Things that must be invented

[MDSnowman]

Mecha: I want to take my horrible driving skills, lack of depth perception, and overall childishness and apply them in a giant robot.

Hover Boards: Back to the Future 2 promised them within the next five years, but damnit I want them now!!! I'm sick of waiting.

Space Colonies: Because the Nexus 6 I really want isn't allowed on Earth.

 

[Beltom]

Flying cars.

Its 2010, were the hell are all the flying cars scientist promised?

This. For crying out loud, who the hell wouldn't trade their mp3 players and cell phones for a flying car a'la Jetsons?!

If I recall correctly, they are actually completely feasible, but not economically practical. Also, how many accidents occur per year involving cars? That figure would likely double or more if the vehicles could fly, imagine being a pedestrian in that situation, with a three car pileup crashing down on you from above.

 

[oktalist]

Infinite improbability drive.

 

[JJMUG]

A bazooka that fires anvils. YOU'RE ALL NINJA'D!

A anvil that fires bazookas.

 

[SimplyTheWest]

Infinite improbability drive.

Darn you ninjas...so fast...

 

[Tharwen]

A computer that can run Crysis 2 on highest settings. I know, it'll never happen.

 

[Lukeje]

A machine that invents things.

It already exists. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human]

...and I'm going to say `Doomsday Device'. As long as I get to control it. Bwahahaha, etc.

Humans are not machines, therefore your joke falls flat.

Where did the sound guy go? I need that "Wah-wah-waaah" effect.

A machine is any device that uses energy to perform some activity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine

...all we are is devices that use energy to perform activities.

(Why yes, I am a pessimist).

Edit: even better quote:

A structure regarded as functioning as an independent body, without mechanical involvement.

Humans are not devices, they are living organisms.

Device

1. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

So you're saying that humans weren't created by God to fulfil a particular purpose?

Also, I too have a definition from OED

machine

an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, for performing a particular task.

Humans fulfil that definition (even if the task is just `to survive and pass on one's genes')...

 

[Sunrider]

I'd take down a whole area code for an Iron Man suit.

isn't this the exact reason why stark never releases the information and specs of the suit?

Oh and how about Cold Fusion

Hell if I know, I still want one!

 

[Lukeje]

A machine that invents things.

It already exists. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human]

...and I'm going to say `Doomsday Device'. As long as I get to control it. Bwahahaha, etc.

Humans are not machines, therefore your joke falls flat.

Where did the sound guy go? I need that "Wah-wah-waaah" effect.

A machine is any device that uses energy to perform some activity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine

...all we are is devices that use energy to perform activities.

(Why yes, I am a pessimist).

Edit: even better quote:

A structure regarded as functioning as an independent body, without mechanical involvement.

Humans are not devices, they are living organisms.

Device

1. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

So you're saying that humans weren't created by God to fulfil a particular purpose?

Also, I too have a definition from OED

machine

an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, for performing a particular task.

Humans fulfil that definition (even if the task is just `to survive')...

You can't use god in an arguement.
Even if he exists you do not know what he believes or supports or why he did what.
Also we are not mechanical.

So you're saying we're not machines because we're not mechanical? That's a tautology (at least in the sense you mean it). (And I hope you realise the God thing is a joke... sarcasm doesn't come across well on the internet).

 

[Cherry Cola]

A machine that invents things.

It already exists. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human]

...and I'm going to say `Doomsday Device'. As long as I get to control it. Bwahahaha, etc.

Humans are not machines, therefore your joke falls flat.

Where did the sound guy go? I need that "Wah-wah-waaah" effect.

A machine is any device that uses energy to perform some activity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine

...all we are is devices that use energy to perform activities.

(Why yes, I am a pessimist).

Edit: even better quote:

A structure regarded as functioning as an independent body, without mechanical involvement.

Humans are not devices, they are living organisms.

Device

1. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

So you're saying that humans weren't created by God to fulfil a particular purpose?

Oh shit, I am a blasphemer! God will kill me!

Damn you for tricking me into blaspheming!

Also, I too have a definition from OED

machine

an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, for performing a particular task.

Humans fulfil that definition (even if the task is just `to survive and pass on one's genes')...

But we do not use mechanical power.

Unless you count the Big Daddy... But he can't invent things!

Unless you count the Big Daddy from Bioshock 2...

But he can't be considered human... can he?

 

[Lukeje]

But we do not use mechanical power.

Unless you count the Big Daddy... But he can't invent things!

Unless you count the Big Daddy from Bioshock 2...

But he can't be considered human... can he?

Mechanical power is power used for mechanical work. Are you going to pretend that the muscles in your arms do not perform mechanical work when you pick something up?

 

[Cherry Cola]

But we do not use mechanical power.

Unless you count the Big Daddy... But he can't invent things!

Unless you count the Big Daddy from Bioshock 2...

But he can't be considered human... can he?

Mechanical power is power used for mechanical work. Are you going to pretend that the muscles in your arms do not perform mechanical work when you pick something up?

And my argument is dismantled in one swift blow.

A tip of the hat to you, sir.

 

[Geamo]

Spoiler

IRON MAN COMMAND SYSTEM ON. START.

 

[Nannernade]

The tubes from New New York where you say where you want to go and you are sucked through the city to your destination. =)

 

[kommunizt kat]

talking appliances like in old cartoons... And something that tells you what you forget to say in a conversation like when you're about to tell someone something but you forget right before you tell the guy.

 

[direkiller]

hover boards.
plasma cannons
proper stungloves. (i said proper ones dammit!)
cars that run on water as fuel (truhfully they have invented this but they won't let it become comercial because certain industries would colaspe)

(you have been reading too much oil hatting propaganda)

Hydrogen powered cars do not use water as a fuel it is the end reaction and your wrong about the reason there not on the market. It not commercially available yet because the distribution system for the hydrogen would cost over 1 trillion dollars(trunks,storage tanks, and a way to fill the car) its not like ethanol were you can just keep it in the same tanks as gasoline it need its own separate system. Also the current systems need something like eight+ hours to fill up the car that will run for about three days and no consumer wants to wait that long for a fillip that use to take 10 minutes.

With that my invention would be an effective way of selling hydrogen for use in cars that can be effectively marketed to make a money

 

[Brandon237]

here's the problem with that, our body would not be able to handle the strain of an actual worm hole

Under extreme conditions, the laws of physics themselves change. You may, for instance be unaware of what was happening, the area near the wormhole could "bubble" areas of space and time. We simply don't know. You are probably right, but I just wanted to throw that that idea out there and see the results, like dropping a nuke on the moon.