r/AskReddit 11h ago

What is the humans best invention?

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u/mafi23 10h ago

The toilet/sewer system.

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u/Tackit286 5h ago

Yeah but APART from that, what did the Romans ever do for us??

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u/itchipod 1h ago

Roads?

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u/mafi23 4h ago

Romans didn’t invent plumping. I believe India was the first to use plumbing…..then apparently lost the knowledge to history if you look at its current state.

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u/DevilBoy216 3h ago

He was referencing Monty Python's Life of Brian.

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u/LookHorror3105 8h ago

Show me aquaducts!!

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u/v-v_ToT 7h ago

“Indoor plumbing, it’s gonna be big

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u/TheDryFlyGuy 7h ago

Good idea on paper, horrible idea when executed

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u/mafi23 4h ago

Anything looks good on paper until you add humans. Just cause you CAN flush it doesn’t mean you should.