#20 - "Double Valve"

#21 was Nuclear Fission! Good to see that Milt, Tony, Elaine, Michelle, Joani, Peyton, and Mike knew it as well.

"Double Valve"

I wondered, "Does this valve really belong to this machine or was it added for effect?" "And, why did it need two turn-off devices?" 

Well, I never got an answer to either concern but I liked it well enough to spend some time checking out the angles at the Boston Waterworks Museum. 

The angles that these valves were left in and the colors complimenting each other and popping them out from the background added to my liking of this industrial item.


Greatest Inventions of All Time!
Recently I came across an article about the greatest inventions as determined by a large group of scientists, philosophers, educators, and other professions. Their task was to create a list of "the Greatest Inventions of All Time." Conveniently, the final list numbered fifty! so, I'm starting with #50 and working my way down to Numero Uno in December.

Fear not as I will offer you some hints as to what the invention was.

#20

in 1960, #20 launched a social revolution!

It was first approved for use in the United States in 1960, and became a very popular form of birth control. They are currently used by more than 100 million women worldwide and by almost 12 million women in the United States. As of 2012, 16% of U.S. women aged 15–44 reported being on it, making it the most widely used method among women of that age range. Use varies widely by country, age, education, and marital status. One third of women aged 16–49 in the United Kingdom currently use either the it compared with only 1% of women in Japan.

No multiple choices this week. . .


Murphy's Laws

Postal Postulate. . .

The announcement of the one event 

you most wanted to attend 

will arrive in the mail 

the day after the it has taken place!

Leaving You with a Laugh, I Hope. . .