Best inventions! ;)

[Futuro]

I shamelessly exploited the idea from "Worst inventions"-thread, started by Anklebiter:
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/t73500-worst-inventions.html

Mvasilj`s post opened my eyes,:D, there`s lot of useful and good inventions around:

http://thumbnails13.imagebam.com/4261/cf828642604894.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/cf828642604894)
Where as at the other end of the scale, this is the BEST and most useful invention of all time

So I start this thread with basics:

The roof:
http://img232.imagevenue.com/loc384/th_99710_16_30_2---Snow-covered-roof-tiles_web_123_384lo.jpg (http://img232.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=99710_16_30_2---Snow-covered-roof-tiles_web_123_384lo.jpg)

[anklebiter]

Hey, awesome idea! :D

I think indoor plumbing goes a long way in separating us from from the Huns.My favorite modern thing has to be this computer-so I say the micro chip.The scientific,technological,and leisure it's provided changed the world.

Oh, and the wonder bra too

[Estreeter]

Imagine being without this very useful invention
http://thumbnails6.imagebam.com/4262/0c56c242618631.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/0c56c242618631) :eek:

[billybunter]

It has to be the wheel. Without it we would still be in our caves. Oh, and womankind:D Where would us blokes be without women, probably still in our caves:p

[Estreeter]

It has to be the wheel. Without it we would still be in our caves. Oh, and womankind:D Where would us blokes be without women, probably still in our caves:p
Don't know that I can totally agree with ya Billy, I'd rather have been a caveman with toilet paper than a caveman with a wheel, I wonder what he used to wipe his butt?

Anyway another good invention I find useful is none other than
http://thumbnails7.imagebam.com/4263/bec53842627411.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/bec53842627411)
http://thumbnails15.imagebam.com/4263/4dd22342627490.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/4dd22342627490)

Now imagine life without that

[Futuro]

Here`s something I always have with me when travelling long trips by train, or camping in wild nature with friend who has over 60db volume when snoring. Having a friend like that is good invention too, because bears avoid all kind of noise caused by humans.
http://thumbnails3.imagebam.com/4263/21831142627330.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/21831142627330)

[billybunter]

Well i've been to places were they don't use toilet paper. You have to use your hand/fingers. So agreed bog roll is a good invention.

[imtrying]

The best invention yet to be invented, as far as I know. Something I could hook up to my TV so that when those "Girls Gone Wild/Wild Next Door Girls" infomercials come on, I could press a button and the bars censoring the good stuff would disappear and I could see everything. The guy (you know it will be a guy) who invents this will make a freaking fortune.

[Leprechaun]

First of all:

http://img154.imagevenue.com/loc467/th_30428_the-planet-earth_122_467lo.jpg (http://img154.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=30428_the-planet-earth_122_467lo.jpg)

I'm rather sure our home was the invention of a universal consciousness (name it 'God' if you want).

http://img188.imagevenue.com/loc635/th_30803_eve_apple_122_635lo.jpg (http://img188.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=30803_eve_apple_122_635lo.jpg)

Thank Mother Nature for the Miss. Often we can't live with her, often we can't live without her! ;)

http://img224.imagevenue.com/loc521/th_29950_rad_122_521lo.jpeg (http://img224.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=29950_rad_122_521lo.jpeg)

The wheel. Unfortunately there's a fatal combination of the inventions 'wheel' and 'Miss' - especially if additionally combined with the inventions 'credit card' and 'shoe shop'!

http://img244.imagevenue.com/loc461/th_29037_Buchdruck_122_461lo.jpg (http://img244.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=29037_Buchdruck_122_461lo.jpg)

Letterpress. The world was never the same after the printing of the Gutenberg Bible in 1451 - either way ...

http://img229.imagevenue.com/loc347/th_30079_Electricity-fin_122_347lo.jpg (http://img229.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=30079_Electricity-fin_122_347lo.jpg)

The use of electricity. But I'm rather sure it was never planned to use electricity for illuminating shoe shops!

http://img129.imagevenue.com/loc439/th_30232_903_snp_122_439lo.jpg (http://img129.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=30232_903_snp_122_439lo.jpg)

Cortisone. Sorry, can't find a ironic word for this. I probably would just be dead without it.

http://img234.imagevenue.com/loc189/th_31759_computer_122_189lo.jpg (http://img234.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=31759_computer_122_189lo.jpg)

Computers + Internet. Another big step in civilization...

http://img185.imagevenue.com/loc387/th_32100_ape_122_387lo.jpg (http://img185.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=32100_ape_122_387lo.jpg)

but often a reason for humans to step back to angry apes ... especially when also using the invention 'Windows software'.

http://img195.imagevenue.com/loc1136/th_32197_Driving_Music_Wallpaper_122_1136lo.jpg (http://img195.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=32197_Driving_Music_Wallpaper_122_11 36lo.jpg)

Music, the instruments to play it and the ways to record and save it. What would we all without the music we love?

