Things that have not been invented yet

Mankind is pretty awesome. We can fly helicopters on Mars, invent medicines for all sorts of illnesses and can record Taylor Swift concerts in HD so it can be paused in HD at any point. What a time to be alive.

Why then, has no-one invented a dishwasher spray arm that can be split into two so you can easily clear out the stray bits of rice or seeds that clog it up? Is it really beyond the collective global effort of engineers to come up with such a thing?

What else do you think should have been invented by now? (apart from hoverboards, obvs. Back to the Future lied).

A sunscreen pill.
Applying sun cream is massive PITA. and you always miss bits which you don’t notice until it’s too late.

A functioning classless political system.

Cure for tinnitus

People have invented sunscreen pills, the only problem is they don’t actually do anything

While some companies tout dietary supplements as a so-called sunscreen pill, the claims they make are false. In fact, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement several years ago warning against these products and ordered the manufacturers to correct their advertising.

why don’t we have dishwashers that clean everything in minutes rather than hours

Front doors that unlock the same way that car doors do, i.e. remotely by pressing a button. Every time I come home carrying too much stuff or it’s raining…

Reliable gardeners and tradesmen.

Front doors that unlock the same way that car doors do, i.e. remotely by pressing a button.

These very much exist! Although with mine you don’t need to press a button, it just opens when I approach… (except if I’m on my bike, then the side gate unlocks instead 😂)

A controller with a mute button that works on humans.  😉 😜

Anything promised by Maggie Philbin on Tomorrow’s world in the 70s. I’m still waiting for my commuter flying car or jetpack Maggie!

why don’t we have dishwashers that clean everything in minutes rather than hours

they exist – go in any commercial kitchen and trays of dishes are washed in a few minutes.

An Allen key that doesn’t land on the opposite side of the bike when I drop it.

they exist – go in any commercial kitchen and trays of dishes are washed in a few minutes.

Yup… the only thing stopping domestic machines doing the same is energy efficiency regulations. And a good thing too.

they exist – go in any commercial kitchen and trays of dishes are washed in a few minutes.

Indeed. I worked in kitchens 30 odd years ago. Why can’t i buy one that is for household use using the smae formfactor?

Because of the energy they use. You don’t need 15 minute cycles at home… so stick with your 2 hour cycles that use far less electricity.

When I’m stuck in traffic or on a delayed train I do often wonder why they haven’t invented teleportation yet.

why don’t we have dishwashers that clean everything in minutes rather than hours

The ones in commercial kitchens do, I know because I used to have a job loading/unloading one, in between making prawn cocktails, mopping the floor, making chocolate sundaes, and cleaning the chip fryer. I hated that job.

A thing to tell you if you’ve just made the same reply as someone did over half an hour ago.

Non-disappearing 10mm sockets

A form of magnetism for all the things I lose in the shed that aren’t magnetic.

Anti-religion ray gun

I never really understood* why washing machines and dishwashers get dirty.  They’re literally ‘you had one job,’ to clean things.

(* – well, I do, but that’s not the point, they shouldn’t)

You don’t need 15 minute cycles at home… so stick with your 2 hour cycles that use far less electricity.

We made the mistake of setting the dishwasher at work to ‘eco’ one evening.  It was still going when staff came in the following morning.

A terminate life switch inserted at birth that activates when acts against the general good of humanity are commited by the switch wearer.

Pain killers that are strong enough to actually work and continue to work on long term pain but don’t cause nasty side effects – yes morphine, I am looking at you.

Oh, and sharp blades that only cut the thing you want to cut rather than also cutting you and all the surrounding pipes, cables and stuff.

why don’t we have dishwashers that clean everything in minutes rather than hours

We do, the professional stuff cleans in a few minutes. The small single tray one i used in a butchers I worked at had a maximum time setting of 7 minutes, though it was usually set at about 1/2 that.

Quite expensive though at about £1k

eg-

This one has a wash cycle of 2 minutes

https://www.industrial-warewashers.com/kingfisher-commercial-dishwasher-500mm.html?ps=MTU2PTE1Mg==&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5a2y79z7hQMVAJNQBh1qSgIzEAQYASABEgLI5vD_BwE#156=152

The breathalysing mobile phone – so after four pints you can only call taxis and ambulances, not ex-wives or girlfriends…

Microwave toaster.
Toast in seconds rather than the hours you waste watching that toast conveyor belt in hotels.

Microwave toaster.

Microwave refrigerator. Instead of waiting hours for stuff to freeze, you just zap it with a negative energy ray that sucks the heat out of it. Whoever invents that deserves a Nobel prize.

that toast conveyor belt in hotels.

Now there’s a thing that needs to be un invented so hotels go back to using normal toasters that actually have a discernible effect on the colour and temperature of the bread you stick in them.

I wouldn’t mind if someone invented a toaster sized for a standard slice of bread, instead of leaving an uncooked strip sticking out of the toaster (maybe I should post this isn the “things that annoy” thread instead).

On that theme,toasters* that last more than a year.

*that don’t require a small bank loan.

I wouldn’t mind if someone invented a toaster sized for a standard slice of bread, instead of leaving an uncooked strip sticking out of the toaster

This one works for me (Panasonic breadmaker that make extra tall bread).

The breathalysing mobile phone – so after four pints you can only call taxis and ambulances, not ex-wives or girlfriends…

Actually genius level that, especially if it also filtered your social media posting at the same time

(and maybe stopped you replying to any polical threads here too)

An automatically expanding allen key so you just need the one to undo every bolt on your bike. The other end of it should have a similar head but for Torx.

Now there’s a thing that needs to be un invented so hotels go back to using normal toasters that actually have a discernible effect on the colour and temperature of the bread you stick in them.

There’s nothing inherently wrong with those things, they just need to rotate them 180′ so the controls can’t be ****ed about with by cretins.

I feel a “Room 101” thread coming on.

Non-alcoholic drinks that taste exactly like their alcohol rich counterparts.

A negative microwave would be soo useful,

Mobile phone / car interface that actually prevents the driver from using their phone whilst driving. So many drivers on their phones whilst driving, it boils my p*ss.