MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
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- Nano tube carbon based batteries
- e-paper/wifi family wall planner.
- hoverboards, natch
sane females
Cable free charging for integrated bike lights
Jekkyl has top answer...I would give up a lot to get that - pipe dream I know
Top Answer? do I win a prize? set of golf clubs perhaps.
Beer with all the flavour and numbing effect of alcohol but with none of the calories.
Electricity so cheap that it wouldn't be worth metering.
I'm reasonably sane 😉
mobile data as fast as wifi at home.
A 'gerber' style multi-tool that doesn't have a blade attached.
Why the blade? It's of no practical use and classes the tool as an offensive weapon.
A job that pays me what I'm worth.
jekkyl - Membermobile data as fast as wifi at home.
Depends how good your wifi is.
Ours is a sodding 3G dongle plugged into the router. And this is the midlands!
jimw - MemberCable free charging for integrated bike lights
Isnt that what a dynamo is?
A tool for getting the peanut butter (or whichever spread is of fancy) that is left in the bit of the jar just below the neck where the jar widends. The bit that is missed when a knife, or spoon, is used to extract the peanut butter.
Or something to get the last bits of toothpaste out of the tube, at £40.00 a kilo, it's a bit pricey.
Yeah, but with the choice of 70Mbps 4G and 100Mbps wi-fi I'm not complaining. 😉
I'm going to go with energy efficient Hydrogen refinement and cost/energy efficient interplanetary travel.
For peanut butter etc use your finger. For the toothpaste, if you're that tight then cut the tube open with scissors
For peanut butter etc use your finger. For the toothpaste, if you're that tight then cut the tube open with scissors
It's not tight when it's £40.00 per kilo! 😯 By weight it's probably the most expensive item in the supermarket.
Guests have complained about using fingers too. 😀
My mobile data is way faster than my home broadband. Higher latency though.
I nominate fusion power.
By weight it's probably the most expensive item in the supermarket.
Nope. Saffron. According to the internet about £7,500 per kg.
Things you can't believe DONT exist....yet
The living dead ...
I think some of them are already living amongst us, yes?
Silver jumpsuits and jet packs. SciFi Cover art has a lot to answer for.
Or something to get the last bits of toothpaste out of the tube, at £40.00 a kilo, it's a bit pricey.
You can get little mangle affairs that do that I think.
Nope. Saffron.
HP printer ink is probably a close second.
A tool for getting the peanut butter (or whichever spread is of fancy) that is left in the bit of the jar just below the neck where the jar widends. The bit that is missed when a knife, or spoon, is used to extract the peanut butter.
It does exit - dutch housemate introduced them to me - apparently called a flessenscraper
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Grated parmesan cheese is up there as well!!Nope. Saffron.
HP printer ink is probably a close second.
It does exit - dutch housemate introduced them to me - apparently called a flessenscraper
Thank you. I is happy. 😀
A comfortable standard class seat on an aeroplane / train / bus / coach for someone over 6 feet tall.
A 'gerber' style multi-tool that doesn't have a blade attached.Why the blade? It's of no practical use and classes the tool as an offensive weapon.
A good sharp blade is one of the most useful tools to have, I use a pocket knife far more often than anything else on a multitool.
And in answer to you question, such a thing is readily available, you're just not looking hard enough.
http://www.leatherman.co.uk/style-ps/25.html#start=28
sane females
I'm perfectly sane. Or at least I think I am... probably...
Plenty about in TK Maxx ... I nearly bought one.oliverracing - Member
It does exit - dutch housemate introduced them to me - apparently called a flessenscraper
A comfortable standard class seat on an aeroplane / train / bus / coach for someone over 6 feet tall.
With the average height of a male now over 6' in some countries it can't be too far away now. I hope so anyway!
Winter flat pedal shoes that don't take on more water that the titanic?
They existed, they were called Teva Links, I thought they were great, but no one did so they don't make them anymore.
cars that pump out hot air before the engine gets warm.
Those exist, I have one. Ok, maybe not hot. But warm.
Synthetic blood .
Here's hoping!!With the average height of a male now over 6' in some countries it can't be too far away now. I hope so anyway!
