Weekend-engagement topic week 38: Inventions
Since the human race began evolving we've been creating and inventing things; Necessity forced us to. Homo habilis, one of the earliest human beings, is credited with the invention of tools - Basic shards of rock chipped of larger pieces for use for cutting...With evolution came cognitive thought and...Millions of inventions since then.
The printing press. Computer chip. Writing. Bionic hearing aid, Rubber. Bronze. Push up bra's. Bluetooth. Space travel. Fossil fuels. LCD displays. Mini skirts. Record player. Penicillin. Electricity. Fountain pen. Numbers. Push up bra's. Plastic. Virtual reality. Cinema. Mini skirts. Artificial intelligence. Television. Art. Hydro-electricity. Corn flakes. Healthcare systems. The automobile. Aircraft. X-ray. Push up bra's. WiFi. Robotics. Velcro. Internet. The washing machine. Mini skirts. GPS. Wind farming. The wheel. Fire. SCUBA. Sex toys. LED lighting. Paint. Glass. Production line manufacturing. Music. Insurance policies. Push up bra's. The nail. Optical lenses. The compass. Steam engine. Gunpowder. Paint brush. The plow. Refrigeration. Telephone. Crypto. Calendar. The clock. Soap. Bullets, The toilet. Boats and ships. Fishing poles. Fusion reactor. Mirror. Mini skirts. Concrete. The hammer. Light bulb and...Push up bra's...And mini skirts. Just to name a few.
weekend-engagement topic 38
All you have to do is choose an invention, any invention you like, respect, value, find interesting or use...It can be anything but your have to tell us what it is and why you like it or how you feel it's changed your life, or the world.
You can see my list above which could, in fact, be almost endless - So select one of your own, or mine, and tell us why. Get creative, tell us historical facts, the evolution of that invention, who made it, how it's used and so on...Or be humorous and inventive!...Just get involved.
I've used this image I took of some of my dad's nib-pens and brushes...He's gone now, but what he created as an artist using these tools was nothing short of amazing to me - But I'm his son so that's as it should be.
You need to drop your comments of under 200 words below, not post elsewhere and drop the link...That's not what it's all about folks...You'll know this if you actually read this paragraph, or you'll just look like a dick otherwise. This is all about creating a place for users to engage with others over the weekend, so drop your comments below and give people a reason to engage with you.
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My favorite invention is this little bouncing friend I got 🤗🤗🤗
(🎶you gotta read this with dramatic music in the background! 🎶)
Not only have I spent countless hours running after it with blissful excitement... I've shed tears next to it, I've spent nights with it, mornings, afternoons...
Summers, winters, autumn, spring... Indoors, outdoors
It's been with me through puberty, through breakups, through school and even university...
I've shared it with family, with friends, with complete strangers...
In Suriname, in Curaçao, on multiple continents!
And even if I'm not with it, I spend time watching from a far.
I've been happy, sad, angry, depressed, drunk, sleepy, tired, ecstatic, with it....
I've practically grown up with it!
And things have changed, life happened, it hasn't always been the same.
But through it all...I've come to appreciate it for much more than it's bounce, I've come to love it for what came with it and I will never forget how much it has influenced my life!
I love you my little bouncy friend...🤗🤗🤗
I love you basketball!
(🎶music slowly fades🎶)
Great entry and you're first again bro!
I love how you commented here...Told us what it has meant to you over your life. Nice work sir.
Tell me, have you had only one or has they're been many?
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😃 Thanks fun topic once again, I'm genuinely curious what the rest will come up with.
(also I think I'm lucky with the time difference)...
Tricky question here, I almost feel like it would be wrong to say I've had many! Haha I'm picturing my current bball looking at me in disgust 😂😂😂.
But I think I've actually owned about 7, I mean they'll go for years if you take proper care of them...
Yeah, you get a jump on the rest of the world...Get to the topic first. Still, it's not just chance, you actively choose to comment. So thanks.
Yeah, I remember the basket balls at school must have been 20 years old, all worn and faded. They last for a while though. You play a lot I guess, so it makes sense you have had multiple...Just tell the current one it's the best! 😂
I have fond memories of the phys ed classes as a kid, using those really old basketballs thinking of how long they've been around, how many people have played with them. Some teachers even when they were kids attending the school could have used them. Always interested me to think of it!
I have no clue how old the ones I was using were but I know they were old. Some were so work there was not a single marking of any kind left on it!
Yo soy muy mala con los balones. Y jugando baloncesto en la escuela. Siempre me daba miedo larzar y recibir
We can't be good at all things...I'm sure you found something else to excel at...Truth be told I was terrible at basketball also...It just wasn't my game.
Bueno en los deportes no eran mis pasatiempos. Yo preferia, pintar, dibujar, hacer manualidades....
ENGAGEtokens.I second that. One of the most used inventions of my youth and one that helped me gain confidence in other abilities as well as I grew.
Exactly! I have a lot of friends thanks to this game... How old were you when you started playing?
Eleven, I think...It marked my four years after that.
Nice invention. I was good at throwing three pointers, but not good for anything else. I have a cousin who plays in the national team. So I guess we were all good at sports, but didn't develop it. I love the description. It's catchy!
I was a decent three point shooter as well, though I never played against anybody lol just hung out in the court and shot around myself. Still fun!
Ha, ha, ha. Yeah. That was kinda what I did. I think I played one game of Teachers vs Parents during high school and got some points, but after that there was no more of it.
Nice! I see national team qualified for a FIBA cup!
Also don't worry, everyone has their roll on the team and 3 point shooters are very handy in today's game.
Well, my playing games are over since high school.
Venezuela's National team? Really? I'm a disgrace. Didn't know. I even have a cousin who plays in the team 😅
Now that is a spectacular comment that covers the spirit and intent of the competition perfectly!
Haha thanks! I try to have some fun with it... It's easy when it's true 😃
I gotta be honest, I didn't hear dramatic music... I heard The awesome tuneful sound of Bill Withers singing "Just the two of us" 😁
That was a profound description of just how something that could be perceived by many as a mere 'toy' or a piece of sports equipment, has actually been a tool, mechanism and pastime that has helped you process stuff, burn off emotion, ponder life and your place in it and just let loose and have a good time.
Maybe it has come to represent a constant, stabilising force that has always been with you throughout all this stuff. Whatever the reason, I feel pretty good you've had it or them as the case may be. Great summing up of it's importance in your life. 😎👍
That could also work!
Indeed, there's this saying in the basketball community: "Basketball is my first love" and it basically means that people come and go (relationships), situations change but basketball remain loyal. It gives what you put into it...
I don't think it's just a basketball thing! So it might apply to other sports or whatever you're passionate about doing.
Ah very cool, a basketball is definitely a good choice. I love having one, though I haven't used mine much in a few years, it's still an awesome thing to have. Take it with you and just bounce it around and shoot it up at things and you are bound to have some fun!
Hahaha maybe it's time to take yours out of the closest and apply said advice!
But now that I think of it, you'll definitely need an indoor gym 😃
Our son was actually using it with me a few weeks ago when the weather was milder. He had a lot of fun just bouncing it around! We don't have a court anywhere near us but he enjoyed bouncing it at the trees and stuff lol
when you started with bouncing friend my mind went back to the 70's and the space hopper. Yes hes bouncing on a space hopper they aint his testicles or at least I hope they aint
Completely useless toy but weirdly fun, space hoppers that is not testicles :)
Ese balón saltarin me encantaría, vuelvo a la infancia
Se llamaba "Skippy Ball" cuando era niño 😃
Si super divertido... Me encanta... Y tambien se puede entrenar piernas y glúteos
Hahah this reminds me of a South Park episode!
I'm sure it helps with balance or at least trains your legs 🤣
I so too thought this 🤣🤣🤣
haha etched on our memories
watching basketball( especially in the arena) has given me a lot of joy. Definitely a solid pick.
Thanks!
Do they have a big league where you're from?
My favorite team Zalgiris is playing in Euroleague.
I really enjoyed reading your ode to the ball. You are passionate about it and it's important in your life, that already makes it a great invention!!!
I think that balls and sports have been a great invention for mankind that has contributed in its well being and integration.
Blessings ✨
Thanks 😃!
I know I risked sounding silly but everything I wrote is true for me...
What are you passionate about?
Hahaha, not at all!!! I felt it sincere and passionate.
My passions? Many, mainly writing, chocolate, meditating and enjoying the beach 😊
Very nice, basketball is huge in the states not so much here in Aus. We're a lil odd when it comes to sports
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One of my favorite inventions is this rechargeable mini fan. It runs on a battery and can also be used without the battery when plugged to power supply. I use it when it gets very hot especially at night when I have to shut my windows because of the loud generator noises from neighbors. It lasts me about 2+ hours which is not long but I must have fallen asleep before it runs out. I also change the battery when I wake up at night.
Its very handy and can be taken everywhere. For a hot climate with steady power outages, this is an awesome invention.
Ah yes, the humble blow-fan. These are a great invention! I need air-movement at night and what better way to get it.
When in the UK it was very hot and a lot of their properties don't have air conditioning so I ended up buying one of these and sleeping was more enjoyable. It's amazing how such a simple thing can have such a big impact on life. Although, sleeping well is important...I'm a bear in the morning if I don't!
Do those generators from the neighbours run all night?
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Yes, they go all night most times. There's no authority to complain t because no one cares. People do whatever they want.
Hmm, that sucks. It'd drive me bonkers!
No because it is generally far less important than household heating lol. You must have been here on one of the rare occasion the mercury headed slightly above freezing when we get my favourite thing about summer warm rain!!!
In all seriousness, I stayed in London a couple of years ago when taking my Daughter to see a show on the West End for her birthday and I was in a basement room and it was stifling, we were moved room during the night as it was utterly unbearable. It was basically the only time I have ever thought about air-conditioning in this country lol.
2018 heat wave. +27 every day for weeks. It's funny though as =27 here is nothing at all...+45 is. Still, with no AC there...It was uncomfortable to slee in as I'm used to AC.
Imagine your London experience for months on end...That's Australia in summer. Lol.
And I get the same as @galenkp and maybe just a bit more. I don't have central heating but my air conditioner could cool a bowling alley :)
Yep, you're used to living in a blast furnace too! 🥴
A bowling alley? So that would result in very cool balls, right? Good to see ya man, I hope you are doing great 👍😎
Oh that was exactly when it was, 2018, my youngest Daughters 18th birthday. Whilst we were in London, Kent a few miles away reached above 35 a very unusual occurrence here. I experience 40+ in Turkey and found it unbelievably intense. I developed a massive appreciation of AC on that holiday!!!
