What invention never ceases to amaze you?

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  1. thirdmillenium profile image60
    thirdmilleniumposted 13 years ago

    Or, do you take every invention in your stride?

  2. profile image0
    Justine76posted 13 years ago

    running water, indoor plumbing.  our well went dry about 2 years ago, we spent one of the hottest summers on record, with no running water. ill NEVER take hot showers at home for granted again.

  3. theirishobserver. profile image61
    theirishobserver.posted 13 years ago

    Women.... smile hello

    1. MoniQua'sMemoirs profile image60
      MoniQua'sMemoirsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah... women are some BEAUTIFUL CREATURES! wink

  4. habee profile image92
    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Toilet paper.

    1. caravalhophoto profile image60
      caravalhophotoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Very important invention...I always wonder how they handle that on Survivor...along with tampons.

  5. tantrum profile image59
    tantrumposted 13 years ago

    Communication.
    Internet, satellites, cel phones.

    1. myownworld profile image75
      myownworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      (((ah you beat me to it by 5 secs!!! roll)))

  6. myownworld profile image75
    myownworldposted 13 years ago

    ok. since no one is saying the most obvious I will: INTERNET!

  7. tantrum profile image59
    tantrumposted 13 years ago

    lol

  8. frogdropping profile image78
    frogdroppingposted 13 years ago

    Bread. Utterly brilliant smile

    1. manlypoetryman profile image80
      manlypoetrymanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I got to go with the "Sandwich"...which would be at a loss without wonderful "bread"...that "Earl of Sandwich" was a genius!

      Also...kudos...to whoever invented the "pizza"...Well done...I must say!

  9. marinealways24 profile image58
    marinealways24posted 13 years ago

    The mind and frogdropping.

    1. frogdropping profile image78
      frogdroppingposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I wasn't invented. I'm just a horrible accident ...

  10. prettydarkhorse profile image54
    prettydarkhorseposted 13 years ago

    fiber optic tech

    penicillin

    anitibiotic

  11. skyfire profile image80
    skyfireposted 13 years ago

    Troll.

  12. theirishobserver. profile image61
    theirishobserver.posted 13 years ago

    The Rampant Rabbit....

    1. frogdropping profile image78
      frogdroppingposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Gosh but them pesky rabbits are a nuisance when they get rampant. Damm hard to get a hold of huh?!

  13. theirishobserver. profile image61
    theirishobserver.posted 13 years ago

    yep, still women

  14. profile image0
    Madame Xposted 13 years ago

    airplanes smile especially when they seem to "float" in for a landing

  15. MoniQua'sMemoirs profile image60
    MoniQua'sMemoirsposted 13 years ago

    Best invention ever has got to be the keyboard... with out that invention... we would all be yelling at our computers right now... that would not be fun! LOL! wink

    1. profile image0
      Madame Xposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      smile

  16. caravalhophoto profile image60
    caravalhophotoposted 13 years ago

    A Lemon Drop Martini and Sour Dough Bread...my two nemisis, brilliant inventions and can't get enough of both...the third would be hiking boots so I can work off my addictions.

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    A Texanposted 13 years ago

    The tortilla! You can put anything in it and call it a taco.

  18. maven101 profile image73
    maven101posted 13 years ago

    Spanish Fly....chased by a lemon drop martini...

  19. Anita Koppens profile image60
    Anita Koppensposted 13 years ago

    Google:(more specific than the Internet).

  20. NewYorker profile image59
    NewYorkerposted 13 years ago

    SLICED BREAD! yikes

    Kidding.

    I have to say Television. I love that invention.

  21. ngureco profile image81
    ngurecoposted 13 years ago

    My mother told me it's the cell phone.

 
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