Each year, Time magazine creates a list of the top inventions in various categories. The article is filled with with some amazing ideas and gadgets that have (and will) change how we live our daily lives. I'd like you to spend today reading about the inventions (if you have headphones you can also listen to the video clip) and answer the blog questions below. If you finish early, please explore the Time website.
Video:
http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,672224345001_2030874,00.html
Article:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2029497,00.html
Questions:
1) Which invention was the coolest and why?
2) Which invention do you think will have the greatest impact on the human race? Why?
3) Which invention was the most shocking? Why?
4) Where do think technology will be in five or ten years...? What invention will be next?
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I think that the coolest invention was the iPad because it is everything you want and more. I think that the one thing that will benefit the human race is the malaria proof mosquito because malaria has been a problem for years now. The most shocking invention was the synthetic cell because it acts like a bacteria in reproduction. Technology took us a long way since long ago,and there is no where to go but up from here.
ReplyDeleteThe coolest invention I looked at was the lab grown lungs that scientists have created. I believe this might have one of the biggest impacts on life because this could cure so many problems and one of them being emphysema and lung cancer. The most shocking invention I saw was either the jetpack or the flying car. After looking at all these things, I believe that the future looking cars and jetpacks and all of that is just around the corner, if we can make lungs in labs that work 95% to the capability of real human lungs, the future is near.
ReplyDelete1. I thought that all the inventions were really different from anything that I had seen before, but the one that I thought was cool was the jet packs. The jet packs are cool because when I was little it would have been impossible to have a jet pack, and now you can.
ReplyDelete2. The invention with the greatest impact on the human race would be the jet packs, because I could see in a couple of years almost everyone having one and it would be used just like a car.
3. The most shocking invention would be how you could have your phone also be a cash register which was called the square. It’s simple but so small.
4. In five or ten years I think technology will be even better than it is now. Technology has come really far and it gets better each year so in ten years there will be so much more that will help everyone. But at the same time will it help so much much that we never have to do anything.
Questions:
ReplyDelete1) I thought that the car that's an airplane that can fly is the coolest invention but i'm skeptical about it.
2) The underwater kite that generates energy because its an easy way for us to get our energy from an all excessable resource that can be found almost everywhere on earth.
3) The watergun that is used as a weaponry because of how its strong enough to disable mines on the side of the road with just a shot of water.
4) I think that we'll be trying to make what we've got better now instead of looking for new things to create. These new inventions that we have now can be used for many different things like the watergun that's used like a gun could be used for powering cars instead of gas. Technology definetly will be better.
1. The straddling bus because we can stop the argument about the road jams.
ReplyDelete2. The electric car because we don’t have to waste money on gas
3. The ipad because you can do anything with it
4. Flying cars and we wont be that far ahead then we are now.
1.i think the coolest invention is the first synthetic cell,because it can help a lot of poeople. and i think its very cool how they can make a cell,it shows that we have very good technology.
ReplyDelete2.this will have a great impacton the human race because we can save poeple
3.this one because its amazing what we can do now to save lives and this will help poeple allover the world.
4.i think technology will grow really fast and i hope one day we can have flying cars.
1. The coolest invention of 2010 was rhe jet pack.
ReplyDelete2. I also thing that the jet pack will have the biggest impact on the human race because we may be using jet packs instead of cars
3. Again, I think that the jet pack is the most shocking because no one has ever seen or used one before
4. In 5 years I think that technology will be way more advance and we will think of better ideas for gas and other fosil fuels
I think this invention was the coolest because it caught my intention just by the picrue displayed for the invention. Also I think it was the most coolest because it was desgined do make it less dependant on oil for fuel
ReplyDeleteI think that it will have the greates impact because of just right now gas alone cost so much money and to be less dependant on it would defineately lower that dependancy on oil.
The Martin Jetpack was the most shocking because just seeing that it took 30 years alone to develop it is very shocking and you can go up to as high as 8,000 feet but only for 30 minutes I though that it was cool
I think technology will be highly advanced in fields people didn’t think could be possible to their imagination I also think that many more helpful inventions to come will be reaching its peak and you will be hearing about them in magazines like this or hearing them on the news etc.
