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28 April 2008
What is the most important invention or innovation that has happened during your life time?
I use it at least three times a week: just hurl chops, burgers, steak whatever in there and even if you're a complete moron whose incompetence can burn water, you get pretty decent food out the other end, cooked evenly on both sides, in a totally predictable time.
Frankly, no other invention of the last thirty-five years even comes close.
rb: He's the fellow, the man who invented himself
When you need her love so badly but she's trying to relax
You can't work it with your fingers so you try it with an axe
When was air conditioning invented? When did they start using it in cars? I don't believe in sainthood, but for that person or persons, I'll make an exception.
And another vote for the internet. I wouldn't be where I am without it.
(Stealing other people's ideas.)
Internet.
Over the counter ibuprophen (it's amazing that women did not burn down the FDA for making motrin prescription only for all those years).
octothorpe has a good one with bank cards. The pre-swipey world seems far away in a very good way. I guess I just didn't have much money or money of my own before ATMs, although they were certainly invented in my lifetime, but I remember having to GO to the ATM for cash to spend on day to day stuff and activities.
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