firedragon
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Human inventions have probably been there since they existed. What do you think is the greatest invention of humankind? And why?
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The greatest invention of human kind. What say you?
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firedragon
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Hmm. Thats very interesting.
I would say its a close run competition between the wheel and the nail
I'd make a crack about heavy cream sauce, but
that's joke's get'n so old it's got whiskers on it.
I don't know, but I've heard people say things like "it's the greatest thing since sliced bread."
I've also heard a variation: "Greatest thing since canned beer."
So, sliced bread and canned beer, I guess.
Why would you consider heavy cream sauce to be the greatest invention.
True with some meals it can compliment the food but not enough to make it great
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nirvana is samsara
What's the "religious debate" angle here? Thou shall not stick a nail in an inflatable wheel?
Not sure why it's in religious debates. No religion required or asked for
The sloped ditch.
Getting water from its source to people - and getting waste away from people - has saved countless more lives than all the doctors who have ever lived.
(Not to denigrate doctors; it's just that public health - especially having a good drinking water supply and not living in your own poop - is tremendously important)
Perhaps the flush toilet is more important.
You know...public health benefits.
Although they too figure into the life cycle of heavy cream sauces.
I don't think we could name just the one, but symbolic language (as well as writing) must be in the Top Ten, as would the hand axe, agriculture, the control of fire, textile manufacture, the wheel, and the use of pottery. Many still in use today so they undoubtedly have given long and faithful service.
Having watched the original Connections show and seen how inventions and the interplay of inventions form a tapestry, my answer is a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin that illustrates my thinking:
“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”
“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”
I agree. Everything has been there since it existed.
The wheel.
The knife.
Stirrups.
Plumbing.
The broom.
Fire. But that is more of a discovery of how to make them.
Probably one of the greatest inventions is agriculture.
firedragon
Veteran Member
I remember it was in school curricula that the wheel was considered the greatest invention. But I cant remember the reasoning.
firedragon
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I don't think we could name just the one, but symbolic language (as well as writing) must be in the Top Ten, as would the hand axe, agriculture, the control of fire, textile manufacture, the wheel, and the use of pottery. Many still in use today so they undoubtedly have given long and faithful service.
True.
firedragon
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Thats true. I am not very savvy with the forums different areas. You can report it to the admins and. maybe I can get some training.
firedragon
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So inflatable wheel?