chips.
realising that potatoes are there in the first place
that oil can be extracted from plants
oil can be heated
sliced potatoes can be chucked into the oil

then the flour, yeast, etc combination needed to make butties

then, as if that’s not enough – brown sauce.

Laughing at farts.

Chocolate.

Italian Motorcycles.

American Guitars.

And beans on toast, obviously.

It hasn’t happened yet. Which is nice.

we’ve all got one:

people like to live near other people, prior to the bog this meant we all died of poo related disease before we had a chance to invent everything we now enjoy as part of a modern life style.

hooray for the khazi!

Ridding the world of smallpox. Pretty amazing coordination of work in every country. Now if only we could repeat the same for a few other contagious diseases…

Rachel

And beans on toast, obviously.

clever.

melting cheese over the beans – a triumph of human achievement

I may be biased (being human and vegan) but…

Recognising that we can overcome our “animal” instincts.

Pretty unique on Earth, I believe.

Beer

Wide bars? (I don’t own any mind)

On a serious note;

Having the ability to recognise that we affect our environment and are more than likely exceeding it’s capability to support our population indefinately with our current technologies. Whether we do anything with this knowledge may constitute the next best or worst thing we do as a species.

The wheel? Or maybe pizza?

❗ Evolved anyone ❓

the sinle biggest achievement was learning to cook food with fire.

FACT

without that the human brain would not have developed inthe way it has.

(and beer)

Shimano’s silent rear hub.

The heavy plough as it allowed subsistence farmers to produce a surplus which could in turn be used to support a new layer of society that didn’t need to spend all its time hunting/farming who could then go on to spend time doing maths and astrophysics.

Plus you can use it to make more beer.

The writing as it allows knowledge to be stored and disseminated.

the sinle biggest achievement was learning to cook food with fire.

FACT

without that the human brain would not have developed inthe way it has.

Not really questioning this, more a comment on the way it’s written! I could easily accept that the human brain wouldn’t have developed without using cooked food (at least from a physiological point of view). However, when someone puts “FACT” into a post (or says it out loud when talking) I immediately become suspicious and my level of trust in that opinion drops markedly.

Just needed to let someone out there know.

Anyway, beer and bread have both been mentioned. I reckon therefore that the exploitation of yeast has got to be quite a good achievement, closely followed by distillation!

Recognising that we can overcome our “animal” instincts.

Have we invented fire yet?

Oh, okay, good…. Burn him!!

well sirs your contributions have been considered and unfortunately it’s down to me to come along and end the thread….

Con Air.

Have we invented fire yet?

Oh, okay, good…. Burn him!!

That reminds me, Witchcraft and Paganism was a pretty good invention, shame it all went a bit wrong when the monotheisms started to get a big following.

BluTack.

All hail the lord, for he has spoken and bestoweth open thee the glory that is Cameron Poe.

‘Never leave a fallen man behind’

Peyote… I already said religion.

Burn him!

Moon landing.

In a single human lifespan we got from the first manned flight to putting men on the moon and returning them safely to earth.

It may not be the best in terms of human evolution or the greatest benefit to humankind. But in terms of awe inspiring unifying achievement it is our greatest hour.

I was going to say “melting the icecaps” has to be up there ! But for me it has to be <cue drum roll> Laxatives. Nobody would give a $hit 😀

fire.. music.. beer.. art..

everything else is just geeks freaks and wierdos showing off and has caused far far more problems than it was ever worth..

(excepting maybe Dr Albert Hoffmans discoveries.. and bikes)

Making bicycles, obviously.

EDIT: oh, and toe socks.

Erotic Fridge Magnets:

feather
my
pink
dog
apparatus

language.

It gives us the ability to record/pass on knowledge and communicate. Ultimately more effective in creating a top of the pile organism than relying on physical evolution alone.

green chilli masala ..

soft bog roll 😳

Language, the sciences and the arts.

8)

The Iphone.

Desks and tables were left suspiciously bare with nothing to display on them for all to see and envy and be dead impressed at.

I cant believe no-one has considered the wonder that is Worms 2: Armageddon! Best cure for depression i’ve come across…

Language, the sciences and the arts.

yup… also writing and architecture.

Kev

Time travel.

Greetings from 3246 AD

It would be indeed fantastic if the closest we get to time travel in the future is being able to connect to the internet of 2011 and log onto forums.

Imagine the fun one could have 🙂

However, when someone puts “FACT” into a post (or says it out loud when talking) I immediately become suspicious and my level of trust in that opinion drops markedly.

I agree. OPINION.

(is that better?)

developed the ability to use imagination and creativity, otherwise we wouldn’t have extreme chilli heatwave doritos.

We haven’t done it yet. The day we kill everyone will be the day we achieve perfection.

We’re spore. We’re scum. We’re viruses. The sooner the species dies, the better.

thanks for that Samuri.

Why not make a point, samuri? Go on. An hero.

No problem. Name something worse that has happened to this planet than the human race…..

That’s such a depressing point of view Samuri. Wouldn’t this planet be meaningless without something to attach meaning and value to it? Humans are the only species capable of that kind of thought process. so, without us, The planet would just be another thing floating about in space. That sounds arrogant, I know. I suppose it depends how much you value human consciousness, you obviously don’t. You have my sympathy.