tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866022460920878229.post3089896952507457825..comments2023-09-19T07:45:46.828-07:00Comments on The 52 Week Project: Week 38: Small Inventions, Big ImpactStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05171714081043183565noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866022460920878229.post-47707233337907452052010-10-07T06:10:11.168-07:002010-10-07T06:10:11.168-07:00Other Survivorman Links for those who walk away fr...Other Survivorman Links for those who walk away from an airplane crash on a deserted isle.<br /><br />http://science.discovery.com/convergence/survivorman/survivorman.html<br /><br />http://lesstroud.ca/survivorman/episodes.php<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTp3ywJ2t8<br /><br />Best,<br />TJKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866022460920878229.post-23205349577569542262010-10-06T18:30:18.229-07:002010-10-06T18:30:18.229-07:00Ah, Carioca,
You need to watch Survivorman. Eac...Ah, Carioca, <br /><br /> You need to watch Survivorman. Each episode includes a new,inventive way to start a fire with little more than the clothes on your back!<br /><br />http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/survivorman/survivorman.html<br /><br />Best,<br />TJKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866022460920878229.post-17380636026436582402010-10-06T09:02:15.367-07:002010-10-06T09:02:15.367-07:00So…”favorite devices/items/inventions…” Almost im...So…”favorite devices/items/inventions…” Almost impossible to give a full answer. I guess fire shouldn’t count, since it’s a DISCOVERY more than a DEVICE, but we are reminded through episode-after-episode of “Survivor” -- where no one from any generation ever seems able to start a fire -- that matches should qualify as a “favorite INVENTION.” What about discoveries like aspirin (or Aspirin, depending on whether you prefer the brand-name or a generic version)…<br /><br />Even if we skip over the wheel or a knife or fire there is so much that comes to mind, ranging from a 16-hole Hohner chromatic harmonica to today’s amazing new contestant, that elegant, compact, incredibly versatile and useful and fun tool & toy – the iPad ! Have to agree with Steve Jobs – “it’s magical.” Even I can now listen live to any of more than 30,000 radio stations around the world (free !), read any of more than 40,000 books through Project Gutenberg (selecting from at least 50 languages? Also free !), choose from hundreds of daily newspapers around the globe (free !)…I started with “even I” because I’ve barely started to scratch the surface with either the more than 150,000 iPhone or the 1,000 uniquely iPad applications available ! Beautifully designed, intuitive to use, in my opinion the iPad is one of the greatest devices ever invented.<br /><br />Had you asked three months ago -- or just before a trip to Amazonas or Angola -- probably I would have picked the Swiss Army knife (first produced in 1897) or Band-Aids (introduced in 1920). To earn my choice and vote, the multi-tool, multi-function pocket knife must have at least a cork-screw, a sharp blade, and a flat-head screwdriver; if I must I can do without the can opener, the scissors and the saw; I definitely don’t need a toothpick, tweezer, nail file, or fish scaler…<br /><br />My final choice (probably would have been my hands-down first choice until the iPad’s arrival) is the Band-Aid. I prefer the classic one-by-three-inch Johnson & Johnson “Tough Strips,” – the durable, heavy-duty, water-proof and super-stick adhesive version.<br /><br />CariocaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866022460920878229.post-60630289250354923112010-10-04T18:36:10.539-07:002010-10-04T18:36:10.539-07:00Accckkkkk! Icksnay on the WD 40!
WD 40 is a wond...Accckkkkk! Icksnay on the WD 40! <br /><br />WD 40 is a wonderful product with thousands of productive applications, none of which spring to mind now or ever.<br /><br />Amongst technicians, it is generally a product to avoid.<br /><br />Composed of a volatile hydrocarbon which evaporates quickly so after a short time all surfaces remain coated with a sticky residue which literally gums up the works of anything with moving parts.<br /><br />Never spray a lock keyway, for example, with WD 40. It will freeze up the action.<br /><br />You peer review types might wish to experiment in your own laboratories. <br /><br />Buy or salvage an old or new lock and key and subject it to a coat of WD 40 and see the performance of the keyway degrade.<br /><br />Best,<br />TJKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866022460920878229.post-23350279222915619772010-10-04T15:58:15.675-07:002010-10-04T15:58:15.675-07:00Hmm.. I really love hand sanitizer. And I think Da...Hmm.. I really love hand sanitizer. And I think Dad's would be Metamucil.Dave Kurzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411402384303696266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866022460920878229.post-33692953960288588822010-10-03T21:02:46.357-07:002010-10-03T21:02:46.357-07:00Gotta love the post its... Keep em comingGotta love the post its... Keep em comingStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171714081043183565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866022460920878229.post-61002284217444776132010-10-03T18:36:45.150-07:002010-10-03T18:36:45.150-07:00Post-It Notes. I wouldn't survive without the...Post-It Notes. I wouldn't survive without them. Thank you, 3M.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462592019245708105noreply@blogger.com