Not trying to kill you, more testing you and the results of failing such test were...um...final.
History's Greatest of All Time - G.O.A.T.
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Looks like a majority of the list I would have put together when I was in my early teens in the early 90's.
What a slap in the face to the rest of the world. I mean if you are only going to include 3 of 10 from outside the US, why even make it international? And of that 2 in London (granted probably should be there).
However I don't know much about stadiums around the world so I can't speak to what's missing, but either educate us about that, or just leave them off and make it domestic only.
Like others have said, even the list of US stadiums is totally ******.
Camden Yards?
Wrigley is an iconic stadium and has been since before I was born. That list is a joke.
Two episodes in and IMO it's a fairly entertaining show with interesting historical info, but the lists for sports stadiums and sports cars have had serious question marks and I believe are 0-2 with their #1 rankings. Onward.
Episode 3: Candy Clash - the greatest candies of all time.
1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
2. M&Ms
3. Snickers
4. Kit Kat
5. Hershey Bar
6. Gummy Bears
7. Jelly Beans
8. Pop Rocks
9. PEZ
10. Twizzlers
For the first time so far, I agree with their #1. That said, this list is very chocolate-centric... 50% of the list and the entire top-5 are chocolates. That's a problem IMO. But, I do think Twix deserves a spot in place of Kit Kat. The Hershey Bar is pretty blah but I understand the historical significance. Notable absences IMO include Skittles, Sweet Tarts, Starburst, Nerds, Mike & Ikes.
Episode 3: Candy Clash - the greatest candies of all time.
1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
2. M&Ms
3. Snickers
4. Kit Kat
5. Hershey Bar
6. Gummy Bears
7. Jelly Beans
8. Pop Rocks
9. PEZ
10. Twizzlers
For the first time so far, I agree with their #1. That said, this list is very chocolate-centric... 50% of the list and the entire top-5 are chocolates. That's a problem IMO. But, I do think Twix deserves a spot in place of Kit Kat. The Hershey Bar is pretty blah but I understand the historical significance. Notable absences IMO include Skittles, Sweet Tarts, Starburst, Nerds, Mike & Ikes.
Even if I don't personally agree with this list based on my preference (no 100 Grand???), I kinda get this list. Each one has a niche of some sort. If you were ask people to name 6 candies, the top 4 on this list will appear on a 80-90% of peoples' lists.
Pez was the weird inclusion of the bunch for me. Again, I get that they were the first one to have the cool little dispenser, but completely leaving off suckers (tootsie roll pops, blow-pups, dum dums, etc) in favor of Pez ?
Props to any candy that had its own animated series. That's next-level marketing.
Agree on PEZ, it's all about the dispenser. Also surprised cotton candy didn't make the cut, historically pretty significant especially when it comes to small town carnival Americana.
I don't disagree that it's awful but it's been a wildly popular candy treat for well over a century.
Episode 4: Invention Showdown - the greatest inventions and innovations of all time.
1. Printing Press
2. Light Bulb
3. Computer
4. Telephone
5. Internet
6. Automobile
7. Steam Engine
8. Radio
9. Telegraph
10. Flushable Toilet
Interesting stuff with this one and several notable absences... the wheel, television, airplane, camera, nail, concrete, steel, and not a single spot for medical breakthroughs like penicillin or antibiotics, or things like DNA and pasteurization? Some of this probably comes down to what qualifies as an invention (computer) vs. a discovery (fire).
Interested to hear what others think, particularly the engineering minds.
1. Printing Press
2. Light Bulb
3. Computer
4. Telephone
5. Internet
6. Automobile
7. Steam Engine
8. Radio
9. Telegraph
10. Flushable Toilet
Interesting stuff with this one and several notable absences... the wheel, television, airplane, camera, nail, concrete, steel, and not a single spot for medical breakthroughs like penicillin or antibiotics, or things like DNA and pasteurization? Some of this probably comes down to what qualifies as an invention (computer) vs. a discovery (fire).
Interested to hear what others think, particularly the engineering minds.
Or the ambiguity of some like the 'internet' (ie DARPA) which 'evolved' over several decades.
Agree. There's also the question of invention within an invention. The computer made the list obviously, I'm not a tech guy but from what I understand computers couldn't have been invented without first inventing the semiconductor. So which is really the greater invention?
Electricity before the light bulb. Electricity is far more substantial than the light bulb. The bulb replaced candlelight. Electricity was truly innovative.
Plumbing/water pumps before the flushable toilet.
Four of them are a sequence of communication innovations
Printing press, telegraph, telephone, internet
Seems they could be condensed in some manner
Atanasoff might disagree. But, your premise is still correct because in his case the 'tube' had to be invented first in order to build the first 'binary' computer.
I'm nominating toilet paper for the list for best inventions. It's pretty important stuff. That is, unless you're rich like the Kennedy's and can afford one of those high-end Japanese toilets.
Greatest American Landmarks:
- ISTATE BRIDGE
- Statue of Liberty
- Lincoln Memorial
- Hoover Dam
- Mount Rushmore
- Gateway Arch
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Crazy Horse Memorial
- The Alamo
- 9/11 Museum
