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Inventions
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Graham | Report | 2 Aug 2014 15:35 |
What do you think is the best invention in recent years? |
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Solrosen | Report | 2 Aug 2014 16:23 |
Yes..... automatic iron and ironing board :-D |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 2 Aug 2014 17:06 |
wind up torches - saves on batteries |
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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. |
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LadyScozz | Report | 3 Aug 2014 14:06 |
anything powered by solar |
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Andysmum | Report | 3 Aug 2014 14:14 |
Mine is much more down-to-earth. |
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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!! |
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PollyinBrum | Report | 3 Aug 2014 15:41 |
Karcher steam window cleaner, turns a core into a Doddle |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 3 Aug 2014 16:36 |
As Graham said, most of these are not really inventions but rather developments. |
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+++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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**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★ | Report | 3 Aug 2014 18:24 |
titanium articial joints for hands... mine have changed my life.. :-D |
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MarieCeleste | Report | 3 Aug 2014 22:29 |
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 :-) |