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Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« on: July 19, 2013, 12:31:53 PM »
Just had lunch with a laydee friend. She said that the students in the flat above can't be arsed to take their rubbish out, so they lower an umbrella on a piece of string to hook the lid open and then drop the rubbish into the open bin and then reel the brolly in   :thumbsup:

She had also heard that some students turn a toaster on its side so they can make beans on toast in it in one go  :thumbsup:

I pointed out that cars were invented for people too lazy to climb on a horse.  See also: TV remote controls

So what other improvised lazy devices do we have here?

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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2013, 12:45:54 PM »
Just had lunch with a laydee friend. She said that the students in the flat above can't be arsed to take their rubbish out, so they lower an umbrella on a piece of string to hook the lid open and then drop the rubbish into the open bin and then reel the brolly in   :thumbsup:

She had also heard that some students turn a toaster on its side so they can make beans on toast in it in one go  :thumbsup:

I pointed out that cars were invented for people too lazy to climb on a horse.  See also: TV remote controls

So what other improvised lazy devices do we have here?

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Mr B  has a remote control in his room for plugs .. noooo:

Switches on/off lamps etc.    ::)
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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2013, 12:46:44 PM »
Washing machines for those that can't be asked to walk down to their local stream with a big stone  rubschin:

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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2013, 12:48:00 PM »
Just had lunch with a laydee friend. She said that the students in the flat above can't be arsed to take their rubbish out, so they lower an umbrella on a piece of string to hook the lid open and then drop the rubbish into the open bin and then reel the brolly in   :thumbsup:

She had also heard that some students turn a toaster on its side so they can make beans on toast in it in one go  :thumbsup:

I pointed out that cars were invented for people too lazy to climb on a horse.  See also: TV remote controls

So what other improvised lazy devices do we have here?

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How could TV remote controls have been invented for people too lazy to climb on a horse...? Shrugs:
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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2013, 12:50:37 PM »
Please ask LL to slap your head
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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2013, 01:21:43 PM »
Please ask LL to slap your head

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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2013, 01:34:48 PM »
Just had lunch with a laydee friend. She said that the students in the flat above can't be arsed to take their rubbish out, so they lower an umbrella on a piece of string to hook the lid open and then drop the rubbish into the open bin and then reel the brolly in   :thumbsup:

She had also heard that some students turn a toaster on its side so they can make beans on toast in it in one go  :thumbsup:

I pointed out that cars were invented for people too lazy to climb on a horse.  See also: TV remote controls

So what other improvised lazy devices do we have here?

 Popcorn:

Mr B  has a remote control in his room for plugs .. noooo:

Switches on/off lamps etc.    ::)
And what's wrong with that?  We do the same.

My example that comes to mind is the remote-remote-remote-controlomatic

It's an IR receiver upstairs that encodes the remote control onto the coaxial feed which is decoded downstairs into another IR signal that points at another IR receiver that wirelessly connects to an IR transmitter that controls a freeview box hidden in a cupboard, an IR link to the main Sky box AND that illuminates another IR receiver that translates wrong Sky IR codes to correct Sky IR codes that go down a coaxial cable to the other Sky box (aka as MY Sky box)

And most days it works perfectly so we have full control of two Sky boxes, one Freeview receiver (and a TiVo) from downstairs and upstairs

To echo Nick's OP one of my teachers said I was the laziest in the class so I'd make a good engineer.  Well he was right about one thing.




Anyway why does Mr B have his own room?  Is it a naughty step room or his personal Minema where he shows interesting films  eyes:

Well, whatever, nevermind

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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2013, 03:28:45 PM »
Please ask LL to slap your head

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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2013, 03:29:38 PM »
I sit and issue orders, LL goes into action  :thumbsup:
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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2013, 03:36:19 PM »
Just had lunch with a laydee friend. She said that the students in the flat above can't be arsed to take their rubbish out, so they lower an umbrella on a piece of string to hook the lid open and then drop the rubbish into the open bin and then reel the brolly in   :thumbsup:

She had also heard that some students turn a toaster on its side so they can make beans on toast in it in one go  :thumbsup:

I pointed out that cars were invented for people too lazy to climb on a horse.  See also: TV remote controls

So what other improvised lazy devices do we have here?

 Popcorn:

Mr B  has a remote control in his room for plugs .. noooo:

Switches on/off lamps etc.    ::)
And what's wrong with that?  We do the same.

My example that comes to mind is the remote-remote-remote-controlomatic

It's an IR receiver upstairs that encodes the remote control onto the coaxial feed which is decoded downstairs into another IR signal that points at another IR receiver that wirelessly connects to an IR transmitter that controls a freeview box hidden in a cupboard, an IR link to the main Sky box AND that illuminates another IR receiver that translates wrong Sky IR codes to correct Sky IR codes that go down a coaxial cable to the other Sky box (aka as MY Sky box)

And most days it works perfectly so we have full control of two Sky boxes, one Freeview receiver (and a TiVo) from downstairs and upstairs

To echo Nick's OP one of my teachers said I was the laziest in the class so I'd make a good engineer.  Well he was right about one thing.




Anyway why does Mr B have his own room?  Is it a naughty step room or his personal Minema where he shows interesting films  eyes:

No to boring for that ... noooo:   To get away from me I think   whistle:  He also has a train room with an 10 ft by 8ft model railway that has cost me a fortune over the years ... he claims it to be a woman free zone .. fine by me  :thumbsup:
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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2013, 05:23:04 PM »
Is he allowed cakes in there  whistle:
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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2013, 05:25:48 PM »
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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2013, 05:33:00 PM »
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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2013, 05:57:44 PM »
Washing machines for those that can't be asked to walk down to their local stream with a big stone  rubschin:

You are lucky LL, not too many streams near PissedupPissouri for you to go and bash your washing within. BM might turn out like Nick and have to wear the same clothes for months if you were not lucky enough to have a washing machine.  Thumbs:

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Re: Laziness as a source of ingenuity
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2013, 06:45:57 PM »
Is he allowed cakes in there  whistle:

He can have whatever he likes in there from what I can see there is all sorts of crap in there .... I couldn't care less TBH It is a room I don't need to clean .... Shrugs:
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