And last but not least thanks for inventing ...

http://img13.imagevenue.com/loc87/th_36131_Zwischenablage-1_122_87lo.jpg (http://img13.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=36131_Zwischenablage-1_122_87lo.jpg)

Porn!

One reason why I often use another useful invention called ...

http://img211.imagevenue.com/loc533/th_36246_cleenex1_122_533lo.jpg
(http://img211.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=36246_cleenex1_122_533lo.jpg)

Cleenex!

;)

[tamsmith]

Well folks it would have to be women. Whatever sex you are on this forum you have to agree without them where would we be.

And guys where would we be if we did not have a woman to nag us into doing something?

If there were no women would there be porn?

[Leprechaun]

If there were no women would there be porn?

Let that be the least of your worries. Without women we wouldn't be there. ;)

[retro72]

I can't believe nobody's actually voted for the remote control...

:D

[spitalhouse]

I'm not sure about the best invention, but in my humble opinion the cleverest invention has to be the Vacuum Flask. If you put something in it which is cold it keeps it cold; if you put something in it which is hot it will keep it hot. What intrigues me is how does it know?

Regards.

[MaxJoker]

Forget street lighting , central heating or other such piffling inventions. As there`s only ever been three vitally important ones :cool:


Condoms

http://img164.imagevenue.com/loc186/th_73782_1_123_186lo.jpg (http://img164.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=73782_1_123_186lo.jpg)


Alcohol

http://img255.imagevenue.com/loc566/th_73787_talking-beer-glass_123_566lo.jpg (http://img255.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=73787_talking-beer-glass_123_566lo.jpg)

Projectile weapons

http://img242.imagevenue.com/loc188/th_73788_4020993756_123_188lo.jpg (http://img242.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=73788_4020993756_123_188lo.jpg)










Oh and excuses , man how could i forget excuses ?

http://img248.imagevenue.com/loc591/th_74409_arguement-main_Full_123_591lo.jpg (http://img248.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=74409_arguement-main_Full_123_591lo.jpg)

Hey i was working late at the office and thought i`d already included it alright :D

[Estreeter]

I don't expect any disagreements here,
The all important pizza oven:cool::cool::cool:
http://img238.imagevenue.com/loc149/th_42354_pizza-oven_123_149lo.jpg (http://img238.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=42354_pizza-oven_123_149lo.jpg)
Being a pig and watching a movie on the couch would not be the same if it did not exist

[imtrying]

All kidding aside, the popcorn maker. Sorry, but I don't like that microwave popcorn in a pouch crap. I love opening the jar of popcorn and pouring the kernals in the popper. While that's going, I melt the butter on the stove. Then I put the popcorn in a huge bowl, pour the melted butter on top, and sprinkle it with parmesian cheese. You can't get that in a pouch.

[brianwp]

The accomplishments of Thomas Edison always have impressed me very much. I mean, the light bulb! The phonograph! Movies!

[kananga]

The accomplishments of Thomas Edison always have impressed me very much. I mean, the light bulb! The phonograph! Movies!

I don't believe you can mention Edison, without respecting much maligned Nikola Tesla http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSBEYs0rjac&feature=related

But then I prefer Macs to pc's, Diesel to petrol and even Betamax to V.H.S.

[Estreeter]

Always wanted too Say
Off With His Head
http://img161.imagevenue.com/loc55/th_79224_guillotine_model_123_55lo.jpg (http://img161.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79224_guillotine_model_123_55lo.jpg)

Man that was one cool invention:cool::cool::cool:

[scoundrel]

Always wanted too Say
Off With His Head
http://img161.imagevenue.com/loc55/th_79224_guillotine_model_123_55lo.jpg (http://img161.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79224_guillotine_model_123_55lo.jpg)

Man that was one cool invention:cool::cool::cool:The thinking of Citizen Robespierre, bizarrely, was that Madame Guillotine was a more humane method of execution than either hanging or shooting. Hmmm.

However, it did create some legendary and occasionally strangely cool death scenes. One example I've always admired was Citizen Danton, himself a murderer and died in the wool revolutionary fanatic. But when his turn came, he died rather well. His last words to the executioner were:

''Show my head to the people. It's worth seeing.''