1) the invention that i thought was the coolest was probably the ipad it is alot of stuff in one piece of technology
ReplyDelete2) probably the wind turbines because it is an amazing way to save energy and to save money on energy i think it will have the biggest impact because if we save energy the world will be a better place
3) probably the most shocking would be the flying car i never even thought that would be even possible ever that is conmpletely ridiculous a flying car like in the stereotypical futuristic cartoons and stuff i cant believe there is a flying car
4) i think teleportation will be the next invention the craziest actually either teleportaition or time traveling will be the craziest most newest invention in around 5 or 10 years that will be amazing when scientists figure out teleportation or time traveling it will be ridiculous
1) The Straddling Bus it is tell ing how that want to have a cheap subway and it takes up two lanes. But cars can under and 1,200 people can sit in the subway.
ReplyDelete2) I think this will be the greatest impact on American because more people will be able to get around and pay less to get from place to place.
3) This one because I never thought thqat they would make a subway that cars can go under it that is really cool and it isn’t underground.
4) It will go far in life it think that it will be in ever country or at least in every country. I don’t know what is going to be next.
I think the best, and most useful invention was the BIC Lighter. It is by far the most durable lights on the market and themost origanal too. this lighter is amazing because it will last for months and it is just a beast and used by almost everyone for many different uses. i would never leave my house with out one. so rememeber everyone... FLICK YOUR BIC =]
ReplyDelete1) Which invention was the coolest and why?
ReplyDeletei think that the iron man suit it by far the coolest because it alows u to lift 200lbs with out even trying, there is no saying what u can do when u combine ur strength and your will power
2) Which invention do you think will have the greatest impact on the human race? Why?
i tihk that the straddling bus can reduce trafice build up and ther will be alot more people traveling through it reducing fuel emissions.
3) Which invention was the most shocking? Why?
the beef power train was the most shocking because it was bizzar that they use beef to power a locomotive.
4) Where do think technology will be in five or ten years...? What invention will be next?
i think they will be much more un comprehendable inventions to come because technology will be alot more advanced
I thought that the malaria-proof mosquito and mosquito laser was the coolest invetntion because I hate mosquitos cause they’re gross and annoying.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the driverless car by google was pretty cool because this way people wouldn’t have to drive which leads to less road rage and then leads to less accidents.
I thought that the deep green underwater kite was cool because I never knew that kites create energy.
I think the next invention will be glasses free- 3D movies.
1.) i think the coolest invention was by fer the driverless car.
ReplyDelete2.) i think that the eye writer is going to impact us the most. because you can think something and it draws it.
3.)i think the first synthetic cell was the most shocking, because i couldnt believe that they could make a cell.
4.)i honestly think in 10 years, we wont have to do anything, and technology will do everything for us.
1) The coolest invention is is the vehicle that is a car and a plane. I choose this invention because people have pry been waiting for something like this to finally come out and it would change the way everyday people commute to work.
ReplyDelete2) I read about this exo-skeleton that can help disabled patients walk again.
3) Scientist can now grow new organs. In a lab scientist can made rat lungs.
4) In the next few years the inventions will just be making other things better. But some may be creative and new.
1) Which invention was the coolest and why?
ReplyDeleteThe driverless car was the coolest because it moves on its own and it would prevent accidents.
2) Which invention do you think will have the greatest impact on the human race? Why?
I believe the driverless car will impact the most because now people can get drunk and get somewhere in a car without getting a DUI.
3) Which invention was the most shocking? Why?
The Jetpack to me was the most shocking because I never thought those would ever be real scince they were always on cartoons and I thought I would only see them on cartoons.
4) Where do think technology will be in five or ten years...? What invention will be next?
I believe that in 10 years there will be a flying car that can hover without the need of any wings. But for right now I think that the next invention should be a dryer that will dry your clothes instantly but wont shrink it, prevent fade of color, and wrinkle free.
1) I think that the coolest invention was the Edison2. It was the coolest because growing up we always joked about how amazing it would be to have a flying car, but never thought it would actually be invented.
ReplyDelete2) To me, the most shocking invention was the English-Teaching robot. It was the most shocking because worldwide we are going through a crisis. So many people are unemployed and now they are making a robot that teaches, and if it become a big thing than that will leave even more people unemployed.
3) The invention with the greatest impact on the human race is the English-Teaching Robot because normally you hear your parents telling you to become something that will always be needed. If the robot becomes used worldwide then it can have a huge effect on people’s jobs. I don't think that they should be spending time and money on something that will negatively affect the economy.
