cake chocolate bacon whipped cream
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Rajesh Kumar Raj
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Joined: Sep 03, 2007
Posts: 11
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marc weber
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Joined: Aug 31, 2004
Posts: 11343
The Fender Stratocaster.
Pat Farrell
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Joined: Aug 11, 2007
Posts: 4437
Originally posted by marc weber: The Fender Stratocaster.
Only if pluggd into a tube amp. Transistor amps are evil And while I like my strat, I like my ES335 better
vanlalhmangaiha khiangte
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Drums !!! (Electronic) [ October 18, 2008: Message edited by: vanlalhmangaiha khiangte ]
Chandra Bhatt
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Double click
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Ulf Dittmer
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posted Oct 18, 2008 01:28:00
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Plastics.
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Arvind Mahendra
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Posts: 1162
usb ports
Ajil sa
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Joined: Sep 30, 2008
Posts: 16
Fashion ...!!
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Ajil sa
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Joined: Sep 30, 2008
Posts: 16
Fashion ...!!
Taariq San
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Joined: Nov 20, 2007
Posts: 189
Originally posted by Ajil sa: Fashion ...!!
Bah, that's been there even before the caveman clubbed the cavewoman wearing the shortest leather.
Ajil sa
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Joined: Sep 30, 2008
Posts: 16
Bah, that's been there even before the caveman clubbed the cavewoman wearing the shortest leather.
It is continuous non ending invention..!! Fashion is about everything cloths,style,look,hair, see this lil fashionable baby penguin
Saurabh Pillai
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Joined: Sep 12, 2008
Posts: 456
Originally posted by Ulf Dittmer: Plastics.
Nowadays considered as a mistake.
Ulf Dittmer
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posted Oct 18, 2008 07:40:00
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Nowadays considered as a mistake.
You missed my point.
Arvind Mahendra
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Posts: 1162
fine toothed comb made from plastic
marc weber
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Originally posted by Saurabh Pillai: ... Nowadays considered as a mistake.
Plastics don't make mistakes. People make... Uh, never mind. Has anyone mentioned fashion?
Bear Bibeault
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Originally posted by marc weber: Has anyone mentioned fashion?
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Mark Spritzler
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posted Oct 18, 2008 20:15:00
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The delete button. Mark
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Burkhard Hassel
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1sailing boat 2zipper 3camera 4turntable 5(beer or wine) -> aspirin 6microscope 7the backspace button and for Pat's strat: e minor! Bu. [ October 19, 2008: Message edited by: Burkhard Hassel ]
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