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Scissors vs Combine harvester
Which invention? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Scissors c. 1500 BC 50% · #279 in the world
- Combine harvester 1830s 50% · #283 in the world
What the votes say
The world is split down the middle between Scissors and Combine harvester: 50% each. Scissors is #279 of the 300 inventions in the world ranking. Combine harvester is #283, and #58 of the 62 from the 19th century.
Side by side
| Scissors | Combine harvester | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #279 | #283 |
| Year | c. 1500 BC | 1830s |