Or just Invention that you find amazing
Only Rule is you can't use one of the 7 simple machines
Wheel
Axle
Incline/Decline Plane
Wedge
Pulley
Lever
Screw (and yes in this case the screw is a simple machine and I don't want to hear about how it is just an axle and an incline plane)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
So
my pick is....on hold cuz I can't think of one
wine.
steel
The scientific method.
Or, if that's a cop-out and you're looking for something more specific, then:
Mayonnaise.
Quote from: Triple J on July 20, 2009, 01:23:35 PM
steel
I was going to say Concrete
but
without steel it has limited potential
Gun Powder...
And gender neutral terms like Humanities Greatest Invention ;D
Quote from: yuu on July 20, 2009, 01:39:12 PM
Gun Powder...
And gender neutral terms like Humanities Greatest Invention ;D
we are not human
we are aliens
we killed all the humans
Quote from: Mother on July 20, 2009, 01:38:32 PM
I was going to say Concrete
but
without steel it has limited potential
Concrete (or mortar...anything similar) is a good one as well. The Romans did a lot with unreinforced brick and mortar construction.
Steel is what really made humans the dominant species, both from building things...to killing things.
The Flux Capacitor.
E L E C T R I C I T Y
toilet paper
Playboy
internet.
anything pre internet was just a build up to the internet.
The Bicycle
Bacon.
And before someone says we didn't invent bacon I offer this. Man had to domesticate the pig then invent the technique of thinly slicing and frying to a crisp.
Quote from: erik822 on July 20, 2009, 02:02:08 PM
The Bicycle
Can you count the bicycle? It's just a collection of Mom's simple machines (wheel, axles, levers) hooked together.
My vote: K-Y jelly
Polymers - Used everywhere for everything
Computer chips
option 2; Carbon Fiber
language
beer
brassiere
recorded music?
Quote from: pennyrobber on July 20, 2009, 02:08:34 PM
Bacon.
And before someone says we didn't invent bacon I offer this. Man had to domesticate the pig then invent the technique of thinly slicing and frying to a crisp.
I sampled bacon ice cream today
Breast implants.
The nuke.
(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k445/majmontana/nuclear-explosion.jpg)
spell check
It's "greatest". ;D
Sorry. I mean that in the most positive way and not in an elitist dick way.
My real answers would probably be language, writing, and the wheel
The Thermos.
Zip ties. They have gotten me out of all kinds of situations [thumbsup]
Quote from: superjohn on July 20, 2009, 03:00:24 PM
spell check
It's "greatest". ;D
Sorry. I mean that in the most positive way and not in an elitist dick way.
I don't get it
I spelled it right
Jbubble lets me know when I mispeel words
Oh
duct tape
Penicilin
Refrigerator
Aspirin
a couple of these don't count
PCN and Electricity
man made neither
Condoms.
edit/ or any modern birth control.
Oh wait
shit
she faileded me
contact lenses
Beer Goggles ;D
fire
which i realize man did not "invent"
but he harnessed it.
i dare anyone to come up with a better invention than the one that allows us to grill steaks instead of eating them cold and raw.
edit: not to mention that every great invention mentioned (or not) relies on fire in some way.
Rotissere chicken.
Soap. Being clean is great.
Math.
My girl votes for chocolate
Oooo....Pez
Cherry flavored Pez.
Really? No one has said Internal Combustion Engine yet? (Yes herm, it harnesses the power of FIRE!)
God.
I keed I keed.
Quote from: NAKID on July 20, 2009, 05:50:10 PM
Really? No one has said Internal Combustion Engine yet? (Yes herm, it harnesses the power of FIRE!)
I thought you would have said the moon landing! [cheeky]
The idea of invention, which for most items, it is hard to really hard to define.
mitt
Stripper pole
Although the above is great, I will have to go with:
the DMF. ;D
Quote from: Duck-Stew on July 20, 2009, 06:58:34 PM
Although the above is great, I will have to go with:
the DMF. ;D
Without the ICE, there would be no DMF...
Microwave
Dolph :)
I got a really heady one.
The greatest invention is the concept of invention.
Quote from: pennyrobber on July 20, 2009, 08:06:24 PM
I got a really heady one.
The greatest invention is the concept of invention.
You were a page late mang:
Quote from: mitt on July 20, 2009, 06:51:06 PM
The idea of invention, which for most items, it is hard to really hard to define.
mitt
Are you kidding..................everyone from the north should have responded with
FIRE
;D
Sorry guys...fire isn't an invention. It's a natural phenomenon...we just learned to control it (sort of). ;)
Quote from: Triple J on July 20, 2009, 08:24:32 PM
Sorry guys...fire isn't an invention. It's a natural phenomenon...we just learned to control it (sort of). ;)
not a phenomenon
it's a chemical reaction
thus is included with PCN and Electricity
Electricity
Fire
Wind
Water
all just natural elements and thus don't count
which i guess eliminates steel and concrete since they are manipulated elements
I'm still sticking with duct tape
Mans greatest invention....
ready?