Yep...It was unpleasant for sure. It was funny around 27 degrees though, all the poms be red and flushed and all. 😂It's funny though, me, the chocolatey-coloured Aussie seemed to be the only one putting on sunblock. Our sun is brutal here though, so it's habit.
I do love a warm rain for sure, it's one of the coolest experiences! We get them here in Boston from time to time. A 90 degree day with a nice warm rain to break it up is cool!
ENGAGEtokens.Ha, ha, ha. I need one of those. It's always too hot in this town and well. Walking everywhere doesn't make it cooler!
You definitely need one
I'll get it on the "to buy" list.
Sometimes it's not the enormous life-changing inventions that are most important to us, it is the one's that cause us comfort and ease discomfort when we need it. I can imagine that at 1am when the air is hot and heavy you are SO glad that someone took the time to make this one a reality. 😎
I get a peaceful night rest thanks to this tiny piece of invention.
Indeed, which makes it absolutely priceless!
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ENGAGEtokens.Does it run on wind alone?
It runs on a 1500 mAH battery
Hmm...imagine the wind powered fan producing even more wind. It could then power itself into next Friday.
That's an infinity loop for sure!
A must have in the big truck. Not a "Humble Blow Fan" tho @galenkp
But an industrial strength jet engine turbine... LoL
That is a good invention, in Venezuela it would be perfect since sometimes we lose electricity and here there is a temperature of 43 degrees and even hotter.
I'm sure you can find it. It costs about $5 here
Definitely an important choice for this one! We all need to get a little breeze on us when we are sleeping in a hot place. I would say this is certainly an important one!
Very important to me
I am sure that if lived in any country with hotter climate I would also be praising this thing. Damn... at times it could even be useful here in Lithuania.
People that don't live in really warm and/or humid climates just don't understand what a breeze will do to make you feel cooler. It's a legitimate choice where I live...
I'd choose chilly weather over heat any day. I think the latter is much more frustrating and difficult to manage
I think that for me it has to be internet. I can't imagine my life without it. At very least it is damn useful for introvert like me. I don't have many friends in real life and I rarely meet them. So internet gives me friends that I find more interesting than those in real life. It gives me a way to engage with them. Those interactions prevent me from turning back into monkey. The opposite is also true- thanks to internet most of the time I only need to communicate as much as I want. I can buy/ learn new things online. In a way I am very lucky to live now. Without internet I would most likely have never have found many of my passions, hobbies or precious dreams.
I'm not surprised the internet got mentioned and I assume it will again. I can certainly understand what it means for an introvert like yourself...It's revolutionised communication right? I wonder how people would react if it got turned off...i mean it happens in power failures but I mean permanently...The would would come to a standstill I think!
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yes, interacting with people from around the world, seeing different nature and cultures or using photos of a girls from different countries in my art is very cool.
The internet has opened the world to us, made it smaller. It means so much to so many.
ENGAGEtokens.Haha to many introverts here lol. Me included, I mean I am good with ppl but maybe due to the jobs couldn't stand them in private. Maybe it is also because the ones that are nearby in real life aren't on the same page as yourself. In my area the people aren't that open, they are full of prejudice and mostly not willing to look over the edge of the plate. But it happens all over.
That is what I like about the internet, which I really just discovered lately. You can find ppl all over the world and connect to them. And with some you feel really close, even though you're thousand miles apart.
If it would fail permanently, like @galenkp threw in, I think the world would be in turmoil. We are just too dependent on it, economy, transfer of goods etc.
Locally you would see ugly things after a while.
I agree. after losing internet permanently the world would be in chaos. it is quite scary how much we need internet.
I was gonna say something about 'imagine life without the internet' because it sounds exciting to me. But I read what you said in under 200 words, way to express yourself @fieryfootprints. And in your case, sir, I'm glad the internet was invented, too. This was a nice read, I enjoyed it.
thank you.
Well done.
I love all the creations of Allah Almighty. But one of the best so far is a mobile phone. It has made life so easier and faster. See if I could not be able to grab a mobile phone how would I be seeing and writing this some easily? I know it can be handled via desktop or laptops etc. Yet the mobile phone is the best invention so far.
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The mobile phone has indeed a great invention - Thanks to the scientists and engineers that came up with it, developed it and honed it into the tool it is now!
Thanks for stopping into the #weekend-engagement topic, I really appreciate you coming by and joining in.
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You are welcome
Thank you for the chance to express our thoughts
The thanks goes to you good lady, for coming past and commenting. :)
Hehehe no worries 😊
ENGAGEtokens.My mom calls it "necessary evil", but inventions are objects and use is what makes them good or bad. Phone have changed our lifestyle and made things easier in some regards. I love the idea that they get easier to use on each iteration.
I think your Mom is right in many ways, but then, so are you, so many inventions, especially related to technology have been massively beneficial or hugely sinister depending on the way each 'tool' has been used. Just imagine life without them now, it is incredibly difficult. 😎
This doesn't go far from what I said above. The tool isn't inherently evil; the use might be. And yes, however, tools are part of the human experience since homo habilis, so we are keeping up with the trend.
We certainly are keeping up with the trend and in an ideal world, may that long continue. 🙂
Cheers for that! 😄
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ENGAGEtokens.Hahaha, I thoughts it's my mom who sees it this way but now I can sense the universality of the fact.
Mom's share a collective unconscious just like children and men do and any other group. Ha, ha, ha.
Oh yes. It always makes me think, when I watch movies from just a few short years ago and people don't just text or call each other when one of them doesn't show for a mysterious meeting or the girl running from the psycho doesn't call the cops, then I remember that when I was a teen there was no such thing as a mobile phone... It's crazy how life has changed so drastically.
You are so right, good choice, how could we ever conceive of life without them. 👍😎
Indeed life has changed and more precisely it revolutionized our lives.
I wonder how life would be without a phone these days. Too dull and bore
Interestingly, before I joined Hive. I never, ever accessed the internet on any of my phones. It wasn't something I thought I needed, that was a little under 3 years ago. Now I cannot believe that was ever the case, I would be utterly lost without it.
I wonder what other inventions will come along in the next 10-20 years that revolutionize everything for us again?
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Well, I can't imagine the scenes before 3 years.
I was simply using a keypad phone in 2014 before I shifted to an IOS device.
Now I wonder how dumb I would be without using this technology.
Haha luckily that is a question that needs never to be answered lol. 😂
ENGAGEtokens.It is amazing how much the mobile phone has changed society. I mean a fundamental and profound change all around the planet.
That's an amazing piece of gear and a great choice for this exercise.
Indeed, it has altered the mode of livings. Making the life easier.
At the beginning I despised these devices, I saw them as a simple element created to consume valuable time, however now I see that it is necessary to have them.
Everything has positive and negative impacts, the results the way we use them.
Good to know your changed concept.
It's a great invention without a doubt, I can't imagine life without them. However, I think that at the same time they have disconnected us from life, every day people become more and more addicted to cell phones and human contact is being lost.
The Cordless Drill. My beloved cordless Drill It can Screw and Drill all day...
A Small Poem:
Why I would choose to be reincarnated as a Cordless drill.
Screwing all day without a rest
Drilling so hard just as a test
I put you on hammer for satisfying vibrations
And When your energy is spent...
I simply Return you to your Charging station
That's deep right there... Future Poet Laureate.
Joking aside, gotta be the most indispensable Tool on site.
I'm Pretty sure Makita made the first cordless drill with a rechargeable battery attached via a cable in 69 and then in 78 they made the first Cordless with the battery in the tool.
😂👍
I like my tools mate and yes, I agree the cordless drill is indeed a legit invention. Only a few weeks ago I posted about a new cordless rattle gun I bought...Tools mate, my kryptonite!
That poem...It's gold...I'd not be surprised if they make a bronze statue of you and quote that poem below...A bold tribute to literary genius!
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ENGAGEtokens.Lovely, it would be interesting to be reborn as a Cordless drill!
Ahahahaha I bloody love it! 😁👍
There's no doubt whatsoever about just how much time and energy has been saved by this super labour saving device! Sadly I don't even use a drill, I have used one in the past and it just ain't pretty Great invention and one that has worked it's way to the category of indispensable, which is how the world of poetry and prose may now view you as one of their chief ambassadors. 😁👍
Oh crap! I don't know if I should clap or laugh.
That was funny man I didn't know you could rap.
Glad you made it by The Weekend this place is a blast.
You followed the 200 word rule, too, wish I could do that.
Between me and you, I think Galen makes'em for Dan.
I can't help it though, it's these got dang hands.
Wanting to type type type but if they typed like that.
No wonder The South sent your ass to France.
Hello @galenkp good day
Another great topic to talk about this weekend.
My favorite invention is the "angle grinder" is a tool that has endless uses, works on electricity and in recent years they have evolved, now there are also wireless models, although this is very expensive
I have commented in another moment that I am passionate about working with reclaimed wood, as it is wood that was destined for the trash, it requires a lot of work to leave it well to use it again, that is why I love the ¨angular¨ grinder.
This tool works with different discs, they can be cutting or polishing discs, the cutting discs vary according to the surfaces you want to cut, there are for cutting metals, wood or seramics, the polishing discs also vary according to these surfaces
The grinder is an extension of my hands, without it I feel that my hands are missing
There are many stories about this tool, misuse can be dangerous, there is a lot of information on the web about this topic, here I share a small video of what can happen if it is not used correctly
source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZIENjH-HhNTAghSSqvRfA
I recommend a lot of care when using this tool
It was invented in 1954 by a company called ¨Ackermann¨ + ¨Schmitt¨
I take this opportunity to wish you all an excellent weekend
The angle grinder is a very useful thing, dangerous as hell in the wrong hands, but super-useful.
I'm a tool-guy...Have many and one of them is an angle grinder. Mine is corded but a cordless is on the cards soon, the technology has advanced so far that they are a legitimate option now...Certainly for home handyman use which is what I'd be using it for.
Interesting that it was invented in 1954...I would have thought earlier...It's interesting though, that so many inventions come from the need to do a thing...So many just sort of happen by mistake but many inventions are borne of necessity to do a thing. The angle grinder is one I'd say. A most useful tool and invention.
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Enter me 👆
No DIY'er am I. I envy the skill, the mastery of tools and the ability and foresight to create a thing that initially only exists in the mind, but nope, I am a consumer of tradesmen ((that sounded massively weird, not just me, right???))
