What was the greatest invention of all time?

[icxn]

The Internet? Internet Forums? CF?

 

[Darkhorse]

Is that necessarily a bad thing?

Only for the people who die in the process of reducing the population...

 

[elytron]

I like the HDD, also Solid State Drives. Information is valuable, and needs to be stored efficiently.

 

[Daniel Marsh]

Science

 

[StevenMerten]

The community. Rather than living spread out and alone, mankind came together to form communities. Protection, social events, ect., and religion, are all better being a part of a community.

 

[eleos1954]

The zipper?

Toilet?

Glass?

Condom?

_________ you tell me

I'd say electricity.

 

[Lost4words]

Penicillin

 

[klutedavid]

Common sense. Which seems to be utterly lost these days.

Do you think that people in ancient times had common sense?

 

[klutedavid]

The zipper?

Toilet?

Glass?

Condom?

_________ you tell me

Probably the internet, I believe the internet will have the deepest and most profound effect on humanity in the long term.

 

[nChrist]

I've heard it said many times that the wheel and/or the printing press were the best inventions of all time.

 

[Ancient of Days]

Do you think that people in ancient times had common sense?

Yes. People used to muse now they just want to be amused...

 

[klutedavid]

Yes. People used to muse now they just want to be amused...

I don't think that people ever change.

 

[FireDragon76]

The hand axe.

 

[Talihood]

k-cups!

 

[morse86]

Probably Telievision, through it Satan was able to deceive the masses. Now it has competition with Facebook etc.

 

[Tomm]

The zipper?

Toilet?

Glass?

Condom?

_________ you tell me

Shouldn't it be PAPER???
Invented around AD 200, it made books more affordable and accessible.

 

[Greatcloud]

The first high production car the model T.

 

[Greatcloud]

The first canon / gun also gunpowder

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

Chipotles. Oh wait.... hmm. the Computer. Its changed the world. But as with anything (like nuclear power, internet...etc) its a double-edged sword. Good comes alone with the bad.