Great Inventions That Don't Get The Credit They Should.
Discussion
coppernorks said:
I'm thinking of those gas strut things that uncomplainingly and without any maintenance
keep car bonnets and tailgates from crushing our skulls and mangling our fingers.
Clearly you don't buy old cars. I've had plenty of sadistic gas strut-supported tailgates, which, like a hungry predator, seize that moment of inattentiveness to go in for the kill. keep car bonnets and tailgates from crushing our skulls and mangling our fingers.
Rueh said:
Toilets with a sink built in to the cistern, what a beauty of an idea.
I’d never seen one until an elderly family member had one installed, in what used to be basically a large cupboard, to save having to go upstairs.
Damn it I had that as an idea, didn’t know it had been doneI’d never seen one until an elderly family member had one installed, in what used to be basically a large cupboard, to save having to go upstairs.
coppernorks said:
I'm thinking of those gas strut things that uncomplainingly and without any maintenance
keep car bonnets and tailgates from crushing our skulls and mangling our fingers.
Until they do fail, slowly and imperceptiply leaking gas until they are just weak enough to appear to function normally, when really they are simply waiting for a chance gust of light wind to send it crashing down on the unfortunate occupant of the engine bay. This has happened to me. Multiple times.keep car bonnets and tailgates from crushing our skulls and mangling our fingers.
The simple folding metal strut on my Triumph, however, will resist gale force winds for decades until it finally oxidises into dust.
I nominate the humble sock. It really is amazing how much body heat is lost without that thin layer of cotton covering your feet.
Edited by BritishBlitz87 on Wednesday 24th February 21:42
GliderRider said:
coppernorks said:
I'm thinking of those gas strut things that uncomplainingly and without any maintenance
keep car bonnets and tailgates from crushing our skulls and mangling our fingers.
Clearly you don't buy old cars. I've had plenty of sadistic gas strut-supported tailgates, which, like a hungry predator, seize that moment of inattentiveness to go in for the kill. keep car bonnets and tailgates from crushing our skulls and mangling our fingers.
Maybe this just demonstrates that I spend too much time with my head under the bonnets of old cars...
Ilovejapcrap said:
Rueh said:
Toilets with a sink built in to the cistern, what a beauty of an idea.
I’d never seen one until an elderly family member had one installed, in what used to be basically a large cupboard, to save having to go upstairs.
Damn it I had that as an idea, didn’t know it had been doneI’d never seen one until an elderly family member had one installed, in what used to be basically a large cupboard, to save having to go upstairs.
I just saw a video on facebook with Steward Copeland (drummer in the Police) about the invention of the bass drum pedal.
Before that, 1 person banged the bass drum, another the snare, another the cymbals, once the pedal was invented and adapted to make a hi-hat 1 person could play all 3 at once and play rhythms that could be done by 3 separate people. Without that change pop/rock music may have developed differently.
Before that, 1 person banged the bass drum, another the snare, another the cymbals, once the pedal was invented and adapted to make a hi-hat 1 person could play all 3 at once and play rhythms that could be done by 3 separate people. Without that change pop/rock music may have developed differently.
Ilovejapcrap said:
Rueh said:
Toilets with a sink built in to the cistern, what a beauty of an idea.
I’d never seen one until an elderly family member had one installed, in what used to be basically a large cupboard, to save having to go upstairs.
Damn it I had that as an idea, didn’t know it had been doneI’d never seen one until an elderly family member had one installed, in what used to be basically a large cupboard, to save having to go upstairs.
I would say the toilet roll, not for its original purpose of course.
You see, the humble toilet roll has always been an indicator of impending doom. Whether it will be snow, pandemic, zombie apocalypse, meteor strikes or alien landings, you can always guarantee that the shelves in the supermarkets will be empty thereby giving you the alert to get into the bunker.
You see, the humble toilet roll has always been an indicator of impending doom. Whether it will be snow, pandemic, zombie apocalypse, meteor strikes or alien landings, you can always guarantee that the shelves in the supermarkets will be empty thereby giving you the alert to get into the bunker.
Whoever invented the idea of people putting their personal pronouns in their e-mail footer, e.g. he/him; she/her; it/f
kwit. Saves loads of time at work.
As soon as I see that I can detect the e-mail is from a woke nonsensical entity and it will contain no information worthy of my eyes processing and delete it immediately.
kwit. Saves loads of time at work.As soon as I see that I can detect the e-mail is from a woke nonsensical entity and it will contain no information worthy of my eyes processing and delete it immediately.
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