.....
it aint make the beast with two backsing here yet.
Quote from: He Man on July 20, 2009, 09:38:04 PM
Mans greatest invention....
ready?
.....
it aint make the beast with two backsing here yet.
How would you know?
maybe this is it
maybe history is at it's peak and the decline back to the stone age has begun
Cooked food
Without language, we'd be beating each other to death with clubs, and we wouldn't know why.
Quote from: x136 on July 20, 2009, 10:01:57 PM
Without language, we'd be beating each other to death with clubs, and we wouldn't know why.
But we do have language
and
We are beating each other to death with miniature clubs propelled by fire
and
we still don't know why
I'm gonna go with the bass guitar 8)
Quote from: Mother on July 20, 2009, 10:04:26 PM
But we do have language
and
We are beating each other to death with miniature clubs propelled by fire
and
we still don't know why
It'll all come into focus once we develop communication.
Indoor plumbing
Quote from: Mother on July 20, 2009, 09:59:09 PM
How would you know?
maybe this is it
maybe history is at it's peak and the decline back to the stone age has begun
I know becasuse im working on mans greatest invention.
Quote from: He Man on July 20, 2009, 10:32:00 PM
I know becasuse im working on mans greatest invention.
it's a modesty pill isnt it?
Velcro [thumbsup]
Quote from: Mother on July 20, 2009, 10:43:20 PM
it's a modesty pill isnt it?
only if you want it to be
Pop tarts.
Sliced bread is the best to date. He man is right, the best of all time hasn't been made yet. That will be cubed bread.
Quote from: Mother on July 20, 2009, 09:59:45 PM
Cooked food
I would argue, not an invention, an accident. Thus, the difficulty in defining true invention.
mitt
im not sure i like the rules here...
but if fire doesnt count, then i am going with spandex
or the compass
or the clock/timekeeper/sundial
Quote from: herm on July 21, 2009, 05:16:57 AM
or the clock/timekeeper/sundial
That is up there IMO - and a true man made invention - not an accident or natural process - time and the way to measure and record it accurately as in the calendar.
mitt
paint
;D
to further the concept of language...
the offset printing press, and the numerous variations thereof.
nothing has changed history (or rather, created history itself) more than the printed word.
Quote from: x136 on July 20, 2009, 10:14:48 PM
It'll all come into focus once we develop communication.
I don't see this "communication" thing going through any time soon.
Quote from: Pakhan on July 21, 2009, 04:50:18 AM
Sliced bread is the best to date. He man is right, the best of all time hasn't been made yet. That will be cubed bread.
Croutons!! The rye ones at the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday's
I'm going to have to go with the internal combustion engine
Quote from: Mother on July 20, 2009, 09:12:09 PM
all just natural elements and thus don't count
which i guess eliminates steel and concrete since they are manipulated elements
Everything is just a manipulation of elements.
However, we haven't change fire in anyway...just controlled it. Therefore, not an invention.
Steel does not occur naturally...we must refine and then combine naturally occuring materials to make steel....so it counts. Same goes for concrete.
bread
that was foundation of ancient society
Quote from: Jarvicious on July 21, 2009, 06:10:48 AM
Croutons!! The rye ones at the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday's
Croutons don't count as cubed bread, that's why they're called croutons. But this means we are on the brink of cubed bread. ;D
Quote from: Triple J on July 21, 2009, 07:06:22 AM
However, we haven't change fire in anyway...just controlled it. Therefore, not an invention.
Isn't an acetylene torch a fire not found in nature? Can't that be classified as changing fire? It changes the color and temperature.
My real vote is for language and the written word.
radio
cotton gin
Quote from: Pakhan on July 21, 2009, 07:28:46 AM
Isn't an acetylene torch a fire not found in nature? Can't that be classified as changing fire? It changes the color and temperature.
True. I was thinking of fire in the more literal sense.
guns
Quote from: herm on July 21, 2009, 05:16:22 AM
im not sure i like the rules here...
but if fire doesnt count, then i am going with spandex
I have to disagree strongly with this one.
since its inception, the improper application of spandex has caused more damage than any other invention.
Quote from: JEFF_H on July 21, 2009, 07:59:32 AM
I have to disagree strongly with this one.
since its inception, the improper application of spandex has caused more damage than any other invention.
But, used correctly can be a great thing!
Look at the Atomic Bomb and how much damage it has done. Now look at all the positive things from harnessing the power of the atom...
Bread and then Beer are often thought of to be what fueled society and made it grow.
One can argue that beer is the foundation of society.
Hell, it was first brewed in 9,000 BC.
