Best IRISH inventions (existing and yet to come)

connundrum

I reckon we need to get moving on the aul invention stakes.

Best thus far (as stolen from another forum thread):

John Phillips Holland, Submarine
Earnest Walton, Artificially split the first atom
Francis Beaufort, The beaufort scale
Francis Rynd, the hypodermic syringe
James Martin, first ejector seat
Arthur Leared, stethoscope
Nicholas Callan, induction coil

What do you think we could invent that'd make an impact internationally.

Note that when you search Irish inventions you'll come across stuff like inflatable dartboard and solar powered torch etc for the first 20 or so pages :rolleyes:

flyton5

A time machine would put us right back on top. It's such a pain in the arse having to slingshot my Klingon vessell around the sun.

Corcaigh84

connundrum wrote: »

Francis Rynd, the hypodermic syringe

He wasn't from Tallaght was he?

/runs

StroppySu

connundrum wrote: »

James Martin, first ejector seat

He wasn't from Tallaght was he?

/runs

keen

The curtain cosy, as seen on Dragons Den.

http://www.curtaincosy.com/

Saibh

Lucien Ball - high speed photography

IronMan

Louis Brennan: the guided missile.

Pat McDonagh: The Snackbox/Curry and Cheese chips.

Me: The automated begrudgery generator.

Mark200

Texting

Saibh

Mark200 wrote: »

Texting

Not an Irish invention (Matti Makkonen from Finland)

gar32

Not an invention but a discovery really.

Boyle's Law is named after the Irish natural philosopher Robert Boyle (Lismore, County Waterford, 1627-1691) who was the first to publish it in 1662.

Air is a gas. Gases have various properties which we can observe with our senses, including the gas pressure (p), temperature, mass, and the volume (V) which contains the gas. Careful, scientific observation has determined that these variables are related to one another, and the values of these properties determine the state of the gas.

In the mid 1600's, Robert Boyle studied the relationship between the pressure p and the volume V of a confined gas held at a constant temperature. Boyle observed that the product of the pressure and volume are observed to be nearly constant. The product of pressure and volume is exactly a constant for an ideal gas.
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/aboyle.html

p * V = constant

This relationship between pressure and volume is called Boyle's Law in his honor.

pierrot

Had to do a project on this years ago for technology and all i could come up with was cheese and onion flavour crisps and red lemonade:D

KTRIC

http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/student_inventors.aspx

There's a decent list from a credible source (supposidly)

AnonoBoy

That chip that we have implanted that allows us to have inane conversations and state the bloody obvious for hours on end.

"Ah there's a grand stretch in the evenings so there is."
"It's a grand soft day alright, although there was a spot of rain earlier."
"Is it yourself?"
"Out for a walk I see."

az2wp0sye65487

keen wrote: »

The curtain cosy, as seen on Dragons Den.

http://www.curtaincosy.com/

What the fcuk is that?? the website doesn't really give any info...

OldGoat

The 'Gorm-O-meter' for detecting each and every one of the 40 shades. To be found on sale at every street corner during the paddies day riots for a the price of a few dollars. Begorragh.

D-Generate

As the Leaving Cert chemistry syllabus proudly boasts;
George Stoney - Naming the electron.

Lets not forget this monumental achievement. Mr. Stoney didn't discover the negatively charged particle, instead he took someone elses work and named this particle the electron and thus claims ownership! A true thieving genius walked this earth folks. True genius.

Robbo

D-Generate wrote: »

As the Leaving Cert chemistry syllabus proudly boasts;
George Stoney - Naming the electron.

Lets not forget this monumental achievement. Mr. Stoney didn't discover the negatively charged particle, instead he took someone elses work and named this particle the electron and thus claims ownership! A true thieving genius walked this earth folks. True genius.

How do you think Einstein managed his research whilst a patent clerk? Others came in with the idea, he clubbed them over the head with a clog and then patented it himself.

Turd Ferguson

Best so far: Guinness

Best yet to some: Atomic supermen

Mark200

Saibh wrote: »

Not an Irish invention (Matti Makkonen from Finland)

Oh

Now I feel like I've been lied to my whole life

AnonoBoy

Mark200 wrote: »

Oh

Now I feel like I've been lied to my whole life

We did however invent the art of texting during bloody ridiculous times - at a funeral, while driving an articulated lorry on icy roads, while performing surgery etc.

Daroxtar

Guillotine- first machine used to behead. Recorded execution of Mercod Ballagh, April 1307. A bit before the french.

plissken

connundrum wrote: »

John Phillips Holland, Submarine

I think you'll find submarines existed long before John Philips Holland

li@mo

Michael O'Leary - The Paper Airplane with Coin operated toilets

mikom

Adrian Keegan with the 'Kaylite', a handbag illumination device.

E.T.

Mr. Tayto - cheese and onion taytos.

Xavi6

Stira, as seen on the Late Late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyUDwp3C7oM

Ponster

Harry Ferguson was one of the greatest Irish inventors IMO

Blazer

flyton5 wrote: »

A time machine would put us right back on top. It's such a pain in the arse having to slingshot my Klingon vessell around the sun.

