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Old 15-04-2007, 04:43 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The most important invention?
What was the most important invention?
I personally think the Telephone. What do you think?
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Old 15-04-2007, 05:00 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 15-04-2007, 05:03 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Gravity. Good old Sir Isaac. It's amazing no-one had thought of it before.

Seriously tho, the wheel's gotta be up there, hasn't it?
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Definately, the wheel would make the top 5. How about fire, is it an invention or a discovery?
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Old 15-04-2007, 05:38 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Electricity for mine. Again though, debatable over whether it was "invented" as such.
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Old 15-04-2007, 06:05 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 15-04-2007, 06:21 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Agreed. Though not necessarily English, but an effective means of verbal communication - that would be my #1.
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