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Aelia Jusa 05-24-2003 06:14 PM

I've recently been captivated by the greatest invention of our time - the internet refrigerator!! :D Mostly captivated by the idea of anyone paying $17k for such a thing - frankly standing in front of my fridge doesn't sound like a great internet experience ;)

Now that has been invented, but there's lots of things I wish had been but haven't! Like stilettos that have an inbuilt heater so that when you wear them out in winter you can wait for a cab without freezing your toes off :D . Name some more!

Horatio 05-24-2003 06:18 PM

Hover boots! Hover boots! :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

FelixJaeger 05-24-2003 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Horatio:
Hover boots! Hover boots! :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]
I was gonna say Hover Board.
Or Futurama inspired Suicide Booths...imagine how many people would mistake it for a phone booth...mwa ha ha ha

Attalus 05-24-2003 06:28 PM

How about a treatment booth that you go into once a week and regain your perfect weight?

Gangrell 05-24-2003 06:32 PM

The time machine, going back and seeing all the greats. Be an awesome thing to do :D

WillowIX 05-24-2003 06:32 PM

High heels that you actually can walk in. And your feet shouldn't hurt afterwards either. Auto pilot in cars so you could sleep in on your way to work. :D Atty's idea gets several thumbs up from me. :D

Animal 05-24-2003 06:35 PM

A water repellent newsprint. :D

Aelia Jusa 05-24-2003 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Attalus:
How about a treatment booth that you go into once a week and regain your perfect weight?
Ah now I would pay good money for that! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

A strapless bra that actually works! :D

OMG did anyone see a recent Scientific American article about the virtual keyboard? Now that would be useful! Like a hologram of a keyboard that is beamed out from the notebook or palm computer thingy so when you touch the virtual keys it's like a real keyboard! Wow!

Sir Goulum 05-24-2003 06:47 PM

I Can't Believe Its Not Beer! :D

LordKathen 05-24-2003 07:32 PM

<font color=lime>Something that will do away with fossil fuels completly. Note I said completly :D </font>

Kakero 05-24-2003 10:13 PM

A sofa which have hands that can massage(sp?) me, feed me with food and drinks, vibrate itself, and can answer that damn telephone!

johnny 05-24-2003 10:16 PM

A woman that never complains.

Vaskez 05-24-2003 10:18 PM

The "Help Vaskez buy a brand new Ferrari Testarossa" fund.

Jorath Calar 05-24-2003 10:51 PM

Salad dressing for people on diet... called 500 Islands :D

Lightbulb that only shines on things worth looking at.

"Sleepreader", you plug it in, put a book on it, put a headapparatus on yourself, fall asleep and when you wake up all the inforamtion in the book is in you brain... university students everywhere rejoice!!!... [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 05-24-2003, 10:53 PM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

Indemaijinj 05-25-2003 04:37 AM

Subdermal armor plating.

Sir Goulum 05-25-2003 04:41 PM

Human Exo-Skeletons... yea [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Xen 05-25-2003 04:55 PM

The Perfect brain---to be super smart...all best grades...

Sir Goulum 05-25-2003 05:11 PM

A Windows computor that doesn't piss you off at some point.

robertthebard 05-25-2003 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
A Windows computor that doesn't piss you off at some point.
That will be the day.

robertthebard 05-25-2003 05:22 PM

To Aelia Jusa, and her strapless bra, you mean they're not supposed to fall off at the most inoppurtunistic times.

WillowIX 05-25-2003 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by robertthebard:
To Aelia Jusa, and her strapless bra, you mean they're not supposed to fall off at the most inoppurtunistic times.
[img]graemlins/whackya.gif[/img]

Aelia, try duct tape. ;) Works better than any strpless bra I have ever owned (once you get the trick). It hurts when it comes off though. ;)

I would also like to see painless wax for hair removal. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 05-25-2003, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]

Sir Goulum 05-25-2003 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by robertthebard:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
A Windows computor that doesn't piss you off at some point.

That will be the day. </font>[/QUOTE]We can always dream [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Charlie 05-25-2003 10:23 PM

A Self Rolling Spliff. ;)

SomeGuy 05-25-2003 10:44 PM

You know the mechs from the game mechwarrior? :D The biggest advancement in weapons technology ever. [img]tongue.gif[/img] *watchs the ppc lasers fly by*

Attalus 05-25-2003 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Attalus:
How about a treatment booth that you go into once a week and regain your perfect weight?

Ah now I would pay good money for that! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

A strapless bra that actually works! :D

</font>[/QUOTE]Well, Aelia, I have to say (*blush*) that you need to talk to <font color=pink>Galadria</font>, 'cause she's got that one down!!! I believe Victoia's Secret is involved. *flees before anyone can catch him*

Calaethis Dragonsbane 05-25-2003 11:19 PM

Anyone remember the Matrix 1 ? Where Neo had all that kung-fu stuff Downloaded direct into his brain? I'd like something like that - imagine - no school/college :D Anti-socialism to the extreme :D [img]tongue.gif[/img] (or not since you might just go and hang about with your friends all day [img]tongue.gif[/img] )

SomeGuy 05-25-2003 11:26 PM

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned. X RAY GLASSES. :D

Bloodstalker 05-25-2003 11:34 PM

Bottomless beer keg

Aelia Jusa 05-25-2003 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WillowIX:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by robertthebard:
To Aelia Jusa, and her strapless bra, you mean they're not supposed to fall off at the most inoppurtunistic times.

