History's most underrated inventions.

[was]

Interesting history.

 

[Jesus_marley]

What about dice?

Think how dice changed the world...

 

[Ranger REG]

In Arab lands one eats with one's right hand, and 'chases away cling-ons' with the left hand. The practice of taking a thief's right hand as punishment for theft was, for all intents and purposes, a sentence of death by starvation. You never use your left hand to eat from the communal plate.

Yeah, yeah, just another case of discrimination against lefties.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

How about paper?

Paper clips.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

I'm convinced the film industry could not have come into existence before the invention of gaffer's tape.

 

[Joshua Randall]

It's funny how many of these "overlooked inventions" are utterly crucial in the Civilization computer game series.

You start with irrigation (not yet mentioned), mining, and roads.

Pottery is one of the first important advances you get.

Chariots were (in Civ1) the first kick-ass military unit you can build.

Writing opens up huge sections of the tech tree.

Etc.

I knew all those thousands of hours I spend playing Civ would come in handy some day!

 

[Rel]

I knew all those thousands of hours I spend playing Civ would come in handy some day!

I spent a few hours last night playing the latest version at a friend's house and from what I've seen so far I'll be playing a few thousand more in the next few months. It rocks.

And Ghandi is no longer a total jerk like he was in the original.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

I spent a few hours last night playing the latest version at a friend's house and from what I've seen so far I'll be playing a few thousand more in the next few months. It rocks.

And Ghandi is no longer a total jerk like he was in the original.

I managed to get myself slapped by Catherine the Great. That was awesome.

 

[Rel]

I managed to get myself slapped by Catherine the Great. That was awesome.

I'd like to see a cage match between her and the Egyptian chick.

 

[Prince Atom]

Yeah, I was going to respond to the person who mentioned roads by saying, "Bah, they're not important -- everyone starts with them! It's pottery you have to build up to." but someone beat me to it.

So you can get slapped by rival leaders in this latest (what is it? IV?) version? Whoa.

TWK
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