Best inventions of the 20th & 21st century

[winjim]

Bad for the environment though
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiQ34nVxsPOAhUMJMAKHb0xAwEQFggtMAI&url=http://www.treehugger.com/health/why-you-should-avoid-buying-wet-wipes.html&usg=AFQjCNFNjLiBXYUIfHl2Rky9gE2FpnFI-w&bvm=bv.129422649,d.ZGg

Cloth nappies and reusable wipes FTW.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

Fudge (Finger of variety)

 

[Deleted member 35268]

Air Bags

 

[Beebo]

Fridge

 

[Goggs]

Satellite navigation has to be right up there. Oh, and the interweb, obviously.

 

[coffeejo]

Fridge

Magnet?

 

[Beebo]

Magnet?

No i bought it at Comet. Magnets was too expensive.

 

[Beebo]

@potsy has told me that he thinks the hipster beard is the best invention, by far

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Probably pre dates the 20th C. Judging by the length of it.

 

[jefmcg]

Probably pre dates the 20th C. Judging by the length of it.

I call it a bushranger beard

(late Victorian hair styles in Victoria, Australia were quite weird apparently. some sort of inverse mullet)

 

[jefmcg]

Tampons

Yes. In fact pretty well everything in that market sector. Especially adhesive pads, and brief undies to stick them to.

(I'm just old enough that my mother started me with a belt. Adhesives - and tampons - were already available, and I soon switched to them, but I still remember how horrible belts were for the few weeks I struggled with them. I doubt they were much of an improvement over DIY rags.)

 

[tyred]

The walkman. Made bus journeys tolerable.

 

[SteCenturion]

Sky/Virgin Box ...

Record 3 channels & watch another !!!
Cycling, Football, RL & occasionally her indoors stuff all saved for a more convenient time when I am not a slave to the rat race ....

Yes thank you.

 

[SteCenturion]

Oh & carbon fibre bicycles ...

Nuff said.

 

[Fnaar]

The Interwebs

 

[SteCenturion]

The 'ignore' function ... a Godsend.

*yeah, yeah, yeah*