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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 09/20/2004 : 16:29:31 [Permalink]
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originally posted by moakley:
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The "Impulse Jack Rabbit". Sure has saved me a lot of time.
You would also then have to include the dry cell battery. |
The foundation of morality is to . . . give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibliities of knowledge.
T. H. Huxley
The Cattle Prod of Enlightened Compassion
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2004 : 16:42:56 [Permalink]
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The stone hand axe, father of them all.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2004 : 12:59:23 [Permalink]
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"I don't think a lot of electricity is a good thing. It is the fuel that powers a lot of multi-national imagery," Smith told CNSNews.com.
According to Smith, electricity can wreak havoc on cultures. "I have seen villages in Africa that had vibrant culture and great communities that were disrupted and destroyed by the introduction of electricity," he said.
Gee, some people just lack common sense.
I vote for plastic. Plastic is such a cool material. |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2004 : 15:29:08 [Permalink]
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Blank music paper.
Well, at least for me - - - bopbop badabedop - tadah!  |
Diversity, independence, innovation and imagination are progressive concepts ultimately alien to the conservative mind.
"TAX AND SPEND" IS GOOD! (TAX: Wealthy corporations who won't go poor even after taxes. SPEND: On public works programs, education, the environment, improvements.) |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2004 : 18:12:00 [Permalink]
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Hammer and anvil, ancient tools still in use today.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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astropin
SFN Regular
USA
970 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2004 : 20:48:30 [Permalink]
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| Well I really, really like my automatic ice maker....really. |
I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.
You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.
Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.
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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
1191 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2004 : 16:34:04 [Permalink]
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Well I really, really like my automatic ice maker....really.
You're close to one that occurred to me today:
Mechanical refrigeration.
Think what life would be like without a refrigerator. Warm beer! Ugh!
And air conditioning. Modern buildings / skyscrapers would be impossible wothout it. |
The foundation of morality is to . . . give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibliities of knowledge.
T. H. Huxley
The Cattle Prod of Enlightened Compassion
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Funkshuntheta
New Member
2 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2004 : 12:11:21 [Permalink]
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| How about the printing press? |
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Funkshuntheta
New Member
2 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2004 : 12:12:23 [Permalink]
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| How about the printing press, with movable type? |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2004 : 12:43:32 [Permalink]
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Hi Funkshuntheta, and welcome!
If we look to the alchmests, we find the distillery, so important in chemestry as well as whiskey.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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chaloobi
SFN Regular
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Posted - 10/26/2004 : 05:28:18 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by R.Wreck
What do you find to be the best invention, and why? I don't mean the easy ones like the wheel, computer, electric light, etc. I'm looking for those that make your life better in a way you might not even realize until you think about it (or more likely, have to do without it).
To get started, I'll toss one out:
The Insikerator(tm) garbage disposal.
I like to cook, and that means there are scraps, peelings etc to dispose of, and with two kids, there's usually uneaten stuff left on the plates after every meal. A little water, flip a switch, and whoosh, its gone, off to feed the microbes at the local treatment plant. And you don't have a biology experiment in the trash can. Truly a work of inspired genius.
Sewers. |
-Chaloobi
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2004 : 06:25:41 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by R.Wreck
Think what life would be like without a refrigerator. Warm beer!
Warm beer, huh?
In that case I nonimate the Jet Engine Powered Beer Cooler. |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2004 : 07:30:26 [Permalink]
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chaloobi: quote:
Sewers.
Paper.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Robb
SFN Regular
USA
1223 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2004 : 14:16:03 [Permalink]
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| Deoderant. |
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington |
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