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The future is unwritten
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What has been most important to humans
Here's one list of the top 100...
100. Cow milking machine 99. Screw 98. Video camera 97. Scalpel 96. Flashlight 95. VCR 94. Electric guitar 93. Zippo lighter 92. Microphone 91. Escalator 90. Walkie Talkies 89. Whiskey still 88. The automatic dishwasher 87. CRISPR (DNA) 86. Electric chair 85. Anesthesia 84. MP3 83. Contact lenses 82. DVD player 81. Home microwave 80. Corn 79. Mobile phone 78. Mechanical computer 77. Gramophone 76. HDTV 75. Pocket matches 74. Waterwheel 73. Air conditioning 72. Sanitary napkins 71. Pasteurization 70. Elevator 69. Noose 68. Concrete 67. Space Shuttle 66. Super 8mm film camera 65. Cotton gin 64. Night vision goggles 63. Chemotherapy 62. Printing press 61. The web 60. Television 59. Satellite 58. Jet engine 57. Radar 56. AR-15 gun 55. Radio 54. Steam train 53. Mechanical clock 52. Eyeglasses 51. Ball 50. Canned food 49. GPS 48. Electronic computer 47. Axle 46. Automobile 45. Oil refining 44. Scissors 43. Birth control pill 42. Compass 41. AK-47 gun 40. Condom 39. Still camera 38. Internal combustion engine 37. Antibiotics 36. Sailboat 35. Mechanical refrigerator 34. Cast iron 33. Pencil 32. Fork 31. Chopsticks 30. Moveable type 29. Oil lamp 28. Guillotine 27. Sewing machine 26. Irrigation 25. Horse saddle 24. Longbow 23. Axe 22. Spinning wheel 21. Windmill 20. Airplane 19. Handgun 18. Dam 17. Telephone 16. Spear 15. Microscope 14. Prozac 13. Swords 12. Electric light 11. Gunpowder 10. The internet 9. Sewer system 8. Transistor 7. Steel 6. Plow 5. Telegraph 4. Electricity 3. The wheel 2. Fire 1. Nuclear weapons
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