It's good to know one's limitations. I'm pretty good at this stuff but not that good that I don't have to stand back and say, really, you want to do that? And then think it through. I can use tools though, and often do.
Sometimes the cable can be annoying, there are cut positions that the cable does not allow, a wireless would be the solution, I think that all of us who use this tool should have a
There are many tasks at home that require the use of a grinder, it is undoubtedly very useful
I think it was very well designed to serve multiple purposes with disc changes
that you enjoy the rest of the afternoon very much
I often run the power cord up and over my shoulder to keep it out the way, or sometimes up over something else above me...Keeps it from dangling.
It is a danger to be maneuvering the cable when the tool is turned on, so accidents happen, once the cable is hooked with the wooden cutting disc, luckily the circuit breaker cut the electrical power
ENGAGEtokens.I need one of those. I do all my woodworking by hand and even though it's learning, it's tough! That looks like some lovely thing to help get stuff even and cut without too much effort. Thanks to "Ackermann and Schmitt" for that invention!
how are you @ bertrayo good day
How good that my investment was to your liking, and that above all it was very useful for your work
The good thing about this machine is that it allows you to change the discs, you can buy a wood cutting disc, a metal disc and a flag disc to polish and brush the wood, these have several granites that go from 40 to 120 the higher the number , the thicker the granite. with this tool the work is much faster.
I take this opportunity to wish you a splendid weekend
I'm fine. Hope you're doing well.
Yes, it looks like a fantastic tool. I bet it even works in a fixed position to sharpen tools.
Have a great weekend!
Hello my friend, it's been a while since we crossed paths, great to see you 😎
Oh anyone, I mean anyone that knows me, knows I should keep well, well away from power-tools! We all have strengths and weaknesses and long ago I realised that working with tools and my hands was not mine. I envy you 'real men' who are great at this stuff but I was not born for it lol.
Without tools like this that deal with a complicated, annoying aspect of a job, tradesmen would struggle on jobs for longer, consumers would pay more in labour costs and I may have to attempt to use tools myself and that is a terrible option 😱 I love that you bring new life to materials that others think have ceased to be useful, this has a great number of benefits to us all. 👍🙂
How are you dear friend @stevenwood it is true time without seeing each other, we did not meet in another commitment challenge and now we meet again with the same themes
The use of tools is for all people, it is only a matter of practice, twenty years ago I would never think that wooden furniture would be manufactured, it is encouraged, practiced and very careful, I respect the tool you have in your hand. without a doubt you will too, I was totally null with them
I like to contribute my grain of sand to the care and reduction of the felling of trees, it is the reason for starting to build things with old pallets that were destined for the trash, but I would never make so many types of furniture and best of all buy me, life surprises you at all times.
very happy to answer your comment
I'm a peanut grindin fool! My last weld table I got real good at signing my name in cursive with one.
Never used one on my welds, just cleaning the material before I ran a bead. Some 'welders' use them to hide their ugly welds.
the grinder is ideal for that kind of thing friend @dandays leave the welds smooth, you can also use a flag disk for metals, it is impeccable, you should see that the finish has another presentation unless your welds are an invisible type seam, I have seen welders do that
Caught a bit of a stutter in that list there hey @galenkp :D
Yes...My mind was on repeat on those two most legit inventions...Some things must be appreciated many times @jaynie...Just because.
true :)
You concur I see.
Hmmm tough one... So many things are so useful... I would say that it would be... The pen. Yup. How else would all those awesome books we read now would have been written? Pen, pencil, crayons, everything connected with writing/sketching/drawing. All the ideas were once written on paper/walls/stone. Yup. Scribble tool😍😂✒️
I knew you'd say something that related to writing or art! I agree though...Paper and pen. Great inventions and without them where would we be?
The pen, or let's call it writing implement, changed the world. It allowed us to document more effectively, to record history and for future generations to learn what happened in times past. I wonder, with everything so digital, what might be left for future generations to find and if they'll have the ability to retrieve the digital information at all.
Yup, it's one basic thing we can't ignore today, even years later after we advanced technologically.
I was actually thinking too if the kids of the future will even want to hold a pen anymore. If writing as we know it might change. Digitally one can think that information is safer to be stored. But a fire can burn the building with the books and the computers too. So what makes an information indestructible? Hm.... I don't know where you could store data and expect complete protection. But nevertheless I am sure that the pen is here to stay for a while.
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ENGAGEtoday.The charcoal on the cave wall, then. I recommend all serious inventors here watch the "Killing Good Ideas Can Harm Your Future" video about fire and the wheel.
I was thinking about the charcoal on the cave walls too! I will watch it, thank you!
A writing element is certainly one of the most important things! We would literally not be anything we are today without art or the written word!
Yes totally! That's what I thought too. Maybe even this internet... Was once put on paper. The idea for it I mean. All of the stuff we read about and watch on tv/internet... Nothing without the written word.
I agree with you that the pen is right up there amongst the most essential inventions for human kind - after the bath tub and the coffee pot, of course. LOL. 😆
Loved the way this weeks topic made me THINK - and also to spend some moments in sheer gratitude for the awesome THINGS, IDEAS and TOOLS I am blessed with.
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Oh yes, there are so many important things. Funny that you mentioned bath tub, I always wondered how could some people live without one. A hot bath... Can really help you out in tough moments.
I think that we have a lot to be grateful for and we should spend time to consider all of the wonderful things that we have in our life
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ENGAGEtoday.ENGAGEtokens.great choice. I think that trying to burn image on wood without drawing it first with a pencil would much harder. And burning tool even looks a bit similar a fat pencil...so without pen/ pencil I would probably not be able to create anything at all. And a lot of entertainment would also be lost as well. No books, no movie scripts, texts of songs(assuming that without pen/pencil we would also not have keyboards)...The world would be kinda boring and sad place. Also aliens would have even more reason to laugh at us:
after all this time those primitives can't even write/ draw.
Hahhahahahha such a great comment! I thought about the same thing. Like any idea has to be written down. I am sure of that. Many awesome people used paper and something to write to catch that great idea.
Yeah, just plain hard to argue with writing/drawing utensils. It is a part and parcel of what makes us human.
Exactly! Every brilliant idea was once put on paper first
I really wanted to write about push up bras but I chose flight instead
Image source](https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/learn/historyculture/thefirstflight.htm)
Another wonderful weekend challenge set by @galenkp and what a great one. For my topic I choose FLIGHT! who doesn't like getting from one end of the planet to another in less and a month and being at the peril of 40ft wave!
I thought I'd use the opportunity to also throw a spanner in the works of history and if by the end of it your mind is blown leaving you wanting to learn more, I won't blame you. I'm also dropping the @homeedders tag in this because it's quite an important thing to Unschool people about.
You'd be forgiven if you thought the Wright Brothers were the first people to invent flight, its what we've been conditioned. But they were not the first not did they come up with the concept.
Humans since the beginning of time had been trying to fly and none so more famous than Divinci, but little to the Italians knowledge did they know that people on the other side of the globe were already taking to the skies.
Indigenous Australians had already developed flight and knew about wing shapes, lift, drag and all that jazz. It was imbedded in thousands of years of knowledge and teachings and utilised in weapons and hunting tools.
In fact when the English invaded Australia it was the most feared weapon as not all boomerangs come back. There are boomerangs that weigh a significant amount and if they hit you they crack your skull open. They are also designed to turn, dip or rise in mid battle to stop their opponents from avoiding the strike. Being able to flank your opponents with a 20 - 30kg log that has a heap of momentum behind it. Invaluable in battle.
The boomerangs in stores today are kids toys, designed for fun and to lure birds out of trees and heard them. No one wants to be throwing a stick and constantly walking up to it to do it again. So just make it come back.
The English spent years studying it and couldn't unlock it nor could the Americans.
Image source](http://www.murrayriver.com.au/education/david-unaipon/)
David Unaipon A.K.A the Divinci of Australia
The famous Aboriginal man who appears on the Australian $50 note and accredited to alot of technological advances not just in Australia but across the globe.
But he is best known (to those that know the story) for being the father of flight.
Born in 1872 and learning of the race to take to the skies David knew what he had in his hand was the most valuable thing on the planet. He worked with many people to implement the technology in Boomerangs into vehicles. Unfortunately David a black man could not afford the patents of his designs and lost the battle to others who took his work and Boomerang technology overseas.
He tried to develop the first helicopter but without financial backing and investors not interested in working with a black man further lost his bid at flight.
In 1903 the Wright brothers took their first short flight, no doubt off the back of the work David had been doing and the rest is history.
Aussies recognise our place in history, where Australia was robbed of another invention based on racial tensions and opinions in other countries. We continue to honour our brothers who achieve greatness.
David Unaipon, the father of flight
I'm more of a jet fighter guy myself but I don't mind me a pile of 50's!
My mate flies F18s for a living. That will make an interesting post for pew pew. I also got him the worlds best fighter pilot gift for his 21st. I knew it was special but didn't know it was that special lol
Aptly we write this before filming our first full review in 4 months, you've guessed it, *drum roll The Motor Car, the first one was patented by Carl Benz in 1886. In a word without this there'd be no Planetauto, this motorised carriage has many names from automobile to jalopy, it's primary goal was a to b.
However, it soon became so much more, with a whole evolving round it, no longer just a form of transport but a way of life for many, detailing, modification, tuning, art, entertainment The auto spawned pickups, vans, suv's, limos etc etc etc -
Where do you start with car? It's what you might call versatile especially fuel wise LPG, Petrol, Diesel, Hydrogen, Electric, Bio Fuel and who knows what moving forward.
Then in 1895, Carl Benz, a first once again invented the truck.
The car has allowed us to express our love, creativity and so much more.
Thank you @Galenkp, what a great idea
Hmm, there's no surprise here...Mechanised transport has been one of the most important inventions and it's amazing at how fast the technology advanced...Not just the vehicle itself but the manufacture of it, of components and materials...Rubber, carbon fibre, ceramics, paint, wiring, computers, plastics and injection moulding, robotics end so on...I'm a car guy so...Massive invention for me. Although, I wold have saved a lot of money had it not been invented!
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Predictability... and yes what the car etc created is crazy, just google Fordlandia - PS the engagement on this post fantastic, takes literally a day to read it, love it.
I'll google it tonight...And yes, there's always good engagement on these posts. I'm glad people show up. 😬
ENGAGEtokens.Oh, yes. A fine rest for horses and legs. Definitely motor vehicles changes transportation and lifestyle. Hopefully they will become less of a hazard to the environment in the future. And it's interesting how after things have filled a function we start to make it more appealing. I mean aesthetically. Modify it for other functions. That's human skill at its finest!
it's always an interesting one, until someone runs a car on water they'll always be some kind of an impact, mind you we're certainly heading in the right direction.
