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In my world, the internet wins, hands down.
Without it I would not have my job or my house (or be farming at all). I would not have met any of my local friends. I would have given up on cycling after the first long ride (TE rocks). We would have lost a goat in childbirth and absolutely, the most important one: I would never have met my husband.
I do really like my thermal carafe coffee maker though. ;)
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Beats a coffee maker hands down
I consider the "parts replacement" side of modern medicine to be nothing short of miracles:
- contact lenses (me, my dh, my son)
- bypass surgery (keeping my dad alive)
- hip replacement (keeping my mother mobile and painfree)
hmm.. to me..
the wheel
agriculture
without either of those in our history we'd prob still be hunters n gathers living hand to mouth and no time to invent much. much less ride our bikes :D
ipod touch. hands down. more apps!!!! i got books, movies, games, dictionary, bible, gps, starbucks locator, wifi, contacts, math and language converters, Dont Leave Home Without It.
also, lasik.
and full-zip jerseys.
and the internet.
and DVR.
But will it make coffee? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by PinkBike
Veronica
Uh, well, maybe. The new prosthetic hips are kinda neat, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
If I could pick only medical/surgical advancements...for me it would be reduction mammoplasty (ie reconstructive breast reduction), non-drowsy allergy meds, and inhaled steroids. Having smaller boobs, and minimized allergy and asthma symptoms have helped me go from overweight, big-boobed couch potato to relatively fit and happy woman.
This isn't just kinda neat (though it is). It saved my life .Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicken Little
Since it saved my Dad who was recently declared cancer free and no need for an oncologist - the colonoscopy. It is also diagnosed my husband before his Crohns needed surgery.
And for drugs, I love tPA for giving me back a 91 year old Mammaw and not a vegetable after her massive stroke. Chemistry can really rule!
More silly:
Air Conditioning
The wheel so I can get to work and ride my bike
Birth Control
Daily Contacts
DVR and the on screen tv guide
Hair Dye - I am totally not ready to embrace my white hair
I would suppose that if were in me, I would be thinking it's the best invention ever, also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Good for you.
There's probably an app for that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
the snooze button.
tampons.
pain meds so I'm not a hurty, pukey b!tch once a month.
Turkey Hill Iced Tea and Seltzer's Lebanon bologna, which hallelujah, I can now get in OR. (if you have to ask, then I can't explain it to you)
spray bottles, which are cooling in the summer and frightening to the kitty who likes to stomp on me in the middle of the night.
flannel sheets in the winter.
wool socks anytime.
sleeping bags that zip together to make one big cozy one.
ear plugs.
nitrile gloves, sterile technique and disinfectant. (I work in a hospital)
sunglasses and sunblock.
comfortable shoes instead of having to wear heels. (what ******* man thought heels up anyway? you know it was a man. it had to be.)
pants for women.
the written word.
It looks like sliced bread just doesn't hold up anymore.
The computer — specifically, my big Mac! :-)