Duct Tape... [thumbsup]
Curiosity- without it we would still be beating each other with sticks and throwing stones...
OH
WAIT.......
Quote from: cyrus buelton on July 21, 2009, 08:17:01 AM
Bread and then Beer are often thought of to be what fueled society and made it grow.
One can argue that beer is the foundation of society.
Hell, it was first brewed in 9,000 BC.
Yeast- Phenomenon or Invention?
Quote from: No_Normale on July 21, 2009, 08:23:02 AM
WAIT.......
Yeast- Phenomenon or Invention?
Beer doesn't occur naturally. Man had to combine certain ingredients and put it in the right environment to happen. Invention
well what about wine? wine occurs naturallly, the yeast is on the grapes already.
Porn
Quote from: He Man on July 21, 2009, 08:32:02 AM
well what about wine? wine occurs naturallly, the yeast is on the grapes already.
Wine is magical!
[wine]
Quote from: DucMouse on July 21, 2009, 08:32:59 AM
Porn
Ooooooooooooooo That's a good one...
Quote from: He Man on July 21, 2009, 08:32:02 AM
well what about wine? wine occurs naturallly, the yeast is on the grapes already.
True, wine can be a natural occurance..
Quote from: Triple J on July 21, 2009, 07:06:22 AM
Everything is just a manipulation of elements.
However, we haven't change fire in anyway...just controlled it. Therefore, not an invention.
Steel does not occur naturally...we must refine and then combine naturally occuring materials to make steel....so it counts. Same goes for concrete.
I am pretty sure you could find some basic steel (iron) in nature. Man didn't invent steel.
Not everything is a manipulation. Some inventions are abstract and purely man-made, like time, languages (not speaking, that is natural), religion, etc.
mitt
Quote from: No_Normale on July 21, 2009, 08:23:02 AM
Curiosity- without it we would still be beating each other with sticks and throwing stones...
Is curiosity our invention? Animals are curious.
Quote from: mitt on July 21, 2009, 08:35:32 AM
I am pretty sure you could find some basic steel (iron) in nature. Man didn't invent steel.
Not everything is a manipulation. Some inventions are abstract and purely man-made, like time, languages (not speaking, that is natural), religion, etc.
mitt
Sure man invented steel. No one mines steel, they mine various types of ore...then combine them to make various types of steel. Steel isn't like Gold/Silver/etc which can be mined directly.
Good point...I always think of inventions as 'things'. Language may very well be the best invention.
But iron isn't steel. Iron is an element (Fe) of steel...
True, steel is a man made object made from naturally occurring elements and processes, and definitely an invention.
mitt
(http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/images2004/movie_pix_a-i/conan-05.jpg)
"There was a time, boy, when I searched for steel, when steel meant more to me than gold or jewels. "
bow and arrow
That's two inventions... ;D
i see your bow and arrow, and raise you a trebuchet.
i'll raise ya a sewage systems
;D
eyeglasses
Quote from: minnesotamonster on July 21, 2009, 09:44:07 AM
eyeglasses
maybe not just lmited to eyeglasses
but
the Lens
I choose duct tape and the Lens
Quote from: Mother on July 21, 2009, 09:44:55 AM
maybe not just lmited to eyeglasses
but
the Lens
I choose duct tape and the Lens
Very true
Quote from: Mother on July 21, 2009, 09:44:55 AM
maybe not just lmited to eyeglasses
but
the Lens
I choose duct tape and the Lens
u mean u didn't like my idea of guns [cheeky]
Quote from: NAKID on July 21, 2009, 08:29:12 AM
Beer doesn't occur naturally. Man had to combine certain ingredients and put it in the right environment to happen. Invention
do you really think that beer was planned?
no, it was just an accident and then someone drankthe strange water and felt happy. after that they tried to reproduce it and it jsut got better.
hell, they didn't really know about yeast until a few hundred years ago.
regarding electricity.
man invented ways to store it, produce it, and harness it. it was more of a discovery, but i still consider the generators a brilliant invention.
as for the best invention...hot girls that are bi. (because if they were lesbian they wouldn't want me to join them [thumbsup])
Quote from: DucMouse on July 21, 2009, 09:49:37 AM
u mean u didn't like my idea of guns [cheeky]
personally I hate guns
but
I choose to be competent in there operation
sometimes I confuse me
Quote from: KnightofNi on July 21, 2009, 09:51:00 AM
hell, they didn't really know about yeast until a few hundred years ago.
What are you talking about willis?
The Egyptians were using yeast 4,000 years ago to make bread...........
Has anyone said toilet paper yet?
Quote from: Mother on July 21, 2009, 09:52:34 AM
personally I hate guns
but
I choose to be competent in there operation
sometimes I confuse me
heretic
Quote from: pennyrobber on July 21, 2009, 11:40:43 AM
Has anyone said toilet paper yet?
