Worst invention of the last hundred years?

[IronWing]

An inspired thread...

Which inventions of the last century would we all be better off had they been stillborn?

margarine
television
autodialer

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Macromedia Flash Player.

 

[spaceman]

pizza delivery

 

[drinkmorejava]

Macromedia Flash Player.

Nah, anything Apple is worse

 

[theflyingpig]

Palestine.

 

[ciba]

Vuvuzela

 

[Jeff7]

Facebook

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Palestine.

I was going to post something witty and P&N but realized that I lacked the intellect to do so. Thank you for picking up on my slack.

 

[Dominato3r]

Facebook

I just disabled my account :awe:

 

[CallMeJoe]

Air conditioning.

Before the advent of climate control, legislators abandoned the miserable swamp that is our nation's capital for the summer. This not only stopped them legislating for several months, it sent them home where they actually interacted with their constituents.

 

[Mike Gayner]

 

[MotF Bane]

Television.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Television.

I don't know why people say this. Television is one of the most important inventions in the last 100 years. Just because a majority of American parents use it as a baby sitter doesn't mean it hasn't had a massively positive effect on the dissemination of information.

 

[IronWing]

I don't know why people say this. Television is one of the most important inventions in the last 100 years. Just because a majority of American parents use it as a baby sitter doesn't mean it hasn't had a massively positive effect on the dissemination of information.

I don't think that is information that is being disseminated. This is why smellavision will never come to pass. People would catch on.

 

[nageov3t]

has anything in the history of mankind done more for world peace than the a-bomb?

 

[CPA]

Fail. That saved millions of American lives.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Fail. That saved millions of American lives.

And 5 decades of fear

 

[Mike Gayner]

LOL @ people who honestly seem to think the world is a better place with the A-bomb.

 

[DaTT]

LOL @ people who honestly seem to think the world is a better place with the A-bomb.

Right...LOL at those with an opinion.... :rolleyes;

 

[BigFatCow]

all cell phones besides the iPhone 4

 

[Mike Gayner]

Right...LOL at those with an opinion.... :rolleyes;

Despite what your mommy told you, opinions can be wrong. Someone who thinks a nuclear bomb is a net positive contribution to a global society is a moron.

 

[Jeff7]

LOL @ people who honestly seem to think the world is a better place with the A-bomb.

Oh, it's good and bad; believe me, I'm no fan of war or the many things it represents.

But there are some benefits, at least while conventional governments are in control of these weapons.


Instead of us actually going out and having armies slaughtered until one side gives in, we can just threaten to kill each other, until one side gives in.
(Of course, it's a dangerous game, because if one side decides to launch away, then everyone loses.)

 

[GagHalfrunt]

And 5 decades of fear

If we were not afraid of that we'd be afraid of something else. The fact is that the concept of MAD works. The fear of nukes prevents their use and it prevents other countries from messing with those of us that have them.There has not been a nuke used in anger is more than 60 years. In the history of mankind has the most powerful weapon ever not been used in that time frame? Nope, as soon as a country built an ultimate weapon they were in a hurry to use it.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Oh, it's good and bad; believe me, I'm no fan of war or the many things it represents.

But there are some benefits, at least while conventional governments are in control of these weapons.

Yet somehow countries functioned just fine before the invention of the A-bomb. Sure, there was conflict - but I'd hardly call the current world a conflict free one.

 

[Mike Gayner]

If we were not afraid of that we'd be afraid of something else. The fact is that the concept of MAD works. The fear of nukes prevents their use and it prevents other countries from messing with those of us that have them.There has not been a nuke used in anger is more than 60 years. In the history of mankind has the most powerful weapon ever not been used in that time frame? Nope, as soon as a country built an ultimate weapon they were in a hurry to use it.

American bombed two civilian targets almost immediately after mastering the nuke. I find it a bit funny being lectured in nuclear proliferation by the citizens of the only country which has ever used nukes in warfare.

edit: inb4 "you'd all be speaking German if it weren't for us!!!1"