The Greatest Invention Ever Made

[MagicNakor]

Requested by supersonic.

:ninja:

[Samurai]

Bi-Planes > Aeroplanes > Jet Fighters > Space Shuttle

Just waiting on USS Enterprise B)

[supersonic]

So you choose sattilies? anyways I choose the wheel for some reason. :huh:

[Spider_dude]

the answer is blatantly obvious.

Roller blinds




you may ask why roller blinds?

because without them it'd be curtains for all of us.


i think big boab will appreciate this joke.

[j2k4]

Define "greatest". ;)

[Skweeky]

I think it is peniciline.

It helped cure diseases that were lethal before

[BigBoo]

cathode ray tube

[oldmancan]

I voted Other.

I think the greatest invention is language and more specifically the written word.

Without which all the other inventions mentioned would be still waiting to be invented. With the exception, perhaps, of the wheel. But I suggest under those circumstances the wheel wouldn't have got around much.

:beerchug: omc

[Aaron_T]

I voted a computer for obvious reasons :lol:

[BigBank_Hank]

I voted other for my favorite, porn of course :D

[bujub22]

voted other

rolling papers and fire :P :D

[Wizard_Mon1]

Here are a few more incase your having trouble choosing. (http://corporate.britannica.com/press/inventions.html)

My vote goes to beer 6000b.c. :01:

[j2k4]

Okay, then.

I vote for spectating.

Also, popcorn, theater seating, and anything else which aids in the enjoyment of watching this parade of events called LIFE. ;)

[jetje]

everything related birth control, probably couldn't live properly having a few hundred children :P

[vidcc]

cheese and onion crisps (chips)

[bigboab]

Originally posted by Spider_dude@15 March 2004 - 15:24
the answer is blatantly obvious.

Roller blinds




you may ask why roller blinds?

because without them it'd be curtains for all of us.


i think big boab will appreciate this joke.
Yes :lol: :lol: :lol:

You have moved up to third Dan. Thats if Cheese doesn't mind. :)

[supersonic]

Originally posted by Wizard_Mon1@16 March 2004 - 00:19
Here are a few more incase your having trouble choosing. (http://corporate.britannica.com/press/inventions.html)

My vote goes to beer 6000b.c. :01:
thanks for sharing the site Wizard_Mon1 :)
I think it is the wheel, because nothing from the above can be biuld without it.
oldmancan:
The language is a pretty good selection actually, but is it consodered an invention?
no specific person invented it, but it evolved through...this is debatable and nobody can proove that it is not an invention.
BigBoo:
the cathod ray tube can be considered part of a light bulb ;)
BigBank_Hank:
pr0n, interesting selection. Who invented pron? playboys? :P
bujub22:
pyro fanatic. I love e'm.
j2k4:
Life is definitly the greatest invention, but it is actually not ours. Humans did
not create life :( . Many people (including me) say it is GOD, others say it was
created by itself. Critical thinking and nice selection.
jetje:
birth control is considered a great invention by some. Others think it is a sin to use it.
vidcc:
hmm, cheese, without it Pizaa would not exist. I like chips as well.
bigboab:
Roller blinds, well it could be. It actually uses wheels.
Wizard_Mon1:
beer :01: . It was invented by Sumerians, same people who invented the wheel.
other selections could include: atomic bomb,calculus, cellphone,CD,clonnig,DNA fingerprinting(crime investigations),Internet,electricity,radar,guns,carbonated drinks (coke..), and X-rays. Think how our live would change if it was not invented before you select.

[bigboab]

Spider! :frusty:


They are not laughing now. :lol:

[Spider_dude]

am i invisible?

[mrcall1969]

I'd definitely say the wheel, without it we couldn't have covered so vast distances to spread other inventions.

[DanB]

I went for the wheel too :)

[bigboab]

I thought the wheel too. But the more I think of it, the wheel wasn't invented it was the result of a few revolutions.

[mrcall1969]

Originally posted by bigboab@15 March 2004 - 22:57
I thought the wheel too. But the more I think of it, the wheel wasn't invented it was the result of a few revolutions.
jeez Boab...your humour really makes this board go around

[bigboab]

Originally posted by mrcall1969+15 March 2004 - 21:59--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (mrcall1969 @ 15 March 2004 - 21:59)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigboab@15 March 2004 - 22:57
I thought the wheel too. But the more I think of it, the wheel wasn&#39;t invented it was the result of a few revolutions.
jeez Boab...your humour really makes this board go around [/b][/quote]
Just wheels within wheels Marc. :rolleyes:

[bigboab]

Though People do get tyred of it eventually. :lol:

[mrcall1969]

I think it&#39;s about time somone else spoke

[Spider_dude]

i am rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.

