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Simple inventions that stand the test of time.
Thinking of common, simple objects that were invented decades or more ago and which are still used in basically the same iteration...
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A spoon
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Sliced Bread
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Toilets.
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Paper
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Concrete.
Invented by the Romans. Today we have some fancy versions but basic concrete is pretty much the same stuff. |
mechanical wrist watch, spoons, knifes, handtools
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wheel
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iDrive!
No, wait ... what was the question? |
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Not sure this qualifies as an "invention", but my brother told us how impressed he was recently when he pulled our father's 40-year-old+ 17' stern-end aluminum Grumman canoe out of his barn. He said it looks brand-new...with no maintenance whatsoever over the years.
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Nice |
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Shoe horn.
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The tooth brush.
oh yeah! toilet tissue. |
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