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What, in your opinion was the most important invention ever?
IMO its the printing press, it allowed people to access a wealth of information, and led to free thinking, liberalism, representative democracy, etc.

Clothes.

Some people, you just don't wanna see naked. :p

There were many however the developement of the internet is probably the most influential one outta em' all

Clothes.

Some people, you just don't wanna see naked. :p
And theres some you do, but they're covered in those blasted clothes :(

My vote goes to sliced bread. Is that an invention? Means my sandwiches are easier to make.

Or the wheel. Thats a pretty good invention.

Hmmm fire.

-_- i should of had a poll

Hmmm fire.

fire wasn't invented it was found.

fire wasn't invented it was found.

The wheel then.

What, in your opinion was the most important invention ever?

The wedge.

Your printing press would not work without the wedge.

Also, the taco.

Mathematics.

The club. It allowed humans to prey on larger animals and each other. All other weapons are just bigger and nastier clubs.

The club. It allowed humans to prey on larger animals and each other. All other weapons are just bigger and nastier clubs.

Atom bombs bludgeon people to death? :eek: why was I not informed?

Atom bombs bludgeon people to death? :eek: why was I not informed?

Because you thought they were used for blowing up stuff, and you looked so happy watching the mushroom cloud. Also, you're now sterile because of the Nuclear radiation.

Air

I would have to say fancy dress

were else would I be able to wear makeup and dress as a Queen and still not get the funny ”I’m worried about him” looks

Atom bombs bludgeon people to death? :eek: why was I not informed?


Because you thought they were used for blowing up stuff, and you looked so happy watching the mushroom cloud. Also, you're now sterile because of the Nuclear radiation.

Wow. Two for one day at the miss-understanding booth: I was implying, that the club was our first means of destroying one another and lead to the develpoment of ever more efficient ways of doing so. like all weapons they are extensions of our teeth and nails.

Snark.

and another potentially fine thread is ruthlessly commadeered by the legendary NSG pirates

and another potentially fine thread is ruthlessly commadeered by the legendary NSG pirates

Arrrr ... now be showin' us yer booty!

Arrrr ... now be showin' us yer booty!

O_O I'm under 18 there buddy

Electrical power.

Edit: and nuclear power.

Writing.

Without being able to record, in a codified manner, the knowledge that a person had, no real intellectual progress could occur. And without writing, the printing press would be pretty useless (but not totally.)

Electricity.

What, in your opinion was the most important invention ever?
IMO its the printing press, it allowed people to access a wealth of information, and led to free thinking, liberalism, representative democracy, etc.

ice making or distilling!

What, in your opinion was the most important invention ever?
IMO its the printing press, it allowed people to access a wealth of information, and led to free thinking, liberalism, representative democracy, etc.

Without wheels, the printing press might not work. :eek:

And without writing, the printing press would be pretty useless (but not totally.)

printing press porn?

The various inventions to make fire.

Agriculture was probably the most important development ever (read - set of inventions - plow, scythe, fences, etc). Agriculture lead to settlements, which lead to towns and cities, thence to civilization.

Atom bombs bludgeon people to death? :eek: why was I not informed?
of course, first it hits you with a wall of light, if you're looking at it, congrats, you're blind.

next come the Heat Bludgeoning... hot air that can probably cook you alive.

then it bludgeons you with a wall of air. this knocks over buildings... so it will hurt.

following that is the wall of sound... if you;re close enough... well you probably wouldn't survive to care...

then come the long term bludgeoning with radiation...




my vote is the simple machines. the wheel, Lever, Pulley...

O_O I'm under 18 there buddy
I fear you may have misunderstood the meaning of "booty" in Keru's post, taking it to have the more modern meaning, without taking it into context.

Context, everybody, context.

Agriculture was probably the most important development ever (read - set of inventions - plow, scythe, fences, etc). Agriculture lead to settlements, which lead to towns and cities, thence to civilization.

And food! Don't forget the food. Oh, and beer.

farming, fire, wheels, meh

I guess when i made this thread I meant most important inventions in recorded history

ah, well beggars can't be chosers

farming, fire, wheels, meh

I guess when i made this thread I meant most important inventions in recorded history

ah, well beggars can't be chosers

It helps to be specific. In that case - chocolate.

printing press porn?

