what is the worst invention ever created and why?

Question

-in your opinion.

Answer 1

Probably the automobile- killed more people than anything else.
It's an outstanding question- deserves an outstanding answer.
I dont know if there is one singular invention that qualifies, but
in all seriousness, if I had to give one answer, it would be the
hydrogen bomb. Has no other purpose than to kill zillions, wipe
out the entire human race. It is not a "useful" invention in the
sense of harnessing its' energy or anything like that- its just THE
one most destructive thing ever created/invented, no?

Answer 2

I will take a crack at this... It would have to be something that actually has no redeeming value, and actually had a negative impact on what it was trying to solve, and it should represent an enormous investment in time and energy...

Several things come to mind, the Maginot Line in WW II that gave France such a false sense of security, the dam on the Nile that has virtually ruined Egypt's economy and ecosystem, the irrigation of the Babylonians that accumulated salt in the soil over centuries and destroyed their soil...

However I think I will go with video game versions of Golf, anyone so lazy that they cannot get up and golf for real does not need to have the temptation of a game that gives the illusion while sitting on their sofa.

Answer 3

Justin Bieber Dolls are the worst invention ever created. BQ: The INTERNET is the best invention ever created.

Answer 4

I don't think there are any bad inventions. There are only useful and not so useful inventions.

The good and the bad comes from the way people choose to use inventions. And any invention can be really bad and really good depending on how people choose to use it.

For example, a butcher's knife is a pretty good invention for cutting meat. But in the hands of a criminal who uses it to murder people, it is a very bad invention.

The badness and the goodness comes not from the inventions but from the choices people make about how to use them.

Answer 5

Human consciousness.
All of the ills on the planet are the result (either directly or indirectly) of a bunch of hairless, tail-less monkeys that managed to save up enough food to be able to sit around "thinking" for a while.
The end result of that simian cogitation was murder, war, mayhem, jealousy, rage, suspicion, envy, and all the other wonderful traits we possess, multiplied by the amazingly opposeable thumb that gives us the power to beat our neighbor's skulls with the thigh bone of an aurox into the consistency of lumpy tomato soup.
Yep, "thought" was/is pretty much of a bad idea.

Answer 6

i imagine the worst inventions ever created have fallen to the wayside of time, there are inventions so inane that you would get a headache if you knew they existed.

Answer 7

The Clapper

Answer 8

Islam

Answer 9

In my opinion, the "pea knife" invented by Thomas Edison is completely useless. Peas are already tiny!

Answer 10

Flavoured condoms...heard from women how they taste like rubber no matter how well you try to cover up the taste, you're probably better off using nothing!