Well, not even on water. It should run on some other kind of fuel, but that remains to be seen.
I gotta confess, I am a guy who isn't all that interested in cars, this comes shortly after admitting on another comment I am no good at tools, I fear my masculinity is being eroded away evermore as I scrollm down this feed haha.
Having said all that. When it is time for the annual service or the car is getting work done and we are without it even for a day, we feel like prisoners in our own home lol. In many ways it is not a good thing that we are so utterly reliant on our vehicles, but how on earth could we not be? The freedom this one invention has allowed people from every corner of the planet, the ability to find work further afield, the socio-economic benefits are staggering.
As you correctly point out, there would be no @planetauto and what would self-improvement books be filled with, without all those Henry Ford quotes? 🤷♂️😎👍
Whether you know you can do a job or can't - you're right - yes the vehicle is a vehicle to so many other avenues, transport, then there's the people that drive the people to the destination, the people who repair it, make parts, grow the rubber and so on - no doubt you know of Fordlandia, thank you for H Ford bit :)
Oh I am fascinated to know how transformative it would have been if Fordlandia had been a success, I remember reading that Ford's wealth at it's height, by todays standards would compete with those at the very pinnacle of industry today, Musk and Gates would still be a fraction behind him even now, if we can ever describe the odd ten billion in fractional terms!
The man certainly did have a way with words that still makes them incredibly relevant and not at all dated today and an innovative and enlightened style of management that many would be well advised to adopt today, he was the perfect meeting of practicality, dreams and ideas, (not at all a perfect man, who among us is?) Quotes are a passion of mine and a big part of the reason I started the self improvement community where Ford's words make more than an occasional appearance.
Great to cross paths, Galen's weekend engagement post does that for the community, opens new doors.
Take good care and keep motoring 😎👍🚘
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ENGAGEtokens.I love my car! It's one of my best friends, it goes everywhere with me and gives me great comfort. I really love this invention 😍
We're attached to our cars too, which car do you have and does it have a name?
I have a Jeep Cherokee Sport, model 2012, in Spanish I call it the "nena", I don't know what would be the equivalent in English 😊. It is a silver colored "nena" that has turned out to be very faithful and strong.
I'd be a classic about it and go with the printing press. I think it was rewarded as top invention of something something already but me being the bookworm that I am... What can I do? I love reading books. Both fiction and books that are designed to teach us something. It was the first media to reach mass mass audience, after all.
What the press began we now inherit and take parts in its evolution. You can become a keyboard ninja without being a bookworm first but still...It's probably bookworms who made that possible for the ninja.
I'm with you on this...The printing press...I love books, and choose to read physical books not ebooks, ever. I listen to podcasts but read more books...So, the printing press...Yep, amazing and revolutionary invention for sure.
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Well, I do read e-books. They're essentially just an offshoot coming from the physical form to me, however. The same thing, just modernized. But they can't keep a worm warm and well fed.
They have their place, just not in my house. I'm old school and like the feel of books in my hands, the rustle of paper was I turn the pages.
ENGAGEtokens.Although we don't know who, when and how I still think that the wheel is the greatest invention. Many other inventions were made because of the wheel. :D
And my first thought was the camera :)
I think the wheel was one of those inventions that dramatically changed the world. Imagine how easy things woujld have seemend rollign around on wheels instead of dragging things!
I concur. The wheel is certainly a great invention.
Thanks for joining in.
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ENGAGEtokens.My invention is the humble graphite pencil. I love writing and I keep a lot of pencils around for many things. The first know graphite wood pencil was invented back in 1560
by the Italina couple Simonio and Lyndiana Bernacotti. After that it has become a wonderful and loved companion for humans. Plans, drawings, letters, you name it. The pencil has been there. I think I need to point out it wonderfulness in verse:
Sharp, sharp, sharp,
pointy black lead
see the lines where I walk
grip me good or I fall.
Everything important
goes as draft through me,
I'm the bridge between
what's real
and your creativity.
My existence has spun
several inventions.
Some have tried to replace
but attempts have been failure.
Once people lost time
building a pen
for places where ink does not flow,
my friends the Russians
decided to carry me along.
Kids tend to hate me
as in their hands I'm rough,
but give them time
patience
and love begins to form.
The humble pencil is a great invention and it's not at all surprising you mention it. It was first made in 1560? That surprised me...I had thought it would have been much later than that, by a couple hundred years at leas. 1700-1800's maybe. I know how you like to write and how important a pencil would be to you...But like you say, there's so many other uses!
Nice call on this invention indeed.
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I was also surprised about it. But this is the pencil as we know it. You know wooden pencil and graphite lead. There were previous iterations in metal casings and the word pencil used to refer to certain type of brush used by artists. One that was made of camel hair. It was very interesting to delve into the history of such an important tool for humanity. And well, kudos for bringing out this topic for this week. It was indeed a good call.
Thanks mate, I try to keep the topics interesting and thought this may prompt people to delve a little deeper into the things they use on an everyday basis, just as you have done.
ENGAGEtokens.I do love a good pencil and using one to write, draw or mark something. I typically use pens for most of my things but when I do get to use a pencil, there is some appreciation for it that I don't get with a pen I don't think. Good choice here!
Thanks. It's a thing of beauty. Pencils were almost out of my life until I started with the instruments project. Now I gotta use them daily once again. even though I write almost everything in pen.
Spectacular choice and the verse is just golden. You are so correct that the Americans spent a zillion dollars making a zero gravity pen and the Russians just carried a pencil!
Thanks for the great choice and the wonderful poem.
Thanks for stopping by. I wanted to add some comic relief to the poem and thought this was the right idea.
What a great invention! You can create so many things with it and it is very necessary in our lives and as you say in the verse, irreplaceable. I loved that verse by the way 😍
Thanks. I had to pick something that means lot in my life. Writing a poem about it was walking the extra mile. 😄
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😃😃😃 Nice!
Excellent choice, the pencil is so simple but it's a huge part of our academic and artistic experience... I mean I remember this in school, homework, writing, drawing figures for a math... But also learning to draw horizons and depth in art class...
Great choice!
It's awesome how everyone can tell a different story of their development alongside the old and trusty pencil. It's a wonderful tool. A fine invention. 😄
This is not my entry so don't count it against my 200 word limit.
Just a couple of days ago I was thinking about my friend Spencer. It's been over 30 years since I've seen him, and miss him. A genuine crazy bastard, he was my first college roommate. A 6'8" basketball player. One of the most brilliant people I've ever had the privilege to meet.
We only had two classes together in college. One was an anthropology 100 level class (that athletes took when they desperately needed grade help) and the topic of the day was nurture v nature. The subject was mother's milk and it's importance in child development (yes, we were that arrogant to believe that our untested opinions mattered). Spencer raised his hand and actually stood to rise to the defense of mother's milk. "I believe very seriously in the sanctity of mother's milk. Principally because I very much like the container it is shipped in."
He also liked push up bras and mini skirts. The good news was that in 1970 we saw way more mini skirts than push up bras. Just sayin'
Haha...I wondered where that was going and then...Yep, exactly where it should...Lol. Great story. And clearly your mate Spencer is a genius!
your friend seems to be a very honest, straightforward and cool person.
Look him up Tom! You never know, right?
The man clearly knows a great receptacle for beverage storage and dispensing. 😁👍
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ENGAGEtokens.Howdy G-dog and the weekenders, (sounds like a blues band!), I hope the start of the big WE finds you all well and fighting fit 😎👍
Oh just one inmvention! Well...Uhm... Ugghhh.
I could very easily choose language, be it written, spoken or communicated via other means, that would be a reasonable expectation of one so verbose and bloody long-winded when it comes to sharing even the simplest concept or idea.
I guess (conducting this exchange here), I could also consider BTC, Hive or blockchain technology, but that's too easy. So I am gonna choose the almost inconceivable, magic thread that has drawn all of these things together and turbo-charged them all in a way I could never have foreseen a few short years ago even as a 16 year old, leaving school and setting out in to the big wide world.
THE INTERNET!
For better or for worse it has brought massive benefit to us all in many ways an...
Ah dammit, I changed my mind... It's the push up bra!!! 😁😎👍
The internet has certainly been impactful. It's seemed to change exponentially and change people with it. I find it interesting that there's a whole generation of people who can't conceive of a world without it, have never known it not to be.
It's a good choice and one I expected to see.
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Yes indeed, I think there is a certain amount of context in living through the pre-digital and post-digital age. I think there is perhaps a disconnect of just how life was such a few short years ago. Using a payphone with coins, a restrictive corded home telephone in just one room of the house (if you were lucky enough to have one!) watching snooker on a black and white portable TV and somehow always being able to discern which were the different coloured balls, sending a hand-written letter, I miss those a lot, licking the back of the queens head, I mean a stamp of-course!
To have conceived of all this when I was a teen would have seemed miraculous.
It's a brave new world and, I'll be honest, not one I like. I'm a simple guy, not all that smart, and value simple things. I'd be happy to retreat from the world.
ENGAGEtokens.The internet is definitely a good invention and has many benefits for humanity as well as many perils. It will be interesting to see how things shake out when the internet turns 50, 100, 200 years old. Will it age as well as the printing press has? One can only hope it doesn't get controlled as badly as the powers that shouldn't be want it to be!
Absolutely! The human mind can scarcely conceive of how things evolve in such a short space of time in this exponential age in which we live, it feels like quantum leaps are taking place daily. What will the future hold that seems utterly mind-blowing, right now?
The powers that 'definitely shouldn't be' do have a way of placing themselves squarely in the middle of anything that will further their oft' nefarious agenda of control, don't they? I hope that those of us who choose decentralised in as many ways as we can will lead the way in prohibiting this as 'our' technology evolves.
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ENGAGEtokens.Can I put on the list gin? I know it's alcohol, but I can't tell you how many nights after a horrible work day having a good gin on club soda is so delicious. It has to be the good stuff though; those rubbing alcohols mixed up with pine cones just don't cut it.
Maybe a better term for my favorite invention is just the art and craft of distillation?
I think many would concur that 'gin is in!' as long as we can have whisky, vodka, beer, wine and all of the other wonderful beverages that sometimes guide us gently into a relaxed state especially as you say, after a tough day at work.
I wholeheartedly concur about the quality making ALL the difference too. Oh distillation, so many thanks we do indeed owe you.
