Comment Comment by croddin Top 10 by total descendants (direct + indirect)1: Control of fire — 5852: Charcoal — 4443: Iron — 4224: Iron smelting and wrought iron — 4195: Ceramic — 4046: Pottery — 4027: Induction coil — 3898: Raft — 3659: Boat — 36310: Alcohol fermentation — 353Top 10 by total ancestors (direct + indirect)1: Robotaxi — 2532: Moon landing — 2423: Space telescope — 2384: Lidar — 2365: Satellite television — 2316: Space station — 2287: Stealth aircraft — 2288: Reusable spacecraft — 2249: Satellite navigation system — 22410: Communications satellite — 224 parent croddin 1 year ago
1: Control of fire — 585
2: Charcoal — 444
3: Iron — 422
4: Iron smelting and wrought iron — 419
5: Ceramic — 404
6: Pottery — 402
7: Induction coil — 389
8: Raft — 365
9: Boat — 363
10: Alcohol fermentation — 353
Top 10 by total ancestors (direct + indirect)
1: Robotaxi — 253
2: Moon landing — 242
3: Space telescope — 238
4: Lidar — 236
5: Satellite television — 231
6: Space station — 228
7: Stealth aircraft — 228
8: Reusable spacecraft — 224
9: Satellite navigation system — 224
10: Communications satellite — 224