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Machine gun vs Touchscreen
Which invention? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Machine gun 1884 50% · #242 in the world
- Touchscreen 1965 50% · #244 in the world
What the votes say
The world is split down the middle between Machine gun and Touchscreen: 50% each. Machine gun is #242 of the 300 inventions in the world ranking, and #52 of the 62 from the 19th century. Touchscreen is #244, and #87 of the 101 from the 20th century.
Side by side
| Machine gun | Touchscreen | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #242 | #244 |
| Year | 1884 | 1965 |