What are the ten greatest inventions?

[techs]

In no particular order:

1) Wheel
2) Light bulb
3) Radio
4) Printing press
5) Automobile
6) Airplane
7) Antibiotics
8) X-ray machine
9) Telephone
10) Computers.

And yours?

 

[Dominato3r]

Not really an invention, but the discovery of magnets is pretty important.

 

[The Stig]

The Wheel isn't really an invention it's more of a discovery. Shit's been round forever. you could go with, like, the hub/axle system that is an invention. Same for antibiotics that's a scientific discovery, no one invented penicillin dude.

 

[XZeroII]

Ten? I don't think I want to spend that much time thinking about it. How about just one?

Fire.

 

[The Stig]

Ten? I don't think I want to spend that much time thinking about it. How about just one?

Fire.

 

[techs]

Ten? I don't think I want to spend that much time thinking about it. How about just one?

Fire.

Shoot. I missed that one.

 

[PottedMeat]

semiconductors/integrated circuits

 

[Miramonti]

Depends on the meaning of "great."

That said, gun powder might be near the top of a list.

 

[coldmeat]

gravity

 

[techs]

gravity

Yeah, how did we live without it?

 

[Newbian]

The first time Man found out he could pleasure himself...

 

[edro]

Water was a pretty good invention.

 

[IronWing]

Water was a pretty good invention.

Water was a creation.


Indoor plumbing

 

[octopus41092]

Internet.

 

[The Stig]

 

[sunzt]

condoms.... viagra?

 

[Q]

Internet.

Am surprised it took ATOT this long.

But actually, I really do believe it is the greatest 'invention'. At least one of the most everyday life changing.

 

[The Stig]

condoms.... viagra?

Fuuuuuck that. Abortions ftw

 

[Cattlegod]

farming

 

[edro]

Water was a creation.

God invented it!!!!11

 

[bobsmith1492]

Transistor > computer
Electricity > light bulb
Internal combustion engine > automobile

I'd modify your list slightly, taking into account the inventions beneath the invention so that it looks something like this:

1) Wheel
2) Plough
3) Microbes
4) Vaccines
5) Antibiotics
6) Printing press
7) Electricity
8) Internal combustion engine
9) Radio
10) Transistor

Ed.: Inventions, not discoveries... so, swap #3 with microscope and number 7 with Leyden jar, the inventions that allowed the discoveries.

 

[IronWing]

God invented it!!!!11

Nah, they just got together, the original threesome.

 

[The Stig]

3) Microbes
5) Antibiotics

Wow... just wow. Why not put fucking osmosis in there while you're at it.

 

[moshquerade]

the mousetrap

 

[IronWing]

The magic gas pump.