• Question: If you could have invented anything what would it be?

    Asked by dandav to Angus, Christian, Hannah, Laura, Simon on 24 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by marmite, jdbpineapple.
    • Photo: Angus Ferraro

      Angus Ferraro answered on 24 Jun 2013:

      Some kind of transport system involving vacuum tubes. You know those little tubes used to send written messages? It would be so cool to have a human in one! Very speedy because there’s no friction in a vacuum.

    • Photo: Laura Roberts Artal

      Laura Roberts Artal answered on 24 Jun 2013:

      The wheel! Where would human kind be without it?! Not only is it used for transport, but also for moving water, the water wheel and used in agriculture to grind crops. I think it’s a pretty fundamental invention.
      Technology wise, either the internet or the mobile phone!
      Sadly, I don’t think I’ll ever invent anything quite that cool, I’ll keep trying!

    • Photo: Hannah Bentham

      Hannah Bentham answered on 24 Jun 2013:

      The internet. It has transformed how we access information. Think of all the gadgets that rely on it?

      It’s true amazing and I could not do my job without it.

      Could you imagine facebook on paper? It just wouldn’t have worked!

    • Photo: Christian Maerz

      Christian Maerz answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      Probably the old classic – a time machine. I would love to see the Cretaceous world!

    • Photo: Simon Holyoake

      Simon Holyoake answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      I think I would have liked to have invented the first steam engine, they revolutionised the world and drove the industrial revolution!

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