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Important Little Things
Me again ^
| 1/23/16
| Me
Posted on 01/23/2016 8:06:45 AM PST by Baynative
For weekend amusement, I am sharing a conversation I had yesterday about important little things that people created, maybe out of frustration or by accident that make our lives better.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: important; little; things
Just a few:
Matches - England
Zipper - US
Paper Clip - Norway
Sandpaper - US
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:06:45 AM PST
by
Baynative
An oddity we found was that tin cans were invented early in the 18800s, but the can opener didn’t come along for another 50 years. I wonder how the cans were used and how they knew they worked.
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:09:21 AM PST
by
Baynative
(If socialist democrat ideas are so good for people why must they be mandatory?)
To: Baynative
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:09:40 AM PST
by
goodnesswins
(hey..Wussie Americans....ISIS is coming. Are you ready?)
18800s 1800s (of course)
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:10:28 AM PST
by
Baynative
(If socialist democrat ideas are so good for people why must they be mandatory?)
To: goodnesswins
"Racist /s" That's funny - one of the things on our list was peanut butter!
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:11:55 AM PST
by
Baynative
(If socialist democrat ideas are so good for people why must they be mandatory?)
To: Baynative
Google. World knowledge at your fingertips.
Before the internet most homes had a Information Please World Almanac. Remember those? Or the set of encyclopedias bought one at a time, weekly, from the supermarket. Remember those? Or of course you went to the library more.
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:13:22 AM PST
by
r_barton
("Trump" word origin "Triumph" - Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
To: Baynative
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:14:05 AM PST
by
eclecticEel
("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
To: Baynative
Wite-Out...USA, by Mike Nesmith’s Mom
Velcro...USA by someone trying to comb burrs out of his dogh’sd fur (seriously!)
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:18:02 AM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Baynative
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:23:06 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: JoeProBono
Mrs. Stoudt was a gift to men everywhere.
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:33:13 AM PST
by
Baynative
(If socialist democrat ideas are so good for people why must they be mandatory?)
To: Baynative
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posted on
01/23/2016 8:57:55 AM PST
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Baynative
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posted on
01/23/2016 9:09:40 AM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
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posted on
01/23/2016 9:19:41 AM PST
by
goodnesswins
(hey..Wussie Americans....ISIS is coming. Are you ready?)
To: goodnesswins
I never got the hang of them; but my grandmother was born in 1890, and didn’t have a choice :-)
-JT
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posted on
01/23/2016 9:28:16 AM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
I think I remember using one at my great grandmas...I’m always amazed at people who use electric can openers...waste of counter space
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posted on
01/23/2016 9:32:24 AM PST
by
goodnesswins
(hey..Wussie Americans....ISIS is coming. Are you ready?)
To: goodnesswins
Also no good when the power goes out.
The preppers always say, “One is none; two is one”. Just for everyday life, it’s good to always have at least two manual can openers. Those things get old and break, usually when you’re in the middle of cooking ;-).
-JT
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posted on
01/23/2016 9:45:17 AM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
To: Baynative
Wikipedia says the first cans weighed more than the contents (late 1700s) and instructions said to open with hammer and chisel! Then along came the can opener over 50 years later. You are right...that was a big time gap!
To: Baynative
The coffee mill. Imagine how grumpy everybody would be without their coffee jolt...
To: Jamestown1630
I still use one of those.
I hate electric openers and keep a good push pull handy.
I also find it easier than the ones with the gears that don’t quite grip the can enough to get the job done.
I have a hard time holding the handles tightly enough to keep the gear engaged enough to move the can and loosely enough to let the can move!
The simplest tool is usually the best.
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posted on
01/23/2016 11:52:42 AM PST
by
oldvirginian
(American by birth, Southern by the grace of God and Virginian because Jesus loves me. CRUZ 2016!)
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