Greatest achievement of the human race so far?

[Formaldehyde]

It has been my experience that you never know how variations in your own culture may strike some extraterrestrials. I know this from watching My Favorite Martian and Mork And Mindy.

 

[Racsoviale]

how about our species' sexdrive? if they are advanced they would probably be able to have a glance at the internet and see how we have made a very basic human trait one of our biggest industries through the sheer volume of it.

Which cracked clearly shows us with numbers and stuff
http://www.cracked.com/article_17300_6-ways-that-porn-runs-world.html


That or our commitment to killing each other I suppose.

 

[Virote_Considon]

@Racsoviale: If they think sex drive is our greatest achievement, then they must think that rabbits are the most dominant (mammal) species on earth...

 

[RedRalph]

As a one-off event, the moon landing cannot be beaten IMO.

 

[nishant1911]

i thought about starting one such thread with video games in the title.
triumph of the highest humans is fine, but i'll rather choose escapism for the meek

 

[holy king]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/gap-between-rich-and-poor-named-8th-wonder-of-the,18914/

Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The World

PARIS—At a press conference Tuesday, the World Heritage Committee officially recognized the Gap Between Rich and Poor as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," describing the global wealth divide as the "most colossal and enduring of mankind's creations."

"Of all the epic structures the human race has devised, none is more staggering or imposing than the Gap Between Rich and Poor," committee chairman Henri Jean-Baptiste said. "It is a tremendous, millennia-old expanse that fills us with both wonder and humility."

"And thanks to careful maintenance through the ages, this massive relic survives intact, instilling in each new generation a sense of awe," Jean- Baptiste added.

The vast chasm of wealth, which stretches across most of the inhabited world, attracts millions of stunned observers each year, many of whom have found its immensity too overwhelming even to contemplate. By far the largest man-made structure on Earth, it is readily visible from locations as far-flung as Eastern Europe, China, Africa, and Brazil, as well as all 50 U.S. states.

"The original Seven Wonders of the World pale in comparison to this," said World Heritage Committee member Edwin MacAlister, standing in front of a striking photograph of the Gap Between Rich and Poor taken from above Mexico City. "It is an astounding feat of human engineering that eclipses the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Giza, and perhaps even the Great Racial Divide."

According to anthropologists, untold millions of slaves and serfs toiled their whole lives to complete the gap. Records indicate the work likely began around 10,000 years ago, when the world's first landed elites convinced their subjects that construction of such a monument was the will of a divine authority, a belief still widely held today.

Though historians have repeatedly disproved such claims, theories still persist among many that the Gap Between Rich and Poor was built by the Jews.

"When I stare out across its astounding breadth, I'm often moved to tears," said Johannesburg resident Grace Ngubane, 31, whose home is situated on one of the widest sections of the gap. "The scale is staggering—it makes you feel really, really small."

"Insignificant, even," she continued.

While numerous individuals have tried to cross the Gap Between Rich and Poor, evidence suggests that only a small fraction have ever succeeded and many have died in the attempt.

Its official recognition as the Eighth Wonder of the World marks the culmination of a dramatic turnaround from just 50 years ago, when popular movements called for the gap's closure. However, due to a small group of dedicated politicians and industry leaders, vigorous preservation efforts were begun around 1980 to restore—and greatly expand—the age-old structure.

"It's breathtaking," said Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, a longtime champion and benefactor of the rift's conservation. "After all we've been through in recent years, there's no greater privilege than watching it grow bigger and bigger each day. There may be a few naysayers who worry that if it gets any wider, the whole thing will collapse upon itself and take millions of people down with it, but I for one am willing to take that chance."

Added Blankfein, "Besides, something tells me I'd probably make it out okay.

 

[manim]

As a one-off event, the moon landing cannot be beaten IMO.

i dont think moon landing would be very impressive for an alien who is traveling light years to reach us
i think an impressive thing is something that while its not necessary it has a great impact om life like art or religion or nations

 

[Godwynn]

I can't decide between the creation of the United States of America or when that blessed nation reached our only natural satellite.

 

[W|M]

 

[Racsoviale]

@Virote_Considon: I dont think rabbits have made a profitable industry out of their sex drive

 

[W|M]

Not only a profitable industry, but one worth the entire GDP of Morocco!

 

[NickyJ]

The creation of meatballs.

I would have to say it is landing on the moon. But then again, supercomputers, laptops, cell phones, and all that other gadgetry are pretty big accomplishments as well. Using this, I would have to say science.

 

[MobBoss]

As a one-off event, the moon landing cannot be beaten IMO.

What about landing a robot rover on Mars?

But I tend to agree with you. Putting people on the moon isnt going to be beaten. The fact than even unto today no one has been back is testimony to the greatness of that program.

 

[Dachs]

...or its intrinsic pointlessness.

 

[NickyJ]

...or the government being stupid enough to dump the program in the garbage bin.

 

[Kennigit]

Why do people keep saying making a rocket to the moon is hard?


Link to video.

Ezpz if you ask me.

 

[Mad Man]

Gunpowder, Internet, printing press, Animal Domestication, and Sock Puppets.

 

[RedRalph]

What about landing a robot rover on Mars?

But I tend to agree with you. Putting people on the moon isnt going to be beaten. The fact than even unto today no one has been back is testimony to the greatness of that program.

Soviets put a probe into orbit around Neptune, that's better than the Mars thing, but both pale in comparison to the moon landing.

 

[Traitorfish]

After all, where would be without all that precious Moon Gold?

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Soviets put a probe into orbit around Neptune

What are you talking about? I could only find Voyager 2 for my search of Neptunian probes. And said probe is American.