[img]graemlins/whackya.gif[/img]

Aelia, try duct tape. Works better than any strpless bra I have ever owned (once you get the trick). It hurts when it comes off though.

I would also like to see painless wax for hair removal.
</font>[/QUOTE]A timely an appropriate use of the willow stick ;)

Painless wax, yes indeed! Or better yet, painless and inexpensive permanent hair removal that doesn't take 6 months of appointments and you can do at home! :D

LOL, duct tape? That doesn't sound like a good look :D . Beauty over function, the eternal question ;) . Actually I know you can buy those sticky tape bra things, for when you wear one of those dresses slashed to the waist. Ooh I love clear straps! Another marvellous invention! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

WillowIX 05-26-2003 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:
LOL, duct tape? That doesn't sound like a good look :D . Beauty over function, the eternal question ;) . Actually I know you can buy those sticky tape bra things, for when you wear one of those dresses slashed to the waist. Ooh I love clear straps! Another marvellous invention! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
Yes clear straps are a wonder but still not enough at formal dinners IMO. It looks terrible with bared shoulders. ;) And the sticky tape is worthless, at least for me. Then the hubby suggested duct tape and that worked fine. It doesn't loosen when sweating either.

Melusine 05-26-2003 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:

Or better yet, painless and inexpensive permanent hair removal that doesn't take 6 months of appointments and you can do at home! :D

This definitely gets my vote.

Duct tape? OUCH. [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img]
Maybe my country is very advanced in the lingerie department [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] but the strapless bras I've had so far were pretty good. I'll always prefer ones with straps, but the strapless ones work too. [img]smile.gif[/img]
As for sticky tape, are those the little skin-colour things you just stick on? Never tried them but they always seemed horrible to me - can't believe they would give any kind of support and again, OUCH I think would be the appropriate sound for taking them off.

Apart from that, matter transporters for faster and cheaper travelling. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
And self-stocking fridges and cupboards. :D

[ 05-26-2003, 06:21 AM: Message edited by: Melusine ]

Lanesra 05-26-2003 06:55 AM

A microwave bed..12 hours sleep in 10 minutes.


Niagra..for men without erection problems.

Self adjusting boxer shorts

Ramon de Ramon y Ramon 05-26-2003 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:

A timely an appropriate use of the willow stick ;)

Painless wax, yes indeed! Or better yet, painless and inexpensive permanent hair removal that doesn't take 6 months of appointments and you can do at home! :D

LOL, duct tape? That doesn't sound like a good look :D . Beauty over function, the eternal question ;) . Actually I know you can buy those sticky tape bra things, for when you wear one of those dresses slashed to the waist. Ooh I love clear straps! Another marvellous invention! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news and besides it would be probably much wiser to leave this particular topic for you gals to discuss amongst yourselves, but, sigh, I have always been the meddlesomely type: Clear straps are not great, because we will see them and they look inevitably very cheap and somehow like cheating. I know men are infamous for their limited, highly selective perception, but, unfortunately, the objects in question are in a body region where we focus on like on no other. Sorry.

Lanesra 05-26-2003 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bloodstalker:
Bottomless beer keg
Wouldn't all the beer fall out? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Bloodstalker 05-26-2003 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lanesra:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Bloodstalker:
Bottomless beer keg

Wouldn't all the beer fall out? [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Ok, so it's still got a few bugs...that never stopped MS from releaseing Windows, did it? ;)

Aelia Jusa 05-26-2003 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WillowIX:
Yes clear straps are a wonder but still not enough at formal dinners IMO. It looks terrible with bared shoulders. ;)
Oh of course, only with tops with thin straps, not strapless! With strapless tops it would be a very bad look lol! ;) I totally agree, Ramon, about not having bra straps showing. Very poor form [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img] ;)

Hovering and self-page-turning books so you can read in bed without having your arms out from under the blankets and you don't get chest aches from having them rest there.

Jorath Calar 05-26-2003 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lanesra:
A microwave bed..12 hours sleep in 10 minutes.


Niagra..for men without erection problems.

Self adjusting boxer shorts

Combine the microwave bed and the Sleepreader... and WOW [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img]

NiceWorg 05-26-2003 05:45 PM

Depression remover - nothing to do with evil chemicals, but microwaves.. hey, I would give away a kidney to get this one.

Future Teller - very simple, you decide what you want to know about your life and what you want to achieve, and the machine tells you your chances (puts you down).

[ 05-26-2003, 05:46 PM: Message edited by: NiceWorg ]

Brennihelvete 05-26-2003 05:53 PM

*TELEPORT!!!!
Teleport anywhere you want, anywhere you want!!!
Wanna chill out a week on Hawaii? <insert teleport sound here>
Ahhh
<one week later>
<insert teleport sound here>
Back to normal life...

*Or what do you think of a supersonic alien boomerang?

*Laser guns...we want star wars!!!

*Or better yet the lightsabre


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