[Closed] Things that should have been invented by now...

Common bike standards.

you mean new common bike standards.

I'll take anything.

SSO or One time login for STW, y'know that keeps you logged in.

Of all the options and requests so far in this thread I think I win.

"though it would still have take you an hour to do the 30min journey"

Yep time travels up there on the list.....

A neat algorithm for STW that assesses each thread and automatically determines a winner based on accepted standards of relevance, whit, wisdom, grammar and punctuation (rather than any of the arbitrary nonsense currently used).

Not to mention spelling.

If I can pause live tv, watch box sets and catch-up tv, why can't I have the same functionality on my car radio for audio?

Some DAB radios do this. I got one for my Father-in-law so he could set it to record the Archers or pause them when someone called.

And you can catch-up on BBC radio on the iPlayer Radio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio

Microwave bed - 8 hours sleep in 3 minutes

That's no good, I can't sleep with the light on.

Ding

Grease ports for joints (I'm 61)

Something that fires pedestrians who use a pelican crossing to stop an already stationary queue of traffic into the sun

Cheaper dslr lenses.

Rubber car to make parking easier and less expensive if you clip another car.

That's no good, I can't sleep with the light on.

Light or hard?

stop an already stationary queue

something that slaps people that make comments like that. 😉

Something that fires [s]pedestrians[/s] cyclists who use a pelican crossing to stop traffic [b]and other cyclists[/b], because they can't learn how to pull out in traffic, into the sun.

😛

A cure for regret.

Rubber car to make parking easier and less expensive if you clip another car.

Isn't the new Renault a step in that direction with its awful side panels?

we had those - when cars had black bumpers that didnt crack when you looked at them funny.

Adjustable mountain bike wheels (say, 24 to 30 inches) so that one can be in-line with the current standard without the outlay, or even start your own standard on a whim!

food pills
holly from red dwarf
anti aging cream that works
new teeth
new face
vulcan death grip
mind reader
Holographic games and video
flying boots

so that one can be in-line with the current standard without the outlay

I think that you have seriously misunderstood the reason for new wheel sizes. 😉

Yeah, I'd back a New Teeth invention.

I know theres science out there that does allow the growth of new teeth, but it would be mighty fine if you could embed that in yer jaw, hey presto another tooth..

Package holidays to the Moon - though not sure what you'd do once your there - I guess it could be great for fat bikes.

holly from red dwarf

Members of Parliament who aren't complete lying/hypocritical/dishonest/immoral $hitwipes.

Kinda boring, but I thought that the boffins with 3D printers would be churning out the little plastic clips that you find on record players that hold the tonearm still when not in use. Sometimes they break and 'Sugru' just doesn't work in this instance 😳

Package holidays to the Moon - though not sure what you'd do once your there

You wouldn't want to holiday there, there's no atmosphere.

Allow me to get your coat 🙂

Package holidays to the Moon - though not sure what you'd do once your there

Come on, do you have no imagination?

Play giant slow-motion basketball
Ride the incredible pump track
Lunar parkours
Tennis ball hitting competition
That thing where you roll down a hill in an inflatable ball

In the 50s and 60s we were all being told that the technological revolution would mean something like a 3 day work week and 6 hour days.

Time the right technology was invented, or unions grew balls.

And where's my atomic car?

In the 50s and 60s we were all being told that the technological revolution would mean something like a 3 day work week and 6 hour days.

Or, look at it another way...

You work harder to pay for all those lovely labour saving devices!

There's lots of things that should have been invented by now:

A better system of government
Fusion power
Manned colonies on the moon/Mars
A way of ensuring that politicians responsible for making poor decisions in the past are denied their pensions
An anti-Murdoch

Something that stops cereal turning to dust at the bottom of the box!

In the 50s and 60s we were all being told that the technological revolution would mean something like a 3 day work week and 6 hour days.

So Zero Hours Contracts don't count then? 🙂

A voting app.

..and central locking for my house.

Spoiler Alert
Trouble with Teleports, they are going be like fax machines.
Leaving the scanned original at the point of origin - TO BE EUTHANISED

Random Drugs Testing for MPs

wobbliscott - Member
Package holidays to the Moon - though not sure what you'd do once your there - I guess it could be great for fat bikes.

Good call because in space nobody can hear them drone on and on and on.
Though it would probably be via easyjet and The Moon* is actually 45km outside Barcelona

Automated letterboxes that instantly shred HMRC letters/Double Glazing flyers/I've lost my dog, have you seen him flyers/letters from Your Mum/Electricity bills/Charles Thurwitt shirt brochures/local tennis club "come join us" flyers/Harry Your Favourite Gardener is in your area flyers..

All a pile of crap that ought to be recycled direct out of the sorting office or never printed al all in the first place.

🙄

Teleporter

In the 50s and 60s we were all being told that the technological revolution would mean something like a 3 day work week and 6 hour days.

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Silver jumpsuits.

Every picture of the future in the 1970's had people wearing silver jumpsuits

I want my silver jumpsuit.

Dogs that will actually live the lifespan of the owner.
Trousers that don't wear out at the downstairs area
Bread that doesn't send out smoke signals when toasted
Vegan cheese that actually melts and tastes nice
A bicycle saddle that won't put your 'moo moo' in traction.
Socks that stay up
Knickers that stay up
Translation machine for animals
Running tops that won't grate your nipples

a forum that doesn't require me to log in each time I visit