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Machine gun vs Alarm clock
Which invention? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Machine gun 1884 50% · #242 in the world
- Alarm clock 1787 50% · #245 in the world
What the votes say
The world is split down the middle between Machine gun and Alarm clock: 50% each. Machine gun is #242 of the 300 inventions in the world ranking, and #52 of the 62 from the 19th century. Alarm clock is #245, and #10 of the 11 from the 18th century.
Side by side
| Machine gun | Alarm clock | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #242 | #245 |
| Year | 1884 | 1787 |