Greatest Low Tech Invention

[Mike Teacher]

<p>The thread on the snooze button brought me to Clocky, the Moving Alarm Clock</p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/08/technology/08clock.html?ex=1328590800&amp;en=5d19893c85461c37&amp;ei= 5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">Clocky here, by the way</a></p><p>and other inventions that arent the highest tech, but are really useful.</p><p>So what is Humanities greatest low tech invention?</p><p>Spork? Cigarette Lighter? Pull Tabs that dont come off?</p><p>How 'Low' Low-Tech is beats me; but I'd say anything weve invented that doesnt require electricity, no circuits, it could be complex maybe, but a clock might be a bit high on the tech scale...</p><p>I mean the simpler the better; something we've made thats so simple but cant do without/use it all the time.</p><p>For me, right now it's the Pencil. </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[keithy_19]

Paper.

[lleeder]

<font size="3">Alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of lifes problems.</font>

[Judge Smails]

<img src="http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/ohe/services/condom.jpg" border="0" width="319" height="300" />

[Bob Impact]

<img src="http://www.slowtheflow.com/images/toilet-about.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="228" />

[LOAF]

<img src="http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/173866/2/istockphoto_173866_bottle_opener.jpg" border="0" width="380" height="285" />

[Mike Teacher]

<p>Shoes.</p>

[lleeder]

<font size="3" style="background-color: #999999">WAR</font>

[Marc with a c]

burritos

[Furtherman]

<p><img src="http://www.audionut.com/Images/ezcdmetal.jpg" border="0" width="178" height="171" /></p><p>The CD package opener.&nbsp; Just slide this baby across your new CD and the plastic and that damn white security tape comes right off!&nbsp; </p>

[Mike Teacher]

not sure which is better the toilet or the toilet plunger.

[BLZBUBBA]

The wheel.

[lleeder]

<strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br /><p><img src="http://www.audionut.com/Images/ezcdmetal.jpg" border="0" width="178" height="171" /></p><p>The CD package opener.&nbsp; Just slide this baby across your new CD and the plastic and that damn white security tape comes right off!&nbsp; </p><p><font size="3">Whats a CD?</font></p>

[Judge Smails]

<strong>lleeder</strong> wrote:<br /><font size="3" style="background-color: #999999">WAR</font> <p>What is it good for?</p>

[lleeder]

<p><font size="3">I'll go for the obvious answer...sliced bread.</font></p><p><img src="http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/images/user/BOBimages/SlicedBread.jpg" border="0" width="341" height="250" /></p>

[Marc with a c]

<p>on of these things, they make opening cd's so easy.</p><p><img src="http://www.redferret.net/Images/CDopener_small.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="213" /></p>

[Brad_Rush]

<p>Imagine a world without pants.</p>

[Judge Smails]

<strong>Marc with a c</strong> wrote:<br /><p>on of these things, they make opening cd's so easy.</p><p><img src="http://www.redferret.net/Images/CDopener_small.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="213" /></p><p><strike>Matty</strike> Marc has the best idea with the <strike>cell</strike> CD opener.</p>

[MrPink]

<p><img src="http://www.porcher.ca/french/products/images/faucet_images/acc-toilet-paper-holder.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="400" /></p><p><img src="http://www.packrat-toyz.com/images/Swords%20&amp;%20Knives/Knife%20Tanto%20Blk%20206ac.jpg" border="0" width="350" height="337" /></p>

[JPMNICK]

<p>fully&nbsp; mechanical, and a HUGE part in helping us win WWII</p><p>the Enigma machine</p><p><img src="http://www.technology.niagarac.on.ca/people/mcsele/images/enigma.jpg" border="0" width="278" height="343" /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine"></a></p>

[Furtherman]

<strong>Marc with a c</strong> wrote:<br /><p>on of these things, they make opening cd's so easy.</p><p><img src="http://www.redferret.net/Images/CDopener_small.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="213" /></p><p>Pretty sneaky sis.&nbsp; Hahahahahaha... Ok, I deserved that.</p>

[BLZBUBBA]

SMOKEPANTS

[PapaBear]

<p>I'm lazy, so...</p><p><img src="http://www.happi.com/articles/2006/07/images/top50-07.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="192" /></p>

[patrick187]

The blowjob

[JPMNICK]

<strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'm lazy, so...</p><p><img src="http://www.happi.com/articles/2006/07/images/top50-07.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="192" /></p><p>does that thing really work?</p>

[RoseBlood]

<p>best: ball point pens</p><p>worst: mechanical pencils.. they break to easily</p><p>most unusual: thong pantiliners&nbsp; <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/blink.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by RoseBlood on 3-15-07 @ 4:57 PM</span>

