[Scoutmaster]

The Tuesday List does not reflect my opinions.

What would you add/drop to the list of the ten top inventions that changed the world?

[Alex Murphy]

What would you add/drop to the list of the ten top inventions that changed the world?

Fire. Fire was a pretty good invention.

[RoosterRedux]

Soap, bathtub, toilet.

[Buckeye McFrog]

1A. Air Conditioning

Because it made it possible for Yankees to live in Texas.

[muir_redwoods]

Language itself. Later, writing.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The thermos is the greatest thing ever invented.

[7thson]

Microwave oven.

Atomic bomb.

Gattling gun.

[Kirkwood]

I would put spectacle lenses above some of the items on that list. The level of functional blindness would be extremely high without them.

[edpc]

Without a doubt, firearms.

[Kirkwood]

I would also place electrical generation on the list. Without that, computers would be doorstops and the Internet wouldn’t even exist.

[COUNTrecount]

Macadam.

[Heartlander]

Alternating current

[Sybeck1]

gunpowder

[Kirkwood]

Cosmetics and alcoholic beverages have probably contributes much to the propagation of human life.

[JeanLM]

the concept of zero for counting.
the screw.

[showme_the_Glory]

liquor

[dfwgator]

10. Plow

Somebody watched "Connections"

[CaptainPhilFan]

I have always valued the 1800 watt hair dryer as the greatest invention in history. And walls. Walls are awesome.

[CH3CN]

Indoor plumbing is not on the list? Wow! It’s my favorite-flushing toilets, hot water, dishwashers, sanitary sewage disposal.

[READINABLUESTATE]

Beer

[webheart]

What about the wire coat hanger, the paper clip and duct tape?