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The 5 greatest inventions/discoveries of all time! (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Sep 17, 2016
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jimmyhillsfanclub

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  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #36
MDMA
LSD
The Roland TB303
The Roland TR808
The diesel generator

Rave on.....people....rave on.
 
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skyblueinBaku

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  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #37
Otis said:
I love using the microwave for some things, cooking mushrooms and onions in particular.

Taste bloody lovely done in the microwave. Besides that it is just warming stuff up and defrosting only.
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A microwave is brilliant for cooking rice, too. I've never thought of cooking mushrooms in one, Otis. How long do they take?
 

Otis

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  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #38
skyblueindorset said:
A microwave is brilliant for cooking rice, too. I've never thought of cooking mushrooms in one, Otis. How long do they take?
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About 3 mins.

Went on holiday in St Ives on year in a small B&B and at breakfast their mushrooms were amazing, so I asked how they did them and they said 'just a tiny bit of water, some butter, bit of salt and pepper and maybe a bit of garlic, and then cook them in a covered microwave container.'

Bloody lovely!!

They said everyone commented on how brilliant they were.

I now only cook mushrooms in the microwave these days. Same too with onions.
 
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skyblueinBaku

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  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #39
Otis said:
About 3 mins.

Went on holiday in St Ives on year in a small B&B and at breakfast their mushrooms were amazing, so I asked how they did them and they said 'just a tiny bit of water, some butter, bit of salt and pepper and maybe a bit of garlic, and then cook them in a covered microwave container.'

Bloody lovely!!

They said everyone commented on how brilliant their unaware.

I now only cook mushrooms in the microwave these days. Same too with onions.
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Thanks, Otis. I'll give it a try.
 

dutchman

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  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #40
  1. Fish & chips
  2. Malt vinegar
  3. Pork scratchings
  4. Cornish pasties
  5. Pork pies
 
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Pipehitterz

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  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #41
dutchman said:
  1. Fish & chips
  2. Malt vinegar
  3. Pork scratchings
  4. Cornish pasties
  5. Pork pies
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Your 6th will probably be quadruple heart bypass lol
 
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Monners

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  • Sep 19, 2016
  • #42
dutchman said:
  1. Fish & chips
  2. Malt vinegar
  3. Pork scratchings
  4. Cornish pasties
  5. Pork pies
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How much do you weigh (if it's not a personal question - which it is of course)?
 

Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Sep 20, 2016
  • #43
A mid week lie in
 

Otis

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  • Sep 20, 2016
  • #44
Monners said:
How much do you weigh (if it's not a personal question - which it is of course)?
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Just slightly less than the blue whale I should imagine.
 

Gazolba

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  • Sep 20, 2016
  • #45
On the crowded train this morning, I came to the realization that the greatest inventions of mankind are soap, deodorant and mouthwash.
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 28, 2016
  • #46
Otis said:
About 3 mins.

Went on holiday in St Ives on year in a small B&B and at breakfast their mushrooms were amazing, so I asked how they did them and they said 'just a tiny bit of water, some butter, bit of salt and pepper and maybe a bit of garlic, and then cook them in a covered microwave container.'

Bloody lovely!!

They said everyone commented on how brilliant they were.

I now only cook mushrooms in the microwave these days. Same too with onions.
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Do the onoins repeat on you?
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 28, 2016
  • #47
Monners said:
How much do you weigh (if it's not a personal question - which it is of course)?
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A good sex life usually takes care of that.
Aren't folk raving about the health benefits associated with malt vinegar currently. :-D
 

Otis

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  • Oct 28, 2016
  • #48
wingy said:
A good sex life usually takes care of that.
Aren't folk raving about the health benefits associated with malt vinegar currently. :-D
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Think it stings like crazy if you put it on your nob to be honest.

Not healthy at all.
 
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Gaz71

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  • Oct 28, 2016
  • #49
Otis said:
About 3 mins.

Went on holiday in St Ives on year in a small B&B and at breakfast their mushrooms were amazing, so I asked how they did them and they said 'just a tiny bit of water, some butter, bit of salt and pepper and maybe a bit of garlic, and then cook them in a covered microwave container.'

Bloody lovely!!

They said everyone commented on how brilliant they were.

I now only cook mushrooms in the microwave these days. Same too with onions.
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How do you cook


Do you cook the onions with water, butter and salt and pepper too?
 
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Otis

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  • Oct 28, 2016
  • #50
Gaz71 said:
How do you cook


Do you cook the onions with water, butter and salt and pepper too?
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No water. Just butter, salt and pepper. Put them in a bowl and cover.
 
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Gazolba

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  • Oct 29, 2016
  • #51
Otis said:
No water. Just butter, salt and pepper. Put them in a bowl and cover.
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Obviously we are lacking a cookery thread on here .....
 

dutchman

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  • Oct 31, 2016
  • #52
Monners said:
How much do you weigh (if it's not a personal question - which it is of course)?
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I'll have you know I lead a very healthy lifestyle. I only ever drink beer and avoid any kind of physical exertion, especially if it involves work.
 

