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Greatest Invention of All Time?

Greatest Invention of All Time?

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The automobile

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Originally posted by uzless
I say it's the Elevator.

Without an elevator, we wouldn't have buildings over 10 stories which would mean cities would not have evolved the way they have. Jobs would be spread over a larger area which would mean not everyone would have to drive into the city to go to work. Our reliance on cars would be much less if it weren't for the elevator.
Yeah you could. It's called steps. People weren't always this lazy.

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Originally posted by uzless
I say it's the Elevator.

Without an elevator, we wouldn't have buildings over 10 stories which would mean cities would not have evolved the way they have. Jobs would be spread over a larger area which would mean not everyone would have to drive into the city to go to work. Our reliance on cars would be much less if it weren't for the elevator.
Toss up between the integrated circuit and anitbiotics.

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The birth control pill

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Originally posted by uzless
I say it's the Elevator.

Without an elevator, we wouldn't have buildings over 10 stories which would mean cities would not have evolved the way they have. Jobs would be spread over a larger area which would mean not everyone would have to drive into the city to go to work. Our reliance on cars would be much less if it weren't for the elevator.
Cable descramblers

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Agriculture

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Originally posted by Draxus
LOL, thanks for clarifying.

BTW, you stole that line from Donnie Darko. It is true though.
I thought it was a pretty obvious reference to Donnie Darko.

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Sliced bread.

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clothes

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strawberry-flavored crotchless panties....yuuum...just keep the floss handy 😉

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Sunglasses. Couldn’t live without them. And beer.

On a serious note, bearings.

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The wheel, smelting ....

But of course it depends what you mean by great.

The personal computer tops my list.

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Even regular ol' paper wasn't a bad invention. That kind of changed the world just a bit.

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Language.