Who's inventions were the worst?

imatfaal · « **Reply #40 on:** 27/07/2011 10:29:58 »

I am now gonna have to try a cucumber smoothy - just for the hell of it!

BTW - has anyone seen gooseberries for sale recently, I love them but just cannot seem to buy any

Geezer · « **Reply #41 on:** 27/07/2011 18:10:22 »

Quote from: imatfaal on 27/07/2011 10:29:58

BTW - has anyone seen gooseberries for sale recently, I love them but just cannot seem to buy any

EEC banned 'em. Insufficient goose content [

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Nobody in these parts has even heard of them. I'd grow my own, but I think the dang deer would snarf the lot.

imatfaal · « **Reply #42 on:** 27/07/2011 18:55:17 »

In my part of the world it's the damn blackbirds (aside from eurocrats) - I should invest in some nets and try again

CliffordK · « **Reply #43 on:** 28/07/2011 03:48:15 »

How would you rank a single invention that is the cause of about 1.2 million fatalities per year globally?
With about 30% of the fatalities affecting those under 25.

Don_1 · « **Reply #44 on:** 28/07/2011 08:39:06 »

I presume you are refering to Mr Benz.

CliffordK · « **Reply #45 on:** 29/07/2011 03:44:15 »

Quote from: Don_1 on 28/07/2011 08:39:06

I presume you are referring to Mr Benz.

Well, here in the USA, we prefer to attribute it to Henry Ford... Certainly Henry Ford did not invent the car. He just figured out how to make a lot of them.

Bored chemist · « **Reply #46 on:** 29/07/2011 17:54:47 »

Whoever invented beer has a lot to answer for in terms of deaths, but I prefer to think of it as a necessary evil.

widereader · « **Reply #47 on:** 21/12/2011 12:53:48 »

Although it was the Manhattan project that brought about the realization of the atomic bomb, it was Albert Einstein who was responsible for its development. I believe this is one of the worst inventions that can cause destruction to humanity.

Don_1 · « **Reply #48 on:** 21/12/2011 16:33:25 »

A further addition from the mind of a looney.

Child proof caps.

They may be very good at preventing children from accessing undesirable substances, but 'er indoors can never seem to open them. She’s forever bugging me to do it for her, or insists that I don’t close the lid/cap properly so she can open it next time.

Now you may think maybe she has weak appendages’, but I can categorically state that when she is throttling the life out of me (a common pastime of her's), she don't seem too weak to me!

CliffordK · « **Reply #49 on:** 21/12/2011 17:15:03 »

Quote from: Don_1 on 21/12/2011 16:33:25

Child proof caps.

'er indoors can never seem to open them.

You need some kids around to help you get them open.

They can be very ingenious about getting things like that open.

Here in the USA, if you don't have young kids around, you can now request that prescription meds be put in easy-open containers.

ProjectSailor · « **Reply #50 on:** 14/09/2015 13:52:07 »

Which ever caveman first wrote an IOU note has a lot to answer for in my books.. and maybe the guy who thought there was only one god.. he caused a fair old amount of trouble..

Recently? Well Isaac Newton discovered something which weighed heavily on peoples shoulders and kept good men down.
can't say thats an invention though, calculus is just maths.

Ethos_ · « **Reply #51 on:** 03/12/2015 21:53:51 »

Credit Cards...., because spending money to spend money is counter productive.
Make Up........., because you're not getting what you thought you were getting.
New President., because it's not new, just the same old same ole.

syhprum · « **Reply #52 on:** 03/01/2017 10:03:04 »

Where I worked in EC1 there was a plaque on the wall praising the inventor of the Gatling gun
something we could probably have done without.

syhprum · « **Reply #53 on:** 23/02/2017 12:51:43 »

Don't blame Einstein for atom bombs the idea of the conversion of mass to energy was around long before his time he only gave it formal expression

Bored chemist · « **Reply #54 on:** 25/02/2017 12:08:09 »

A couple of contenders (take your pick)
God or
The serpent in the garden of Eden (as invented by God)

alancalverd · « **Reply #55 on:** 25/02/2017 23:35:52 »

I think the bloke who invented god has a lot to answer for. Except that he will say that god is the answer.

timey · « **Reply #56 on:** 26/02/2017 00:46:38 »

Edward Bernays's invention of the concept of utilising phycology in public relations and propoganda!

syhprum · « **Reply #57 on:** 26/02/2017 15:18:14 »

Packaging meant to make the contents safe that is so difficult to get of that you damage the contents opening it.

timey · « **Reply #58 on:** 26/02/2017 15:26:20 »

Quote from: syhprum on 26/02/2017 15:18:14

Packaging meant to make the contents safe that is so difficult to get of that you damage the contents opening it.

I'm relieved to hear that it's not just me! Those packaging's make me feel inadequate.

evan_au · « **Reply #59 on:** 27/02/2017 20:26:03 »

The worst for whom?

I vote for "Agriculture".

It has been an incredible bonus for humanity
But less so for most species around us