Inventions

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Member Since: November 2011 Posts: 3,256 Send Message	Graham	Report	2 Aug 2014 15:35
	What do you think is the best invention in recent years? Most inventions these days are just variations on a theme: smart phones, smart tvs, stupid computers, bagless vacuum cleaners, etc. Can you think of any recent invention that was totally different and had a positive impact on peoples lives? Here is Time Magazines list of the 25 best inventions of 2013: http://techland.time.com/2013/11/14/the-25-best-inventions-of-the-year-2013/slide/all/ Most of them are pretty pointless. I did quite like the gravity light. I'm not sure if cloning extinct frogs can really be classed as an invention though.. :-S What would you like to see in the near future? Is there one thing you can think of that you wish there was a machine capable of doing?
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 674 Send Message	Solrosen	Report	2 Aug 2014 16:23
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 674 Send Message	Yes..... automatic iron and ironing board :-D
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	2 Aug 2014 17:06
	wind up torches - saves on batteries
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Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 2,822 Send Message	DazedConfused	Report	3 Aug 2014 12:38
	And wind up radios - great at they also have a small solar panel. Always handy in case of a power cut etc. And my other is my Kindle, fully powered up, loads of books to read at the flick of a switch.
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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	LadyScozz	Report	3 Aug 2014 14:06
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	anything powered by solar We have solar panels on our roof and we also have lights outside... in the garden and on the gutters. :-D Kindle also gets my vote.
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 2,687 Send Message	Andysmum	Report	3 Aug 2014 14:14
	Mine is much more down-to-earth. Washing up liquid! Anyone remember trying to get greasy dishes clean before it was available? :-( :-(
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	3 Aug 2014 15:23
	Not too recent but soft toilet rolls. I still remember torn up squares of newspaper on a hook in the outside toilet - squares of magazine pages if you were lucky!! Kath. x
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 3,885 Send Message	PollyinBrum	Report	3 Aug 2014 15:41
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 3,885 Send Message	Karcher steam window cleaner, turns a core into a Doddle
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	3 Aug 2014 16:36
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	As Graham said, most of these are not really inventions but rather developments. True inventions are something that could not have not been anticipated yet truly changed the world. A good example would be the transistor, which evolved into the microchip and without which our lives would be rather different.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,988 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	3 Aug 2014 17:28
	Non stick saucepans - a spin off from the race to the moon. The same could be said about Biros. :-)
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Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 9,933 Send Message	Stella ~by~ Starlight★..★..★	Report	3 Aug 2014 18:24
	titanium articial joints for hands... mine have changed my life.. :-D
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	3 Aug 2014 22:29
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	The pedantic amongst us probably wouldn't describe the internet as an "invention" but without it we wouldn't be able to have debates like this :-)

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