• Question: what is your favourite invention (not including your ones)

    Asked by nasteha to Dalya, Derek, Sarah, Tim, Tom on 12 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by nascientist.
    • Photo: Tim Millar

      Tim Millar answered on 10 Jun 2011:

      The ability to record and playback sound. I love music and always seem to be listening to something, so without the recording devices, it would be a quieter world, but not so much fun for me.

    • Photo: Sarah Thomas

      Sarah Thomas answered on 10 Jun 2011:

      I think the internet. I don’t know about anybody else but I would be truly lost without it. I use the internet every day for reading the news, checking the weather and tide times, checking bus and train times, booking holidays, buying insurance, communicating, time wasting, accessing scientific journals, uploading photos, finding places on a map… I really would be lost without it!

    • Photo: Derek McKay-Bukowski

      Derek McKay-Bukowski answered on 10 Jun 2011:

      Hmm… this one is tough. So many to choose from!

      I think “pen-and-paper” would be my choice. The ability to be able to write something down, either to communicate, explain or remember is wonderful. Although I agree with Sarah that the Internet is awesome, there is something elegant about being able to put numbers, letters, symbols, diagrams and sketches onto paper by hand. Maybe hand-held computers will one day do that, but I think there’s a long way to go before they match pen-and-paper.

      (And, have you ever tried folding a computer to make a hat or a dart?)

    • Photo: Dalya Soond

      Dalya Soond answered on 11 Jun 2011:

      email

    • Photo: Tom Crick

      Tom Crick answered on 12 Jun 2011:

      I agree with Sarah, I think it has to be the Internet — it has changed the way that we share and access information. I definitely feel lost when I can’t access the Internet, as it is my primary source for news and entertainment, as well as being vital for my work.

      Also, think about how it has changed the way we speak to each other, especially using social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter.

      I also love Sky+HD!

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