No matter who you are there are some things that you simply cannot ignore, some due to their elegance and productivity and some due to the mind-numbing and logic-defying idea behind their very creation. Today, we take a look at the later; 10 worst inventions of all.
No 10. New Coke
On April 23, 1985, Coca-Cola Company announced the scrapping of their original coke formula in favor of the newer, sweeter version. This was perhaps the greatest marketing blunder in history, as Coca-Cola reverted to the previous formula in just three months after being bogged down by an avalanche of phone calls and thousands of letters from the fans. Eventually after the restoration of Coke “Classic”, Coca-Cola resumed its normal duties as America’s dominant soda company.
No 9. Foursquare
This next step in social networking allows you to use your phone’s GPS to broadcast your address. This is just one more step in virtual living. It currently has a million users, but surely many more will come to make their lives much more “social” and devoid of any physical activity and broadcasting your current address is just fantastic, more so for someone with nefarious intentions.
Dennis Crowley, co-founder of foursquare explains more below.
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1968 was the start of the lead phase out that is still not final. “Lead has been blended with gasoline, primarily to boost octane levels, since the early 1920s. EPA began working to reduce lead emissions soon after its inception, issuing the first reduction standards in 1973, which called for a gradual phasedown of lead to one tenth of a gram per gallon by 1986. The average lead content in gasoline in 1973 was 2-3 grams per gallon or about 200,000 tons of lead a year. In 1975, passenger cars and light trucks were manufactured with a more elaborate emission control system which included a catalytic converter that required lead-free fuel. In 1995 leaded fuel accounted for only 0.6 percent of total gasoline sales and less than 2,000 tons of lead per year. Effective January 1, 1996, the Clean Air Act banned the sale of the small amount of leaded fuel that was still available in some parts of the country for use in on-road vehicles. EPA said fuel containing lead may continue to be sold for off-road uses, including aircraft, racing cars, farm equipment, and marine engines.”
i love the inventions we get to see each day in the world of IT
Being nitpicky : the word “spam” certainly DID NOT originate from that Monty Python short. The word has been around since the 1930′s referring to the meat product (Spiced Ham).
I assume you mean the Monty Python skit is considered the origin of the USE of the word “spam” to mean net abuse ?
Did you seriously list FourSquare as one of the top 10 worst inventions? Foursquare is a brilliant idea and one of the fastest growing social networks in the world. It is probably many peoples top social media tool after Facebook and Twitter.
spam was a brand of tinned ham.originally
Public pay phones are cool. Losers