What modern convenience should have never been invented? Page 2

Started by Romance Hero March 18th, 2008 12:33 PM
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Me? Well, it's that God awful Bluetooth for the cell phones. Yeah, I understand, you have to use your hands for other things, but get a dang cord. Here I am, saying hi to a friend, and he calls me "baby". I say, WTF! "Oh no, I was talking to my girlfriend".

Well, you know what, there is a reason we hold a phone up to our ear. So others around you know not to bother talking to you until you are done. It looks like your talking to yourself. Know who does that? Crazy homeless. Then, strangers in the street looks like their talking to you. Are you talking to me, or not? They look straight in my face, rambling on about God know's what. Wait, I know. Because I'm listening, thinking they are talking to me. You don't look cool, you look like you're on your way to a comic book convention.

I understand if it's easier for, I don't know, doing laundry, or something that ties up both hands, but for God's sake, stop being lazy, using it every second! Walking down the street. Now your just being foolish. Like using a wheelcair because you are tired of walking. You know what? Even when you are busy, I still say they are useless. Maybe you should concentrate on your current activity, instead of this dang phone call. You just simply do a half assed job like that.

Busy driving? Well, with the Bluetooth, you can drive WHILE talking on a phone, with your undivided attention on the road! No, moron, just because your eyes are on the road, doesn't mean you have your attention on it. If anything, you are still as bad as those fools who speak with the phone to your ear.



Phew. Sorry for that rant, but that crap has always annoyed me.
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Im going to say the lawn mowers that you can drive around. I mean, they;re fine for like sports fields and stuff, but at least get off your butt and push one around if your yard is puny, you don;t need a vehicle for it.

Also, cheese in a can. This doesnt need explaining.
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The most useless invention would be the stupid floor in the airport that automatically moves for you. It doesn't make any sense at all, have we really got so lazy that we now can just stand somewhere and have the floor transport us from point A to point B.
I think this is a great invention. Being someone who travels a lot, its a big pain to carry all that luggage around, so using this is a big plus. Also, if you're running late, you simply walk while on one, and you get the same effect as running, only without losing your breath, or having the possibility of crashing into someone.


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Busy driving? Well, with the Bluetooth, you can drive WHILE talking on a phone, with your undivided attention on the road! No, moron, just because your eyes are on the road, doesn't mean you have your attention on it. If anything, you are still as bad as those fools who speak with the phone to your ear.
Are you suggesting that when people drive, we should be completely silent, because talking distracts us? Really, with the headset, how is it different than talking with the passenger next to you while you drive? Is that bad, too? If it's so bad, why does everyone I know talk while they drive? And why do so many cars have stereos in them, for that matter? Isn't that a distraction, too?

I can understand how useless headsets are if you're just on the street, but if someone has to be on a cell phone in a car, I want that headset around. At the very least, both hands are free.

I think out of all of the things I've seen in this thread, cheese in a can wins. It really is the most useless thing mentioned so far, unless you prefer the taste of it over sliced cheese. But still, we don't need it if we have real cheese. ._.;
Sadly, I can't think of anything else we can really live without. For now... >D

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Are you suggesting that when people drive, we should be completely silent, because talking distracts us? Really, with the headset, how is it different than talking with the passenger next to you while you drive? Is that bad, too? If it's so bad, why does everyone I know talk while they drive? And why do so many cars have stereos in them, for that matter? Isn't that a distraction, too?

I can understand how useless headsets are if you're just on the street, but if someone has to be on a cell phone in a car, I want that headset around. At the very least, both hands are free.
It is much different than talking to a person next to you. For one thing, you have two people that can pay attention to the road. Second, it is far too easy to get wrapped up in a conversation with a person that you can't see. It is always dangerous to speak on the phone while in a car, since now, your attention is concentraiting on the person you cannot see. You should always say "sorry, I'm driving, call back later". There isn't much reason you need to be on the cell in the car, and if the call is that important, stop driving. Unless you're getting directions.
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It is much different than talking to a person next to you. For one thing, you have two people that can pay attention to the road. Second, it is far too easy to get wrapped up in a conversation with a person that you can't see. It is always dangerous to speak on the phone while in a car, since now, your attention is concentraiting on the person you cannot see. You should always say "sorry, I'm driving, call back later". There isn't much reason you need to be on the cell in the car, and if the call is that important, stop driving. Unless you're getting directions.
I disagree with this. Sometimes you can't control when you're going to get an emergency call, and I hardly think you're going to say "Sorry, I'm driving, call back later" when someone's calling because of an emergency, just because you're driving. :/

That said, I can't think of any sort of modern convenience that should have never been invented. Although cheese-in-a-can is definitely the biggest mistake in human history~ XD;

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I disagree with this. Sometimes you can't control when you're going to get an emergency call, and I hardly think you're going to say "Sorry, I'm driving, call back later" when someone's calling because of an emergency, just because you're driving. :/

That said, I can't think of any sort of modern convenience that should have never been invented. Although cheese-in-a-can is definitely the biggest mistake in human history~ XD;
And that's an excuse for driving with a cell? There is no real reason, or even a real excuse. You can't tell the police as they are writing a ticket "Sorry, this is an emergency!". If it's that much of a emergency, find a place to stop.

