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Somewhere In The Ether…

Ow do fine folks 👍🏻

It’s of course very much open to debate, but the simple wheel is often cited as the greatest invention ever conceived by we as humans.

Fair enough; But what conversely would you cite to be the very worst examples?

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By *esthetic21Man
2 days ago

Birmingham/Bristol

www.

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By *ensual DesiresMan
2 days ago

Teesside/North Yorkshire

Electric cars

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By *ecretoasis14Man
2 days ago

here and there

Those new bottle tops

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By *ampireLoveMan
2 days ago

Essex & Bristol

"Electric cars"

Paper umbrellas?

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By *esthetic21Man
2 days ago

Birmingham/Bristol

"Those new bottle tops"
this

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By *edstockings2Couple
2 days ago

Ilfracombe

"Those new bottle tops"

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By *ucka39Man
2 days ago

Newcastle

Certain metal lids on jars that are impossible to open

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By *parkle1974Woman
2 days ago

Leeds

"Those new bottle tops"

They are horrible, I've scratched my face on them a few times...it bloody hurts!

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By *rixie_BlondeWoman
2 days ago

London (She/Her)

The needle is more important than the wheel. With the needle we got clothes, shelter, storage, tools etc etc

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By *ampireLoveMan
2 days ago

Essex & Bristol

"Those new bottle tops

They are horrible, I've scratched my face on them a few times...it bloody hurts! "

What?!? The ones that don’t come off fully? They are amazing! I love them!

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
2 days ago

Manchester-ish

Ohme EB chargers

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
2 days ago

Manchester-ish

"Ohme EB chargers

Fucking ev not eb

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By *parkle1974Woman
2 days ago

Leeds

"Those new bottle tops

They are horrible, I've scratched my face on them a few times...it bloody hurts!

What?!? The ones that don’t come off fully? They are amazing! I love them! "

And I struggle to get the little fockers back on properly!

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By *inkShyWoman
2 days ago

near Windsor

Tamagotchis.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
2 days ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Paper straws…..an environmentally superb notion.

In practice however….. 😵‍💫😵‍💫

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By *ampireLoveMan
2 days ago

Essex & Bristol

"Paper straws…..an environmentally superb notion.

In practice however….. 😵‍💫😵‍💫"

Yes! So true! Become unusable halfway through a Maccy milkshake so need two!

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By *hilledGuyClactonMan
2 days ago

Little clacton

when you`ve a jar of beetroot or something. Then they decide to make the lid massive so you cannot turn it

Also dog prams

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By *uri00620Woman
2 days ago

Croydon

Banana case/protector..... they're never the same shape as an actual banana. That asides they're generally just stupid.

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By *ucka39Man
2 days ago

Newcastle

"when you`ve a jar of beetroot or something. Then they decide to make the lid massive so you cannot turn it

Also dog prams"

Because you need to buy the gadget to place around the lid 😂🤣 like an oil filter

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By *edstockings2Couple
2 days ago

Ilfracombe

Hotel key cards.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
2 days ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Shoe Umbrellas (I swear I’m not making this shit up - google them for proof) 😵‍💫

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
2 days ago

Ilkley

Thomas Midgley Jr was a chemist and engineer responsible for three rather unfortunate inventions.

Number 1 - the additive tetraethyl lead for petrol. This made petrol burn more smoothly in car engines, but was responsible for horrendous environmental pollution, probably killing many many thousands of people.

Number 2 - chlo

uorocarbons, better well known as CFCs. These were developed as supposedly inert gases that could be used for pressurising spray cans and in liquid form as the coolant circulating in refrigeration equipment. However when released into the atmosphere they caused chemical disruption of the "ozone layer" which protects against dangerous UV light from the sun. CFCs have probably been responsible for millions of cases of skin cancer.

Number 3 - he built a medical hoist device to help himself in and out of bed after he had become crippled by polio late in life. The device malfunctioned and str@ngled Midgley.

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By *exyScientistsCouple
2 days ago

Castlebar

"Those new bottle tops"

Yes these 🤬

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
2 days ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Thomas Midgley Jr was a chemist and engineer responsible for three rather unfortunate inventions.

Number 2 - chlo

Number 3 - he built a medical hoist device to help himself in and out of bed after he had become crippled by polio late in life. The device malfunctioned and str@ngled Midgley."

