Friday, 9 May 2008

What Have You Done Today To Make You Feel Proud?

While reading an article on Slashdot about a cheap NASA spaceship this week, I learned to my surprise that Dr Alan Weston invented bungee jumping in 1979. Unless you count ignorant savages and that, who were doing it 1500 years ago.

Now, as we all know, Al Gore invented the Internet, John Keogh invented the wheel and I invented fire. Just now. How about you? What amazing invention have you come up with that everyone's been using since the dawn of time no-one has ever thought of before?
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7 comments:

  1. Memarie Lane10 May 2008 at 14:16

    I wrote this awesome book about this girl named Elizabeth that meets this guy who seems like a real prick but ends up being really great and super rich and they get married.

    Oh wait, that was Jane Austen.

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  2. Ed & Jeanne10 May 2008 at 18:33

    Well....I did invent air and sunshine...but I try to keep a low profile about it

    And I cannot believe I post about cabor throwing and you miss it! Too bad for you...another Scot already beat you to it...

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  3. Mr H10 May 2008 at 21:28

    Ah, but the way of the enlightened is the way of chindogu.

    I can hold my head high and claim credit for;

    Non stick Sellotape
    the solar powered torch
    the waterproof sponge
    the inflatable dartboard
    double sided playing cards

    And the one I am proudest of;

    The Pedal powered wheelchair

    Steal stuff here - HERE

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  4. Laurie11 May 2008 at 01:21

    Interesting that Sellotape is called Scotch Tape over here. That's probably in your Merkan-English Dictionary somewhere.

    I'm kind of boring. I've never invented anything. That I'm proud of, anyway.

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  5. Brom11 May 2008 at 08:09

    I invented a neat mixture of gasses and called it air. I designed it specifically to dilute farts so that the world would be a much less smellier place.

    Apparently people have been using it extensively for other purposes..... without my permision.

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  6. Sewmouse11 May 2008 at 18:12

    I'm taking credit for inventing this novel approach to discovery and calling it "Inventing".

    Yes. I invented Inventing.

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  7. Mr Farty12 May 2008 at 19:20

    Well done all, it's good to know I'm such esteemed company.

    VE - I've never heard of some of the people in your post, so didn't feel qualified to comment.

    Laurie - Sellotape / Scotch tape is scheduled for a future entry in the dictionary.

    Brom - Why would anyone want to dilute farts? That's just pervy.

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