"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> You can see it he
>
> http://www.gourmet.com/food/2009/02/...e=1#showHeader
>
> I get an error when I click on item 2, but I can
> get to item 2 by replacing 1 with 2 in the URL.
>
> I wouldn't put air conditioning on the list, but
> I've never lived in a place with an air conditioner.
>
> I'm not that keen on timers, either. I used to use
> a clock, and now I use the clock in my computer or
> TV set.
>
> Chimney starter? I use fluid, and before that I used
> an electric starter. Either works fine. The chimney
> starter doesn't provide any new capability.
>
> I'm not going to finish looking at this list. Too much
> of it seems bogus.


Yeah, really. I rather think the knife was a big deal. And fire, hard to
cook without fire. Although that really isn't an invention I suppose.

Paul