What are the greatest inventions of all time?

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What are the greatest inventions of all time?

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Other than the first great invention, fire, and the second greatest, The Gutenberg Printing Press, what are some of the greatest inventions in the world? For me it would be the portable recorded music device. Personally I own a Zune, I know most everybody else owns an I-Pod, but mine is the Zune.

It holds 30 GB of music, of which I have used up about 29 GB's. That is the equivalent of more than 500 CDs, or 6,753 songs. Some of my music was originally recorded in the 1930's and 1940's. Imagine, I can listen to music that was recorded before I was born and carry it around with me where ever I go in a device smaller than a deck of playing cards!

P.S. Beer was a pretty good invention also.
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Along the lines of the discovery of fire..
the discover of antiseptics and antibiotics


... and waffle fries =)
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Erasmus_Folly wrote: P.S. Beer was a pretty good invention also.
Indeed! Beer was a very genius invention!...Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.-Benjamin Franklin :wink: Umm, WOMEN!obviously :wink: I would say flight development, transportation itself I suppose. :) Eyewear..glasses..contacts :)

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development of paper....
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knightss wrote:Along the lines of the discovery of fire..
the discover of antiseptics and antibiotics


... and waffle fries =)
i have to agree waffle fries are one of mans greatest inventions next to dippin dots of course
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awelker wrote: i have to agree waffle fries are one of mans greatest inventions next to dippin dots of course
omg dippin dots!! i havent had those in years they dont sell them anywhereeeee!!!

but i'd have to say the invention of the computer and cell phone make my life easier. oh and the invention of the freezer...i really like ice :D
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what are waffle fries?

i guess the wheel is pretty good, who wants to walk when you can roll!

anything which holds music is an amazing invention
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Erasmus_Folly wrote:Personally I own a Zune, I know most everybody else owns an I-Pod, but mine is the Zune.
i own a zune too. i bought it off ebay, another one of mans greatest inventions, and have almost 2300 songs on it. i plan on buying a mac computer in the next couple of years so i will have to switch over to the ipod but for now i am a fan of the zune.

Spoons wrote: what are waffle fries?
Waffle fries are french fries that are in the shape of a waffle. it kinda looks like the top of a cherry pie, with the lattice top. thats what it looks like, a lattice.
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Microwave Ovens!!!!!!!!
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Spoons wrote:what are waffle fries?
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I'll have to go with what the character Donnie Darko said in the movie Donnie Darko: antiseptics.
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Linda wrote:
Spoons wrote:what are waffle fries?
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Why torture me!! Ahhhh, mmmmm....I dreamt about those tasty little morsels last night...it was sheer joy :)
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