Technologies that Have Exceeded Their Expectations? 1037
drfunch asks: "With the recent 'passing' of Pioneer 10 after over 30 years of service, I wonder what other technologies have far exceeded expectations. One example from my own experience is my trusty HP calculator, which is still going strong after 21 years. What technologies or devices have gone far beyond your expectations?"
Washer and Dryer (Score:3, Funny)
Magic Eightball (Score:5, Funny)
My Apple //e still works. (Score:5, Funny)
I got it in 1983.
What else as gone beyond the norm? (Score:4, Funny)
..my liver.
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:2, Funny)
them new fangled horseless carriages (Score:2, Funny)
Re:SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES! (Score:2, Funny)
This is Easy... (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, wait, I dont think thats what you mean, was it...
hmm...
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:4, Funny)
Homemade marijuana "hitter". (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Beating a Dead Horse? (Score:3, Funny)
pants (Score:5, Funny)
man, am i hung over.
my penis (Score:2, Funny)
Voyager last forever.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:3, Funny)
And being a poor college kid, I've got a 20 year old car that, by the looks of it, has been through hell and back.
Best device ever (Score:2, Funny)
How about COBOL? x86? (Score:3, Funny)
Or how about Intel's shitty (for now) chip design based on a great (for then) 1970's design?
Re:I know one.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What else as gone beyond the norm? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Voyager (Score:5, Funny)
Well, except for 7 of 9. She wasn't flat.
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:5, Funny)
My parents have a toaster that they bought at a garage sale back in the 50's. It still works great. I don't think I've ever had a toaster that lasted longer than 2 years. I'm hoping to inherit it.
Re:The plain old wood pencil and ball point pen (Score:1, Funny)
The Russians used a pencil.
The mother of all inventions! (Score:1, Funny)
You can not go a day without something being compared to it. I do not think the person who thought to actually sell sliced bread to all the lazy people in the world knew what a hit it would be.
Re:C= 64 - The Commodore 64 (Score:5, Funny)
Someone, mod this up to 3 (or 5?).
The Commodore 64 (or 66?) was definately a cool piece of hardware, but at age 12 (if I am accurately recalling my age; 14?) I had to suffer with a Tandy Color Computer 2 (or 3?).
Re:As a tech support person... (Score:5, Funny)
I once knew a Ph.D. who called saying that his "CD-ROM" drive wasn't working right and that it messed up his CD. No problem, I'll be over shortly to check it out. Then, I got to thinking, "He doesn't have a CD-ROM drive!!!"
Sure enough, the guy tried to put a CD in a 5 1/4" Floppy Drive. The drive actually tried to read the CD! It messed up his CD and the drive! I couldn't decide if I should smack him or just laugh until I couldn't breathe.
OH, BUT IT GETS BETTER!
His Ph.D. was in Computer Science!!! I kid you not!!!
The man was just too smart to get out of the RAIN and had the common sense of a rock.
Re:SR-71 Blackbird (Score:3, Funny)
I remember a documentary about it just as it was retiring describing this bird as "10,000 loose rivets flying in close formation".
Plutonium 239 (Score:3, Funny)
Re:How about.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:5, Funny)
Re:old phones (Score:4, Funny)
Next time you're confronted with one, try screaming "MAN CLOCK" at it. Even it that doesn't work, somebody's bound to notice and tell you what time it is.
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:4, Funny)
Outlasted Dad...
Re:my penis (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:2, Funny)
Re: going on 20... (Score:3, Funny)
Their Ferguson VHS deck is still working 20 years on too.
Their Windows based PC broke after a year.
Re:The mother of all inventions! (Score:1, Funny)
Sliced Bread... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:5, Funny)
Also of interest is some of the food in my refrigerator. Perhaps it's not as old as the toothbrush, but it's still a wonder of archeological history.
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:3, Funny)
-FF
Re:Unix (Score:2, Funny)
*ducks*
Re:old phones (Score:2, Funny)
Re:old phones (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What else as gone beyond the norm? (Score:1, Funny)
Faber Castell and Commodore (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Washer and Dryer (Score:3, Funny)
The watch went trhough all that and more, and it still works, but, of course, it doesnt smell nice.