Inventions - the most important?

@matt169 (229)
December 30, 2006 11:52am CST
Hello, Inventions are all around us and even now you are probably using several for example the computer or laptop, the chair you may be sitting on or even the internet can be classed as an invention what do you think is the most important invention ever and what invention do you think you could least live without? i think that computers would probably rank quite high on peoples lists as well if you did not have one you would not be in this great mylot community talking to other members and having great discussion however there are also of course many others for example cars, and even clothes possibly could be counted as an invention not to mention toilet paper hehe and do you like to think of and invent new products or just use them hehe?
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@mansha (6298)
• India
30 Dec 06
I think fire and electricity were the greatest inventions. I really think we would be living in medivel ages if that had not happened. Only inventions I create are in the kitchen and savoured ny my family on the dining table. Sometimes they are really yuckey..sorry blurted out the truth i meant to say yummy. lol
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• India
30 Dec 06
fire and electricity were DISCOVERIES and not inventions. They did exist long before they were found, just like gravity, wheel etc. And I do agree that they are the most important discoveries. :)
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@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
ah yes good point you bring up about the difference between discovery and invention i would say and i would also agree the most important discovery would be the fire and electric if we are to include them in this discussion :)
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@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
haha i am sure they all enjoy it :P ah yes electricity is another great suggestion as it is used to power everything haha! so if we ofcourse have a computer without electric it is pretty much useless oh imagine if we were really stuck in the dark ages haha
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30 Dec 06
i think the internet is on the top of my list of the best so much knowledge fun entertainment at your fingertips friends from all over the world you would never have known but on the otherhand its given me bad eyes takes up so much of my time and virus as a pain in the butt the invention i dont think i could live without would have to be motorbikes spend half my life rideing fixing or talking with friends about them would be lost without 1 dont no what i would do with my time if they were never invented would probebley have to do something stupid like get a real job ..lol
@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
yeah i think the internet can be on the top if not near to the top of everyones list as you say it brings many positives like entertainment, research and news not to mention creating good communities like this but also having some down sides like viruses and so on but i think there more good points oh what do you do as a job? and how many bikes to you have to ride and fix hehe or just the one?
30 Dec 06
ye i think the good points do outweigh the bad ones i fix bikes and cars from home not realey a job but pays the bills last count i had 6 bikes
@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
oh is it a little business of your own or do you just do it purely for the fun only and not to make any money at all?
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• India
30 Dec 06
In my opinion. It would be Telephone and Electric bulb, for obvious reasons.
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@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
ah yes although of course light is natural the light bulb is not and is an invention everyone uses a lot the telephone is also a great suggestion as it helps communicate over great distances so i agree very much :)
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@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
would people also include this website community mylot.com as a great invention haha as we wouldnt be here without it and its creators
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• India
31 Dec 06
yes without invention we would be theere where we were at the beginning of the mankind at the primitive times.for invention we need to dreams,when we dream we get ideas,ideas leads to inventions.so it is not so bad to dream,hehe.i must agree than without invention it is impossible to even talk at mylot.and this discussion would not have taken place hehe,so hats of to the great minds for their great inventions right from toilet paper to computers.all the best.
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@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
thanks for your opinion
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
31 Dec 06
I'm tempted to say the computer but there was great inventions and real civilization even before the age of computers, it must be electricity that started and powered most of the great inventions so electricity may be the greatest invention sense man invented ways to ignite fire!
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@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
yes sadly it is probably possible that we could have lived without computers but it would be so hard haha
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• Brazil
31 Dec 06
Telephone and Internet, this revolute the communication in the world, and a way to connect the internet is telephone, all inventions are most important (war inventions not is important, but ok).
@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
i guess sometimes you need inventions for bad but i agree they are not the most important
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 06
The greatest invention on earth has to be without question ELECTRICITY. Do you realize just how bad things are without it. We rely so much on electricity, nearly everything we do now revolves around electricity. No tv, no computer, no lights, you can't even make a cup of coffee without it! We had a power cut the other day and we didn't have any power for 2 hours, it was at night and I was going crazy.
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@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
oh wow 2 hours :S hope you didnt do anything too bad when you were crazy then hehe
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@lulylove (1560)
• Brazil
31 Dec 06
I think that they are these inventions that in make them to evolve more and more to each day. Therefore they come stop in helping to facilitate them more our day the day. However many of the times finish destroying our well most precious one, our Planet.
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@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
thanks for your opinion :)
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@jal1948 (1359)
• India
31 Dec 06
the greatest of all inventions is the wheel and will remain so for all times because it has benefited humankind not just a few,i would prefer others to do the inventing,and just make good use of the inventions.
@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
good idea hehe use other peoples work is always far easier :)
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• India
30 Dec 06
Just we observe our surroundings.At that time we can understand all are invented things.Computer,internet,paper,weapons,pens, dress items,building materials, furnitures,vehicles and so all.
@jen20619 (1300)
• Ireland
30 Dec 06
I usualy like to just use them.But there has been times I have tried to think of an invention.I even think I have agood idea for one.But best I keep under wraps for now.
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@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
oh well if it ever comes of anything do remember to tell us or even make a post about it if anything ever comes of it hehe yeah i agree its best to use them often than sit thinking about them too and it also costs a lot of money to get them made from looking at all the programmes on tv about these type of things like dragonsden etc
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@Ashida (1370)
• United States
31 Dec 06
In the modern era, I'd say the vacuum tube is the greatest invention. Without it you wouldn' have the computer, tv, microwave, and many of the other technologies that make life so interesting.
@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
thanks for adding your opinion :)
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@soumodeep (944)
• India
31 Dec 06
I think the invention of humans by God is the most important invention ever. LOL just joking. The most important invention is internet. One can't live without it.
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@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
haha well yes if there were no humans then well.. again the internet is a good suggestion that you said
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@Kelly16 (252)
• Philippines
30 Dec 06
The best invention ever is the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell that speech can be transmitted into electrical signal. Where two people at different places can talk with each other. This invention paved the way to other inventions and make every communication possible now like the Internet.
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@matt169 (229)
30 Dec 06
oh well thought out answer and thinking of communication thanks for the post
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@harsh1985 (593)
• India
31 Dec 06
i think anything related with computer is the greatest invention in my life...because computer has changed the human life completely... INTERNET closer the world.also access to trasury of inforamtion is become very easy!! without electricity the invetion of computer makes no sense!! so electricity is one of the greatest gift given by science to humanbeing. but in every invention there is good as well as bad side. every person should take good side use it for creative reason;not for the desructive thing!!
@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
thanks for the good post :)
@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
Thanks for the reply yes internet seems to rank quite highly on peoples lists
• Pakistan
31 Dec 06
The most important invention ever is obviously electricity once human invented or discovered it then it started to learn how the different behaviours and different uses electricity has and how can we derive most out of it,internet,automobile and all otehers depends upon this invention
@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
thanks for the post :)
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• Italy
31 Dec 06
Difficult to say, it depends on which period of history we're speaking of. In the contemporary era is something about communication (Internet, as many said). By the way, one of my preferred invention is the pencil!
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@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
thanks for the post :)
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@samson17 (240)
• Romania
31 Dec 06
the most invention is computer ,internet :D
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• Qatar
31 Dec 06
hey guys dont ya forget the greatest invention ever made is this community MYLOT
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@matt169 (229)
31 Dec 06
oh but ofcourse where would we all be without it then hehe
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• India
31 Dec 06
Change is the law of nature and god invented one of the finest thing in the galaxy..Human. We at our end have probably not dissapointed almighty coz the brilliant mind which almighty have bestowed on us have created a mgic on earth and many many more magics are to follow.