[mrcall1969]

Boab...youre a tube&#33;

[bigboab]

Originally posted by mrcall1969@15 March 2004 - 22:04
Boab...youre a tube&#33;
I know Marc. Inflation hits us pensioners first. :lol:

[mrcall1969]

:lol: :lol: yeah but it hasn&#39;t been so cold for them, it&#39;s been a goodyear

[bigboab]

Originally posted by mrcall1969@15 March 2004 - 22:08
:lol:&nbsp; :lol:&nbsp; yeah&nbsp; but it hasn&#39;t been so cold for them, it&#39;s been a goodyear
I will have to tread softly here, or Squeeky may deflate my ego. I cant afford to rubber the wrong way. Or she will tink i am a right tube.


P.S. towel due in yet. :lol:

[mrcall1969]

Boab, get a grip and stop pumping up your own ego

[bigboab]

Originally posted by mrcall1969@15 March 2004 - 22:28
Boab, get a grip and stop pumping up your own ego
You were just sitting there waiting on me replying. so that you could air your views.
I am not under any pressure yet.

[mrcall1969]

Boab, I know this board is a release valve for you and I can tell you&#39;re well balanced.

But I think that what is at the hub of this is that you feel like tracking down the root of every pun.

I think that you are in need of a Kwik Fix.

[bigboab]

It is hard to believe Marc. But while I am doing this I am listening to one of the saddest but most beautiful songs every written. :(

[mrcall1969]

"Stuck In The Middle" by Stealers Wheel??

[Yogi]

Other:

Blowjob. :o

Best invention every day&#33;&#33;&#33; :lol:


Yogi

[J'Pol]

How was the wheel invented. Were there no round things and somebody thought up the idea of a circle. My arse.

The wheel was always there, it didn&#39;t need invented, somebody or more likely different people at different times, across the world came up with an idea of how it could be utilised. That is not inventing it. That&#39;s like saying the lever was invented, it wasn&#39;t the principle was discovered, then uses for it found.

How was fire invented. FFS people, did things not burn before man came along and "invented fire". For the love of Icarus, what are you people taking tonight.

These things may have been discovered, controlled, utilised or even improved upon. They weren&#39;t invented

So wheel me no wheels, wheel boys.

As OMC said, language thats the ticket. Particularly written language. Now your cooking by .... oh never mind, I&#39;ll get me coat

[mrcall1969]

I preferred JimF

Aren&#39;t all inventions there for the finding then??

[Wizard_Mon1]

Language is the same though it was never invented it developed slowely but surely. No one ever sat down and thought now i will invent language, people added to language and it was adapted but never invented more like expanded.

I still go for Beer. :01:

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by Wizard_Mon1@16 March 2004 - 00:04
Language is the same though it was never invented it developed slowely but surely. No one ever sat down and thought now i will invent language, people added to language and it was adapted but never invented more like expanded.

I still go for Beer. :01:
The language we write did not exist.

Man came along and gradually created it.

It is now commonplace, in various formats.

Man invented written language.

There does not have to be a Eureka moment for something to be invented.

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by mrcall1969@16 March 2004 - 00:04
I preferred JimF
Did you not feel she was a bit too h4r5h too often.

[hobbes]

I would have to say air conditioning. Too me it seems like a magic trick, and since it will be around 100F for several months here, I never tire of it.


Honorable mention to "indoor plumbing".

[Legolas]

preparation H :P

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by mrcall1969@16 March 2004 - 00:04
I preferred JimF

Aren&#39;t all inventions there for the finding then??
Quoting for edit.

No, some things require human ingenuity and are not to be found in nature.

Trust me, try to grow an internal combustion engine. It works, but the fuel economy is crap and the power, well forget hill-climbing as a pastime.

[mrcall1969]

Actually having had heated debate with Skweeky the very first invention must have been the smallest, bluntest blade, without that man couldn&#39;t have done anything. So that, I believe, must have been the greatest invention ever.

[Wizard_Mon1]

Apologies, i thought you were talking about spoken word.

However, i still think that symbols have existed as a means of communication for a very long time, relatively. Constructing collected symbols into a language was inevitable and happened in different cultures at differing times, while also being mixed and influenced by other cultural symbols.

I am not saying language is not extremely valuable. I am mearly questioning its relevance in terms of what, i think, the author of this thread mean&#39;t when he said invention.

I could be wrong, and thats ok. :P :P

[Wizard_Mon1]

Originally posted by mrcall1969@15 March 2004 - 23:17
Actually having had heated debate with Skweeky the very first invention must have been the smallest, bluntest blade, without that man couldn&#39;t have done anything. So that, I believe, must have been the greatest invention ever.
Man the tool maker: Chimps, as an example, combine or use objects in order to create a tool, this could possibly be the first instance, when early man used an object as a tool.