Happy weekend 😎👍
it's the little things in life, right? I think so too
Oh this is one little thing that can make a BIG difference lol.
I too certainly concur gin should be high on the list. Interestingly I found myself with no gin recently as we are clearing house and experimented with Jaegermeister and tonic now don't rush to judge......it was superb. Trust me really damned good.Surprised I was, drunk I did get. Refreshing it was
Rush to judge, I ashamedly was! 😂
It is a magical feeling when we think we don't have a mixer in the house and them boom we suddenly have an awesome new 'go to' tipple. That does sound a strange concoction but damn, if I'm not dying to try it now haha
let me know what you think. I was very surprised and have had it again
Really simplifies the lowering of standards too.
which part? low standard of gin? or you thinking alcohol in general?
Alcohol in general. I'm sober now since 2014 (I don't count weed nor should anyone else) but back in my drinking days, oh man!!! I had LOW standards!
yikes! awesome man...sorry for the booze call out! good for you my friend - I have a family of histories...I'm working on cutting back too. 2014? That is awesome - working at a brewery and being lost in the culture, I am envious of your discipline. Those big drinking days, honestly, aren't worth it (this is coming from a Sconnie, where it's an 8 day week of events if you choose to, btw)
Ha!! Yeah you know.. surprisingly enough, I haven't had to explain phone calls I don't remember making and haven't woken up in jail or anything since.
yeah, it can be bear to burden - have you blogged/written anything on your experiences? I feel like that experience you've dealt with could be helpful in these times - just a thought
Now that you ask, not really I guess. I've touched on the subject a few times but there's a lot more dark than light on that one. I've actually made a note to remind myself to write about the last time I drank, August 2, 2014, you know it's bad when the date's etched in your mind. But it's just a note, I haven't brought myself to tell that one yet cuz it's pretty bad.
How's your weekend goin, doin some gin drinkin? My mothers uncle's drink was gin. Gin & Tonic, I don't think I ever saw him drink anything else.
I am drinking some gin, but it's the NA stuff by Zero Monday. I'm on a cleanse until June, so I found your comment a bit synchronous, honestly. The drinking culture here is pretty rich (coworkers/family, etc.), so I was actually thinking of writing a book about the experience just as something to document the next few months.
I'm not much of a tonic fan, but I do like the taste of a good gin with club soda or even seltzer water. I'm also finding some decent NA beers around here...so far so good as I can't say I miss the booze thus far. How about you? You having a good weekend?
Only great if that counts is my blanket statement because trying to stay dry and it's freezing outside sounds kinda female dog'ish.
I guess for some people, yeah - I'm not too worried about it - just an experience to have
I actually impressed myself with the ability to continually lower the bar. I'd come to, get horrified at where/with whom I had awoken and swear that I'd never get that bad again.
Couple of weeks later I'd inevitably prove myself a liar and lower the bar again.
Brother I've said "is my truck here?" Because all I saw was the reflection of blonde hair in the mirror. No idea how I got there. I somehow managed to lower the bar with each purchase of a bottle.
Gin is legit a good invention and is experiencing a strong revival here with many people trying new things.
So, yes, you can put gin on the list for sure!
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highly recommend that St. George's if you can find it over there - so good
I'll take a look, thanks for the tip.
ENGAGEtokens.Ah a nice gin is a fun thing to relax with, though I'm not a gin drinker myself I do enjoy a nice Bombay and tonic here and there to mix things up.
I haven't had gin in 30 years. But there was a time that I just loved a Gin Rickey or a w/tonic in the right company. I actually still drink some tonic sans gin for cramp relief.
I like the idea of the art and craft of distillation. Even though I can't play...
yeah, it's a pretty cool craft; I know some home distillers who have spent a lot on equipment to distill their own vodkas/gins. I don't have the stomach to make it at home, but I do give those who learn the craft a lot of credit. It is an artform, no doubt, as you said...
Probably one of the most useful inventions would be the ability to filter and purify water in large quantities. Because you know, without clean water we all be dead.
My last comment on someone's post was agreeing that distillation was an amazing invention but yes, as you say, without purification we would be lost!
I have actually just started to donate money each month to a charity that spends the whole pound/dollar on water treatment in some of the poorest regions of the world because exactly as you say purification is so damn important and we take this fundamental for granted I think, thanks for reminding us all not to take the small things for granted. 😎👍
Indeed @stevenwood, its something we all take for granted. But no clean water, no life. End of story.
This is a good point...Water brings life, sustains it. It's interesting how there's still countries without good, available, potable water...Almost unbelievable to think it. Water purification on an industrial scale is a great invention.
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ENGAGEtokens.Ah most certainly this one here! We take for granted almost every single day that we have drinkable water from a faucet or a fridge.
And without all that clean, clear water BATHS would be just awful. 😆
Agreeing wholeheartedly with you on this one from Thailand, where death from water-borne disease remains common. My own dance with typhoid after eating a salad washed with contaminated water some years back remains in my "Nightmare" file.
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Thank goodness for water filtration technology.
Damn. Ever the practical guy. I am one of the 40 million people that get their water from the Colorado River. I get water filtration.
A week without food and you live. A week without clean water and its gamova.
I agree!
On the other hand I'm also aware that we can't ignore the cause of some of these issues.
Mainly, I we didn't pollute as much of this earth, there would probably be less need for water purification...
That is a fact, and a good point.
I would say the most important invention ever, (my opinion), was the printing press. Prior to it almost all knowledge was the sole property of the wealthy that could afford hand written books and time to learn and study. The printing press changed that.
Eventually people no longer needed to travel to the town square to hear the news of the day, week month or in some cases the year. Good in one respect, bad in that people no longer had any one with differing views to discuss the news with.
As with all inventions, there are good and bad issues. All invention have adverse effects, whether if be societal, economical, or natural. Inventions change things, this keeps life interesting, chaotic.
It is in chaos that we know we are alive, that we are not just standing still with no where to go in a well ordered society, or well mannered natural environment. We need the dog-eat-dog world of nature,
With the printing press people were finally able offer up their own thoughts to other people. No printing press, no "Mein Kampf", no WW2, no model T, no "Bugatti Chiron". It was the printing press that made most other inventions possible.
I wonder if it's possible to narrow down the one single most valuable invention in the world...I don't mean ten pivotal inventions, just one. I'd not want that job. I'd have to say that the printing press would be a contender. I mean, if we strip away all the inventions that we can do without...The car, internet end so on...Would the printing press be the one? (I say, do without as we can live without cars and internet etc*. ) Hmm, I wonder.
The wheel, the printing press...What would it be?
Of course the world can't, or won't, live without all it's inventions...Although, it's doing a pretty good job rendering the printing press redundant.
Thanks for this cool response mate, it's much appreciated.
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The wheel may be more important not sure, they both have had a very big big impact,
I agree...It's mindboggling to think of a world without either.
The fact that it's redundant now shouldn't take an iota away from it's total impact. That would be like taking edged weapons out of warfare because the guns are better. Entire outcomes would have been different.
In that competition? I go to steel. The most important thing we humans did in our history. Not the best maybe, but so much of our history rests on it...
Redundancy shouldn't mean irrelevancy...But we live in a world/society where what we have never seems good enough...Everyone lamenting what they have and wishing for something better...When what we have may be the best it ever gets. Ok, advances in technology aside.
You're right too...So many things we don't seem to value now had massive impacts upon human beings. Well said.
ENGAGEtokens.The printing press was definitely crucial for humanity and for knowledge in general. The books and literacy that came with it was not reserved just for the people with money and power any longer. Anyone could have it!
It opened a lot of new worlds for people, it took a little while, but eventually the people had access to reserved knowledge.
The printing press made it possible for knowledge (Knowledge) to be passed among ordinary mortals. Prior to that knowledge was the private property of the Church or the most wealthy of people. It added an entire dimension to the 'common' man.
Very interesting!!! The printing press was an excellent invention that gave many contributions, it marked a before and after. I agree with your vision of chaos, it's very necessary for transformations and evolution.
Blessings ✨
My Alexa device ranks right up there with my favorite inventions. I am handicapped and live alone and Alexa has played a big part in allowing me to live independently.
Amazon released Alexa in 2014 and it wasn't long after that my son bought one for me for a Christmas gift.
Wiki says that in 2018, Amazon had more than 10,000 employees working on Alexa and related products. And in 2019 they had sold over 100 million Alexa-enabled devices.
I use mine for setting timers and. alarms, and can tell her to remind me when there is an MSP Waves or Vimm broadcast I don't want to miss.
I use it for listening to audio books while I am folding laundry or working in the kitchen. I can download books from my local library and Alexa reads them to me! That alone has been a great feature during this past year while staying isolated at home.
She can read me entire recipes, or play a news broadcast or tell me the weather forecast.
I can ask her what time the F1 qualifying begins or the race starts.
I love it when I randomly think of a song I love and haven't heard for a while and Alexa will play it for me, or shuffle through songs by a particular artist or albums I'm in the mood for. Her speakers are really nice quality.
I have lights in the house plugged into smart plugs and I can direct her to turn lights on or off without getting out of my chair or out of bed. She can turn the outdoor lights on for me, and during the holidays, even the Christmas decorations I put on the front porch.
And I have had a couple of situations where I got myself into a predicament and needed assistance and didn't have my phone close at hand. I have a skill set up where I can tell her to notify my daughter and she is set to emai, text, and place a phone call simultaneously that says I need help.
I definitely feel safer with her in the house!
What the hell? I had no idea you were an F1 fan! We've got that in common. This blew me away.
Anyway, I'm often critical of these devices listening into us all the time and of people who are too lazy to look at their watch to get the time...But here you are changing my whole perception of how these things can be used! I imagine your Alexa device to be almost irreplaceable to you considering how you use it.
There's definitely an excellent use-case right here and I can understand why the invention has meant so much to you.
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Lando all the way!
My mobility scooter...
Hmm...I'd say quite reminiscent of the 2021 McLaren F1 MCL35M I'd say. :)
Image from formula1.com
I like Norris, he's funny, a good driver and seems to be a really nice chap. I htink he'll be a good pairing for my Aussie bloke Danny RIC and I hope they excel this year. I'm pretty keen for the season to get underway.
It is gorgeous, isn't it! I still need to warm up to Danny Ric..... I will, I'm sure. He seems to have a huge ego and need to be center stage, but I don't know much about him yet. I loved the camaraderie between Lando and Carlos. I'm not sure that will happen with Danny.
