Mankind's single greatest artistic achievment...

[Uber Sparky]

What might that be?

I don't know what you think - many people tend to limit themselves when thinking of 'art' to - you know - paintings, sculture, music, etc..

I don't.

I mean - the paper clip is art to me. The napkin. A toilet. The automobile. Motorcycles, guitars - I could go on and on.

But out of them all - out of everything - I ask myself, what is the single most importan piece of art (conceptually speaking) mankind has ever produced?

What single piece of engineered art has made the 'largest histortic significance' upon mankind?

What such thing is simple in design, reliable, durable, inexpensive and impactful?

What might that 'greatest work of mankind derived art be?'

The Space Shuttle? Maybe. But maybe it's too early to tell. And it sure ain't simple.

The pen? The printing press? Simple yes. Impactful yes. But...

I think it's the handgun.

Think about it.

Simple in design. Durable, almost indestructable. Very, very impactful. Inexpensive - every can have one.

Yes - to me the single most important work of art every produced by mankind is...

the handgun.

 

[WaxNWane]

Come back, zinc! Come back!

 

[concrete]

The THERMOS..
it can be Hot.
it can be Cold.
but how the hell does it know that ??

 

[sexy-girl]

paper ... it allowed written word to be spread to everyone ... so it wasn't just the rich that could afford books


it was like the internet but without the pop ups

10 points for who can say invented paper

 

[crappie master]

Duct tape

 

[crappie master]

paper ... it allowed written word to be spread to everyone ... so it wasn't just the rich that could afford books


it was like the internet but without the pop ups

10 points for who can say invented paper

the Egyptians?

 

[Uber Sparky]

No, no, no....

It was Reginald Paper!

He's the dude that invented paper.

Left the whole business to his sons.

Jimmy Parchment Paper and James Newsprint Paper.

He had a couple of other kids but they failed at the family business...

Crumpled and Krinkled....

And the black sheep of the family - Toilet?

Don't even ask.

 

[Pyper]

It's obvious...

The spork.

 

[Guest]

Mankind's single greatest artistic achievement...

Wow, and here I was going to say something like ... music.

 

[HeavyStick]

Whoopie cushion.


No wait a minute, it's that snot like glue they use for magazine inserts.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Yep, you're right sparks.

 

[Lasher]

It's obvious...

The spork.

The Spork really is America at it's finest.

 

[sexy-girl]

the Egyptians?

it came from muslims in the middle east ... if i was more brainy i could remember exactly who

 

[Pyper]

The Spork really is America at it's finest.

It makes it possible to shovel food into our mouths without having to stop to change utensils. Genius.

 

[teddybear4play]

The remote control.

A close runner-up is "Ode To Joy" by Ludwig von Beethoven.

TB4p

 

[Guest]

anything by Da Vinci, the man was 500 years ahead of his time.
He drew blueprints for the parachute, tank and submarine.

 

[sufisaint]

The cave paintings, i guess because they are the oldest discovered...otherwise it like comparing snowflakes..

 

[Uber Sparky]

Cave paintings?

Snow flakes?

Oh - you must be one of 'those kind' of bikers.

Christian Queers on Hawgs.

 

[SINthysist]

The handgun is good, the katana is better, as durable, useful art that never need to be reloaded and whose powder never gets wet.

 

[eagleyez]

Re: Mankind's single greatest artistic achievement...

Wow, and here I was going to say something like ... music.

Ah, we think alike-

Todos los dias son muy bueno para la musica-

Y tu eres una chica muy bonita, es verdad!!

Handgun or Shostakovich-

which will you decide?

have a good day Litsters!!


peace

E

 

[Ezarc]

The greatist artistic achievement would have to be language. So rich and vibrant. With words your can make someone blush, cry, smile, laugh............to really feel.

 

[Lost Cause]

Artistic......

The professional stripper, be it a belly dancer coated in oil, or a stripper doing a couch dance on your nose.......pure art.......

That, and the 1903-1965 Harley-Davidson line of motorcycles, followed by the single-action Colt Peacemaker!

 

[District Line]

it came from muslims in the middle east ... if i was more brainy i could remember exactly who

SG, I've heard that claim elsewhere but it's just not true.

The Chinese were using paper centuries before the existence of Islamic civilizations.

http://www.ipst.edu/amp/collection/museum_invention_paper.htm

 

[clit_licker30]

Killer Muffin's AV springs to mind.

 

[sensational204]

The greatist artistic achievement would have to be language. So rich and vibrant. With words your can make someone blush, cry, smile, laugh............to really feel.

Good answer Ezarc. Very good answer.