Most Important Discovery/Invention Ever

[whatireallywant]

Wow, people have already mentioned the two inventions I always talk about as the two best inventions ever - birth control and indoor plumbing! :biggrin1:

But yeah, I have to agree about the wheel, fire, written language, etc. as well...

 

[Drifterwood]

The Orgasmatron.

 

[The Dragon]

Realdolls(giggles)

 

[dong20]

free will

That movie sucked.:tongue:

 

[Mem]

The light-bulb. It was invented in NJ and is one of the first uses of electricity.

 

[NCbear]

[pretend shock]

WHAT??!! NO ONE MENTIONED LPSG??!!

[/pretend shock off]

 

[D_Prudence_Admonition_Drightits]

Coming from the medical field I must say Dr. Joseph Lister's invention of using antiseptics during surgery. It is hard to believe that physician's use to do autopsy and then perform surgeries on the living...all without washing their hands.

 

[SpeedoGuy]

It is hard to believe that physician's use to do autopsy and then perform surgeries on the living...all without washing their hands.

I often wonder what medical techniques used today will astound and dismay doctors of the future.

 

[snoozan]

language wasn't invented, discovered or harnessed. The human animal has a natural biological predisposition for it. If all language was forgotten, there would be completely new languages within a single generation.



I thought maybe you'd forward photography. Itself pretty important.

nope, i still put language forward. i could argue with you why i think it was a discovery or an invention but i have to get to the bank.

i will, however, put photo at a close second.

 

[NCbear]

I often wonder what medical techniques used today will astound and dismay doctors of the future.

Per Star Trek, the fact that surgeons actually cut into bodies during this era.

NCbear (who's trying to head off the inevitable discussion of either circumcision or certain elective plastic surgeries like calf implants for men)

 

[D_Prudence_Admonition_Drightits]

I often wonder what medical techniques used today will astound and dismay doctors of the future.

I know what you mean. I wonder if anything will replace the cardiopulmonary bypass machine, invented by Dr. Clarence Dennis.

I am still in awe that a person's heart can be temporarily stopped and the machine takes over. But to have to bring the temp of the body down....brrrr
I just wander if the technique will be replaced to perform more efficient bypass surgeries?

 

[D_Prudence_Admonition_Drightits]

In honor of Black History Month in the United States, I have to give a shout out to:

Madame CJ Walker

Women of color will know what I am talking about. Madam Walker was an entrepreneur who built her empire developing hair products for black women.

 

[vince]

Eye glasses... without which I could not read or look at all the sexy people on lpsg!

 

[Mem]

aglets and merkins and whiskers on kittens.

 

[dong20]

aglets

Freak.:biggrin1:

 

[Ethyl]

Religion. Apparently we'd have nothing to argue about without it.

 

[dong20]

Religion. Apparently we'd have nothing to argue about without it.

Freak.

Sorry, cynic.:tongue:

 

[Ethyl]

Freak.

Sorry, cynic.:tongue:

I wear the hat proudly. :biggrin1:

 

[dong20]

I wear the hat proudly. :biggrin1:

Meh, I don't need a hat, I have cynical hair.

 

[Love-it]

Toilet paper.