What do you think is the greatest invention ever is?

[Polymirize]

I'm going to say the number zero. And immediatly own all you bitches who said computers...

[GHoSToKeR]

I'm going to say the number zero. And immediatly own all you bitches who said computers...

Uh, what about the uh, concepts of numbers in general? pwnt

[Polymirize]

Uh, what about the uh, concepts of numbers in general? pwnt

Numbers fall into the same category as language...
"Look, there tree. Look, other tree. More tree? "two" trees."

Any simpleton caveman can get numbers and basic arithmatic.

It was at least the 6th century before some serious mathmaticians in southern asia started working out the concept of a placeholder... One integer to rule them all. To make magic happen during multiplication and division.

amen.

unpwnt

[GHoSToKeR]

Numbers fall into the same category as language...
"Look, there tree. Look, other tree. More tree? "two" trees."

Any simpleton caveman can get numbers and basic arithmatic.

It was at least the 6th century before some serious mathmaticians in southern asia started working out the concept of a placeholder... One integer to rule them all. To make magic happen during multiplication and division.

amen.

unpwnt

Lol, me and a buddy of mine were talking about this the other day. I tried to tell him that mathematics existed before numbers (and used the same kind of example, a caveman saying "rock"... "other rock".. "rocks!"). He didn't get my point.

[Beano]

I think we all know what "the greatest invention ever" is.

[GHoSToKeR]

I just found this.. I haven't read it, so somebody do me a favour and read it, then tell me if it is appropriate or not..

[cambam]

I just found this.. I haven't read it, so somebody do me a favour and read it, then tell me if it is appropriate or not..

I got this fragment from the website that Ghostoker provided.

"But what about electricity? Can you imagine a world in which once it's dark you're screwed? No telly, no movies, no light (a pitch dark world), no communication that doesn't involve the beating of drums or the controlling of smoke - a seriously primitive world, in fact.

Back to the dark ages, for want of a better pun.

What good is electricity without anything to read, however? No point having a lightbulb so that you can sit and stare at the wall until 10pm before going to bed."


Looks live some agree's that it is a damn good invention, up there with the best of them. :smokin:

[kefkataus]

The ability to manufacture books.
Such as the Bible. Where would we be today without it.

[Beano]

The ability to manufacture books.
Such as the Bible. Where would we be today without it.

Where we are today, just with less headaches.
:wtf:

[420MissHighTimes420]

The weel.