And as for the music arguement, if you get too wrapped up in the music, maybe yeah, it SHOULD be turned off. As they say in New York's hand's free laws:

"Any task a driver performs while driving is a potential driving distraction.".
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And that's an excuse for driving with a cell? There is no real reason, or even a real excuse. You can't tell the police as they are writing a ticket "Sorry, this is an emergency!". If it's that much of a emergency, find a place to stop.
I'm not saying it's right to drive with a cell, I'm just saying that sometimes you can't control emergencies when they're going to happen.

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True, and that's why you'd either find a place to stop, or make it as quick as possible.
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Good point! They take forever and you cant just run up one if you want to get to a store so fast because then those stupid people will be like OMG Stop it! and I hate that!
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At least you could continue to walk! I also dislike those airport "walking escalators". I know it makes travel easier, but at times, there are only strips of those walkers at a time, so it's like, what's the point? I mean, I'm too lazy to walk, but come on. It's so short, not even worth it. Fun to run on, though.
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Windows PCs. Macs are so mush easier and faster to use.
They may be easy (for the person used to them) but they're gonna dumb down the population with their graphical, super easy to understand interface.
Although it's ok for old people to use them, but if you're young, learn how to use more complex systems. Besides the smooth graphics on macs make me dizzy/ nauseas.

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The telephone is infinitely useful! XD How can you think otherwise? >__>;

I do, however, have to say that cheese in a can is awesome. Sprayed on a cracker. :D Delicious!
Oh, THAT'S what you mean by cheese in a can. I thought yaw'll meant this kind of can



But the spray cheese is delicious. Especially on brocolli, or, as the quoted said, on a Ritz cracker...
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The telephone is infinitely useful! XD How can you think otherwise? >__>;
Just think about it. You're sitting there, having a friendly conversation with a friend, when all of the sudden, the phone rings. The shrill ring of the phone cuts through your ears, causing you to jump, making your friend leap backwards into a hot iron. This injury causes them to do a faceplant onto the kitchen sink. The water then turns on full blast, but the impact of your friend's head caused the faucet to break, and as water erupts, wetting you and everything around you, you cry and wonder to yourself why you have a phone. The water catches the cord of the iron, which in turn shocks you, your friend, and your pet cat, killing each of you within a matter of seconds. All because you had a phone.

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That has got to be the funniest post I've ever seen. That's such a horrible, dark post. Beware telemarketers.
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So far... I'd say automatic bathroom door posted by Allstories has the least value of convenience, fearing unfulfilled privacy would be hectic. As for bluetooth, I think it is one of the greatest inventions ever. You have to think beyond cellphones and see the myriad of other places Bluetooth is utilized. ( like wireless keyboard and such)

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So far... I'd say automatic bathroom door posted by Allstories has the least value of convenience, fearing unfulfilled privacy would be hectic. As for bluetooth, I think it is one of the greatest inventions ever. You have to think beyond cellphones and see the myriad of other places Bluetooth is utilized. ( like wireless keyboard and such)
I didn't mean Bluetooth as a whole, only Bluetooth phones. Wait, what do we need wireless keyboards for? Where are we going with the keyboard anyway? Isn't it only for the computer, laptop, etc? Are we taking the kayboard to the bathroom?
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Where are we going with the keyboard anyway? Isn't it only for the computer, laptop, etc? Are we taking the kayboard to the bathroom?
Well sometimes.

Seriously though, I sometimes sit on my bed to write a paper or something with my lovely wireless keyboard.

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We make things too cushy. I mean, I love to sit on the crapper while typing the next Shakespeare, but, come on. Come on.
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Well if it is a dramatic help for immobile individuals, I don't see how bluetooth has any negative side effects. I've never seen a dead person with a headset on in a car accident. :) If anything, it has more positive than negative effects. Anyone can avoid taking calls while driving, but with a bluetooth earpiece, you'd not worry as much. Take it from someone who drives for delivery. :)

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Regardless, I see it as unecessary devices made for more lazeir people. Using it left and right, for no real reason at all. And despite how useful it may be while driving, it is still dangerous. Even against the law here.

If the positives were so, um, positive, I'd agree on the spot. Regardless, this is about what we see as annoying, useless devices, and I say Bluetooth cellphones (and now keyboards) as #1.
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