Who Invented the Internet?

(YouTube link)

Asking who invented the internet is like asking who invented politics or plumbing. A complex system is the result of many innovations built upon by many different people over time. Some of the technological breakthroughs were from people working on a specific task that later became used for something completely different. The internet as we know it was developed not only by those who invented the technology, but also by those who saw extra potential in each innovation and exploited it for other uses. This video is from Kurzgesagt. -via Laughing Squid


Comments (0)

Clamps from Futurama is missing one of his hands and it ended up here.

http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/CharacterBios/clamps.dhtml

Shark Attack Mug
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
a clamp for securing / stabilizing debris after an accident for rescue / cleanup efforts... would be safer with a closed eylet..

Chemist's Glassware ladie's fit 2xl
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
The object is a part of a robotic crocodile built for Peter the Great by an expatriate French blacksmith. The iron crocodile was to be the villain's assistant. Unfortunately the full text of the play was lost in the Great Fire.

Office guy, extra large, gigantic you got it.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Wheel clamp used by parking wardens to put on toddler tricycles at expired parking meters in front of the local Gymboree.

MMM.....Pi, Serene Green, Ladies L
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
If you look carefully you can see the Cisco logo on the side of the jaws: this was their very first "router" ever sold. You could route your telegraph wires through the jaws, turn 90 degrees up, cross the road at a convenient point, then route the wires back down the other side, all without crossing wires. Cisco still makes routers today but they aren't cast out of iron any more. They just don't build them to last like they used to...

If selected, a donation to your local humane society would be superb. :)
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
"That's my great grand-daddy's left clamp! Oh if I ever get my clamps on whoever took it I will give 'em such a clamping!" ~Clamps from Futurama

Look out shroedingers cat = lrg blk thanks
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
This is a device used by linemen long ago to pull wire. It would be clamped to the top of a pole beam,and the wire laid thru the slot and pulled down to the next pole. These were temporary and would be removed after the line was secured to the insulator.
protect your nuts,2xl
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
This was the first of the avon products for ladies to style their hair. It would be heated on the stove and the hair placed into the zig-zag section to make "crimped" hair styles. It quickly fell out of favor to the "flat iron" hairstyle look.
protect your nuts,2 xl
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
This is a device used by the IRS to hang a person by their toes(or anything else) to get payment for taxes owed. (I don't get it, this is not an antique, it's still in use today).
protect your nuts,2xl
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
The "Definitely Not a Multi-Purpose Tool". And if you keep posting pics of it, it will magically become an essential item in many hipster's daily carry bag.

Schrodinger's Cat: Wanted Dead And/Or Alive
Chocolate
Large
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
That is an artifact that was uncovered in New York. It is one of Clamps' clamp. Thus proving that Futurama not only is true, but instead happened in the past and that time and space just repeats itself.

What happens at Grandma's Large/blue
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Its a paperclip that meets government design specs. It costs 289.47 and a special license to own and operate. We have boxes of these around my office, and only a few of us know what they are.

T shirt: Its as bad as you think, Black XL
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Login to comment.
Email This Post to a Friend
"Who Invented the Internet?"

Separate multiple emails with a comma. Limit 5.

 

Success! Your email has been sent!

close window
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
 
Learn More