4) In five or ten years I think that technology will be even more advanced than what it already is. I think that it will have a both positive and negative impact. Most of the inventions had to deal with the idea of going green. Many cars that they are building are charged electronically instead of using fuel, so I think that they will keep going with that idea and in a couple of years it will have a positive effect on the world. Although it will have a good outcome, it may also have a negative outcome. Since technology is becoming so advanced, it may take the place of many people’s jobs. They are already having robots for lifeguards and teachers, so I can't imagine how much further they will expand that idea in ten or even five years.
The invention that I thought was the coolest was the Body powered devices. I think it’s the coolest because you could generate electricity by doing simple, everyday tasks which would make everyone more productive.
ReplyDeleteThe invention that I think will have the biggest imapact is the Deep Green Underwater Kite. I think this will have the biggest impact because it generates 800 times more energy than if it were in the sky. This could generate much more clean, renewable energy for our growing population.
The invention that I thought was the most shocking was the mosquito laser and malaria proof mosquito. This is shocking because I don’t believe the genetic engineering will work because over time I think the virus will change form and become imune to the mosquito.
I think that technology will be so advanced in ten years that we can’t even imagine it. With each year we get more and more advanced that in ten years, we will look back and be amazed at how we lived back then.
1)The driver less car from Google is cool because driver less cars is sci fi brought to life.
ReplyDelete2)The almost waterless washing machine. This would benefit the Earth the most because it can reduce the water used to clean clothes by 90%.
3)The Terrafugia Transition is a car/plane its shocking because its cheaper then a single Lamborghini and can do more.
4)People who lost limbs or functionality will be able to do things they used to do once again. I see the invention of Robots.
so i guess the BIC lighter isnt good enough, so i have to make another one.
ReplyDelete1.I think the Robo Penguin is the coolest invention. because its a robo penguin for crist sake haha.
2.the robo penguin will be useful for the people because it will cause entertainment, and also cause newer ideas for people to make based on the robo animal idea.
3.the robo penguin shocked me when i saw it because it looks so real by the way it moves and stuff.
4.i think if technology keeps comming alone, in 5 years we will have enough robo penguins to double the real penguins in all the world.
There you guys go. =] hope this one is more intellagent for you since the other one i posted wasnt.
1) The sarcasm detector is my most favorite invention yet because it has the possibility to interact with humans better. I also like the stations that charge car batteries and synthetic cell creation.
ReplyDelete2) I think the deceitful robot will have the greatest impact on the human race because it has the possibility to have better human behavior.
3) I thought the jet pack was most the shocking invention because I did not know jet packs existed. I thought they were just part of a science fiction movie or a video game.
4) Here some things that I want to be invented in the next five or ten years. These inventions include a device that can detect thoughts, a spaceship that can travel at light speed, and a machine that can create matter from scratch.
The coolest invention was the driving plane. This is a good invention because it could really help someone who is in a rush and can’t deal with traffic. The one that will have the biggest impact on the human race is the lab grown lungs because this could cure so many problems and one of them being emphysema and lung cancer. The most shocking invention was the driving plane because I was shocked that it is legal to drive on the streets. Technology in five years will be very futuristic. Everything will be done by robots and everyone will be able to fly!
ReplyDeleteI think the coolest invention was the iPad because it is everything jammed into one electronic device. The malaria proof mosquito benifited the most to humanity because malaria kills. The synthetic cell is shocking because it acts as a bacteria. An invention that would be nice in the coming years would be a computer that can learn everything and you can talk to it and it will talk back beacause it will have human priorities.
ReplyDelete1) Which invention was the coolest and why?
ReplyDeleteThe flying car was by far the coolest, just to think you can own something that can fly and drive is simply amazing.
2) Which invention do you think will have the greatest impact on the human race? Why?
The greatest invention will have to be the making of human body parts and possibly creating life inside a lab. The fact that we could generate human hearts, brains and other stuff is very amazing
3) Which invention was the most shocking? Why?
The robot was the most shocking, I didn’t know we had the capability of creating something that could be a military weapon and run around like an animal.
4) Where do think technology will be in five or ten years...? What invention will be next?
