# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 158
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3141 "2023-09-19T01:30:18Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3142 "2023-09-19T02:23:54Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3143 "2023-09-19T02:40:53Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) > **[Stephanie L. Kwolek | Science History Institute](https://www.sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/stephanie-l-kwolek/)** > > In a polymer research lab at DuPont, Kwolek discovered the super fiber known as Kevlar. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3144 "2023-09-19T02:45:16Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3145 "2023-09-19T02:50:19Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) 6. Wilson Greatbatch (cardiac pacemaker) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3146 "2023-09-19T02:57:25Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) 6. Wilson Greatbatch (cardiac pacemaker) 7. Benjamin Franklin (bifocals) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3147 "2023-09-19T03:51:10Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) 6. Wilson Greatbatch (cardiac pacemaker) 7. Benjamin Franklin (bifocals) 8. Bette Nesmith Graham (Liquid Paper) Originally called “Mistake Out.” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3148 "2023-09-19T03:54:36Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) 6. Wilson Greatbatch (cardiac pacemaker) 7. Benjamin Franklin (bifocals) 8. Bette Nesmith Graham (Liquid Paper) 9. Elisha Graves Otis (safety elevator) And not Leopold Mountbatten, surprisingly. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3149 "2023-09-19T04:00:38Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) 6. Wilson Greatbatch (cardiac pacemaker) 7. Benjamin Franklin (bifocals) 8. Bette Nesmith Graham (Liquid Paper) 9. Elisha Graves Otis (safety elevator) 10. George Westinghouse (air brakes) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3150 "2023-09-19T05:27:12Z")
It’s Baker’s Dozen; we need 13. **Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) 6. Wilson Greatbatch (cardiac pacemaker) 7. Benjamin Franklin (bifocals) 8. Bette Nesmith Graham (Liquid Paper) 9. Elisha Graves Otis (safety elevator) 10. George Westinghouse (air brakes) 11. Khaled Mardam-Bey (the mIRC application) ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3151 "2023-09-19T06:30:24Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) 6. Wilson Greatbatch (cardiac pacemaker) 7. Benjamin Franklin (bifocals) 8. Bette Nesmith Graham (Liquid Paper) 9. Elisha Graves Otis (safety elevator) 10. George Westinghouse (air brakes) 11. Khaled Mardam-Bey (the mIRC application) 12. Abraham Lincoln (a “device to buoy and lift boats over shoals and obstructions in a river”) Lincoln did file for and receive Patent No. 6,469 for his invention in 1849, making him the only American president to have been granted a patent. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3152 "2023-09-19T07:41:55Z")
**Inventors (and one of their inventions)** 1. Eli Whitney (cotton gin) 2. Jethro Tull (seed drill) 3. Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome) 4. Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar) 5. Nikola Tesla (alternating current) 6. Wilson Greatbatch (cardiac pacemaker) 7. Benjamin Franklin (bifocals) 8. Bette Nesmith Graham (Liquid Paper) 9. Elisha Graves Otis (safety elevator) 10. George Westinghouse (air brakes) 11. Khaled Mardam-Bey (the mIRC application) 12. Abraham Lincoln (a “device to buoy and lift boats over shoals and obstructions in a river”) 13. Bradbury Robinson (the forward pass in American football, in 1906-- at least, he was the first person to throw one) New category: **Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3153 "2023-09-19T11:50:37Z")
**Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) 2. Mason Alexander Park as Desire, _Sandman_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3154 "2023-09-19T12:20:43Z")
**Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) 2. Mason Alexander Park as Desire, _Sandman_ 3. Michael Jeter as Homeless Cabaret Singer, _The Fisher King_ Stole the scene from Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams; not an easy task. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3155 "2023-09-19T12:35:25Z")
**Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) 2. Mason Alexander Park as Desire, _Sandman_ 3. Michael Jeter as Homeless Cabaret Singer, _The Fisher King_ 4. Tilda Swinton as Orlando, _Orlando_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3156 "2023-09-19T14:10:15Z")
**Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) 2. Mason Alexander Park as Desire, _Sandman_ 3. Michael Jeter as Homeless Cabaret Singer, _The Fisher King_ 4. Tilda Swinton as Orlando, _Orlando_ 5. Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, _Billions_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3157 "2023-09-19T14:13:46Z")
**Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) 2. Mason Alexander Park as Desire, _Sandman_ 3. Michael Jeter as Homeless Cabaret Singer, _The Fisher King_ 4. Tilda Swinton as Orlando, _Orlando_ 5. Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, _Billions_ 6. Lavergne Cox as Sophia Burset, _Orange is the New Black_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3158 "2023-09-19T14:39:39Z")
**Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) 2. Mason Alexander Park as Desire, _Sandman_ 3. Michael Jeter as Homeless Cabaret Singer, _The Fisher King_ 4. Tilda Swinton as Orlando, _Orlando_ 5. Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, _Billions_ 6. Lavergne Cox as Sophia Burset, _Orange is the New Black_ 7. Julia Sweeney as Pat, _It’s Pat_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3159 "2023-09-19T16:03:55Z")
**Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) 2. Mason Alexander Park as Desire, _Sandman_ 3. Michael Jeter as Homeless Cabaret Singer, _The Fisher King_ 4. Tilda Swinton as Orlando, _Orlando_ 5. Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, _Billions_ 6. Lavergne Cox as Sophia Burset, _Orange is the New Black_ 7. Julia Sweeney as Pat, _It’s Pat_ 8. Philip Seymour Hoffman as Rusty, _Flawless_ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/3160 "2023-09-19T17:57:05Z")
**Entertaining transgender and non-conforming characters and actors** 1. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ (gender non-conforming) 2. Mason Alexander Park as Desire, _Sandman_ 3. Michael Jeter as Homeless Cabaret Singer, _The Fisher King_ 4. Tilda Swinton as Orlando, _Orlando_ 5. Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, _Billions_ 6. Lavergne Cox as Sophia Burset, _Orange is the New Black_ 7. Julia Sweeney as Pat, _It’s Pat_ 8. Philip Seymour Hoffman as Rusty, _Flawless_ 9. Hugo Weaving as Mitzi Del Bra, _Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=159)