[PenultimateManStanding]

you're all on your own, and nobody is going tp help you. That's just the way it is.

[jasonraymondson]

For those of you interested in a dieoff you may disagree but, how about penicillin? How many people died from bizzare stupid diseases before the advent of this miracle drug. I know its not as popular as mercury filled vaccinations... but still impressive discovery. (Does it count as an invention though?)

[peaker_2005]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', 'A')ir conditioning.

[kevincarter]

Our greatest accomplishment is not having nuked the whole planet yet.

Also the destruction of communism, we're almost done with that, we should continue kicking communism in the ass untill we are over with it.

The partial erradication of slavery.

And the discovery of food preservation.

[Schneider]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RonMN', '[')b]Bas Wrote:
language, it was the first and most important step

I'll vote for the written or printed word...it allowed us to learn things from persons who are long dead. It allows us to leave information for others long after we're dead.

IMHO THIS is the most important step (although you would need language first ofcourse).

<edit> sliced bread is a close 2nd

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'N')ot sure if man really has accomplished much, unless you consider destroying Earth an accomplishment

[Bas]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'N')ot sure if man really has accomplished much, unless you consider destroying Earth an accomplishment

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Bas', '
')we're not quite there yet; we could only rightfully say that that was our greatest accomplishment, against all odds, if there was no one of us left to say it, otherwise it'll just be our greatest folly.

[frankthetank]

I don't put the blame entirely on humans, hell...this shit was here to discover and burn...


I do think that nukes will be volleyed at some point. What faster way can you think of to destroy huge urban populations? The US/Russia/China alone could erase how many billions in how many hours? A week? The initial blow could probably VAPORIZE how many cities?

I've got a couple of nuke documentaries on my computer that i watch from time to time just to see the shear awesome power of just one, now imagine 1000's falling from the sky!

Do you think that non nuclear countries will also be targeted by nukes? Will someone just lob one into Bangkok or something?

"Sir, we've got 1 nuke here with no target"
"ahhhh, fuck.... I think my ex-wife is on vacation in Bora Bora..."

[SpringCreekFarm]

I think man's greatest accomplishment was the control and use of fire. Where would we be without that important first step?

[BigTex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('peaker_2005', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', 'A')ir conditioning.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yeahbut', 'B')y all means. Go right ahead. And can I suggest that for some people out there, the greatest accomplishment of man by far was the synthesis of lysergic acid...

[Dezakin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'N')ot sure if man really has accomplished much, unless you consider destroying Earth an accomplishment

[Dezakin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yeahbut', 'B')y all means. Go right ahead. And can I suggest that for some people out there, the greatest accomplishment of man by far was the synthesis of lysergic acid...

[yeahbut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Dezakin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yeahbut', 'B')y all means. Go right ahead. And can I suggest that for some people out there, the greatest accomplishment of man by far was the synthesis of lysergic acid...

[yeahbut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yeahbut', ' ')The connections are everywhere, aren't they? It could almost drive you mad, if you let it...man, once that door's wide open there's no way you can ever stop that crazy old wind whistling thru...

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yeahbut', '
')Left talking to the crazy guy in the corner of the room? Yeah, it's been known to happen.

[SpringCreekFarm]

I don't think fire and magnetism are directly related but thanks for turning my post into a need to drop LSD.

Maybe the biggest accomplishement of man is education so that really fucked up wacked out people can learn to put words togther that only make sense to those fucked up on acid. Just saying....

[Narz]

The wheel & the Internet.

[PenultimateManStanding]

The internal combustion engine. It allowed us to fulfill our destiny. To kill the Earth and ourselves collectively. Suicide is lonely and sad, ecocide is grand and obviously the human choice.