Where is the match ?? A simple chemical reaction that lets you have portable FIRE
IMO should be in the top ten along with safety pins .
Also , indoor ovens and clothes washers , we would be banging dirty laundry on a rock by the river
and cooking on a hearth .
Sewers are the most underrated sanitation systems without which we would have multiple plagues .
Hot water heaters should be in the top ten too , w/o a hot shower or bath , truly the world would be UNCIVILIZED !
Definitely the alphabet and this \/ \/
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Originally Posted by sa dave
Is it me or is the firearm missing? It's without a doubt in the top ten of inventions. I'm no gun fanatic, but without it, the ability to assemble and overtake institutions, cause change in society (in some cases for the better and in some for the worse), and to protect one self to the greatest extent would not be possible. The gun caused nations to collapse, guerilla movements turn into government instutions, transferred wealth, and made groups of people far more dangerous than previous. Just look at the Japanese Samurai culture that ceased to exist once the firearm and professionalization of the Japanese Imperial Army took over. The gun has impacted almost every nation on earth. I would have expected to see it in on the list.
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