[mrcall1969]

Originally posted by Wizard_Mon1+16 March 2004 - 00:24--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Wizard_Mon1 &#064; 16 March 2004 - 00:24)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-mrcall1969@15 March 2004 - 23:17
Actually having had heated debate with Skweeky the very first invention must have been the smallest, bluntest blade, without that man couldn&#39;t have done anything. So that, I believe, must have been the greatest invention ever.
Man the tool maker: Chimps, as an example, combine or use objects in order to create a tool, this could possibly be the first instance, when early man used an object as a tool. [/b][/quote]
Well, that is what I was getting at. All inventions must have developed from developing the first tools (inventions), so this first one must be the greatest.

I don&#39;t think it&#39;s language because you dont have to communicate to create an invention, only spread it.

[seiya_33]

well i want to say math , cuz you can relate pretty much everything with it , but really not sure if its considered an invention , cuz its not just numbers , well as you can see im not as smart as you think , so if anybody wants to correct my error or put it in words people can understand. :D

[DarthInsinuate]

Originally posted by seiya_33@15 March 2004 - 22:36
well i want to say math , cuz you can relate pretty much everything with it , but really not sure if its considered an invention , cuz its not just numbers , well as you can see im not as smart as you think , so if anybody wants to correct my error or put it in words people can understand. :D
i would say the modern number system (roman numerals don&#39;t have a zero) and algebra are the greatest inventions

but if you&#39;re going to argue that you can&#39;t invent maths then i would say the greatest, bestest invention ever is: fire :unsure:

[bigboab]

I thought fire was not invented till the early 20th century. Was it not first created by rubbing two boy scouts together. :lol:


P.S. Dont go there, it is meant as a joke. :)

[benxuk]

i vote C3PO :01:

[Evil Gemini]

I voted other.

I think the best invention ever was the telephone because it opened up all kinds of new things for the world.


I also think the oscilloscope is a kick ass thing B)

[supersonic]

The wheel was actually invented, because nobody used it, untill the Sumerians started doing so. That means it started there. Probably by several people rather than only one person. It gradually had other uses...
Beer is actually invented by the Sumerians and Babylonians.
Mesopotamians developed the first language ass well. dame it. :lol:
mesopotamians developed Pythagora&#39;s theorem. I&#39;ve seen the tablets. There are several triangles and writings on the tablets explaining all this s##t. Unfotunately, these were all destroyed when the Iraqi museum was destroyed during the war on Iraq :( .
Fire is not an invention. Well, it could be, but it is said that the first fire was created from lightning and other natural causes, such as volcaneos. The above is a theory though.
telephone/radar/Tv are possibly great inventions.
the granite blade? It is possible as well

[oldmancan]

Originally posted by oldmancan@15 March 2004 - 09:24
I think the greatest invention is language and more specifically the written word.
I want to be more specific than my original post. The greatest invention is the written word, the root of which is the alphabet. So the alphabet is the greatest invention.

A few points, please consider:

Language expressed by the written word is more than symbols. Hieroglyphics are pictographs, a symbol relates to an object. You don&#39;t take parts of these and mix them up, creating a new "word". When I refer to the written word it is comprised of a group of symbols that represent sounds. These sounds can be combined to form various arrangements. Sound arrangements are given meaning by consent of those "voicing" them.

A language is a community object. If no people use a particular language it will cease to exist. The same is true of a language&#39;s creation, it takes a group to develop a language. Several ppl have pointed this out and I agree.

If people use a language, teach it to others, especially the children then the langauge will outlive the individuals who developed it. This is what allows for an oral history.

Individuals can learn things from each other, without ever having even met. People can "know" things without having experiencing them directly.

A solely oral language is quite prone to human error. Think of the parlour game "I&#39;ll tell you something", the something at the beginning can be quite different from the something at the end. Throw time into the equation and the errors multiply.

The word once written doesn&#39;t change. The language may change from when the word was written, but what was written doesn&#39;t change. The person who writes something can look at it later and understand it. Somebody else can look at those written words and also understand them. Time is taken out of the equation. That somebody might read those words hours, days or years later.

This ability to communicate, beyond time, to collect a wealth of knowledge is because of the alphabet.

[h1]

:ninja: I&#39;m quite surprised nobody&#39;s talked about the printing press.

And a Micro&#036;haft product? What the hell were you thinking? <_<

[j2k4]

Originally posted by supersonic@15 March 2004 - 18:47
j2k4:
Life is definitly the greatest invention, but it is actually not ours. Humans did
not create life :( . Many people (including me) say it is GOD, others say it was
created by itself. Critical thinking and nice selection.

supersonic-

I was referring to the equipment used to facilitate spectating, which we use constantly.

Walls to lean against while watching women, for example, and lips to whistle at them with.

