Name some things that are genius in their simplicity.

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: Furyline
the zipper!

oh, also, the screw! Amazing!

:thumbsup:

 

[Rubycon]

bow bulb

 

[PrinceofWands]

The plastic pizza stand-off to keep the lid from crushing your pizza.

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
The plastic pizza stand-off to keep the lid from crushing your pizza.

Nice🙂

 

[monk3y]

Twist off bottles/bottle caps.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Someone else already mentioned this, but paper is, bar none, the most genius in its simplicity as far as something manmade is concerned.

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
The plastic pizza stand-off to keep the lid from crushing your pizza.

Best invention ever.

I'll add scissors.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Binary math. Without that basic concept, we wouldn't have all this software and the Internet. Take another basic thing - the transistor - and we've got a winning combination.

I wouldn't call binary math simple.

 

[Viper0329]

Nails
Knives

THE SPORK!!

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: LordSnailz

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Binary math. Without that basic concept, we wouldn't have all this software and the Internet. Take another basic thing - the transistor - and we've got a winning combination.

by no means is the transistor simple ...

The transister is extremely simple. Its putting millions of them together that gets a little complicated...

how can you say it's simple? Even with a single transistor, there are many issues you have to deal with ... doping concentrations, the oxide interface, gate tunneling, etc ... there are equations that tries to model it's behavior but I don't see how you can call it simple.

The first transistor by TI was very simple.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: Patt

Originally posted by: ATLien247

Originally posted by: Linflas
That new little gadget to open up blister packs without severing a finger.

Where would one find this gadget?

In the kitchen drawer with the other knives 😛

LOL!

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Binary math. Without that basic concept, we wouldn't have all this software and the Internet. Take another basic thing - the transistor - and we've got a winning combination.

by no means is the transistor simple ...

Sure it is. It's either on or off... just like its binary counterpart. Now a SYSTEM of transistors... that's a whole other story...

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Binary math. Without that basic concept, we wouldn't have all this software and the Internet. Take another basic thing - the transistor - and we've got a winning combination.

I wouldn't call binary math simple.

Binary math is the most simple math that you can get. It is just that we are used to thinking in more than 2 digits.

 

[JRich]

The screw FTW!

 

[imported_Tick]

The nail.

 

[loic2003]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
safety pin

The bra. 😱

Bullshit. Breasts are simple, those triple-clasp demons are not. Those are hard to do with your teeth. 😛

- M4H

When the day comes when a woman actually is lonely enough to date you, you'll quickly find that bras are very easy to undo.

-LTTAT

 

[Superself]

A compass

 

[ScottFern]

aloe vera lotion

 

[Slew Foot]

Road bumps

 

[Jzero]

The mirror next to the lens on the SidekickII's onboard camera that allows you to compose self-portraits.

 

[Mucho]

Scissors

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Patt
Women 😛

he said SIMPLICITY, not complexity

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Linflas
That new little gadget to open up blister packs without severing a finger.

wow, someone made a device just for that? got a link?


the shovel is an extremely useful tool in a simplistic design


p.s. i HATE blister packs!

 

[aircooled]

boards and beams. simple wood construction.

 

[timosyy]

tape dispenser.