Human beings have a gift for deadly inventions. They enjoy hurting
themselves like no other species on Earth and over the years, they
refined this “art”. The desire to be stronger than others, to be
“prepared” and to have means of protection made us self destructive,
dangerous for the environment and for our own species. In my opinion,
evolution is not possible if all we do is constantly fearing each other,
and threatening one another. Here are some of the deadly inventions we
need to get rid of first, if we want to take civilization one step
further:
1. The Atomic Bomb
The invention of the atomic bomb was the achievement of Robert
Openheimer. This bomb is the deadliest invented do far, but governments
are always looking for more efficient ways to kill. The atomic bomb was
used during the World War II and it caused the death of 66,000, in
Hiroshima only…
2. TNT
The trinitrotoluene was one of the most sensational, yet deadly
inventions out there. It was the achievement of Joseph Wilbrand, a
German Physicist who had no idea that he created a weapon that would
change the face of the world. In 1902 German soldiers tried to use it,
but what was considered an yellow painting and nothing more, turned out
to be an explosive substance.
3. Freon
Here is another discovery that proved deadly in ways nobody was
expecting (or trying to prevent, actually), even though the owner had
peaceful ideas. Freon was discovered by Thomas Midgeley, who was working
for General Motors at that time (1930). Today, even if we know that
freon is responsible for the destruction of the ozone layer, we continue
to use it within the household.
4. Dirty Bombs
Dirty bombs are more complex weapons, because they are charged with
explosives and radioactive material. Their purpose is not necessarily
that of killing as many people as possible, but rather that of creating
panic among the residents. Moreover, they are sure to cause awful
diseases and death.
5. The guillotine
Why would someone invent a deadly machine such as this one? The famous guillotine was created at the end of the 18th
century and was used up to the moment when France abolished the death
penalty, in 1981. Intended as a “humane” method of execution (how could
executions ever be humane?) it was actually one of the most hatred
instruments in the world.
6. The land mines
These explosives are among the most vicious and deadly inventions in
history. Not only that they are deadly, but they cause death of
civilians, sometimes even many years after the war or the conflict that
required the use of these mines. They are so dangerous because they are
buried in the ground and anyone –even a small child- could step on one
of them.
7. Sarin Gas
The proverb “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” is very
accurate in this case as well. Dr. Gerhard Schrader had the noblest
intentions when working with this substance: he was trying to diminish
the famine in the world by creating insecticides, when he obtained Sarin
gas instead. Sarin is listed among the weapons of mass destruction and
is the carrier of a horrible death, with the victim losing control of
his body and experiencing horrible symptoms that start with a runny
nose, continue with nausea and breathing problems, twitching and jerking
and finish with coma and death.
8. DDT
DDT was also used as a pesticide in the beginning. Synthesized for
the first time in 1874, this substance is now known to severely damage
the environment and to cause cancer in humans. Here are 2 great reasons
for its interdiction, which occurred some decades ago. Sadly, there are
some countries where DDT is used even now.
9. The automatic rifle
This is one of the deadliest inventions of all time, not only because
it is automatic (self-loading) but also because it is used not by the
army (good guys) but also by gangs, all over the world. The AK-47,
M16A1 and M-14 are some of the proud inheritors of the automatic rifle
created by Manuel Mondragon, a Mexican general, in1 887.
10. Agent Orange
The substance with such a positive name is actually one of the deadly
inventions of our world. It was the badly inspired idea(though the US
army might consider it a great discovery) of Arthur Galstone, a farmer
who wanted nothing else than develop a hormone fertilizer by spraying
his crops but the Agent Orange proved to be much more than Galstone
imagined. Thus, it was given to the army and was unfortunately used in
order o kill thousands during the Vietnam War.
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