No-one will ever say that Citizen Danton was a coward.:cool:

[MaxJoker]

Best invention ? , why vintage S+M porn without a doubt

http://img42.imagevenue.com/loc459/th_48955_vintage-fitness-devices-04-thumb_123_459lo.jpg (http://img42.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=48955_vintage-fitness-devices-04-thumb_123_459lo.jpg)

Cor look at the petticoat on that one , and she`s even showing some BARE wrist :cool:

[Estreeter]

No explanation required, or disagreement expected
http://img155.imagevenue.com/loc552/th_64617_pillow-trim-de_123_552lo.jpg (http://img155.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=64617_pillow-trim-de_123_552lo.jpg):):):)

[nevermind]

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt276/flaming_01/loo.jpg


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[fleetwood77]

http://img22.imagevenue.com/loc540/th_78185_marlboro-mummy_123_540lo.jpg (http://img22.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=78185_marlboro-mummy_123_540lo.jpg)

http://img131.imagevenue.com/loc123/th_78186_marlboro_123_123lo.jpg (http://img131.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=78186_marlboro_123_123lo.jpg)

[eelcat]

One reason why I often use another useful invention called ...
http://img211.imagevenue.com/loc533/th_36246_cleenex1_122_533lo.jpg
(http://img211.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=36246_cleenex1_122_533lo.jpg)
Cleenex!
;)

If only we knew.....
Wouldn't it have been great to have bought massive amount of shares in tissues around 1990 just before the internet took off? :)

[dylpickle]

the thermos bottle:

http://www.school-for-champions.com/SCIENCE/images/thermos-bottle.jpg

It keeps hot things hot, and cold things cold.

How does it know?

[Estreeter]

the thermos bottle:

It keeps hot things hot, and cold things cold.

How does it know?

It don't know anything, and that's how it works.
There is a vacuum between the inner and outer case which prevents most of the heat transfer. The little bit of heat transfer that does occur happens at the screw top and is slowed down very substantially. :)

[eelcat]

One invention that has helped me out many a time is....

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w214/eelcat/Paracetamol.jpg

...but I guess technically the accolades should go to the guy who originally invented aspirin.

[Clarisworkz]

For me, one of the best inventions was an Australian one ...

The Hills Hoist

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/Clarisworkz/Stuff/hills_hoistx600.jpg

Hills Hoist Wiki Article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hills_Hoist)

They were a huge hit when first sold in 1946. And kids loved them too because these things were tough enough for 4 kids to hang off each arm and go for a spin :D

This is myself and a couple of girlfriends in 1967 in my backyard (that's me in the middle aged 5), and you can see our Hills Hoist to the right. :)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/Clarisworkz/Stuff/Me_circa_1967_with_hills_hoist.jpg

(yes I was pulling the birds even way back then. It's just that nowadays I keep wishing it was 1967 again) :rolleyes:

[massivemass]

Internet

[Oswald]

Disinfectants whether in spray form or not. :thumbsup:

http://www.sellesmedical.co.uk/product_images/0002/1521/DETD300.jpg

[doyle]

Cello tape - also known as "Scotch tape". How did they ever wrap Christmas presents, or anything, before it?
I asked my mother about this: she said she "used her chin and elbows a lot".

[billybunter]

Cello tape - also known as "Scotch tape". How did they ever wrap Christmas presents, or anything, before it?
I asked my mother about this: she said she "used her chin and elbows a lot".

Before cello tape you used string;)

[knobby109]

Before cello tape you used string;)

You used gummed paper , it was brown , came in a roll and you had to lick it.It tasted awful.Clever people used a damp sponge to wet it.

[nevermind]

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt276/flaming_01/15055512x288manicuredvgrhzwmxyki.jpg

.

[Estreeter]

Internet
I know what ya mean, but there are those time you'd just love too list it as worst invention also:D

Anyway, for those of us who work night shift and need too sleep during the day, these come in real handy some days, actually most days
http://thumbnails25.imagebam.com/6063/d2af7960629088.gif (http://www.imagebam.com/image/d2af7960629088):D:D:D

[Nobody1]

The best invention (product) is religion. You can always sell it to anyone at any time at any price.:mad:

http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040923/040923_swaggart_hmed_330a.hmedium.jpg

I believe that God exists, but religion and God have nothing in common.
Our children can sing a song about it.:mad:

[Jeff Vader]

The best invention (product) is religion. You can always sell it to anyone at any time at any price.:mad:

http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040923/040923_swaggart_hmed_330a.hmedium.jpg

I believe that God exists, but religion and God have nothing in common.
Our children can sing a song about it.:mad:

Religion I have no problem with, organised religion umm, no. If there is a god or gods then why do we need an interpreter ?

