Off-beat Inventions that Changed the World

I’m sick and tired of hearing about how inventions like the lightbulb, the car, flight, the Polio Vaccine, and others changed history. Yeah, I guess it’s true enough that they did, but what about the unsung inventions, inventions so important that they have shaken mankind to it’s very core? They’re every bit as important as say, “Nuclear Power” and yet we take them for granted. Here’s a little of what I’m talking about.

The Condom

Every time the Donkster slips on the ole Magnum, he says a little prayer for this invention. Not because he particularly enjoys wearing them, but because he’s usually with a junky male prostitute at the time.

Remember this piece of human refuse? Apparently she missed the condom memo.

In all seriousness though, what a simple way to control STDs and keep down the world’s population. The only problem I have with condoms is that the people that really SHOULD be using them often aren’t, resulting in a population boom of trailer trash and middle-class religious zealots.

And ladies, it sure beats the alternative. Remember these wacky things?

Above: Tara Reid’s Chastity Belt spent many dark nights alone.

Toilet Paper

Soft, cushiony, absorbant. Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about my ass. And a sensitive area requires some special, tender care. Can you imagine life without the comforting softness of toilet paper caressing your most intimate of areas? Let’s keeps in mind that before this great invention, people used to wipe with the following:

Not pretty. Thanks God for toilet paper!!

Breakfast Cereal

So some of you are thinking (especially the ladies): “Cereal?? Donkey, you’re crazy, and yet I find myself oddly attracted to you.” Cereal is a relatively new invention, originating in the early 20th Century, and yet can you imagine your nutricious breakfast without it? Funny thing about humans, we love to take what started as a good, healthy thing, and turn it into something that is crappy for us. Consider:

God they’re tasty though!

Fancy Men’s Razors

Because, as we learned in my blog a couple of days ago, life before a nice, fancy razor was brutal.

So let’s hear about some other off-beat, but life-altering inventions.