Airehead Posted August 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 25, 2020 I just heated my oatmeal int he microwave. Microwave cooking was a pretty helpful invention. What do you think the best invention of the last 50 years was? It was nto email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted August 25, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 25, 2020 Cordless power tools. I have no idea how civilization existed prior to that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, Airehead said: I just heated my oatmeal int he microwave. Microwave cooking was a pretty helpful invention. What do you think the best invention of the last 50 years was? It was nto email. I'd say the "internet" in general, but mainly the www part. As a whole, though, the internet is insane. It is also the "worst". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JerrySTL ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Popular Post Share #4 Posted August 25, 2020 The Mothers Of 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 25, 2020 Hard to say if it was the best or the worst. My vote for the most "impactful" invention in the last 50 years is going to the cell phone and it's global network. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted August 25, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 25, 2020 40 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I'd say the "internet" in general, but mainly the www part. As a whole, though, the internet is insane. It is also the "worst". Agree 100% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted August 25, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 25, 2020 I would say medical advances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 25, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 25, 2020 Others have mentioned mobile computing which would cover the internet, laptops and cell phones so I will suggest something else. CRISPR has the potential to change the entire evolution of life on earth. It will probably be the most influential invention of the next 50 years. For those not familiar with CRISPR, here's a Radiolab show that explains in an way that is accessible to everyone who isn't Dr. Mickin. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 25, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said: As a whole, though, the internet is insane. Thank you Al Gore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 25, 2020 I always appreciated fuel injection. Because carbs are eville. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 25, 2020 Just now, Philander Seabury said: I always appreciated fuel injection. Because carbs are eville. Carbs were great once you had a doctorate in how they operated and understood venturis, main jets, secondary jets, tip in slots, bypass slots, accelerator pumps, metering rods, heat risers, floats etc. Unfortunately, along came the computer and carbs were simply to difficult to automate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Carbs were great once you had a doctorate in how they operated and understood venturis, main jets, secondary jets, tip in slots, bypass slots, accelerator pumps, metering rods, heat risers, floats etc. Unfortunately, along came the computer and carbs were simply to difficult to automate. Then you run into a variable venturi carb like a SU. The oil replaces the accelerator pump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kirby Posted August 25, 2020 Share #14 Posted August 25, 2020 Internet and cell phone are definitely up there, but I'm also fond of dvrs/video recorders and streaming services that allow people to organize their own tv viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 25, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 25, 2020 RU-486 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 25, 2020 Share #16 Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, UglyBob said: I never understood the point of Bean-O. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #17 Posted August 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Square Wheels said: RU-486 BROWN-25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #18 Posted August 25, 2020 Hike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #19 Posted August 26, 2020 The bike definitely wins for its period. And the safety bike was a pretty darn good improvement over that big wheel monstrosity! Tat good be the best illustration ever of Einstein's "Things shoudl be as simple as possible, but not too simple. You didn't have to have a monumental wheel to get the right gearing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #20 Posted August 26, 2020 23 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: Cordless power tools. I have no idea how civilization existed prior to that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #21 Posted August 26, 2020 23 hours ago, JerrySTL said: The Mothers Of Necessity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #22 Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Necessity? Yes. That new boy band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #23 Posted August 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: That is better than my cordless drill now that the battery has died. Ryobi, maybe 7 or so years old. I wonder if it is cheaper to buy a new battery or a new drill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #24 Posted August 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, jsharr said: Necessity? Frank Zappa is a necessity in my record collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #25 Posted August 26, 2020 Just now, Philander Seabury said: That is better than my cordless drill now that the battery has died. Ryobi, maybe 7 or so years old. I wonder if it is cheaper to buy a new battery or a new drill? probably drill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #26 Posted August 26, 2020 Just now, bikeman564™ said: probably drill Only $21 bucks though. https://www.amazon.com/2500mAh-Replace-Lithium-Battery-18-Volt/dp/B072V67GC4/ref=asc_df_B072V67GC4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=242034450866&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8967212078216415707&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003821&hvtargid=pla-528366321731&psc=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #27 Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, JerrySTL said: Frank Zappa is a necessity in my record collection. I have not listened to him too much other than the biggies like Dancing Fool and Moving to Montana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #28 Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Philander Seabury said: That is better than my cordless drill now that the battery has died. Ryobi, maybe 7 or so years old. I wonder if it is cheaper to buy a new battery or a new drill? Unfortunately battery and tool technology has gotten so much better in recent years that a new drill might be both better and cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #29 Posted August 26, 2020 I'd say "board games" have gone both ways. The existing ones like Monopoly or Connect Four or Clue all seem to be "cheaper" and junkier than in the past with all sorts of re-branding or "updates" or just making parts/pieces cheaper feeling and looking. On the plus side, there is a lot of fun game development, so new games keep coming out that are fun for families. Mainly card games, but definitely a lot of good options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #30 Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Philander Seabury said: I have not listened to him too much other than the biggies like Dancing Fool and Moving to Montana. I recommend the Apostrophe album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #31 Posted August 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: Only $21 bucks though. https://www.amazon.com/2500mAh-Replace-Lithium-Battery-18-Volt/dp/B072V67GC4/ref=asc_df_B072V67GC4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=242034450866&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8967212078216415707&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003821&hvtargid=pla-528366321731&psc=1 cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #32 Posted August 26, 2020 20 hours ago, Square Wheels said: RU-486 15 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: BROWN-25. 