Well images - what of is up to the printer!

farming, fire, wheels, meh

I guess when i made this thread I meant most important inventions in recorded history

ah, well beggars can't be chosers

Oh, now you tell us. In that case I would agree with other prior posts: writing. Otherwise we would have no recorded history.

UNIX!

EDIT: Fucking forum won't let me write it in all caps.
REDIT: There we go.

Either the concept of hygiene, soap, disinfectants, et cetera, or the discovery and development of antibiotics.

[Vaccinations are another story if one considers the correlation between polio vaccinations and the first outbreaks of AIDS and the spreading of the HI-Virus during the great "get rid of polio worldwide" campaigns]

Refrigeration. It's what separates man from the animals.

Writing. Allowed the reliable spread of information.

Refrigeration. It's what separates man from the animals.

Im pretty sure that PMS is what seperates man from the animals.

Writing. Allowed the reliable spread of information.
What is the telephone (the game) not good enough for you?

The most important invention ever is that little widget thing in bottles of Guinness.

The most important invention ever is that little widget thing in bottles of Guinness.

wow, theres been 4 posts about beer:rolleyes:

Explosives. They changed war forever.

wow, theres been 4 posts about beer:rolleyes:
God hates people who hate beer.

I'd say the written word.




.....And beer. :p

Agriculture and Irrigation

God hates people who hate beer.

I guess God hates me.

Mitosis.

Agriculture is pretty sweet.

When two animals invented the concept of communicating to eashother, they invented a way to share ideas, like lighting useless small piles of dry twigs on fire or manmade circles used for transporting things with greater ease. And people say that animals are a complete waste of resources. They invented talking, bitch.

Nukes Goddamnit! nukes!

oh yeah, and sodomy... theres something I do look forward to every morning at 8. A good heapin load of....

Best invention? I'd have to say breasts.

If you're about to say breasts occur naturally, and are not invented, then I have to point out that I'm from Kansas. In my state, breasts were engineered by an intelligent and very horny technically-not-God to be oh, so beautiful.

Communism :p

the Ash Tray

Max Barry.

I gotta go with "The wheel". The things that were accomplished by it is the nearly difference between civilization and tribes. If The Inca or Aztec had developed the wheel even as early as one hundred years before the spanish landed- They might have won.

I gotta go with "The wheel". The things that were accomplished by it is the nearly difference between civilization and tribes. If The Inca or Aztec had developed the wheel even as early as one hundred years before the spanish landed- They might have won.
Yeah, I mean the SPainish wouldn't stand a chance with all their cannons and guns and horses if the Aztecs rolled wheels at them :p

the wheel
the lever
the transistor
antibiotics

Air conditioner, duh.

Porn.

>.>
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What?

Air conditioning. Its great when its hot out.:p

Air conditioning. Its great when its hot out.:p

*swan dives off 300 foot building, pratfalling on a fire hydrant*

**sound of sternum collapsing on impact**

CD players (outdated now but holy crap how nice it was to hear crisp clear music)

At the risk of repeating somthing someone else already said...

Fire.

Not that fire was a purely man-made invention, but inventing to tools used to make fire instead of trying to hunt it down after a lightning strike, or have a member of the tribe sit up all night so that the fire didn't go out.

Large-scale electricity generation and distribution.

If by important it means everyday applications, none can beat widespread electrical distribution. Before widespread electricity, the household had to expend a great deal of time and physical labor doing simple chores that were necessary. For example, the vacuum cleaner and the clothes washer/dishwasher.

Without electricity, there would be no computers.

Large-scale electricity generation and distribution.

If by important it means everyday applications, none can beat widespread electrical distribution. Before widespread electricity, the household had to expend a great deal of time and physical labor doing simple chores that were necessary. For example, the vacuum cleaner and the clothes washer/dishwasher.

Without electricity, there would be no computers.

But, without fire there would be no settlements, no communities, or society in general. Not to mention my vocation, cooking.

Komyunizumu']Yeah, I mean the SPainish wouldn't stand a chance with all their cannons and guns and horses if the Aztecs rolled wheels at them :p


I mean that the civilization of aztec would esily be twice the size, possibly with even fortifications that rivalled europe. The aztecs were always a little daft though. 200 Spandiards vs Aztec capitol 1,000,000 inhabitants!. dont tell me that even 1000 with sticks couldnt take 200 guys with rudimentary guns.