On time, fully integrated Public Transport System (that doesn't cost the Public 40% of thier yearly income to use)
An honest MP
Cohesive inclusive Public Policies
A road network devoid of Roadworks and Potholes, badly designed Junctions that cause chaos and Toll Free road networks
Supermarkets that donate all thier Best Before dated food to Charities rather than chuck it in the Skip
Advert free TV and Internet
Teeth that regrow in Humans
Free range Farming for all livestock
No syrup Beer
Same answer as always..a cabinet that keeps steak bakes at optimal temperature.
I would also add centrally managed speed controlled vehicles an App through which I can access my medical records and sufficent affordable housing that we dont need a rat race to select owners.
[i][s]mobile data as fast as wifi at home.[/s][/i]
Home WiFi as fast as mobile data please.
Hoverboard - where's my Hoverboard McFly?
An actual cure for baldness.
Robot butlers
Genetically engineered pet bear cubs that stay cub sized.
Those instant meal machines from Star Trek (I think)
Efficient batteries for the home which you could charge from a wind turbine or solar panel/tiles then draw on at night/still days eliminating the need for a grid connection.
Free Money and a robot to do my job.
We have to waste life working when we could be doing fun stuff.
captainsasquatch - MemberA tool for getting the peanut butter (or whichever spread is of fancy) that is left in the bit of the jar just below the neck where the jar widends.
my dad uses this
not a spec of nutella left in the jar when he's around
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A universal wheel size.
Free Money and a robot to do my job.
We have to waste life working when we could be doing fun stuff.
You, sir, would get my vote for world leader.
Having just got back from a spa,
Push-button controlled public showers that run for several minutes when you push the button rather than fifteen seconds.
See also, service station taps.
Potable tap water for anyone, no matter which country you are from and are currently in.
Very weird.
Efficient batteries for the home which you could charge from a wind turbine or solar panel/tiles then draw on at night/still days eliminating the need for a grid connection.
Tesla?
Tangle-free hosepipes. I can't believe we can send people into space but can't invent a hose that unwinds and winds without kinking.
And no, those fabric corrugated things don't count, they're not long enough.
BTW I'm also quite sane (except when having to roll and unroll hosepipes)
Some way of connecting laptops to TVs etc. that just. bloody. works.
and free rather than 'owned' by those nestle ****sPotable tap water for anyone, no matter which country you are from and are currently in.
Potable tap water for anyone, no matter which country you are from and are currently
Along with proper toilets too. Those two items are the best guarantee of public health.
Some way of connecting laptops to TVs etc. that just. bloody. works.
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An internet forum which is easy to post pictures, quote and keep you logged in....
Instant coffee in the likes of co$ta etc. Not everybody wants a Triple, Venti, Half Sweet, Non-Fat, Caramel Macchiato..
Although I've never been in that type of place.
starbucks do filter coffee... its cheap as well
job that pays me what I'm worth.
I'm actually a fan of the minimum wage legislation and would not wish it away
Some way of connecting laptops to TVs etc. that just. bloody. works.
aside from the HDMI cable? or Chromecast?
\Tangle-free hosepipes. I can't believe we can send people into space but can't invent a hose that unwinds and winds without kinking.
Got one, it's thicker and doesn't kink just costs more
An actual cure for baldness.
Clippers and embrace it
Been to a few places with good integrated transport and it does just break the british brain.
So for me a method to break the brainwashing/conditioning of the "it will never work" brigade. The negative comments around electric cars (it won't drive me to the alps cause I do that twice a week), banning plasitc water bottles among many things.
Superconductors that can operate at ambient temperature.
The ability to know if a fart is going to be safe or not, so you know when to really go for it without risking having to buy new pants.
A tool for getting the peanut butter (or whichever spread is of fancy) that is left in the bit of the jar just below the neck where the jar widends.
25 years ago me and my student housemates were speculating that the next logical step in human evolution would be a tongue that reach the last bit of Baileys that seems determined to cling to the bottom of the glass.
Still waiting.
banning plasitc water bottles among many things.
When I'm King (still waiting for that too), you won't be able to put a 6 pack of 2 litre bottles of water in your supermarket trolley without instantly triggering the earthquake, civil war or 4 day boutique festival that you'd actually need them for.
