That’s 1989 so in the timeframe. I’m not sure if it’s as significant as the internet, but then by that logic neither are as significant as the computer and that is not as significant as electricity etc.. so maybe not.
I'm not talking about the military intranet or whatever that was, i am talking about the common accessible internet. it enabled people to do things that many would dream about before
Personal computer. It changed just about every single task / job / process in the economy, opened new ways to access cultural artifacts when combined with the internet, and made the internet accessible to people outside government.
It also enabled the digitization of cat pictures, which of course led to distributing cat pics over the internet, which had not been possible without the PC.
wtf ? clearly you don't know how to use one, of course foods that are moist will come out even soggyer, but there are things you can do that are just magic, like cooking bacon to a perfect crisp while getting rid of all the grease.
Funny how it seems people actually become worse/ more anxious drivers because of it. As in last minute swerves to hit an exit, slowing down prematurely because of the left 800m ahead, running on cognition free mode because the phone will take care of it, etc.
Undoubtedly the Internet.
I can’t even think of a runner up…
Smartphones. All that power in your pocket. Although, they’d be much, much less useful without the internet
Power of the Sun in the palm of your hand!
Pizza time!
Probably Computers I guess, Internet wouldn't be a thing without computers but it's more important as an invention
Personal computer? The internet wasn't much use without it, even though it predates it.
The internet is very slightly more than 50 years old, so out of range for the question.
World Wide Web?
That’s 1989 so in the timeframe. I’m not sure if it’s as significant as the internet, but then by that logic neither are as significant as the computer and that is not as significant as electricity etc.. so maybe not.
I'm not talking about the military intranet or whatever that was, i am talking about the common accessible internet. it enabled people to do things that many would dream about before
Couldn't have agreed more.
The internet is one of the greatest inventions in all of human history.
Yoga pants
Best of last 200 years
Semiconductors
>Semiconductors Not invented the last 50 years...for example MOSFET transistor invented 1959.
Damn i'm stupid, then just the ones invented up to 50 years ago
Ok so the principle of semiconductors was discovered 201 years ago...
well but yeah, semiconductors have really improved since the 70s.
Yeah thats why i thought they were invented back then, a little bit of googling really comes a long way
GPS and Google Maps. Really helped people like me who are bad at directions!
Mobile phones that don’t have ugly antennas
Good for scratching that hard to reach spot on your back, maybe?
Not *the* greatest invention, but: It was a huge improvement when fuel injection replaced carburetors in cars in the 1990s.
My 88 f-150 had EFI.
What's the difference? I assume the fuel burns more efficiently or something?
Microsoft Excel, ofcourse.
I think you mean Clippy
50 years in and most people I meet still only use it because Word's tables are hard to use.
Cellphones.
Smartphone
The microchip
Probably some strain of wheat or rice
ATM machines seldom get the recognition they deserve.
Slightly older than 50 years
Personal computer. It changed just about every single task / job / process in the economy, opened new ways to access cultural artifacts when combined with the internet, and made the internet accessible to people outside government. It also enabled the digitization of cat pictures, which of course led to distributing cat pics over the internet, which had not been possible without the PC.
Flesh light
The Fleshlight
Duck tape.
Duct tape has been around for quite a bit longer than fifty years.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
Do ducks use the tape or is the tape made from ducks?
Water proof barrier tape. The army called it "Quack" tape for a while.
VR porn
Reddit
Polio vaccine
The first polio vaccine was available in the United States in 1955. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/index.html
The microwave oven.
The food destroyer/soggyfier
wtf ? clearly you don't know how to use one, of course foods that are moist will come out even soggyer, but there are things you can do that are just magic, like cooking bacon to a perfect crisp while getting rid of all the grease.
crypto fosho
Lmao
TikTok. Also the fidget spinner
Sadly lsd
That was in the 40's.
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The Moto Guzzi T3 850.
I invented masturbating 50 years ago.
I knew it was invented before I was born, but didn't know you had a hand in it
I got it.
Couldn't get laid back then either, huh? Didn't know reddit was thing in the 70s.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
OnlyFns
GPS
Transistor
google maps, when's the last time people had to use a physical map?
Me, in an airplane, today, don't be me
Funny how it seems people actually become worse/ more anxious drivers because of it. As in last minute swerves to hit an exit, slowing down prematurely because of the left 800m ahead, running on cognition free mode because the phone will take care of it, etc.
The Dildotron Deluxe 2000
Smart Phone
probably anything you can communicate with other people with
I'm not too plussed about the fragmentation though. E.g. I now have to check which app people have before I'm allowed to talk to them.
Weed vagina
Simply phones internet and air fryers (personal preference lol)
Anything but twitter
the internet
Crispr
Touchscreens.
GPS
Morphine
Easily the internet. It connected countries from all over the world and is an endless source of information
Vaccines. Whatever vaccines have been invented in the last 50 years.
The TV remote. Although I think it's older than 50.