what do you consider to be the greatest technological advancement in your lifetime

[Mike Eskimo]

Urethane wheel

 

[Rob L]

Nothing has changed in that field since the it is still zeros and ones. Henry Babbage gets the nod way ahead of his time, but much later in 1938 a U.S. submarine application is more like today's computer. Today's computers are a big yawn. 80 years and we can't come up with something better?

I can see you missed the point. I'm not talking about the binary code. I'm talking about the SIZE of components. I thought that pretty obvious.

 

[Seasicksailor]

You people are so old... I'm still waiting for someone to mention the wheel!

 

[Seasicksailor]

Urethane wheel

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Hahahahah! I was right... the WHEEL! :-D

 

[Obsessed]

I can see you missed the point. I'm not talking about the binary code. I'm talking about the SIZE of components. I thought that pretty obvious.

I see that you get it, but most people don't. I was just pointing out the typical misunderstanding.

 

[Texicaster]

Urethane wheel

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I had a Black Knight skateboard with clay wheels and the still lingering scars so am inclined to agree...



Second place would be internet that allowed me to find a photo of it in 2 seconds!

 

[jannodude]

 

[medownsouth]

The internet nor the microchip are inventions of my generation, they were the previous generation. I'd have to say the smartphone.

 

[Rob L]

I see that you get it, but most people don't. I was just pointing out the typical misunderstanding.

Sorry if I sounded snarky. And yeah most don't get it. They don't even know what the 1's and 0's are. I should have been more clear. The computer itself has changed very little. The components though have shrunk. A lot!

 

[David Barnett]

The Muppets

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Memes, for sure.

 

[archetype]

The twist off bottle cap.

Changed my life, but put a hundred bottle opener factories out of business and idled a hundred thousand workers. The price of progress, I guess.

 

[lammie200]

Viagra, although I have no experience with it.

 

[gitold]

Floyd Rose trem fur shure!

 

[craigs63]

Ketchup bottle that stands on its lid.

 

[PlainAllman]

Come on people. This is a trick question. Everyone knows the greatest technological advancement in history is the Telecaster.

 

[Shango66]

I remember being pretty impressed with a Fax machine.

 

[Jackroadkill]

This is where technology starts, and, to a degree, ends.

 

[boredguy6060]

Internet porn.

 

[idjster]

The Telecaster.