I can see that...He's pretty fun-loving and I think that comes across as ego...But I think they all have some of that, think that they're the best. It's a tough line of work. I liked how Sainz and Norris worked together, it was refreshing...I think you'll see a similar thing, although RIC is a little older...Might be a different dynamic. Give it half the season and see how you feel.
I will become a huge Danny Ric fan if he is on the podium for McLaren!
I can't wait for the season to begin and in the meantime I am being entertained by cheering my son on in his SIM racing league!
Lol...Who would have thought Melinda would love F1! You're a mystery! 😂
Blame it on my son..... Even though he is a 150 miles away in Chicago, and hasn't been able to come spend the weekends here this past year, we still watch races together and text back and forth throughout the race.
That's a nice thing to do...Still stay connected like that. Well, it's not too far away now...We'll be glued to the TV.
Same here! The races are usually at rather ridiculously early morning times for us and I often have to set my alarm for 6am. Good thing I like early mornings! Scones and F1. I can't wait!
ENGAGEtokens.Wow. Alexa is pretty cool, but I never thought about how cool. That's some really good stuff there.
I know this will surprise you, but I've ridden a motorcycle a couple of times. And I pay attention to the business of motorcycles. So I have to show you, Yamaha has made some mobility products.
https://electrek.co/2019/10/10/yamaha-announces-new-electric-motorcycles-scooters-e-bikes/
It's a longish article on elektric, but just go to the bottom. My first motorcycle 55 years ago was a Yamaha and I've owned 3 more since then. Really good gear. Anyway, that 4 wheel drive would take you places that would amaze you I'm thinking...
Wow! Those are all really great looking! Bravo Yamaha. The newest one I have from PRIDE is zero turn, all wheel drive, but I'm not terribly impressed with the quality. I had the repair man here last week about some charging issues.
It's good to know about alternatives! Thanks! My guy restored old bikes and 70s Yamahas were a favorite. He died 4 years ago and it still feels odd not to find motorcycle parts in my laundry room!
I'm sorry that your supply of parts in the laundry went away. I don't think I owned a 70's vintage Yammie. 60s and 80s. I never owned a bad Yamaha. I'm glad to see them lead the way in electrics and mobility products.
Did your guy ever overhaul a carburetor in the kitchen sink? I got yelled at for that a couple of times but it was the perfect cold weather option :)
Like the motorcycle in the corner of the kitchen because it was too cold in the garage? Oh yeah.
Ahahahahahaha. Yeah, that's the one.
The kitchen table got moved to the garage.... 😜
It's all about priorities, isn't it?
I did an overhaul on a dirt bike motor in my basement shop but there was no oil or grease involved. I cleaned it outside before the weather got awful. You can believe my wife checked pretty carefully...
I just laughed and served our meals in the dining room! Looking back now it was another great Jim memory. He was like a little boy seeing the reactions of people that came over and it inspired plenty of jokes!
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Waoooo!!! Awesome, what a great utility Alexa can be, I had never thought of that technology in that way, but now I can see it in another way. I think it's wonderful that you have that tool to make your life easier in so many different ways. Really amazing!
Alexa is one of the most valuable tools that I have that allows me to live alone in my own home. There are more and more things that she is capable of doing all the time and I am probably not utilizing half of them in useful ways.
Amazing! I had heard a few things about Alexa but had no idea how useful it could be 🤗
I complain about our Alexa all the time as I have concerns about relying too much on tech for simple stuff and privacy issues but wow, it is an absolute godsend for you, I am thrilled it has given you such essential piece of mind.
Never in a million years would I have even conceived of this! I am far more grateful that Alexa exists today and very pleased that she has an eye on you in the greatest way imaginable. Technology really is a multi-faceted beast isn't it, the difference in use and potential use range from terrifying to amazing.
You raised another amazing part of the technology that we have at our fingertips nowadays, when I was young, there was no way to hear a song you loved unless you had the money to buy it OR the nimble fingers and ears to record it on to audio-tape from the radio, this is one of my favourite parts of the present day. Now we have websites, YT, Alexa and even our phones can store a vast catalogue of tunes perfect for any mood. 🙂👍
Having Alexa gives my kids some valuable peace of mind knowing they don't have to worry quite so much about me. My daughter lives 10 minutes away, but if she does not respond Alexa goes on to contact my son and daughter in law who have assured me that even though they are 150 miles away they can call emergency services. I have a remote that allows me to talk to Alexa that I can carry in my scooter basket, that let's me feel secure if I go out to the mailbox or around in the yard. Even though I can't walk, she gives me so much confidence!
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Hello @galenkp and friends. There are many inventions that I like a lot, but there are 2 that I use a lot and they are 1.- The internet and 2.- the what´sapp application on the phone.
The second works with the first. 6 months ago we saw photos of the birth of a nephew who is in another country. We also make virtual birthdays and make video calls at the time that we are going to sing the birthday and the family member sings with us with the video call.
We have a group made up of relatives in Colombia, the United States, and Venezuela. Another group of guys in Peru, Italy, Ecuador and Venezuela. Every day we greet each other and any disappointment is told by the what'sapp group. I don't know who invented it, but it is a great tool for communication with all of us who are distant.
The internet was always going to be a popular choice I think, and together with WhatsApp has connected so many people together , just like your family and friends. I have a WhatsApp group with my family who are spread all over the world and it comes in handy to drop messages so everyone knows things at the same time.
So, yes I think the internet is a great invention and it makes me wonder what might be next. Teleportation?
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Maybe teleportation is a good invention and surely we would like to try it just to know what it feels like, if we have already gone to the moon and now to Mars, I don't think there are any problems in inventing teleportation.
Teleportation would be a great invention...Although, when one is turned into a cloud of separate molecules for the transfer one would need to be reassembled into a whole thing at the other end...Hopefully all the bits go back in the right places! 😂
ENGAGEtokens.The Internet has been a fabulous invention in our history. The globalized world was born with it. It gave us the possibility to be connected in many ways.
Hi Galen, I'm a new member of Hive. Thanks @trangbaby for bringing me here. This is a great idea, I have a lot of favorite items. One of my favorite inventions is the coffee filter. I was born and raised in the highland of Vietnam, where we grow a lot of coffee and we are the second largest coffee exporter in the world, after Brazil.
Since I was a kid, I learned how to make coffee from my dad using a coffee filter, and since then it has become an indispensable item for me until now. I use it almost every morning, then rinse it off and store it in a separate place so that every morning I don't waste time reaching for it when my eyes aren't really open.
Enjoy your cup of coffee and have a nice day!
The humble coffee filter...What a great invention, and where would we be without coffee? Sleepy and slow-minded I'd say!
I knew Vietnam grows coffee; I've been there actually, to Hanoi, but I never realised they were such a big exporter of it. Second behind Brazil is a big deal. So, I'd imagine you have plenty of good coffee available to you and enjoy starting your day with one! Like billions around the world I guess.
Thanks for stopping by the #weekend-engagement topic this week, I hope you will come past again.
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Yeah, my family produces coffee by ourselves. Just let me know when you come to Vietnam again, I would love to take you to my hometown to try many different types of coffee.
I'll be sure to do so...I'll hit up @trangbaby and we can all share some coffee and tell some lies. ✅
Sure, that will be great. Cheers!
Hey Hey what's up..!!! Omg I've been so busy man...Haha. Yes, We are just after Brazil about coffee exporter. I'm sure you need to visit VN again to try all our foods and coffee, Galen... Well, did you try egg coffee and salt coffee here? Oh yeah, how about durian coffee? And coconut coffee just so oooo good...!!! Oh, dodo's hometown is the land of coffee in VN, well you will get to carry a few kilograms of coffee (As free gift from bro Dodo hehe, right @dodovietnam) back to OZ next time 😆
Wow Bro @dodovietnam you are talented ...I can't wait to try your coffee tomorrow haha and yes pls bring your buddy dog here. We don't mind him running around our shop !!!
I'd love to get back to VN and I'm sure it'll happen at some stage. I'll try some coffee but...Hmm, durian coffee. I've smelled durian and...Not so sure. Coconut coffee would be nice. I sometimes put coconut oil in my espresso in the morning so get an idea of what the coconut flavour would do it. I'll get there no doubt. We can hang out and do a hive meet up...Do a hive post or something like that.
Haha I know you guys don't like durian...well, just give it a try...first time the smell horrible...second time the smell still terrible ..again third time...oh man smell actually not bad...and then many times later you will love it...😀😄
The coconut coffee very delicious
Yes sure @Galenkp, meet up have a coffee tell lies and yes write a Hive post. I'm going to bring some more talkative people here soon...Like @dandays said, I bring one person each week..haha Wait and see tomorrow any new face here haha
Lol...Yeah they sell it here and it's...Smelly. I'm not sure I'd be able to go through the desensitisation process and break through to the sweet spot when it starts to be good. Lol. I'll try it, I promise...Just can't promise any more than that.
You've been doing really well with onboarding...Make sure to support them as they start off and get established. Don't over-promise them either. Make sure they get that it's not a get-rich-quick scheme. ✅ Good work though.
haha we stayed in a place in Malaysia that had a no durian sign on the entrance, I guess they didn't appreciate the stink
Well, you will be get 500 $ fine if you carry durian on train or bus in Singapore...lol
I miss durian in Davao. 😊 I was lucky to stay in Davao Sep & Oct 2019 and just durian season...yummy!!!
yummy but stinky
I can make egg coffee, coconut coffee, yogurt coffee, daguna coffee, frothy coffee, salt cofee, but durian coffee, I never tried before. I prefer to have durian and coffee separately. 😜🤓🤣
ENGAGEtokens.Thanks a lot!
I have a FAB little Vietnamese coffee dripper I bought in Hoi An and I use it ALL THE TIME. I take it with me for travel into the mountains of northern Thailand (where I live) - Thai people GROW awesome coffee but they sure as heck have no idea how to prepare it. LOL.
Missing my beach time in Da Nang and Hoi an so much!! Following you from Chiang Mai, where I've lived for almost 18 years now. 😆
Wow, really! Hope you had a good time in Vietnam. Just let me know when you come to Vietnam again. Then I can share you some coffee.
bang on @trangbaby life without coffee is NO life at all ! Nice little filter that is. Do they make em to make a litre at a time like I need :)
Sure @scubahead coffee is life 🤣 I always start my day with a coffee :)
be like @trangbaby , @trangbaby is smart!
Wow! Wow wow wow. I need one of those drippers. I have been looking for the perfect dripper for my motorcycle camping and there it is.