Music.

number one MOST important invention ever: refrigeration

second most important (though most people won't realize it yet for a while):
passinger carrying multiple unit narrow gauge railways

third; energy storage devices; battery, flywheel, escarpment.

fourth; energy colecting and generating tecnologies; wind and water driven gensets and photovoltaic arrays.

fifth; computers, these fun things we're doing this on

sixth; this internet which enables our computers to talk to each other.

of course candles, cross and compound bows, and every 'primative' construction tecnique, boats, blarg the list is endless.

but really if there is one thing that makes any of what we take for granted possible, it would be the ability refrigeration gives us to store food.

=^^=
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Er, oral sex?

You're all wrong. The answer is plainly....Deal or No Deal. After that...Noel Edmonds

Most important invention ever is nanotechnology.

Most people have not even the slightest inkling of the vast potential of this new field of development. I think that even those with an inkling, like me, can scarcely even imagine the ramification that nanotechnology will have on civilization. And I pride myself on my imagination. *nod*

Most important invention ever is nanotechnology.

Most people have not even the slightest inkling of the vast potential of this new field of development. I think that even those with an inkling, like me, can scarcely even imagine the ramification that nanotechnology will have on civilization. And I pride myself on my imagination. *nod*
I can imagine 79% of what it could bring.

The discombobulative düphadator.

Digital watches!

Most people should agree that digital watches is pretty neat idea.

Wow. Two for one day at the miss-understanding booth: I was implying, that the club was our first means of destroying one another and lead to the develpoment of ever more efficient ways of doing so. like all weapons they are extensions of our teeth and nails.

I totally have to remember that line when I take over the world.

Sexy Chief of Staff: You're using NUKES!?

Me: Just an extention of my teeth and nails. Now kiss me, baby.

Vaccines. With those we wiped out one of the most devastating diseases known - smallpox. Of course, now we have new devastating diseases, like AIDS.

Oh my god.

Coffee.

Espresso.

I loooove espresso.

I love the person who creadted espresso.

And baklava.

Baklava forking owns.

What, in your opinion was the most important invention ever?
IMO its the printing press, it allowed people to access a wealth of information, and led to free thinking, liberalism, representative democracy, etc.
printing press is a good one. the waterwheel/mill should be another as it heralded the industrial revolution. before that perhaps crop rotation could be the most important as it began the rise in efficiency that lead to the agricultural revolution. maybe before that... the wheel? fire?

you could keep going back forever, but i think the most important invention to modern life (modern era invention) would for sure be the microchip

The one most important invention of all time is lalalalalangauge. Nothing else even comes close

The wheel then.

yup

Indoor plumbing.

You laugh now...but think about it.

For moder times i'd agree it world be the microchip. I havent tried but i think its quite difficult to immplement something like the internet with a valve based technology.

Of all time? I'd join those voting for language.

Komyunizumu']Yeah, I mean the SPainish wouldn't stand a chance with all their cannons and guns and horses if the Aztecs rolled wheels at them :p
That's silly.

It would have been Aztecs on rollerblades.

That's silly.

It would have been Aztecs on rollerblades.
Aztec roller derby! roflmao...

Music.

Tru-dat. :D

Ok, so i was maybe too specific with CD players...

Probably the furnace; it enabled people to work with metals of stronger composition than copper and paved the way for bronze and ironworking, both of which were vital to the advancement of agriculture, engineering, and war.

Probably the furnace; it enabled people to work with metals of stronger composition than copper and paved the way for bronze and ironworking, both of which were vital to the advancement of agriculture, engineering, and war.

I think thats a forge your thinking of

Toilet paper. Take my word on it... or not. Try proving me wrong, if you disagree. :D

Oh my god.

Coffee.

Espresso.

I loooove espresso.

I love the person who creadted espresso.

And baklava.

Baklava forking owns.

I'll back you up on the coffee. Life - coffee = existence

I think thats a forge your thinking of

I'm talking more along the lines of a smelter (and later blast furnace) where these metals could be reduced to their pure form; the basic forge had existed as long as metal production, but the smelter/blast furnace was necessary to produce iron, tin and copper ore from rock.

I still believe that wheels, artificially started fires, and the ability to spread information at all are more important inventions than computers or electricity. Without fire, we would have no way of creating electrical generators or computer chips out of elements found in the earth. Plus, how's an invention going to help the world if you're the only one who knows?