I do not know, technology has such breakthroughs that im sure that there will be plenty of inventions that come along, it just depends on what we focus our money into.
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ReplyDelete1. The coolest invention was the straddling bus because it looks really cool and I like the idea a lot.
2. I think the invention that will make the biggest impact is the lung because it can help with many things like lung cancer and emphysema.
3. The most shocking invention was the cash register you can hook up to an iphone because it can help many businesses.
4. I think flying cars will be everywhere ten years from now and the next invention will be lungs that can breathe under water.
1. The invention I think is the coolest one is Square. The square it is a mini cash register that you can use with your iphone. I think it is cool because you can bring it anywhere and have a cash register.
ReplyDelete2. The most importatn to people is the english teaching robot. One reason is because you can put it an any class room and it can teach. Which can help people become more educated all over the world. Which helps people get jobs and such.
3. The invention most shocking to me was the spray on fabric. I think that because it is unquice that people can just spray on clothes that is awesome!
4. I think technolgy will be amazing in the next 5 years. I think every student will have and Ipad or there own laptop for school. Which is going to be awesome and really help with students school work and rescearch and things like that
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ReplyDeleteThe most awosme invention was the iPad because it is everything you want plus more and more. I did also like the under water kite because I had no clue it created energy. I also think that the one thing that should benefit the human race is malaria proof mosquito because of malaria has been a problem for years now. Most shocking invention was the synthetic cell it acts like a bacteria most of the time. Technology has taken us a long way and there is no where to go but up from here and we wont fall either.
ReplyDeleteI think the coolest invention was the Martin Jetpack. I think its the coolest because it takes a genius to invent that and a lot of inteligence. When these jetpacks come out in the market, a lot of people will buy these and they wont have an automobile anymore. So then there wont be that much polution. If these acutaly go on the market I think they wont make cars anymore because citizens will like these better than automobiles. The next invention will be a car without the usuage of gas or electricity. I think they will run on water because there is so much.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the jet pack a lot, takes an intelligent human to come up and make the idea work. If i could i would have one in a second i think we all would instead of an car, i mean it would be better for our air no more pollution. I would want to just cruise around in it all day
ReplyDelete1. The coolest invention to me was the jet pack because I have never seen anything like that before
ReplyDelete2. Also I think that the jet pack will have the biggest impact because eits a new way of transportation.
3. Again, the most shocking invention was the jetpack because I don’t think anyone has ever seen anything like it before
4. In ten years technology will be way more advanced than it is now and will include more high tech invention like the jet pack.
1. I thought the bus was extremely cool. I think it is the coolest because I can be driving under something that has up to 1000 people on it. And I would also love to ride in one.
ReplyDelete2. The Car part Incubator. It is very easy to make, and you can send it to 3rd world countries and help the premature babies over there.
3. By far the machine enabling the man to walk. It looked very beneficial to anyone who hasn’t been able to walk.
4. I don’t really think in five or tens years the inventions will be extremely advanced in forty or fifty years I believe they will be able to clone people and make doubles, one thing I know there will never be is a time machine.
I think the best invention of the year was through the health and medicine category. Scientists at Arizona have come up with a gene to give then mosquitoes so they can not spread deadly diseases. I believe this is the best invention of the year because it will save peoples lives and hopefully stop disease in the future. The sarcastic finder was the most shocking because I never would have expected it. I think technology will be very advanced in the future. I think there will be new computers and phones in the next couple of years. Also cars with safer and more technology in them.
ReplyDeleteThe coolest ivention in my personal opion was the Ipad its finger friednly hardware that you or the basic person can really use. It can acess internet etc. and other applications you can get on your ipad. Say you want to go on your Facebook fro your Ipad all you would have is click the internet application and then there you go you have it done. Technology will have a great impact to dictate how peoples life are ran in the future. I see technology 15 years from now being highly advanced.
ReplyDelete1. The coolest invention would have to be the Martin Jet Pack because it is the first practical jet pack and although it lasts for about 30 minutes I think it will last longer in time.
ReplyDelete2. The invention that will have the greatest impact would be the 3-D Bioprinter because now doctors can grow organs for people who needs a transplant.
3. The invention that was the most shocking was the Spray-ON Fabric because now you just spray clothes on, which sounds strange.
4. I think that we will go far in the next five or ten years and I think the next invention will be a new reuse fuel source.