I just checked Amazon. They don't have that exact one with the lid, but pretty close. I'll give it a try. I'm using a single cup deal now that might work good at home but is pretty clunky in a camp situation. Good coffee though!
Obviously I think pretty highly of your choice. In honor of it I'm going to look at what Vietnamese coffee I can order to have at home. Thank you. (I'm currently drinking Nicaraguan beans).
What a delight a coffee in the morning, it is indispensable and has multiple benefits. Coffee is a must and neither is the filter to make it.
Yeah, I cannot imagine the life without coffee. Enjoy your cup of coffee. Cheers!
YEEESSSS! What would life be without great coffee?
This is a stunning choice , I would like my life a lot less without good coffee. Great to meet you, I hope your time on Hive is amazing my friend 👍😎☕
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Here I go again...
Suffering from the dreaded...
Overthinkers Syndrome...
With great inventions like... "The Humble Blow Fan," "The Humble Lead Pencil," and that elusive all too rare, "Cellular Phone."
I find myself at the crossroads of life.
With No Effing Clue...
of what invention to give praise to.
So many inventions have touched my life in some way. From Toilet Paper to a simple Key Ring. Things like that are things you take for granted. Where would you be without them? Locked out and in deep shit me thinks.
I guess I will throw a rock at one of the other things we use nearly every day without giving that invention a second thought. That is until that rock hits it at 60 mph. Or until a Florida Condor, (a protected bird) flies thru it. (true story)
And that is one nasty, foul smelling bird, that eats dead flesh, and is remarkably light in weight for their huge size.
I am referring to an invention we all know as...
The Windshield.
Just last week, this humble windshield invention protected Sammi Jo and I from frozen rain, dirt, and debris.
Here the humble glass ee thru windscreen is frozen over with freezing rain, dirt and other nasty icky stuff, instead of being frozen to my face without it.
Fun Facts about the Bonnet or Glass Windscreen -->
"Gas powered automobiles were first produced in the 1890s. Roughly 14 years later, the first windshield was invented. This was nearly a decade with no protection whatsoever. These windshields were made of two-pieced plate glass."
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So much of my life has been spent behind this amazing and humble inventions protection. It is now known as shatterproof automotive safety glass. Time spent without praise or thought of the debris that would be in my eyes, the welts on my face, or bugs that would be stuck in my teeth.
My Entry is the Humble Glass Bonnet...
Thanks for reading and please...
Keep on KrazzyTrukkin'
Fourteen years after the car was invented the windshield was invented...Humans are so dumb sometimes! Still we have it now and aren't subjected to that old affliction called bugs in teeth syndrome.
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ENGAGEtokens.There you go! Just about the perfect invention for Sammi Jo! I gotta tell you, it's been better than 20 years since my primary ride didn't have a windscreen. I know I'm a water ass, but I'm a mostly happy water ass.
That 14 years? Cars moved so slow then they had the bugs stuck to the back of their heads. Just sayin'
True story. I saw the first Stutz that had safety glass. They used a small wire (You could see the grid) in a glass sandwich. I think it was a '29 but I'm not sure. Was a doctor's coupe (not a bearcat) and one of the coolest cars I've ever seen. Had a pump and copper lines running out of the crankcase so you could lube the chassis all at once. Crankcase held like 11 gallons of oil...
Bugs on the back, priceless.
And didn't the windshield fold down when you turned on the AC...?
Ahahahaha. I never had a folding windshield but the trucks I grew up with all had a 'fresh air vent' You pushed a handle in the middle bottom of the dash and this thing on the cab cowling opened up flooding the cab with air, dust and whatever else was in the system. Bugs and mouse nests, generally.
Early AC. Wing windows on side. Bug scoops.
I'll tell you what, I drove a lot of vehicles with 280 AC. Roll down both windows and drive 80 mph. :)
Seriously, you really don't need vehicle AC in Washington state. Unless, of course, the breeze from open windows will muss your hair. That is also, of course, assuming that you give a shit about your mussed hair.
Water Ass...?
I qualify as that then. This bike, probably my last, is my first windshield. Why did I wait so long. First three bikes had none.
Completely agree with this invention man! I couldn't imagine driving a car or a truck around without a windshield. Countless times I've been driving and have been so glad that I'm in a car and not on a bike with rocks and shit flying up and smacking the windshield. Definitely appreciate a good windshield and a good pair of windshield wipers on any type of inclement weather days for sure!
I had a full size Grouse fly up out of a ditch and nail me in the shin bone at about 60 mph. On my "Water Ass Harley." lol
**(see @bigtom13 s comment)
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It did not wreck me or break my leg, but it hobbled me for a few days with some deep bruising.
I like where your head is at man! Those push up bras, mini skirts and other things that make women as lovely as they are could most certainly be some of my favorite inventions by far!
This is a cool topic and an interesting one for sure. Let's see what I can think of for an entry!
I am going to go with a camera at being one of my favorite inventions. It's really a special tool that allows you to be in a moment and just steal the briefest spec of time in that moment and potentially immortalize it for years, decades and over a hundred years. Jury is still out on that since the camera's were just invented less than 200 years ago so we have yet to reach the maximum age of a photograph! The pictures taken really allow you to catalog something in your mind about that particular moment nearly for as long as you live depending on the picture. Some of the pictures we've taken while traveling in Italy, I remember almost exactly what was going on in that moment, where we were, what we were doing and thinking and what came before and after that to an extent. I think that's one of the coolest things that have been invented in my opinion!
I'm glad you agree...Those enhancements take the beauty that is there naturally and makes them fucking awesome! Lol.
The camera is a legit invention and it's hard to imagine a world without them. Of course these days every one has one in their phone but it wasn't that long ago when taking photos wasn't as prevalent. A little further back and most of the world had never seen one! It's difficult to believe now. The memories a photo can bring back, as you say, is amazing...So powerful.
So, that's a good choice I'd say! Nice work.
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Ah yes, the natural curves of the women and accentuated by those thin articles of cloth!
It's good to have the cameras on our smart phones, it has certainly made things convenient and easy but I am still of the type who loves to use an actual camera, mid-range DSLR or just a quick point and shoot digital. They are a lot of fun and have captured some of the fondest memories I have! Without them I could certainly remember the things but the picture nearly instantly brings you back to the moment and I think that ability is truly amazing.
I use my phone camera a lot, probably 80% of the time...It's just easier as you say.
ENGAGEtokens.That'd be a really tough choice for me to argue with. About 150 years the camera has been around and the changes are just profound.
It has not changed History so much as it has changed the way we SEE history. Matthew Brady's battlefield dead in the Civil War for example. And it seems that everybody alive today has been permanently recorded on a camera...
Yeah I don't think it's changed history per se but it has certainly changed the way we think of things. Some of the most iconic photographs like the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima (spelling?), the march on Washington for Civil Rights and so many others all captured and etched in the brains of millions. I think I might have seen the Civil War picture but I will check to make sure I am thinking of the right one!
Cameras immortalize the moments we live. They are a fabulous invention and it's impressive how much they have evolved since their creation. It is really impressive what we can do with them today, I can't imagine what they will be like in 20 years.
Yeah I know, cameras are incredible! I think things have largely come as far as they can with the lenses and all that and smart phone cameras can get a little better. I think memory and all that will improve over time but there are certain things in technology that have come a long way but have kind of hit their plateau since it's not vastly important to improve it more than it is. Perhaps some of the accessories will get a little cheaper, which wouldn't be the worst I guess!
That's a good point, although the level of technology evolution never ceases to amaze me 😊.
I'm totally here for this!!
As a shutterbug (yes I felt like it was time to use that term) myself I'm aware how pictures bring back memories or even feelings. It's a powerful thing!
And since I grew up with pictures and I had them as help or as proof... I wonder how people did it back in the day...
I mean was there memory just better? Did they have more imagination cause they were forced to 'picture' something based on words or a drawing? Or did memories just fade........
I have so many questions!
It's all relative of course but many people did have a bit larger of a hippocampus (I think that's the region, the same region that used to be incredibly prominent in taxi drivers who had such a vast memory of where streets and places were, their particular part of the brain that involved long term memory was significantly larger than most people) because they had to actually remember things. The internet web search generation has smaller memory capacity because many just don't remember things since they can just web search it. I've fallen victim to it a little bit myself but try as hard as I can not to do that!
Shutterbug was totally the right use here! I love when things like that happen, we bust out old terms lol nice!
Ode to the Greatest Invention Ever.
Cradled like a child.
Warm & Soothed
Sensual like my sweetest lover.
Eased beyond pain into rest...
Peace soaking into my very pores.
Into the hot fragrant waters I recline, deep sighs of release & delight.
No judgement is uttered as I'm received completely, naked and as I am.
Even when the ardour cools, I am so soothed and calm it matters not.
He swirls my cares and worries away tidily as I limp off to bed.
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Hmm...I've had to shield prying eyes from this image...If you know who sees this there'll be a remodel at great pain to my bank balance!
The humble bath huh? Such a good invention and I'll be honest, I'm not above some tub-time myself, although I'll admit it's rare. I'm more a shower guy. I've tubbed in the wilderness many times...A stream or lake...I did the Kokoda Trail in PNG a while back ant that's all there was...It's sort of freeing I guess...Maybe that's why baths are found to be so relaxing? Takes us back to our cave person days?
Or it could be because the oils or bath bombs, hot water, soothing music and...Even the company.
Legit invention...The G-dog approves.
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Gotta say I prefer wild soaking too, although an incident with a large water snake in a water hole out back of the Flinders Ranges years back was more than a little disconcerting. Here? You need to be seriously careful in still water due to all manner of tropical nasties. But I confess I have happily frolicked under many an icy waterfall. LOL. So I can be a shower girl too.
Company in the bath? Yup. That works. 😆😍
Wild soaking...I want to do a post called that now!
The Flinders Ranges...My back yard! I have to say, I've mot bathed with any snakes there though...Well...Not that I've known about. The Kokoda Trail though? I shudder to think.
I've done a lot of wild soaking...A few photos...None that will hit the chain!
Company in the bath...Just seems legit...Or under a waterfall too I guess.
Damn. I knew I liked you for a reason. I've got a fairly extensive collection of wild hot springs for soaking too. They really are all over the western US. I've also chipped ice to bathe. I'll promise you that if I hadn't thought I was going to get laid I'd have postponed that one. I was right...
Lol...Chipped ice. You're a beast! I've not done that, but I've bathed in some pretty interesting situations and wouldn't change a thing...No matter how frightened I may have been of being gobbled up by a fucking snake!
