LAUGH BREAK---Time Magazine names 50 Worst Inventions of the Twentieth Century

TIME MAGAZINE ^ | May 27, 2000 | Dan Fletcher and Time staff writers

[KarlInOhio]

I liked my CueCat. It's marketing method and software were annoying, but you got a free, useable barcode reader. The encryption on the output was broken within minutes or you could just desolder and lift one pin on a chip inside it and it would output the bar code in plain text. I used it for many years for inventorying books, DVDs and CDs until I finally coughed up $40 for a non-contact barcode reader.

[Gamecock]

1. Broken hyperlinks

[GSWarrior]

Dumb list. Crocs as one of the worst inventions of the 20th century? Please!

[KarlInOhio]

Dumb list. Crocs as one of the worst inventions of the 20th century? Please!

Zyklon B vs. Crocs. Hmmm, pretty darn close.

[Patriot365]

These time people are idiots! There is nothing wrong with these products:

Agent Orange

Hydrogenated Oils

DDT

Tanning Beds

CFCs

Plastic Grocery Bags

Leaded Gasoline

[Jack Deth]

As usual, Time magazine gets many things wrong!

DDT has saved more lives than ALL of the mosquito nets made, sold and used throughout history. Heck, my brother, sister and I used to ride our bikes behind the spray trucks when they made their passes on summer evenings.

Always thought that Betamax had better freeze, definition and resolution than VHS ever did.

Plastic grocery bags, once used; make excellent waste basket liners. Have a huge bag full of them near my closet door.

Big whoop on getting rid of CFCs. Have a hard on against the EPA for getting rid of PD-680 (Dry Cleaning Solvent), MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) and Naptha as de-greasers and cleaners. Nothing worked better on car and aircraft(Especially reciprocating) engine parts.

For hunting enthusiasts. The black & green camouflage Snuggie with just a bit of extra work and additions makes a decent, comfortable Ghillie suit.

[Getready]

Ddt...saved millions of lives
Aztek....looks like oversized prius
Asbestos....naturally occurring compound

Those list makers at Time are ignorant
Worst invention: government guaranteed payments for unimportant services

[Mr. K]

The Seqway???? at number one???

This thing is a brilliant piece of engineering- they just marketted it stupidly.

At $6K (10 years ago) it was like $12K now... stupid price

If they had come out with a mass-produced version at $999 they would have sold millions of them

Dean Kamen is a genius inventor

[RetSignman]

http://www.asseenontvonsale.com/pets/sift-and-toss-kitty-litter-liner/

Might be good idea if you have had your cat de-clawed. lol.

[angry elephant]

I have some cans of Spam, and of course, tuna in the pantry Going to go find a canned ham. Nalley’s chili is pretty good.

I cook a lot, but want to have some of these staples available if there is a food crisis of some kind.

Sardines, canned chicken, canned turkey and canned corned beef are disgusting, though.

[Verginius Rufus]

They have "pop up ads" on their list--but if you go to the link a pop up ad for Time interferes with trying to read the list.

They left off "affirmative action" and "graduated income tax."

[norwaypinesavage]

CFCs??? Then Time should turn off all of its air conditioning next summer.

[ctdonath2]

Or Happy Fun Ball?

[FreedomPoster]

Crocs are great stash-in-the-garage shoes for carrying out the trash / washing the car / doing light yard work.

I’ll run into the local hardware store wearing them if I’m grubby, working on a project and need something, otherwise don’t want to be seen in public with them.

[CitizenM]

Smell-o-vision? When was that invented?

[PJ-Comix]

Water Beds.

[PJ-Comix]

Jerry Lewis Cinemas

[PJ-Comix]

McRibs. Mickey D tried it twice and it FAILED both times.

[Revolting cat!]

Art rock,
Heavy metal rock,
Rock played on a flute standing on one leg,
John Denver (category unto hisslef),
Rod McKuen,
Brbra,
Disco,
Rap,
House Music,
Techno,
Hairy Potty,
MacArthur Park,
Low flow toilets,
Yellow mustard,
Supermarket self-checkout stands,
Lists.

[PJ-Comix]

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