BBB Fact Feature: Best Inventions of 2010 by Time Magazine

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Here is a video we found in Time.com that features the 50 Best Inventions of 2010. It showcases a lot of BIG inventions that can REALLY potentially change the way we live such as the straddling bus, the jetpack, the New Nurture Incubator, the plastic bottle boat, the new human genome, the new and improved video recorders, and sugru.

The first featured innovation was the China straddling bus. The straddling bus is a bus that straddles two lanes of traffic while fitting a thousand people up above. It was built so cars can pass under it and people can go where they need to go. We were so in awe when we saw this and we couldn’t help thinking what it would be like if we have that in the Philippines—hitting two birds with one stone—less traffic and more efficient means of transportation.

The second featured innovation was the jetpack, a device propelled by jets of gases that allow one to fly. We felt that this innovation would mark the beginning of an era, a time when individualism is embraced and commuting is a thing of the past. Like the straddling bus, it would surely save on a lot of road traffic.

The third featured innovation was a wearable device that will enable paraplegics to walk. Because of computer technology, these robotic prostatic legs are able to use Artificial Intelligence to read his arm motions. Not only this, but also this innovation is a sign of hope. We couldn’t help thinking that all those who have been physically challenged for a long time now would have something to look forward to.

The fourth featured innovation was the New Nurture Incubator, which is an incubator which employs old car parts in order to work. We agree that this type of invention will really hit it off in developing countries like the Philippines where there are not much skilled medical technicians who would be able to repair broken incubators and other equipment. Also, we feel this is possible because the Philippines has been known to create things from scrap metals such as the common jeepney. With this new innovation of baby incubators, more babies’ lives would be saved at an economically resourceful cost.

The fifth featured innovation is the plastic-bottle boat. Let’s admit, seeing the China Straddling Bus, and the Jetpack in the video is really astonishing. It just makes you realize how capable we are of innovating things that are unthinkable. However, what really caught our attention in the video was the sailboat that was entirely composed of discarded plastic bottles. Yes, we firmly believe that the creating-something-out-of-nothing type of innovation is the kind our world really needs right now. Imagine that, a sailboat that was able to sail from San Francisco to Australia was made from what we consider junk nowadays. This type of innovation should be inculcated in all innovators all over the world because it’s extremely useful. We firmly believe that if we Filipinos utilize all the wastes that our country accumulates every year and try to invent something useful out of these, then we will be able to reduce wastes and at the same time, prove that we Filipinos are capable of innovation.

The sixth featured innovation is the invention of Jay Craig Ventor, who was known for mapping human genome. He created life from scratch in the laboratory, because of which, many people are expecting that it may lead to advancements in biofuel and vaccines. We feel that he is one of the remarkable innovators who would contribute or pave the way for a healthy and environmental world in the future.

The seventh featured innovation is the tiny, newly-improved video recorders that one can hang in one’s ears. It lives up to the line, “Anything you see, the camera sees”. We feel that with this innovation, ordinary people would be able to easily create more videos from a more realistic point of view.

Lastly, the eighth featured innovation is sugru, which is moldable puddy that acts like super glue. It is only recently that people have found use for it. We think it is great that something made so simple can turn into something useful, easing the way we run our life.

All these just go on to show that anything is possible with a creative mind. And this is why we love the innovators who created the 2010 best inventions.

[1] Time Magazine. Best Inventions of 2010. Video. (http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,672224345001_2030874,00.html)