# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1095
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21884 "2014-01-07T17:35:18Z")
Defense / Military Technologies or Inventions From Which We As Common Civilians Benefit: 1. GPS 2. The Internets 3. Computers 4. MicroWave Oven 5. Radar weather 6. Super glue/krazy glue 7. Silly Putty (created in a vain attempt to make artificial rubber during WW2) ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21885 "2014-01-07T17:43:16Z")
Defense / Military Technologies or Inventions From Which We As Common Civilians Benefit: 1. GPS 2. The Internets 3. Computers 4. MicroWave Oven 5. Radar weather 6. Super glue/krazy glue 7. Silly Putty (created in a vain attempt to make artificial rubber during WW2) 8. Triage ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21886 "2014-01-07T17:47:38Z")
Defense / Military Technologies or Inventions From Which We As Common Civilians Benefit: 1. GPS 2. The Internets 3. Computers 4. MicroWave Oven 5. Radar weather 6. Super glue/krazy glue 7. Silly Putty (created in a vain attempt to make artificial rubber during WW2) 8. Triage 9. Canned food ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21887 "2014-01-07T18:56:20Z")
Defense / Military Technologies or Inventions From Which We As Common Civilians Benefit: 1. GPS 2. The Internets 3. Computers 4. MicroWave Oven 5. Radar weather 6. Super glue/krazy glue 7. Silly Putty (created in a vain attempt to make artificial rubber during WW2) 8. Triage 9. Canned food 10. Camouflage ---
**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:** [January 7, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21888 "2014-01-07T19:26:23Z")
Defense / Military Technologies or Inventions From Which We As Common Civilians Benefit: 1. GPS 2. The Internets 3. Computers 4. MicroWave Oven 5. Radar weather 6. Super glue/krazy glue 7. Silly Putty (created in a vain attempt to make artificial rubber during WW2) 8. Triage 9. Canned food 10. Camouflage 11. Teflon Used in the Manhattan Project to cover valves and seals. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21889 "2014-01-07T19:52:41Z")
Defense / Military Technologies or Inventions From Which We As Common Civilians Benefit: 1. GPS 2. The Internets 3. Computers 4. MicroWave Oven 5. Radar weather 6. Super glue/krazy glue 7. Silly Putty (created in a vain attempt to make artificial rubber during WW2) 8. Triage 9. Canned food 10. Camouflage 11. Teflon 12. Freeze Drying ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21890 "2014-01-07T20:05:00Z")
Defense / Military Technologies or Inventions From Which We As Common Civilians Benefit: 1. GPS 2. The Internets 3. Computers 4. MicroWave Oven 5. Radar weather 6. Super glue/krazy glue 7. Silly Putty (created in a vain attempt to make artificial rubber during WW2) 8. Triage 9. Canned food 10. Camouflage 11. Teflon 12. Freeze Drying 13. Duct tape I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21891 "2014-01-07T20:13:04Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagara (originally blood pressure med) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21892 "2014-01-07T21:30:12Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagara (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) ---
**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:** [January 7, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21893 "2014-01-07T23:10:01Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21894 "2014-01-07T23:34:03Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21895 "2014-01-07T23:47:29Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21896 "2014-01-08T02:23:34Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) 6. Lysol (originally marketed as a feminine hygiene/birth control douche, now used as a cleaner and disinfectant) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21897 "2014-01-08T02:24:20Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) 6. Duct tape (used for almost everything except ducts now) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21898 "2014-01-08T02:34:08Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) 6. Lysol (originally marketed as a feminine hygiene/birth control douche, now used as a cleaner and disinfectant) 7. Duct tape (used for almost everything except ducts now) (just fixing the order) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21899 "2014-01-08T02:38:43Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) 6. Lysol (originally marketed as a feminine hygiene/birth control douche, now used as a cleaner and disinfectant) 7. Duct tape (used for almost everything except ducts now) 8. Avon Skin So Soft, widely used as mosquito repellent ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21900 "2014-01-08T02:48:57Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) 6. Lysol (originally marketed as a feminine hygiene/birth control douche, now used as a cleaner and disinfectant) 7. Duct tape (used for almost everything except ducts now) 8. Avon Skin So Soft, widely used as mosquito repellent 9. Coca-Cola (purported by its creator to be a medicinal tonic for morphine addiction and impotence, among other things) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21901 "2014-01-08T03:19:22Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) 6. Lysol (originally marketed as a feminine hygiene/birth control douche, now used as a cleaner and disinfectant) 7. Duct tape (used for almost everything except ducts now) 8. Avon Skin So Soft, widely used as mosquito repellent 9. Coca-Cola (purported by its creator to be a medicinal tonic for morphine addiction and impotence, among other things) 10. Graham Crackers (The graham cracker was originally conceived of as a health food as part of the Graham Diet, a regimen to suppress what he considered unhealthy carnal urges, the source of many maladies according to Rev. Sylvester Graham.) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21902 "2014-01-08T03:58:42Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) 6. Lysol (originally marketed as a feminine hygiene/birth control douche, now used as a cleaner and disinfectant) 7. Duct tape (used for almost everything except ducts now) 8. Avon Skin So Soft, widely used as mosquito repellent 9. Coca-Cola (purported by its creator to be a medicinal tonic for morphine addiction and impotence, among other things) 10. Graham Crackers (The graham cracker was originally conceived of as a health food as part of the Graham Diet, a regimen to suppress what he considered unhealthy carnal urges, the source of many maladies according to Rev. Sylvester Graham.) 11. Poodles (originally bred as water dogs, now mostly kept as pets) ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21903 "2014-01-08T04:10:52Z")
13 things in common use, but not the use for which they were originally intended 1. Viagra (originally blood pressure med) 2. Minoxidil (also a blood pressure med, now mostly used by bald men to regrow hair) 3. Milk (meant for baby cows) 4. Warfarin (originally marketed as rat poison, now prescribed as blood thinner) 5. Leeches (originally a parasite, once used to treat fevers and numerous other things, now used in microsurgery) 6. Lysol (originally marketed as a feminine hygiene/birth control douche, now used as a cleaner and disinfectant) 7. Duct tape (used for almost everything except ducts now) 8. Avon Skin So Soft, widely used as mosquito repellent 9. Coca-Cola (purported by its creator to be a medicinal tonic for morphine addiction and impotence, among other things) 10. Graham Crackers (The graham cracker was originally conceived of as a health food as part of the Graham Diet, a regimen to suppress what he considered unhealthy carnal urges, the source of many maladies according to Rev. Sylvester Graham.) 11. Poodles (originally bred as water dogs, now mostly kept as pets) 12. Tongue depressors – Besides making tongues depressed, used for Arts & Crafts and potted plants. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1094) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1096)