Greatest Modern Advancements

[Darus Grey]

I just watched donnie darko last night and was going to say this.

As for my answer:

Maxwell's equations.

No contest.

Unless you guys dont like eletricity, computers, the development of pretty much all higher physics, and the basis for all of our technology today.

And to those that said birth control was the best invention, pulling out and anal sex have been around since the beginning of time. Not to mention coat hangers were invented years ago.

Sadly this answer does not make the cut-off date. 1800s need not apply.

[Gregorio]

I'm allgergic to Penicillin. Therefore it is a terrible invention/advancement.

[Mizango]

Hubble Telescope, The Chandra X-ray Observatory and the WMAP imaging Satellites. The entire field of Cosmology as a whole has grown in leaps and bounds since the mid 90's.

No question about it. These satellites have given up endless sight both into the past as well as into the future in regards to how our wonderful cosmos works and why. Soon we will be adding the Kepler telescope to that list, it's goal is to find, identify and study exo-planets that reside within the habitable zones of other Galaxies and add to the list of 350+ planets and Sun like stars we have already discovered in the past decade.

I just wish Carl Sagan were still around to see this

Almost got a boner typing that, I need a cold shower.

[Dimmauk]

Airplanes, A/C, TV, Phones, Breast Implants, Internet, Beer, Video Recorder, Guns, Thongs.

[Xanthe]

Al Gore, because without him nothing else would have been invented.

[Tricen]

Anal bleaching.

[Jaybar]

Xenu

[Day]

Indoor plumbing. Dunno if that fits in the time criteria but I'll be fucked if I have the motivation to google it.

[Mizango]

Xenu

Preach it.

[archibaldcrane]

The micro-processor, considering it's the catalyst for practically ever major achievement since it's invention I don't see how you could argue it isn't the greatest modern advancement. It was the single biggest step humanity has yet taken.

I was going back and forth between this and the elimination of smallpox. If the question was "invention" or something I would've definitely gone with this, but I considered "advancement" to be a slightly different category.

[Lampoon]

Unmanned Warfare

[Deejay]

http://www.acasports.co.uk/images/nfltackfiedball.jpg

[Deejay]

Also, Halo: Combat Evolved

[Woozie]

As for my answer:

Maxwell's equations.

No contest.

Unless you guys dont like eletricity, computers, the development of pretty much all higher physics, and the basis for all of our technology today.

I'd agree if it wasnt for the 1925 part. I'm still debating whether or not I should get Maxwell's equations tatoo'd on my shoulder. The only reason I haven't done it yet is Gauss' law of magnetism could be wrong.

[Mizango]

I'd agree if it wasnt for the 1925 part. I'm still debating whether or not I should get Maxwell's equations tatoo'd on my shoulder.

HAHA I almost got that same tattoo a few years ago Damn my nerdiness. When I say close I mean, all I needed to do was print it and take it with me.


Further proof my brother.

[archibaldcrane]

HAHA I almost got that same tattoo a few years ago Damn my nerdiness. When I say close I mean, all I needed to do was print it and take it with me.

Your black skin would've rejected the math equations.

God I'm an asshole.

[Mizango]

Your black skin would've rejected the math equations.

God I'm an asshole.

No, no, no I was going to put it the bleached part. I got the whole Michael Jackson thing from the navel up. True story lol

[Demosthenes]

Boyshorts.

[TheShadyMan]

Nuclear Power. Once everyone gets over the OMG MELTDOOOOOOOOOWN! stage, it'll be hella useful.

[Muffins]

Nuclear Power. Once everyone gets over the OMG MELTDOOOOOOOOOWN! stage, it'll be hella useful.

To add to this: My vote goes to Fusion Power, once a stable, self-sustaining reaction is possible. It's still a way's off, but god damn we're getting close. Soon, we will harness the power of the sun (...in his pants)! ;o