😱I really shouldn’t make light of his unfortunate demise, of course…..but maybe it was a case of poetic justice? 😵‍💫

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By *hief ScoutMan
2 days ago

Watford

"Paper straws…..an environmentally superb notion.

In practice however….. 😵‍💫😵‍💫

Yes! So true! Become unusable halfway through a Maccy milkshake so need two!"

Spot on. Get too soggy

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
2 days ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Banana case/protector..... they're never the same shape as an actual banana. That asides they're generally just stupid. "

😂 I was going to suggest those to 😂

Lakeland do them and a whole plethora of other weird and frequently, not so wonderful gizmos that perfectly illustrate the somewhat regrettable principle of style over functionality…

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By *ucka39Man
2 days ago

Newcastle

Time machine 🤣😂 never did work

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
2 days ago

Bedford

For me the greatest invention is fish n chips, pure genius.

But the worst for me the men's public urinals, standing next to someone you don't know and trying to pee inhaling all the fumes, ok if you're on sex meet or dogging, and then they've got a little kids one at the end ugh. cubicles much better.

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By *abluesbabyMan
2 days ago

Gibraltar/Cheshire/London

Separate hot and cold taps. Foreigners to the UK do have a valid point when they bemoan the lack of mixer taps still

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By *etrelsMan
2 days ago

Durham

I just use my 18v grinder Gets a bit messy but works

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
2 days ago

Central

"I just use my 18v grinder Gets a bit messy but works "

What for?

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By *ermite12ukMan
2 days ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Crocs: Not the ones that eat everything placed in front of them. But those things, that people put on the end of their feet, that have holes in them, to let their dignity out.

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By *avid 50Man
2 days ago

kendal

all those cheap unnecessary plastic kitchen utensils that break the first time you use them, and anything K-tell ever made

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By *andaloriansCouple
2 days ago

Malvern

"Paper straws…..an environmentally superb notion.

In practice however….. 😵‍💫😵‍💫"

We got metal straws. We usuallyhave take out instead of eating in so we just bin thebpaper ones

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By *edSirenWoman
2 days ago

Leighton Buzzard

"Certain metal lids on jars that are impossible to open "

This one’s easy. Stab it with a knife. It will release the air pressure causing the vacuum that makes it hard to open 👍🏻

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By *elix SightedMan
2 days ago

Cloud 8

"Ow do fine folks 👍🏻

It’s of course very much open to debate, but the simple wheel is often cited as the greatest invention ever conceived by we as humans.

Fair enough; But what conversely would you cite to be the very worst examples?

Children. Little bastards.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
2 days ago

Reading

Sliced bread.

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By *ucka39Man
1 day ago

Newcastle

Condom's 99.1% don't work

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By *ondiego85Man
1 day ago

nottingham

Marmite.

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By *hunky GentMan
1 day ago

Maldon and Peterborough

IVF - where's the fun in that.

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By *eronicaExplorerWoman
1 day ago

London

Garden Gnomes

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By *eronicaExplorerWoman
1 day ago

London

Dog clothes

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By *ucka39Man
1 day ago

Newcastle

The toaster the grill was better and not just for toast

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
1 day ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Dog clothes "

😂😂 I actually witnessed a pooch in a doggie hoodie the other week 😵‍💫😵‍💫

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By *icolerobbieCouple
1 day ago

walsall

"when you`ve a jar of beetroot or something. Then they decide to make the lid massive so you cannot turn it

Also dog prams"

Simply give a firm tap with a knife or spoon handle on the edge and they open easily.

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
1 day ago

Willenhall

Those silicone "egg poachers" that are always hanging down in a supermarket aisle. For some reason they can always be found in a completely different aisle to where the fresh eggs are located...

Anyway; they absolutely do not fucking work. You're much better off cracking an egg into a ladle then lowering it into a pot of simmering water before fishing it out with a slotted spoon (that actually sounds far harder to do than it actually is).

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By *eronicaExplorerWoman
1 day ago

London

"Dog clothes

😂😂 I actually witnessed a pooch in a doggie hoodie the other week 😵‍💫😵‍💫"

We deserve extinction

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By *eoBloomsMan
1 day ago

Springfield

"when you`ve a jar of beetroot or something. Then they decide to make the lid massive so you cannot turn it

Simply give a firm tap with a hammer on the edge and they open easily. "

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