A 'gerber' style multi-tool that doesn't have a blade attached.Why the blade? It's of no practical use and classes the tool as an offensive weapon.
Gerber used to do one, Cool Tool. I think they've stopped now, still have mine from the 90s. They were damn good.
A sensible working culture where everyone doesn't spend half their salary going to somewhere miles from where they live to spend all day doing something they don't like to then spend ages going home again.
Shirley there has to be a better way of having a working economy that doesn't need an increasing population to snarl up towns and cities with pointless journies.
Packaging for scissors that you don't need scissors to get into
[quote=tom200 ]A universal wheel size.
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https://xkcd.com/927/
A proper network of car free cycling infrastructure in the UK
Potable tap water for anyone, no matter which country you are from and are currently in.
Whats even weirder about this is that in the places where it exists people insist on having water from plastic bottles or leaky water coolers because it isn't good enough.
Rather than an earthquake alarm when someone buys bottled water i'd have a teleporter to send them straight to Africa where they can walk twenty miles with a ****ing bucket on their head to get a drink of thin cowshit.
A sensible working culture where everyone doesn't spend half their salary going to somewhere miles from where they live to spend all day doing something they don't like to then spend ages going home again.
This.
Everyday I walk out of my bedroom, past a warm office with a super comfy chair and good, reliable internet connection, out the door and into the cold and wet to drive for 40 mins and sit on an uncomfortable chair in a cold draughty office with a patchy internet connection.
Why?
- Practical cars that don't rely of fossil fuels that are affordable for everyone.
- Fusion-based power.
- Completely renewable energy-based grids for all developed countries.
- Student loans available for those who already achieved their first degree 10-20 years ago.
- Fresh water for all.
- Efficient train services.
- High capacity, national grid electricity storage.
It's not tight when it's £40.00 per kilo! By weight it's probably the most expensive item in the supermarket
Not quite TESCO saffron is £5000 per Kg
An "anti-microwave" that cools things very quickly.
In the same vein "anti-radiation" that renders nuclear waste safe.
A method of escaping earth's gravity that doesn't require sitiing on top of a glorified firework.
Cancer cancer
sane females
The end of misogyny.
The end of misogyny.
But what about all the men who so wish for it to succeed?
Just out of curiosity, what do you use your penknife for?
I can't envisage a situation where it would be useful for cycling or as having any outdoor/ camping use...way too small for cutting up firewood, etc.
bex - Member
Tangle-free hosepipes. I can't believe we can send people into space but can't invent a hose that unwinds and winds without kinking.
And no, those fabric corrugated things don't count, they're not long enough.
BTW I'm also quite sane (except when having to roll and unroll hosepipes)
Don't release water pressure before winding it up, & pressurise it before unwinding, it won't kink assuming you have some sort of water pressure.
Just out of curiosity, what do you use your penknife for?
Well, there's all sorts of packaging that's impossible to tear open, cutting zip-ties, I've used a regular Opinel for hacking overhanging brambles away when out walking, all kinds of everyday stuff. Even things like trimming a broken fingernail, to prevent it catching and either ripping right off or just the sharp bit scratching me.
I've carried a pocket knife since I was a child, I even used to take one to school, I could sharpen my pencils far better than using a pencil sharpener.
It's just a natural thing to carry, I can't imagine not being without one, my dad always carried one that he used to whittle whistles and stuff when we went out walking in the countryside, I have a pocketknife that belonged to a relative who had it on him when he was killed at Arras in 1917, at age 20, the wear on the blade clearly showed he must have used it everyday since he was a kid, I now use it, that knife is around a century old, and keeps a great edge.
A bloody cure for colds! Total waste of a weekend sitting on the sofa managing my face. Get better already!
Don't release water pressure before winding it up, & pressurise it before unwinding, it won't kink assuming you have some sort of water pressure.
Don't you then end up with a hose full of stagnating water?
what do you use your penknife for?
I got a Swiss Army Knife as a leaving present after my first IT job in the mid 90s. I thought at the time, "that's lovely, but I'll never use it." It's subsequently had almost daily use for twenty years.