I'm not sure the three wishes chosen are the best possible. Obviously, ``Five more wishes, please.'' Would be nice, but the Jinn obviously would have refused.

I'm not sure the three wishes chosen are the best possible. Obviously, ``Five more wishes, please.'' Would be nice, but the Jinn obviously would have refused. Something that would have broken entropy would have been nice, though. A battery that can give infinite current... A spaceship would also have been a good choice.