What Historical Accomplishment Would You Take Credit For?

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The thread explores a hypothetical scenario where participants consider which historical accomplishment they would take credit for, ranging from inventions and discoveries to cultural phenomena. The discussion includes a variety of responses that reflect personal preferences and humorous takes on significant achievements throughout history.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest taking credit for foundational inventions like the wheel, fire, or the Big Bang.
  • Others humorously propose credit for more modern or cultural achievements, such as sliced bread, condoms, or fingerless gloves.
  • A few participants mention significant theoretical contributions, like the unified theory of everything or the fine structure constant.
  • There are playful claims regarding the female orgasm, with participants attributing its existence to themselves in a humorous context.
  • One participant expresses a desire to take credit for starting the Physics Forums community.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally do not agree on a single historical accomplishment to take credit for, as the responses vary widely and reflect personal humor and creativity rather than a consensus.

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The discussion is informal and speculative, with no serious claims or established facts presented. The nature of the question invites a wide range of interpretations and responses.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in lighthearted discussions about historical achievements or those looking for a humorous take on significant inventions and discoveries may find this thread engaging.

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If you had to take the credit for one thing in all of (past) history, what would you take the credit for? Guy who invented solid state transistor? E=mc2? The cotton gin? Printing books? Nothing because you're "moral"ly?
 
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Very strange quetion. What do you mean "had" to take the credit. Someone is forcing you to take responsibility for some breakthrough or innovation? That's a weird notion.
 
the wheel.
 
... and fire (it's "intellectual property")
 
The Big Bang.
 
...toast...
 
sliced bread
 
Starting PF. :biggrin:


(Saw that coming...)
 
Condoms, or mini skirts.
 
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Chaconne and well-tempered clavier
 
  • #11
Hmmm, take credit for one thing,

Then i take credit for the big-bang!
 
  • #12
zanazzi78 said:
Then i take credit for the big-bang!
Oh no you don't! Interloper!
 
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Danger said:
Oh no you don't! Interloper!

Oops reading all the thread really is a good idea :blushing:

[take 2]i take credit for ... setting the fine structure constant[/take2]

Danger, you may have created the universe but without me ... meaningless soup!
 
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I take credit for TOE but it is a secret, i will publish when it is tested.
 
  • #15
I take the credit for the unified theory of everything...and I am going to publish it within two years (once I can get all the maths...). Seriously. :biggrin:
 
  • #16
Fingerless gloves.
 
  • #17
zanazzi78 said:
Danger, you may have created the universe but without me ... meaningless soup!
That works for me. I'm not much of a 'details' guy.
 
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female orgasm... entirely my doing. god was like "but its not necessary," and i was all "no freaking way... we have to bleed once a month, give birth to babies, and we don't get to shoot stuff when we're having a good time... but we're going to orgasm dammit." true story.
 
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Gale17 said:
female orgasm... entirely my doing. god was like "but its not necessary," and i was all "no freaking way... we have to bleed once a month, give birth to babies, and we don't get to shoot stuff when we're having a good time... but we're going to orgasm dammit." true story.

But you forgot to remove the selfish gene from men :wink:
 
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zanazzi78 said:
But you forgot to remove the selfish gene from men :wink:

Hah... ya... what was i thinking?!? actually, given a second chance... i can think of quite a few changes i'd make for men...
 
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Gale17 said:
Hah... ya... what was i thinking?!? actually, given a second chance... i can think of quite a few changes i'd make for men...

I`m interested to know what sort of changes, anatomical or mental?
 
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Gale17 said:
female orgasm... entirely my doing.
But I cause them. :wink: :cool:
 
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PF, then I'd be an admin
 

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