[JPMNICK]

<strong>RoseBlood</strong> wrote:<br /><p>best: ball point pens</p><p>worst: mechanical pencils.. they break to easily</p><p>most unusual: thong pantiliners&nbsp; <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/blink.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" /></p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by RoseBlood on 3-15-07 @ 4:57 PM</span> <p>i love mechanical pencils. you just have to buy a nice one, and they will last forever. i have one that I have used pretty much daily, and i got it in 1999</p>

[RoseBlood]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>RoseBlood</strong> wrote:<br /><p>best: ball point pens</p><p>worst: mechanical pencils.. they break to easily</p><p>most unusual: thong pantiliners&nbsp; <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/blink.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" /></p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by RoseBlood on 3-15-07 @ 4:57 PM</span> <p>i love mechanical pencils. you just have to buy a nice one, and they will last forever. i have one that I have used pretty much daily, and i got it in 1999</p><p>oohhhh cause i bought 10 for 99cents!</p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000080">The RONFEZ.NET chatroom...</font></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[PapaBear]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'm lazy, so...</p><p><img src="http://www.happi.com/articles/2006/07/images/top50-07.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="192" /></p><p>does that thing really work?</p><p>Yes. I've had it for about 3 months, and the shower is quite clean. </p>

[ralphbxny]

TP for my bung hole and Alcohol for my soul!!!

[patsopinion]

<strong>lleeder</strong> wrote:<br /><font size="3">Alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of lifes problems.</font><p>ill drink to that, wait i got class, oh well, finals are easier when you dont care about your grade........</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>im going with the gass bbq</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>oh and this bitch went to mit and ass she made was a clock... im sure her parents are soo fucking proud.&nbsp; </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by patsopinion on 3-15-07 @ 5:57 PM</span>

[Jujubees2]

<p><font size="2">Velcro!</font></p><p><img src="http://www.endscore.com/blogimages/velcro.jpe" border="0" width="225" height="210" /></p>

[Ritalin]

<strong>patrick187</strong> wrote:<br />The blowjob<p>The blowjob wasn't invented, it was discovered. </p>&lt;&gt;(Alas, not by my wife)<br />

[Ritalin]

I think the best low tech invention of all time is the pill. Not the birth control pill, just the idea of medicine delivery in pill form.

[lleeder]

<strong>patsopinion</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>im going with the gass bbq</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3">You can cook on it or kill yourself with it.</font></p>

[BACH16207]

<img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c351/rzagzanza/Toothpick.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="250" align="middle" />

[blakjeezis]

Back of my hand: it's efficient, sturdy, and I guarantee the bitch will never try that shit again.

[Mike Teacher]

<strong>lleeder</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>patsopinion</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>im going with the gass bbq</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3">You can cook on it or kill yourself with it.</font></p><p>Or you can throw the Tank of Gas at the Zombies and then shoot the tank so it explodes and dispatches them so you can escape the Mall.</p>

[Badinia]

<p><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:jpLXucvbGUOIsM:http://www.disabledhands.com/paperclip.jpg" border="0" width="117" height="89" /></p><p>Simple.&nbsp; Beautiful.&nbsp; Functional.&nbsp; Can help Macgyver hot wire a car or build a bomb.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Badinia on 3-16-07 @ 12:45 PM</span>

[SatCam]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br><p>fully mechanical, and a HUGE part in helping us win WWII</p><p>the Enigma machine</p><p><img src="http://www.technology.niagarac.on.ca/people/mcsele/images/enigma.jpg" border="0" width="278" height="343" /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine"></a></p><p></p>

that's really pushing it

[JPMNICK]

<strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><p>fully mechanical, and a HUGE part in helping us win WWII</p><p>the Enigma machine</p><p><img src="http://www.technology.niagarac.on.ca/people/mcsele/images/enigma.jpg" border="0" width="278" height="343" /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine"></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>that's really pushing it <p>it is low tech in the sense that now you could model this with software in a few days</p>

[Mike Teacher]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><p>fully mechanical, and a HUGE part in helping us win WWII</p><p>the Enigma machine</p><p>&nbsp;</p>that's really pushing it <p>it is low tech in the sense that now you could model this with software in a few days</p><p>I dunno could go either way if its purely mechanical, hell the Babbage Difference Engine was mechanical, yet essentially a computer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[DonInNC]

farming, although that might be getting away from the point of the thread. The lock and key maybe.&nbsp;

[oh_kee_pa]

Q Tip

[SatCam]

tampon

[Knowledged_one]

Soccer ball