Pick an iconic object that has helped shape civilisation

[jebus]

Robbed straight from a Sunday Times article about the British Museum putting up 100 objects that tell the story of civilisation

I'll go along Max Hastings in choosing AK-47 Kalashnikov

A deadly weapon that has become both a symbol of freedom struggles and terrorist organisations (what's the difference? boom boom) it's the iconic piece of weaponary from the 20th century I feel. In the article they are an estimated 70m active Kalashnikovs in the world today, used by everyone from LA Gangs to Al Queda. Here's to you you horrible weapon of death

[Rovers1]

Homer Simpson

[John83]

(Think smaller, and vibrating)

[Scrufil]

Toilet?

[stann]

(Think smaller, and vibrating)

The better ones may well have one of these inside

it's a transistor btw

[brendy_éire]

This oul thing is a great one. We could suddenly talk to the other side of the world in an instant.
Shaped civilisation and changed how we communicate forever. Could you imagine being without yours for a week.

[John83]

Speaking of the telephone, modern ones use a few key inventions:

Radio to talk to the base station.


Lasers, and optical fibre to move high bandwidth information across large distances with low loss.

Finally, civilisation is highly dependent on

plumbing - both for clean water and to remove sewage for public health reasons. Preferably not in the same pipe.

[Schumi]

Steel:

and concrete:

[John83]

The printing press.

[Mr A]

Nuclear weaponry. Getting the God damn point across since 1945.

[Rovers1]

Most popular sport in the world.

[osarusan]

I haven't managed to find an image that adequately encapsulates it, but the move from hunting-gathering to agriculture is what I'd go for.

[old git]

the most obvious one

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[SkStu]

yeah ill go with the v-neck aswell.

[tetsujin1979]

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Actually, I'm pretty sure wearing a baseball cap backwards has destroyed civilisations.

[Block G Raptor]

Without These.....

...We wouldn't have these

[strangeirish]

[sligoman]

[strangeirish]

[Wolfie]

Television.