For me, it's spellcheck. I can't type and I'm dyslexic so you can stuff your fire up your bum - spellcheck wins every time. :D

[mrfumanchu]

visegrips

[rc_riddle]

Faith is, easily, the best invention ever. When the human brain evolved a storage capacity, it became the most powerful organ in nature. 'Storage Full! Delete?' Where never going to be part of the programme!!

[Futuro]

Television "Off"-button. Worked nicely after FIN-USA Icehockey Olympic semifinal`s first period. :D

[dickerbetwixt]

Venetian blinds


http://ist1-4.filesor.com/pimpandhost.com/1/_/_/_/1/h/o/5/A/ho5A/venetian1_0.jpg (http://pimpandhost.com/image/show/id/4144178)



...otherwise it would be curtains for all of us :)

[tony_grego]

The best invention, although perhaps not very well seen, could be:

http://www.imagebam.com/image/ff75b887059509

It is a good friend who makes your job when you're tired, or have spent too much time in the forum :rolleyes:

I think he deserves a tribute :D:D

Salut !

[Futuro]

Total silence deep in the woods, It`s quite old invention but still works nice in some places up here.

[Estreeter]

Cable Ties
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

http://thumbnails59.imagebam.com/17297/453495172965127.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/453495172965127)

I use them a lot in my trade, perfect for bundling cables together neatly...............also great for tying peoples legs too chairs so they can't escape, the more they move, the tighter they get ;)

[MaxJoker]

Genital warts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Official-photo-cameron.png)

As thanks to them i was finally able to discover just where my privates were :thumbsup:

[kananga]

Women

[dickerbetwixt]

Women
If there was a thread for worst inventions, this could arguably be used again :p

[Leg10n]

Lots of good stuff here, but winners like the bog and the bogroll have turned into necessities we could not live without and our enjoyment of them is occasional (hopefully). I have in mind something that does not exist yet but would never become boring.
You are watching tv and there they are on the screen; the politician, the celebrity, the nonentity; I mean the one that you would consider waking up half an hour earlier to get more hate into the day; that one.
You press the green button on my non-invented remote and concentric circles and cross-hairs appear on your screen. You manouever the sights around till it is middle-for-diddle, flip up the cover that signifies 'weapons hot', press the tit and the targets head explodes in a mess of gore with a satisfying bang. No actual weapon involved unfortunately, but because we now have interactive tv there could be a feedback system so the person on the tv really gets a perfect idea of how much they are appreciated.

[tamsmith]

I was in a holiday resort in Majorca recently. The place was full on coffin dodgers and all their needs were catered for. Zimmers, buggies, walking sticks, grabbers, scratchers, ect.

However the one that most fascinated me was the automatic toilet seat lifter and lowerer.

That must be a great boost to mankind. Imagine a life without the words, "put that seat down".

Heaven.

[GailFan]

Well i've been to places were they don't use toilet paper. You have to use your hand/fingers. So agreed bog roll is a good invention.

I'm guessing in those places the best invention is a nail brush.

[Mal Hombre]

I'm guessing in those places the best invention is a nail brush.
Or the cultivation of plants with big leaves free of thorns or prickles:eek:

[Leg10n]

Well i've been to places were they don't use toilet paper. You have to use your hand/fingers. So agreed bog roll is a good invention.

As you took a dump in my broom cupboard that is the last time you are invited to my gaff.:eek:
But seriously there is no better product than Mr Sheen for cleaning up after an orgy; it even gets alligator snot off crystal chandeliers:thumbsup:

[Estreeter]

Women

All of them :confused:

Those ones that butcher men who are mysteriously never heard from again even :confused:

[kananga]

All of them :confused:

Those ones that butcher men who are mysteriously never heard from again even :confused:

Well, you're 'hearing' from me now aren't you ;)

Yep, even brunettes :)

[begos]

Well folks it would have to be women. Whatever sex you are on this forum you have to agree without them where would we be.

And guys where would we be if we did not have a woman to nag us into doing something?

If there were no women would there be porn?

Well, yes. It's called Gay Porn. :rolleyes: (Although if there were no women, I suppose it would probably just be called "porn". :cool:)

But seriously, folks.....
As for best inventions, well, who doesn't love furnaces and air conditioning?

But even before AC was ever invented, you had to hand it to the guy who invented screen windows and doors. A blessing for keeping mosquitoes and other nasty bugs at bay, at least for a while. ;)

[tamsmith]

Corn Plasters.