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Originally Posted by Andy Baker
I wonder how many inventions the author of this article has. It frustrates me to see popular publications throw stones and painting a negative picture regarding inventions.
The lead-in to the article claims these inventions are "zany to the dangerous to the just plain dumb". So, I suppose that these are the most zany, dangerous, and dumb inventions. I don't consider the Segway dumb, dangerous, or zany, so this article is silly to me. TIME is out of touch with me, I suppose.
Andy B.
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I am not going to lie, at first I assumed it was just a funny article that had touched a nerve (and it may well be).
Perhaps the author decided he needed 50 inventions but couldn't be bothered to do the research. He seems to be using several definitions of worst. For example, Agent Orange did its job. Was it nice to work with? No, it had some pretty nasty side effects. Now, the Segway, I would classify it as a failed invention. It does its job but it did not revolutionize transportation.* There is no way that it deserves to be on the same list as Agent Orange.
As for the rest of that list, yeah, I would say thanks for the laughs but it wasn't actually that funny.
*I think once battery technology improves the Segway could replace cars for short range travel (in warm climates).