If you could go back 20 years and take one thing with you to get rich what would it be?

[CtK]

i would bring back a billion gallon of gas and sell them at todays rate!!

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: villageidiot111
I would bring enough money to buy 20% of microsoft.

Back in 85, you could have probably bought MS for a very small fortune, is what I'd guess.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: CtK
i would bring back a billion gallon of gas and sell them at todays rate!!

I don't think that would net you too much profit thanks to inflation.

 

[Pepsei]

Viagra, you can make so much money in China and save some Rhinos, Tigers, Bear at the same time.

 

[GasX]

A "Jump To Conclusions" Mat

 

[xospec1alk]

Windows

 

[Qwest]

the Mach 3 razor.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
if i had 100million, id put it in the bank and make whatever thousand dollars per day in interest and never worry about investing. duh.

Why settle for less, when you can make more?

no risk, less effort

 

[revnja]

$10,000 and invest in the stock market knowing what I know now.

 

[Looney]

Microsoft stocks

 

[edro]

Bottled Water

 

[Vilica]

pet rock.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Adica
air bags

Air bags were optional in the early 1970's and were in development since the 1950's.

ZV

 

[91TTZ]

A Delorean

 

[Shortcut]

Post-its (nevermind, i htink these were invented way before the 80s)

 

[Maetryx]

This is a great question. We have to pick an invention that does not depend on an installed infrastructure of other progressive technology. So, no cell phones, DVD writers, video cards etc. Or even newer cars and so forth which have tons of advanced digital components.

We should think of something that almost everyone has that was invented in the last 20 years and we all take for granted. But also meets the criteria of my first paragraph. Given that it can't be digital, it makes me want to look in my kitchen and bathroom for answers.

I'll be right back.

[time passes]

LED flashlight
Compact fluorescent light bulbs
Viagra [not actually in my bathroom, but I looked in my medicine cabinet and it made me think of medicine]
Splenda
Swiffer Wetjet
Brita and/or Pur water filters

 

[Plasdom]

windows XP, office 2003, server 2003. Then I will start my own OS company and hit MS very very hard

 

[Gibsons]

Polymerase Chain Reaction.

 

[Pacfanweb]

I'd just invest in some Microsoft stock.

Or invent Barney the Dinosaur.

 

[tennisflip]

Star Wars

 

[DorkBoy]

Cha cha cha chia!

Chia Pet idea

 

[Gurck]

Gray's... Sports... Almanac...

 

[DorkBoy]

Originally posted by: tennisflip
Star Wars

That would have been out 8 years by now, Empire Strikes Back and also Revenge of the Jedi would have been released by 1985 :roll:

 

[MikeMike]

id go further back, to right before the Hydraulic Pump. and invent it.

MIKE

 

[arcenite]

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