Some don't use toilet paper still...(i.e. parts of India)
Quote from: cyrus buelton on July 21, 2009, 12:44:09 PM
Some don't use toilet paper still...(i.e. parts of India)
And a visit to those areas will make you appreciate how great an invention it is ;D
Quote from: pennyrobber on July 21, 2009, 11:40:43 AM
Has anyone said toilet paper yet?
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=27037.msg470949#msg470949 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=27037.msg470949#msg470949)
I break rules.
Screw thread is mans greatest invention.
Fastening, measurment and the transmission of motion.
Look around you..
Everything you see that is man made contains a screw thread, was measured by a screw thread or was manufactured by something that fits the above criteria.
And if you all *really* have to disqualify the screw thread then I must say clumping cat litter with baking soda.
;D
Quote from: kopfjager on July 21, 2009, 12:40:17 PM
heretic
sorry dewd
I find it freaky that so simple and so small a device can end me with so little effort
Quote from: cyrus buelton on July 21, 2009, 12:44:09 PM
Some don't use toilet paper still...(i.e. parts of India)
hows their space program coming along?
Quote from: Mother on July 21, 2009, 01:13:58 PM
sorry dewd
I find it freaky that so simple and so small a device can end me with so little effort
Wait....are you talking about Jess.....?
Quote from: MrIncredible on July 21, 2009, 01:47:39 PM
Wait....are you talking about Jess.....?
her too
she freaks me out on a regular basis
every day she gets closer and closer to killing me
you should see this bruise on my arm...
Quote from: Mother on July 21, 2009, 01:49:13 PM
her too
she freaks me out on a regular basis
every day she gets closer and closer to killing me
you should see this bruise on my arm...
If you stopped burning the pot roast, you wouldn't have such an issue. Seriously-why you gotta make her hit you?
Quote from: MrIncredible on July 21, 2009, 02:03:10 PM
If you stopped burning the pot roast, you wouldn't have such an issue. Seriously-why you gotta make her hit you?
she pets me when i am good
and
sometimes I get to go outside without my leash
I vote we change Mother and J-bubs names to Chris Brown and Rihana
they can fight over who gets to be who
[laugh]
Hahahahahahahahahaha
Quote from: MrIncredible on July 21, 2009, 02:03:10 PM
If you stopped burning the pot roast, you wouldn't have such an issue. Seriously-why you gotta make her hit you?
ur women trained u good [laugh]
How 'bout the sexy beast known as the Ducati Monster? [bow_down] I'm talking more about the original Monsters, not the new ones.
Quote from: pennyrobber on July 21, 2009, 11:40:43 AM
Has anyone said toilet paper yet?
Comfort Wipe Commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crfGXmxJ1vM#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
QuoteComfort Wipe CommercialLQ | LQ+ | HQ | HQ+ | by Aeva
Damn. I don't know what to say about that commercial. Although, it may be nice to have since the little old lady said it will help me maintain my dignity...maybe I'll get two of them, one for home and one to carry around at work. ;D
chuck norris
Chuck Norris was not invented. He just......IS...
some say chuck invented man
others only credit him with inventing....invention
Quote from: MrFry - Cycles on July 21, 2009, 06:36:48 PM
chuck norris
Chuck Norris was created when a typhoon collided with a volcanic eruption during a meteor shower.
Someone famous said back around the turn of the Century that all the things that were to be invented HAD been invented !
Didn't miss that one by much ! ;D
Dolph :)
Quote from: MrIncredible on July 21, 2009, 02:03:10 PM
If you stopped burning the pot roast, you wouldn't have such an issue. Seriously-why you gotta make her hit you?
So I finaly get to meet Mother for the first time and I see the he's got two black eyes. I think, great. He doesn't listen.
I guess next time the sandwich will probably come WITHOUT mayo, ehh mum??
[laugh]
Man's greatest invention
the Mute button
and then man make the beast with two backsed it up with text based forums
;D
Quote from: Mother on July 22, 2009, 10:08:53 AM
Man's greatest invention
the Mute button
and then man make the beast with two backsed it up with text based forums
;D
I'd like a mute button for you. :-*
Quote from: JBubble on July 22, 2009, 10:24:13 AM
I'd like a mute button for you. :-*
(http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu82/jshoward11/duct_tape.jpg)
Quote from: cyrus buelton on July 22, 2009, 10:28:22 AM
(http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu82/jshoward11/duct_tape.jpg)
And we are back to duct tape again ;D
(http://images3.appbeacon.com/294488907_0.jpg)
Wrap it up B...
I am lazy and have yet to read through this whole thread but i am going to go with Porn.
Cause let's face it, the ladies love the porn just as much as the guys! ;D
Ducmouse beat you to it...
As i said...i am lazy.
Ooh
Lazyboy
another great invention
trumped only by the
couch