I suggest you ask Starfleet for an upgrade asap.
The Sovereign class are much more comfy than a crappy bird of prey

connundrum

plissken wrote: »

I think you'll find submarines existed long before John Philips Holland

Holland, John Phillip (1841-1914) Liscanner man, John Phillips Holland, is accredited with launching the world's first successful submarine, the 'Fenian Ram', in 1881. He also invented a mechanism for submariners to evacuate their sinking vessel.

Just going off what I reads.. Linkeh

Svalbard

connundrum wrote: »

John Phillips Holland, Submarine

I thought an Irish dude also invented the torpedo. A quick Google reveals that while he didn't invent it (Louis Brennan), but he did perfect it.

So essentially the Irish played a pretty big role in sea warfare and, more importantly, in some kick ass movies including U-571 & Crimson Tide.

As we all, know Ireland had the most advanced civilisation in the world until the discovery of alcohol, as the VT below demonstrates.

" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

abi2007

surely an Irish person invented fake tan. looks like ****e, smells like ****e and cost an absolutle fortune.

bleg

the orbo

www.steorn.ie

Snowie

keen wrote: »

The curtain cosy, as seen on Dragons Den.

The irish dragons are Lame.

giggsy664

Harpoon Gun.

It's Irish.

K-9

Xavi6 wrote: »

Stira, as seen on the Late Late.

I remember that programme, back in the day when the Late Late was good. Always think of it when I see the Stira ads.


Not really an invention, but Ballygowan.

The guy was laughed at on the ERRR, Late Late.

Svalbard

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

The irish dragons are Lame.

Yeah that was funny!
At first i thought they were patenting the idea of tucking in your curtains!
The only benefit of their 'device' seemed to be preventing mould growing on curtains, but surely good quality windows would not have the condensation problems they were claiming would happen.

The pipe-in-the-wall gizmo had some merit, they should have led with that. Not the brightest crayons in the box!

Svalbard

K-9 wrote: »

I remember that programme, back in the day when the Late Late was good. Always think of it when I see the Stira ads.

Yeah, some pretty inventive stuff on that entrepreneur special of the Late Late. It should come back. Its amazing how things move in cycles!

Capt'n Midnight

Induction coil in most cars

Steam turbine - where most of our electricity comes from
the only alternative to diesel engines for ships
along with improvements in metallurgy in superchargers is the main ancestor of the jet engine

Boolean Algebra, kinda important for d'ole computar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_inventions_and_discoveries
1829: Milk of Magnesia by James Murray

St Patrick, First person to speak out unequivocally against slavery, is that an invention ?


What about the duke of wellington and wellies ? :pac:


Worst
Copyright - look up how that one ended 3,000 dead and the copiers got to keep the copy

Traffic lights and junction boxes on roundabouts.





To come
The thingy that allows you to poke someone in the eye over the internet

S.I.R

S.I.R - the super wedge... a euro coin, a john player blue and several elastic bands.... My air con rocks !

Snowie

Svalbard wrote: »

Yeah that was funny!
At first i thought they were patenting the idea of tucking in your curtains!
The only benefit of their 'device' seemed to be preventing mould growing on curtains, but surely good quality windows would not have the condensation problems they were claiming would happen.

The pipe-in-the-wall gizmo had some merit, they should have led with that. Not the brightest crayons in the box!

nah I mean in total like there really cheasy and lame....

there aperance in genral is dsigracfull if i had a 3000,000 euro iud a least take the time out to work out how to tie a windsor knot in there tie's In my opinion that's an instint fail.....

lets not start about there really really sad punch line's......:rolleyes:

token56

Boyles Law and also according to wikipedia the irish invented Chemistry, all those hours wasted in school and we only have ourselves to blame.

Edit: and the electron, we have done quite alot for modern science it would seem.

and the modern tractor, of course we did

Saibh

token56 wrote: »

and the modern tractor, of course we did

Is this who you are referring to Harry Ferguson?

token56

Saibh wrote: »

Is this who you are referring to Harry Ferguson?

indeed it is

D-Generate

Oh we invented protesting too.... well the Boycott!

book smarts

The Irish love blowing their own trumpet while actually achieving very little. We've discovered FUKC ALL compared to other countries. Someone will be along now to blow their trumpet in response to this.

Saibh

book smarts wrote: »

Someone will be along now to blow their trumpet in response to this.

If they had invented something - yes, why not?

Tar.Aldarion

Tar Aldarion, first ejeculator seat.

woop

the defibrilator

Rented Mule

I am not sure what you call it, but that thing that Mary Harney has that keeps getting her re-elected.

I have got to get me one of these !!

javaboy

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Tar Aldarion, first ejeculator seat.

Does that automatically blow your own trumpet?

dade

KTRIC wrote: »

http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/student_inventors.aspx

There's a decent list from a credible source (supposidly)

wouldn't consider them a credible source. apparently if you submit something for an Irish short term patent is not even examined unless someone else challenges it. the patent is pretty mush given automatically