All of the things which enhance the art. ;)

I share your beliefs regarding LIFE, as well as it&#39;s Creator. :)

J&#39;Pol-

I think I must default to your (at least in this instance) superior plumbing of proper candidates for the honor:

ALL HAIL THE WRITTEN WORD&#33;

Well done, sir, as usual. :P

Boab-

Humor, written or otherwise, runs a very close second in my book (which I wrote); it does not occur in nature-we invented it, with the aid of laughter, my third-place selection. :lol:

[mrcall1969]

Seems to me that the greatest invention to some people is the long post, good grammar and a smillie. (resisting a smillie)

[j2k4]

Originally posted by mrcall1969@16 March 2004 - 02:51
Seems to me that the greatest invention to some people is the long post, good grammar and a smillie. (resisting a smillie)
Sorry to offend, then.

Short enough for you?

[Wallace_Askew]

**other**

contraception ;)

[supersonic]

Originally posted by j2k4+16 March 2004 - 11:10--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (j2k4 @ 16 March 2004 - 11:10)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-supersonic@15 March 2004 - 18:47
j2k4:
Life is definitly the greatest invention, but it is actually not ours. Humans did
not create life :( . Many people (including me) say it is GOD, others say it was
created by itself. Critical thinking and nice selection.

supersonic-

I was referring to the equipment used to facilitate spectating, which we use constantly.

Walls to lean against while watching women, for example, and lips to whistle at them with.

All of the things which enhance the art. ;)

I share your beliefs regarding LIFE, as well as it&#39;s Creator. :)

J&#39;Pol-

I think I must default to your (at least in this instance) superior plumbing of proper candidates for the honor:

ALL HAIL THE WRITTEN WORD&#33;

Well done, sir, as usual. :P

Boab-

Humor, written or otherwise, runs a very close second in my book (which I wrote); it does not occur in nature-we invented it, with the aid of laughter, my third-place selection. :lol: [/b][/quote]
Oh I misunderstood your previous post. Now I know what you meant. :)
Many people agree that Language, specifically, written word is the greatest invention ever made.

[atiVidia]

other: the sex organ (invented by God)

we owe him for it. without it, there would be no reason for us to live beyond the first time we take a shit.

[wipe709]

How about silicone? Just so I can say...

"Mr Kipping, makes exceedingly good tits&#33;"

[supersonic]

antividia: we are talking about inventions made by humans. We know that GOD made the best inventions for sure, humans cannot even...
wipe 709: ha ha :lol: :D

[4th gen]

Wheel/Car/Internal Combustion engine/life

[Energizer_God]

oh come on the wheel is the most important thing ever made....

without it we would be so far back in technology.

ie. everything now-a-days uses or was created by something that has a wheel, gears,pulleys,cylinders...etc

even that spare tire on that guys who invented windows :lol:

[Sid Hartha]

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/51/510062.jpg

[supersonic]

Originally posted by Energizer_God@17 March 2004 - 02:29
oh come on the wheel is the most important thing ever made....

without it we would be so far back in technology.

ie. everything now-a-days uses or was created by something that has a wheel, gears,pulleys,cylinders...etc

even that spare tire on that guys who invented windows :lol:
Language was not going to spread without the wheel. Even my mouse has a wheel, righ?no?. :unsure:

[bigboab]

What about the wheels within the wheels?

[DarthInsinuate]

i think you&#39;re putting too much emphasis on the wheel - the wheel doesn&#39;t do much without The Axel

[Spider_dude]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@17 March 2004 - 00:52
i think you&#39;re putting too much emphasis on the wheel - the wheel doesn&#39;t do much without The Axel
i agree beverly hills cop was the greatest film ever made :blink:

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by Sid Hartha@16 March 2004 - 22:08
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/51/510062.jpg
That&#39;s not even the best guitar ever made ;)

[Sid Hartha]

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol+17 March 2004 - 01:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (J&#39;Pol @ 17 March 2004 - 01:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Sid Hartha@16 March 2004 - 22:08
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/51/510062.jpg
That&#39;s not even the best guitar ever made ;) [/b][/quote]
But it came before the one you&#39;re thinking of ;) .

(the "invention" part of it, you know)

[atiVidia]

to the one who said that the world revolves around a wheel: a comp doesnt use a wheel (excluding the fans and the floppy and the hdd and the optics), which means that if u picked up a VIA EDEN, and mounted a disk-on-key, it would run without any of those lol: slap on a bootable linux onto a mem card and boom&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;


see, you can still live w/o the wheel+axel, lever, inclined plane...

(to those wondering why i didnt mention the pulley,gears,wedge,screw: this is why... a screw is a wheel+axel and an inclined plane, a pulley is a wheel+axle, a wedge is an inclined plane so...)

[supersonic]

Everyone can live with 1 lung, no spleen, one kidney and no balls at all, but do you consider that living? :lol: just kiddin9