What's the most influential technical advancement of all time?

[MisterChief]

The invention of Intel's 4004 4-bit processor in 1971. That was the beginning of all modern computers. It had a whopping 2,300 transitors, and could only do 60,000 operations per second:shocked:.

 

[Insomniak]

I'm going to go with "written language". As amazing and helpful as microcircuitry has been, I don't think it can claim the all time crown.

 

[venk]

Sliced Bread

 

[MisterChief]

Originally posted by: venk
Sliced Bread

:thumbsup:

 

[PCMarine]

Faraday's discovery of electromagnetism / electric motors?

 

[EpsiIon]

The wheel?

 

[JeffCos]

fleshlight?

 

[Cristatus]

The circle, and the tyre and it's next incarnations (tubeless etc.)

 

[UsandThem]

Free internet porn.

Nothing else comes close.

 

[Analog]

Refrigeration

 

[MisterChief]

Weed is guuuud.............:shocked:

 

[cirthix]

logic , language, and the combination of both:math and science

 

[kyparrish]

when they put the lime in the coke

freaking blows my mind

 

[UglyCasanova]

Definitely the wheel. Or the ability to make fire.

 

[Dissipate]

The human brain. Although, it is debatable whether or not that was 'invented.'

 

[sharkeeper]

cycloconverter

 

[jadinolf]

Toilet paper.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

flux capacitor

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Usb Powered cup warmer! Ah the epitome(sp?) of the creative and lazieness of the human brain.

That or the cd-rom drive cup holder

 

[VirtualLarry]

oh, that's easy. Toilet paper. What would modern society be, without toilet paper? It is the underlying foundation for it all.

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
the cd-rom drive cup holder

beat me to it.


how bout the staple remover?

 

[MisterChief]

The transistor is also extremely important

 

[MisterChief]

Ok, how about the invention of recorded history?

 

[isekii]

Sliced Bread

 

[MisterChief]

Originally posted by: isekii
Sliced Bread

It's been done bud, sorry.