• Question: Is there any invention you think should never have happened?

    Asked by zanzielover to Amanda, Ben, Dan, Gary, Samer on 24 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Ben Drumm

      Ben Drumm answered on 24 Jun 2013:

      The staple-less stapler* – it’s RUBBISH!!

      *it works by punching a hole in the paper and folding it over to create a joint. Problem is you can only staple 3 sheets together at a time (generally I’m stapling more) and the joint isn’t that strong. Plus for it to be worth it you would have to save money on stapes equivalent to the cost of the stapler, and environmentally speaking you would have to offset the material in the stapler itself and all the packaging with staples saved, which will take a long time at best. Ironically, mine is now in landfill…

      I’ve thought about this too much…!

    • Photo: Gary Boorman

      Gary Boorman answered on 24 Jun 2013:

      X-Factor.

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