Off Topic The greatest inventions

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BrAdY

BrAdY

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No, not the obvious ones such as the wheel or the telephone but inventions we perhaps take for granted or don't get the credit they deserve

I will begin by choosing

Steps/stairs
Imagine life without them, a ladder to the 1st floor of your house wpuld be an uncomfortable situation..
 
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edit; No, change that to hankies. Imagine what it was like before them.
 
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Richard Arkwright's Water Frame, James Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny and John Kay's Flying Shuttle.

Without which you'd all be naked now or summat.


I got a CSE Grade 1 but it counts as an O Level grade C so all the doubters can **** off.


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Mayo. Could you imagine chips without it? Madness.

Pineapple cutter. There was literally no way to eat one before these were invented. Now a few quick twists and a push down on the cutter, you have perfect chunks.
 
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