What is the best invention in the history of the world?
There are many contenders, all with great claims to have benefitted humanity.
The first contest to decide just which invention is best is
the glitzy iPad vs the humble spoon.
The Spoon
The spoon is one of the oldest inventions in the world. Lord
Nelson, Albert Einstein, Jesus Christ and Ghandi are all believed to have been
regular spoon users.
Spoons come in a variety of different shapes and sizes, from
teaspoons up to ladles. An etiquette has
built up around which spoon to use in different situations. To use a soup spoon
to stir your tea is both silly and a major social faux pas.
Plastics, metal and wood are used for the manufacture of
spoons. This means a well-kept spoon will last you a long time. If you were
fortunate enough to have been with a silver spoon in your mouth, said spoon
will survive long after you have shuffled off this mortal coil.
Spoons are primarily used for eating soups, cereal and ice
cream. They are also used for food preparation and also make great food catapults.
However, their wi-fi capabilities are rubbish. Trying to
play Angry Birds on a spoon is impossible. You can’t even use facebook on a
spoon.
The iPad
The iPad was unleashed on the world in 2010, bridging the
gap between laptop and mobile.
The iPad allowed people to engage with social media, surf
the internet, play games and download apps that make farting noises. Its
smaller size makes the iPad easier to carry around than the cumbersome laptop.
The iPad’s success lead to a wave of imitators with their
own operating systems but the iPad remains at the top of the tablet tree, even
if the branch is starting to sag.
The rate of technological change means Apple has to
constantly evolve its product. This means improving the interface and
functionality. This has the unfortunate side-effect that current iPads will be
increasingly obsolete in future years meaning consumers will need to
replace their iPads, which generally cost £400 upwards. Spoons are considerably
cheaper and will last a lot longer.
The Winner: For its durability and for the way it has
evolved humanity beyond the level of savages, the winner of this contest is:
THE SPOON!