SIR ERNIE

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  • Nov 1, 2016
  • #53
1. The beauty of Englands green and pleasant land.
2. Golf in the wonderful Algarve climate.
3. Fly fishing Florida's Gulf Coast. Simply awesome.
4. Ice cold beer.
5. Steak and a good red.
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Nov 1, 2016
  • #54
Best: -
1. Fire
2. Music
3. Wheel
4. Electricity
5. Cheese

Worst: -
1. Money
2. Guns
3. Politics
4. Economics
5. Religion

...onwards & upwards PUSB
 
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Gazolba

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #55
SkyblueBazza said:
Best: -
1. Fire
2. Music
3. Wheel
4. Electricity
5. Cheese

...onwards & upwards PUSB
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Three of your top five weren't 'invented'. Fire always existed in the form of volcanoes and wild-fires. Music existed in the form of bird-song, babbling water or the wind whistling in trees. Electricity in the form of lightning. Only the wheel and cheese were 'invented' although when milk goes stale it eventually forms cheese by itself. I'm pretty sure the concept of the wheel must exist in nature somewhere even if just a log or a snowball rolling down a hill.
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #56
The OP said "inventions/discoveries"?
All were one or the other

...onwards & upwards PUSB
 

chiefdave

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #57
Sky Plus. I binned Sky off due to the cost and have tried a few other things such as Virgin and BT but nothing comes close to Sky Plus, If it wasn't so damn expensive I'd be a returning customer.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #58
I have a youview, prefer that to Sky
 

dancers lance

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #59
I get to see the greatest inventions of all time, every single day, by watching the many home shopping channels available on my ludicrously over priced, Ground Hog Day esque, Virgin TV package.
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #60
dancers lance said:
I get to see the greatest inventions of all time, every single day, by watching the many home shopping channels available on my ludicrously over priced, Ground Hog Day esque, Virgin TV package.
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Have you seen that spray painting thing to paint your walls and furniture???
 

dancers lance

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #61
Nick said:
Have you seen that spray painting thing to paint your walls and furniture???
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I would say it's the 'Paint Zoom' you are talking about, it's a work of art an could be yours for only 5 easy payments of £129.99, a particularly like the 'Slap Chop'
 

Nick

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #62
dancers lance said:
I would say it's the 'Paint Zoom' you are talking about, it's a work of art an could be yours for only 5 easy payments of £129.99, a particularly like the 'Slap Chop'
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It's something like that, i always get drawn in and think about painting my house. Then I realise it isn't as easy as that and put my wallet away.
 

dancers lance

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #63
Nick said:
It's something like that, i always get drawn in and think about painting my house. Then I realise it isn't as easy as that and put my wallet away.
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Joking aside, I have a rough rendered house and I painted it last summer (rollers don't work on it) I had to use a 3" brush (well about 10 of them) in a circular scrubbing motion and it took me about 3 weeks doing it every evening, hated it, don't even want to look at my house anymore. Then about a month later a builder mate of mine hired a pro paint sprayer for about £80 and painted his whole house, garage and just about anything he could paint in about 3 hours, I'm still not over it.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #64
dancers lance said:
Joking aside, I have a rough rendered house and I painted it last summer (rollers don't work on it) I had to use a 3" brush (well about 10 of them) in a circular scrubbing motion and it took me about 3 weeks doing it every evening, hated it, don't even want to look at my house anymore. Then about a month later a builder mate of mine hired a pro paint sprayer for about £80 and painted his whole house, garage and just about anything he could paint in about 3 hours, I'm still not over it.
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I might have a look, Have pebbledash

Eventually want the smooth rendered insulation so not sure it's worth the time.
 

chiefdave

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #65
How easy is it with a paint sprayer to avoid getting it on the bits you're not trying to paint? Do you just mask off like usual or do you have to cover a much bigger area to avoid any mess?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #66
chiefdave said:
How easy is it with a paint sprayer to avoid getting it on the bits you're not trying to paint? Do you just mask off like usual or do you have to cover a much bigger area to avoid any mess?
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When I looked into it, it said it goes everywhere
 

dancers lance

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #67
Nick said:
I might have a look, Have pebbledash

Eventually want the smooth rendered insulation so not sure it's worth the time.
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My house is very similar to pebbledash, it has the pebbles under a thin layer of render, I'm going for the insulated, pre coloured render next time.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #68
dancers lance said:
My house is very similar to pebbledash, it has the pebbles under a thin layer of render, I'm going for the insulated, pre coloured render next time.
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Costs a fortune though.
 

dancers lance

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #69
chiefdave said:
How easy is it with a paint sprayer to avoid getting it on the bits you're not trying to paint? Do you just mask off like usual or do you have to cover a much bigger area to avoid any mess?
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You buy a big roll of sticky backed plastic (they sell it in the hire shops) and mask your windows and doors, does not take long, then throw a couple of cheap dust sheets under the spot you are painting.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Nov 2, 2016
  • #70
dancers lance said:
You buy a big roll of sticky backed plastic (they sell it in the hire shops) and mask your windows and doors, does not take long, then throw a couple of cheap dust sheets under the spot you are painting.
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Might give it a go. Hall in my place needs doing but its rented so I don't want to spend a fortune or make too much mess.
 
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