The things we do when the other brain is in charge! LOL
Ahahaha 😁 Sometimes ya gotta ask yourself who is really doing the thinking man!!!
ENGAGEtokens.When I'm hurting inside our out there's nothing like a nice hot bath to soothe my soul. I bathe in the shower but RELAX in the bath.
Nailed it! Men who like to soak in the bath? Let's just quietly whisper that it's on part of my secret pre-dating survey. LOL. Showers are great for cleaning but a bath is a balm for the soul - and an inportant natural health tool. YYup - I'm an epsom salt bath fiend. Nothing more relaxing!! Well - almost ..... 😆
Wishing you an awesome Sunday @bigtom13 😘
Ah absolutely. A tub is one of the things my wife takes every single day lol we will definitely be getting a really nice looking tub that suits us better when we move! I have taken a tub from time to time and am probably overdue for one, they are pretty relaxing indeed!
When we moved house at Christmas, the ONLY serious requirement (apart from some form of a garden, relative privacy and proximity to the school) was a tub. Your wife sounds like a smart woman.
My aspiration for the new home I'm planning to build for myself? A tub for 2 with awesome solar hot water! 😆
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ENGAGEtokens.I loved it!!! Very creative your entry, very expressive 😍🤗
Whenever we go on holiday or even when I need to stay somewhere overnight locally, I always check if the room has a shower and a bath. No is a 'dealbreaker' I could not live without my bath, despite it making me sound like a pampered manchild lol.
I could count on one hand the number of days I have not had a bath in the last 2 decades, my bath is my own, private sanctuary, I have my best ideas when soaking in my bath, I learn via e-books and YouTube tutorials and debates while in the bath. It is the place I can most effectively 'process things' and some of the biggest decisions of my life have taken place within it's curved & sloping embrace.
Your choice is an awesome one and I concur massively. 😎👍🛀
LOL let the bath-lovers rejoice - always a happy day when another one of us publicly declares our loyalty!
Yup - I concur on learning, decision making, pondering and thought - creativity is enhanced, as is learning, by the magical alpha state the warm liquid embrace creates.
May you enjoy your bath today, and every day.
https://twitter.com/BreugelMarike/status/1365541060336709634
Would you believe me if I told you that I have a fabric bag that cooks meaty stews, soup, beans or lentils and it will continue cooking while you're at work, without fear of burning?
You'll only need to get the cooking process going on your gas or electric stove before leaving for work, pop the pot into a fabric bag filled with repurposed chipped foam and let it sit in a draught-free place without using gas or electricity and you'll have a hot comforting meal ready when you get home in the evening!
The Wonderbag is an amazing South African invention used by rural as well as city dwellers, truly awesome!
I use it to prove bread dough as well, when in a hurry.
My son gave this one to me and it's been indispensable!
I don't know what to say! At first I thought you're having an old Australian bloke on for a laugh...But you're serious right? This is a cool invention! So, the way I understand it, is it uses the residual heat from the initial heating process to keep it cooking, without power? What great little gadget!
I'm going to look it up and see if I can learn some more!
Thanks for joining in this week, it's a great choice and I'm glad you dropped it!
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It really is amazing @galenkp!
One can buy the Wonderbag online, and the site explains how it was invented and how it works much better so I will quote:
Such a great story and invention...I mentioned invention through necessity and this is a clear example! I'd not thought about the blackout scenario and can see how this would be a great method of keeping things cooking! Thanks for sharing this.
This Wonderbag certainly has helped many many underprivileged people and those living in remote areas where there's no electricity!
One of our Hive foodies @plantstoplanks who is a personal trainer and nutrition consultant lives in America and ordered one of these online, she's written a blog or two about her experience cooking plantbased food with it.
Thank you for Weekend Engagement:)
ENGAGEtokens.Whoa! This thing looks unbelievable! I will have to look to see if they have one for sale that I can get my hands on. That's incredible!
Hey @cmplxty, I shared the story on how the Wonderbag started with @galenkp, very interesting. Not sure if this particular online store delivers internationally, but I'm sure you'll find one that will deliver in your country! It's an amazing super eco-friendly invention;)
only after rereading this post I noticed that you are a man of culture...It reminded me of this:
Hmm...That's the sort of leader I'd be too! Lol.
I think I would go a step beyond this: naked uniforms. 😜
I can tell you're an innovator. ✅
well theres some life changers for the planet as mentioned, light bulbs have been useful, booze is awesome, penicillin pretty useful but for me aircraft. Shrinking distances is one thing for passengers and cargo but flying and us being able to is staggering. I spent a few hours in the sky yesterday with @iamyohann and just amazing to be up there and weirdly it feels so right. Flying over mountains, lakes a massive quarry. Weirdest thing about the day my heart rate ( according to my garmin) lowest its been for months, so chill. You'd think being in an open cockpit 100ft up I'd be crapping myself. Ahhh wait no changed my mind DIapers/ Nappies. Best thing ever or my son would have shit everywhere as a baby.
Flight is amazing...Thanks to the Wright brothers who became the first humans to fly (hot air balloons aside) we can all experience it. Of course human flight has come a long way since then. I like to fly in planes and helicopters and have done it a lot...Small planes too. But I think something I'd like to do is this below. I mean WTF! I can see me doing this, although I'll probably die doing it! I don't know, if one is at peace with oneself I think what better way to go?
Go to 6:25 and enjoy.
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Damn I've always loved watching these people do this! I don't know if I have the balls to do it myself but holy shit does it look incredible. Some of the coolest ones I've seen are the people who do it in New Zealand I think, off giant cliffs and stuff. Some of them fly so close to the rock face, it's insane! lol
Edit - it's probably Switzerland that I see often, the Alps are probably the best place to ever do it! I would be more apt to jump out of a helicopter to do it than jumping off a cliff face lol
I don't know man, I've done some fucked up things and this is fucked up but I reckon I'd do it. If I crashed and burned...What a way to go! My only stipulation would by that some mother fucker takes my demise-video and makes a shit-ton on a hive post on my behalf! 🤪
Maybe when it's my time I'll do this a and hit the ground at terminal velocity...Beats a nursing home.
I second this motion, so many times I've been tempted to start this hobby but my concious (wife) keeps screaming no and says if you want to die I can do it for you faster and probably cleaner.
I'd say hitting the ground at terminal velocity is pretty fast.
I'd rather do that than sit in a nursing home as an old man.
Knowing my luck I'd only break my legs and back confining me to a wheel chair :(
It would be a fun death i must say.
ENGAGEtokens.Yeah, flight is really one of the coolest things to experience. I've never gone up in a small craft but living near an airport that launches small ones all day every day, I can see how it is really an incredible experience! I don't know if I would be good at flying in the small ones though, I'd wear my parachute the whole time and be one foot out the door the moment something sketchy comes up lol
lol you might surprise yourself. @iamyohann gave me a few lessons in the gyrocopter and believe me its a buzz. I can see how he got addicted to it
Hola feliz fin de semana, vuelvo esta semana por aqui a compartir en esta conversa que me gusta mucho, cada tema que propones.
Esta semana me he quedado sin conexion de internet pero aprovechó mi plan de datos para compartir
Como ya sabes soy docente y últimamente la tecnología a llegado para quedarse en la educación a distancia, haciendo cambiar la forma de ver el mundo.
La educación a distancia siempre a existido, porque el ser humano siempre a tenido la necesidad de aprender, y la educacion la necesidad de llegar a muchas mas personas.
La educación a distancia comenzo con la correspondencia a través de cartas, llegaban catalogos y planes de estudio. Luego a través de la radio y luego la televisión educativa. Donde los programas buscaban llevar mensajes académicos.
Luego la computadora, y actualmente todo lo que podemos ver a través de las redes sociales. Aulas virtuales, ambientes de aprendizajes virtual.
En este ámbito son muchos los inventos creativos,la educación a distancia se renueva, llega a cada persona donde este, la información fluye las personas se conectan.
Hoy con el apoyo de La computadura, el telefono inteligente. Me reúno con mis estudiantes, reviso sus avances, nos vemos en pantalla, en tiempo real, y tambien asincronico, cada quien va a su tiempo y ritmo.
Gracias por la oportunidad de compartir
En fin
Computer and internet technology is indeed a great invention that has changed the world and I'd say it's helped bring more relevant education to a wider set of people. It's certainly changed the world.
Thanks for joining in and I hope you internet connection comes back!
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Si con la pandemia la educación a distancia, y el teletrabajo a sido mi gran aliado... Pero sin conexión es imposible. . Espero esta semana resolver...
I have my fingers crossed that you're able to get internet connection so you can resume teaching.
Jajaj gracias. Te cuento que me vine a un pueblo, donde mi mamá tiene un apartamento y aqui si hay internet. Asi que vine a comunicarme con mis estudiantes y a escribir varios post en Hive.... Ya tengo 10 dias sin publicar.... Ahiiii no puede ser
Great news. At least the kids can learn. You'll get back posting when you can. Good work!
ENGAGEtokens.The best invention for me has been the light bulb, in 1880 Thomas Edison made 1000 attempts to make the first light bulb, this story fills me with enthusiasm.
For me this invention is important and necessary, and easy to use that contributes to a world full of brightness and light.
I share with you a personal experience, I was about 8 years old when in the humble mud ranch where I lived my father installed for the first time a light bulb, (before that bulb there was only a diesel lamp), when we finished the installation we saw that it had a chain to turn on and off, my excitement was so much that I turned on the bulb every so often until the chain was in my hand, I really got a good scare and I got a good punishment too.
Dear readers, the technological and scientific advances that have arisen in the world are worth recognizing that they have been of great benefit to humanity.
It is necessary the innovations, the great and new advances, being these of great impact in the development and modernization of the current world.
I can only agree with you...The light bulb has revolutionised the world. It's also a nice story that you quote...It is difficult to imagine life without the lightbulb, I live in a modern country and have always had them, but for a young girl of eight...It must have seemed miraculous.
Also, you deserved that punishment for breaking it! 🙄
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ENGAGEtokens.Excellent invitation this week, and very good options of inventions that you name, especially those options that make life easier as the toilet (I can not imagine if we had to use latrine), the washing machine, the optical lenses, or Push up bra's 😆.
After thinking about the proposal, I must highlight music as a great invention!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Q3oItpVa9fs&feature=youtu.be
Happy Sunday!!!
Music has a way of reaching inside people and inspiring many emotions, good or bad sometimes...It can bring memories back and has been proven effective with dementia sufferers also. I think it's a good choice for your comment this week!
Nice work.
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