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03-10-2004, 06:33 PM
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Again, distinguish between DISCOVERY (examples: electricity, gold, oil) and INVENTIONS (examples: combustible engine, computers)
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03-11-2004, 05:19 PM
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Location: PA
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I don't think major innovations in language ever occured out of the efforts a few individuals. |
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03-12-2004, 10:28 AM
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I have a hard time calling language an invention. Many other species communicate. Although our forms of communication are much more advanced than theirs, it's still a basic thing that people didn't invent, we just perfected it.
My vote goes for the harnessing electricity. No other invention had changed human life so rapidly. Fire was great, but 150 years later we were still weak creatures that got our asses kicked on a regular basis. Same pretty much goes for the wheel. |
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03-12-2004, 10:30 AM
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Location: P-Town, WA
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Lol kutulu, we have in no way perfected language.... but I do agree on the point that we did not invent it either, it was yet another discovery.
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03-13-2004, 08:03 PM
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Location: O-H-I-O
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Secondly, the wheel. But remember boys and girls...the two do not mix!!
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03-14-2004, 12:06 PM
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tongue-in-cheek answer...
the toilet serious answer... radio frequency catheter ablation The former because it's something we use everyday & wouldn't want to live without. The latter because it probably saved my life, or saved me from a significantly-shortened life-span, or whatever. Quote:
I'm just disagreeing, Infernal, not trying to start a flame war as to when movable type was invented. 
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03-16-2004, 07:25 AM
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Location: St.Louis, MO
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03-16-2004, 03:18 PM
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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I just had a revalation....
birth control. people can have sex without fear of consequence, thus more people fucking less babies being born.
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can't do anything without them ever be created
