April 22, 2003 at 3:43 pm
Whadja reckon the single most important invention to date has been and why?
Ball Point Pen ?
The Motor Car ?
Sliced Bread ?
The thing that was out before Sliced Bread ?
Penicillin….from very old bread ?
Telephone ?
The Wheel ?
The Forum ?
A Lever ?
Over to you
PS I think the lever because correctly used it is possible to move heavy objects with less effort than would normally be used, you can open doors, mend punctures (think about it), move other levers to achieve complicated mechanical operations, put tight fitting shoes on…and when she just wont stop looking at shoe sales…lever behind !