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Most Useful Inventions

The stuff that quietly runs civilization.

8 entries · 0 votesStarted 3 hours ago

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Electric light
Night, cancelled.
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Eyeglasses
Let people read for an extra 30 years.
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Indoor plumbing
Truly appreciated only in its absence.
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Refrigeration
Cold food on demand.
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The internet
You're using it right now.
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The printing press
Information for the masses.
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The wheel
Hard to beat a classic.
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Vaccines
Quietly saving hundreds of millions of lives.
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