What Do You Think Were The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries?

Mind of Niuhuru | May 5 2010 | Niuhuru

[Niuhuru]

What do my fellow FReepers think were the top ten scientific discoveries to date?

[TXnMA]

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[TNdandelion]

That the earth is not flat.

[GeronL]

Big Bump!

Watch out for the Marfa Lights.

[gitmo]

You win.

[TXnMA]

"Watch out for the Marfa Lights."

You forget how big Texas is. Even with my telescope, Marfa is over the horizon from here in NE TX... <LOL!!!>

[GeronL]

I am a Texan. I thought you were in west Texas. Dang my memory stinks.

[GeronL]

Maybe lego’s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0z_TU4Gw5o

[ZULU]

Gunpowder

[TXnMA]

"I am a Texan."

I knew that -- that's why I said, "You forget..." '-)

FWIW, if you look at Texas' northeastern border, you will see that it is a due N-S line between the point where the 32nd parallel intersects the Sabine River and the Red River to the north. About halfway up, at the 33rd parallel, that line is joined on the east by the joint AR/LA border, at a point called (what else) "Three States".

My place is 4.5 miles SW of that point.

[gitmo]

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[GeronL]

I would need a map, a compass, a ruler and help to figure it out. lol.

[MattinNJ]

Anesthesia (Morton?)

[TXnMA]

Look on the right, where TX, AR & LA come together.

At that scale -- that's it...

[GeronL]

I got it, I got it.

lol

[TXnMA]

LOL! About 700 miles to Marfa — as the buzzard flies... ‘-}

[GeronL]

OK. I got it. You cannot see the Marfa lights. I understand that. lol. But maybe you can see the drug planes landing at Mena Ark?

lol *ducks*

[null and void]

Being able to “close italians” on Free Republic.

Did you mean self-closing italians?

[null and void]

The Plow.

Watch “Connections” and learn why.

At least as useful was the horse collar. It enabled efficient use of the plough, efficient transportation, grinding of grain, raising of water and all manner of muscle powered activities.

Prior to that the harness would press against the poor animal's windpipe limiting its enthusiasm greatly...

[null and void]

I’d rather have a bottle in front of me...

[TXnMA]

"But maybe you can see the drug planes landing at Mena Ark?"

(Sgt Schultz [Hogan's Heroes] voice):"I see nuttink!"

LOL!! It's been fun... '-)