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Old May 6, 2003, 02:42   #1
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The worst invention in the history of mankind.
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and womenkind
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My vote goes to the atom bomb. Aside from saving japanese and american lives at the end of ww2- it has served little purpose but fill billions of lives with even more fear and drain the economies of many nations.
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Old May 6, 2003, 02:42   #2
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Um... it probably prevented WW3 between the US and USSR, so I'd say the atom bomb was a good invention in the end.
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... but then we haven't seen the end, yet.
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but if we had no atom bomb, what would be the likelyhood of us getting into ww3? we could have had an arms race/standoff with conventional weapons.
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but if we had no atom bomb, what would be the likelyhood of us getting into ww3? we could have had an arms race/standoff with conventional weapons.
And most convential arms races lead to war. Witness the naval race between Britain and Germany prior to WW1. There is no doubt that without the threat of atomic annihilation the USSR and US would have met on a battlefield in Eastern Europe. The 'bomb' was a guard against that, because there was always the fear that the opposition may use it if things became too dire.
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lol@mm

But seriously....

I cant think of any invention. I'd say the "consumer society" as it is today.
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the worst invention ever, of all time, is deoderant!
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Ever seen anything beneficial happen to the person that used one? I dont think so.
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I don't know, really. I fail to see any BAD inventions. even the first arquebus.
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Now, society is built around cars. People live out of town and work in town. Can't go back.
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