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While looking down the back of the Internet for something or other, I stumbled across Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2001. It has been a quarter of a century since 2001 (!!) so that's a good excuse to look back at what stood the test of time. The article states: Inventions come in all shapes and sizes. Some are as simple as purple catsup. Others push the limits of quantum physics. The…

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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago

Two products with a major impact on the world that somehow didn't make the list: the Boeing 767-200ER replica cockpit kit for PC flight simulators and a 5-pack of travel size box cutters.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

No mention of the iPod? Shocking

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

I remember owning an mp3 player in 1999.

[–] markz@suppo.fi -1 points 13 hours ago

Was it an invention?