14 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Hike. Wut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted August 26, 2020 Share #33 Posted August 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: Proves my point perfectly. That’s just barbaric. (And it’s not a power tool, cordless or otherwise) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #34 Posted August 26, 2020 Just now, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: Proves my point perfectly. That’s just barbaric. (And it’s not a power tool, cordless or otherwise) its cordless human power 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 26, 2020 Share #35 Posted August 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I'd say "board games" Board games? That's your answer? Board games... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 26, 2020 Share #36 Posted August 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: I have not listened to him too much other than the biggies like Dancing Fool and Moving to Montana. As JerrySTL suggested, Apostrophe is pretty accessible. For an atypical but fun Zappa album, "Cruising with Ruben and the Jets" is a good listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #37 Posted August 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Board games? That's your answer? Board games... I have been enjoying the kazoo/n00b show lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #38 Posted August 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Unfortunately battery and tool technology has gotten so much better in recent years that a new drill might be both better and cheaper. Oh crap - it is NiCad 9.6v. You are correct, sir! No wonder it died quickly! Those things were the worst! A $20 battery would give a few years use though, Hmm, we do have a $75 Christmas pollyanna, so a new drill is aboot right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #39 Posted August 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mr. Grumpy said: As JerrySTL suggested, Apostrophe is pretty accessible. For an atypical but fun Zappa album, "Cruising with Ruben and the Jets" is a good listen. Owl look for those on Youtube. Sadly Radio Paradise doesn;t play much zappa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 26, 2020 Share #40 Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: Wut? RU-486 is the morning after pill. RU were the researchers initials, 486 is the number of attempts it took to get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #41 Posted August 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Kzoo said: Board games? That's your answer? Board games... Nah - I went "internet" specifically the WWW. My board games should have been in the "what consumer items" thread, but this thread has more juice, so it ended up here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #42 Posted August 26, 2020 Home computers and applications: Internet, word processing, spreadsheets, Power Point. In the 1970's, I programmed a mini computer - about piano sized - called the Wang 700 - to process chemistry reaction rate data. It hate 4 toggle switches representing 1, 2, 4, and 8 and by flipping them up or down and pressing "Enter" you programmed it step by step. In 1975, I typed my 70 page Master's Thesis with a typewriter where not a single mistake was allowed - White Out might fall off in 10 or more years and the information would be lost. I'd type 25 out of 26 lines, mess up on the 26th, and have to start completely over on a new piece of paper. In the late '70's, early '80's we had the Apple II and Apple II Plus. Suddenly the were word processing programs that grew from simple to Ami Pro and then Word. You could mess up all you wanted and then correct it before printing it out. INCREDIBLE! In the '90's I spent hours at a time in a library 40 minutes from my house that had great for the time stock research info including "Value Line" and I'd write notes in a notebook and photocopy some key pages. Now, I can instantly get free annual reports, free reports from CFRA (formerly S&P Quality IQ Reports), Credit Suisse, Ford Equity, and others from TD Ameritrade for every stock I want. I can get the previous 5-year's data and consensus future 5-year predictions for each stock from Yahoo Finance. I can get free tutorials, etc. My ability to pick good stocks accurately greatly improved, using Graham-Buffett Value Investing Methods about which many books are free or virtually free on the internet. In the 90's and since, getting info on travel also became much easier. In 1996 I announced on the personal web page I ran then that I was going to do a 3-days-in-Athens, 7-day Aegean Cruise, 3-days in Istanbul "Aegean Odyssey" tour and asked for advice. A woman from France, now living in D.C. who had a webpage with the same ISP I had referred me to a friend in Paris who was from Istanbul! How incredible would that have been in 1970? She gave me a lot of email tips, including visiting "Ortakoy," the artist's village outside of Istanbul for great souvenirs. Hundreds of people on our 800+ passengers Marco Polo read her emails during the cruise and many of us got great stuff at Ortakoy. I also got in touch by email with a cloistered monk who lived in a monastery on the sacred Mount Athos, Greece, which we sailed by. He gave me lots of tips for what to look for. People on deck had me narrating for them while they filmed the hundreds of monasteries on the mountainside. When I told one that I wasn't absolutely sure of everything, he said, "All the people that are going to see this are my Jewish friends in Miami. Make it up as you go along and keep it interesting and they won't know it's made-up." In the '90's, I also came in contact with a distant cousin in Juneau Alaska. We arranged to meet her during an Alaska Cruise in 2001. She took me to meet her father-in-law and we were able to figure out from his family tree that he was my father's first-cousin! Then there's Fantasy Football, video - legit and porn, books, etc. etc. Home computers and the Internet and word and data apps changed everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted August 26, 2020 Share #43 Posted August 26, 2020 The Laser Just think what all can be done with the Laser. Eye surgery Communication Tattoo removal Play with the cat Annoy the dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 26, 2020 Share #44 Posted August 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, BR46 said: The Laser Just think what all can be done with the Laser. Eye surgery Communication Tattoo removal Play with the cat Annoy the dog Move my cursor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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