Major Inventions

DailyGeek · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:53

How about the world wide web?

Webcams?

3G Video calling?

Text Messaging?

Alcopops?

Home Cinema?

Dishwashers?

Microwaves?

Air-Conditioning?

Sat Nav?

and...

THE GEORGE FOREMAN GRILL!!!!!!!

JohnnyG · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:56

Cillit Bang, can't live without it.

ps3ud0 · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:58

nanotechnology

ps3ud0 :cool:

Cold_And_Miserable · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:04

The X-jet, a 21st century invention that will revolutionise air travel.

fini · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:05

Me

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Rincewind · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:08

one for my not-too-close ladyfriends... the rabbit.

Mic · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:09

PanMaster said:
The X-jet, a 21st century invention that will revolutionise air travel.

The what now? Does Magneto know?

Greenlizard0 · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:09

Solac said:
Got to be the computer, the world would be no where near advanced without it

The last twenty years.

I think that Charles Babbage (erm..) invented it in the 1800's.

Kamerad · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:10

JohnnyG said:
Cillit Bang, can't live without it.

lol

benjo plz. · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:11

Atom bomb tbh, and nuclear power.

cheets64 · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:21

Bluetooth.
Airbags.

TriedandTested · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:30

Wind up radio.
Wind up torch.
Wind up.....etc

Mobile phones
CD
DVD

sfx · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:33

Kerplunk said:
Still 'inventions' though

No DVD and HDTV are evolutions of what was Invented previously.

Mr_L · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:45

sfx said:
No DVD and HDTV are evolutions of what was Invented previously.

I understand what you mean, but an invention is having an idea and then producing something from that idea. Someone must have had the idea to create another optical storage medium that would hold both sound and video with increased capacity. So in a way it is an invention and innovation.

G-MAN2004 · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:47

DRZ said:
Electricity is perhaps the most important discovery(/invention, in terms of its generation and storage) ever. Without it, we wouldnt be 1/10th as advanced as we are now.

You can't store electricity IIRC.

Tesla · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:47

Mr_L said:
I understand what you mean

What's what I mean called? I don't think my idea of invention is the same as everybody elses.

Mr_L · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:47

G-MAN2004 said:
You can't store electricity IIRC.

What does a battery do then?

TriedandTested · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:49

sfx said:
No DVD and HDTV are evolutions of what was Invented previously.

Did they exist before? No. That makes them inventions!

TriedandTested · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:50

Mr_L said:
What does a battery do then?

Converts chemical energy to electrical energy. They don't actually store electricity.

G-MAN2004 · 5 Feb 2006 at 21:50

Mr_L said:
What does a battery do then?

lol, didn't think of that. I was thinking along the lines of house hold electricity.

Edit: ^^ there