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  • L Lost User

    It was a woman who invented Kevlar while working for Dupont. It was a man who invented the bulletproof vest and started a company to do it - particularly because he realised by making it so reasonable protection was provided they would be affordable and practical enough to wear. That realisation alone is what made the bulletproof vest a success.

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    Trollslayer wrote:

    That realisation alone is what made the bulletproof vest a success.

    I'd say actually stopping the bullets made it successful. :)


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    • S Shahriar Iqbal Chowdhury Galib

      I came across this interesting post here[^] "laser printers were all invented by women" :) cool

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      Espen Harlinn
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      Close to 60% of the radiation that comes from a mobile phone goes directly to the users head. As we were we talking about ... I mean last week ... the contract ... ahh, erased by radiation ...

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      • S Shahriar Iqbal Chowdhury Galib

        I came across this interesting post here[^] "laser printers were all invented by women" :) cool

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        William Winner
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        others have covered email viruses, bulletproof vests, and laser printers. So, here's one for scissors: "It is most likely that scissors were invented around 1500 BC in ancient Egypt." (Wikipedia:Scissors[^]). I didn't know that DaVinci was alive back then! Seriously...do you believe everything you see on the web?!

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        • L Lost User

          It was a woman who invented Kevlar while working for Dupont. It was a man who invented the bulletproof vest and started a company to do it - particularly because he realised by making it so reasonable protection was provided they would be affordable and practical enough to wear. That realisation alone is what made the bulletproof vest a success.

          Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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          Roger Wright
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          Trollslayer wrote:

          It was a man who invented the bulletproof vest and started a company to do it - particularly because he...

          had a wife.

          Will Rogers never met me.

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            Trollslayer wrote:

            It was a man who invented the bulletproof vest and started a company to do it - particularly because he...

            had a wife.

            Will Rogers never met me.

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            I wonder who voted a five there? :rolleyes:

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            • L Lost User

              I wonder who voted a five there? :rolleyes:

              Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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              Dalek Dave
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              Every married man?

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              • S Shahriar Iqbal Chowdhury Galib

                I came across this interesting post here[^] "laser printers were all invented by women" :) cool

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                Henry Minute
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                It was a man that invented the toilet seat. A woman invented the hole in the middle.

                Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                • L Lost User

                  It was a woman who invented Kevlar while working for Dupont. It was a man who invented the bulletproof vest and started a company to do it - particularly because he realised by making it so reasonable protection was provided they would be affordable and practical enough to wear. That realisation alone is what made the bulletproof vest a success.

                  Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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                  peterchen
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                  Yes, yes, but he was born by a woman! Ha! There!

                  Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
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                  • E Espen Harlinn

                    Close to 60% of the radiation that comes from a mobile phone goes directly to the users head. As we were we talking about ... I mean last week ... the contract ... ahh, erased by radiation ...

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                    Dan Neely
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                    Well if you stopped using the touchscreen with your tongue...

                    3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                    • D Dan Neely

                      Well if you stopped using the touchscreen with your tongue...

                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                      Espen Harlinn
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                      Only the nose, only the nose ...

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