Quiz.

[Ihavenojob]

Ohhh... it was when the 6 pence ceased to be legal tender.

Hardly everyday life though, if that is the answer, given that they ceased to be generally accepted in 1971.

Correct. The old "tanner" or 6d coin ceased to be legal tender on 30 June 1980 but were accepted up until then. The shilling and 2 shilling carried on until 1990 I think, and the double florin (4 shillings) from 1887-1890 is still legal tender.

 

[crystal ball]

I swallowed a tanner whilst running to the ice cream van, it reappeared a couple of days later.

 

[Ihavenojob]

I swallowed a tanner whilst running to the ice cream van, it reappeared a couple of days later.

I swallowed a half crown. It was OK as it was my dinner money.

 

[opps]

Okay... some devices start out as medical items, an example being oscillating saws which were designed to remove plater casts without breaking the skin

The Segway (transportation machine) was born of which device.?

For the record, I saw a guy use one in the Fullers Chiswick Packhorse about 15 years ago. (not the Segway) It was a jaw dropping moment. A genius product, but too expensive...

 

[Justin Passing]

Sinclair C5?

 

[opps]

Sinclair C5?

nope, sorry.

From memory it was way after.

 

[opps]

I believe it was first commercially available in 1999. Johnstone and Johnstone paid for the tech. As is often the case, the firm that developed it was free to use the IP in fields not related to the medical industry.

 

[Justin Passing]

Some sort of industrial handling eqpt? Googlin, can't find it.

 

[Ihavenojob]

wheelchair

 

[Deleted member 294929]

Walking fork truck

 

[Dork Lard]

The Segway (transportation machine) was born of which device.?

I have absolutely no idea how Dean Kamen became influenced by it, but the Segway was inspired by the iBOT wheelchair project at Plymouth University.

I witnessed the 3rd generation prototype of that idea & clearly remember pondering about its future possibilities for many months afterwards. I am absolutely gobsmacked that we still do not seem to have the will to allow paraplegics the dignity to be transported in a manner that they can more readily interact with society.

 

[Justin Passing]

Cool. I suppose a Segway was a 2 wheeled version.

 

[opps]

wheelchair

Yep it was iBot wheel chair.

I once saw a guy in the Pack Horse pub in Chiswick with one (about 15? years ago). It went from 4 wheels to 2, lifting him up to eye level with his mates who were standing. From memory, it was about £15,000. My jaw dropped, I had never seen anything like that before.

From Wikipedia

The iBOT is a powered wheelchair developed by Dean Kamen in a partnership between DEKA and Johnson & Johnson's Independence Technology division.

Johnson and Johnson spent over $50m on the project

Because of the cost it was shuttered after a few years but it now seems to be back (now owned by Toyota).

Home - Meet iBOT - your personal mobility device

Simply go. Just like everybody else. Go wherever you want. In the iBOT electric wheelchair. A multifunctional personal mobility aid that helps you achieve things that were previously impossible. Meet the iBOT … Simply go. Just like everybody else. Go wherever you want. In the iBOT electric...

meetibot.com

Users can go up and down stairs on their own. It is stunning.

Another product that was initially funded by a pharma company is the oscillating saw. Fein was approached to
develop a tool to cut through plaster casts. Fein were then free to use the IP to develop the MultiTool.

 

[Ihavenojob]

Easy one for a hot lazy Friday afternoon, I shall be in the garden this evening drinking, what will I be drinking?

 

[Justin Passing]

Dom Perignon Plenitude Brut Rose? The '88 is ok, '92 not so much.

Though as it's you, maybe whisky and lemonade.?