What is the world’s greatest invention? Before you answer, I said invention, not discovery. There is a big difference. Kind of makes your choices limited.
I would argue that the pickup truck is the greatest invention. Don’t say Ha Ha. Think about it. Without the pickup we couldn’t haul all those other inventions. Sure there might be big trucks and trains, but can you park those in your garage?
Without pickups, we would have no way to bring home building supplies, large appliances, swing sets, and everything you can’t fit into a sub-compact or SUV.
Without pickup trucks, we would have no red necks. Well, not true red necks. Just think of the culture we would have lost. Where else can you carry a half dozen hunting dogs if not in a pickup truck? And, if you should bag some large animal, how you going to get that into the back seat of a smart car? The dogs, all six of them, would have to ride in the front with you.
I’m not sure who invented the pickup. Was it William Durant or Henry Ford. The Durant version came out as a Chevy in 1918 and Ford produced the 1925 Model T Runabout.
Now you can have a "crew cab pickup" so you can haul people and stuff. I have one.
I’m pretty sure pickups are the world’s greatest invention. I am positive it is not television.
PMO
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