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Text messaging vs Electric generator
Which invention? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Text messaging 1992 50% · #136 in the world
- Electric generator 1831 50% · #138 in the world
What the votes say
The world is split down the middle between Text messaging and Electric generator: 50% each. Text messaging is #136 of the 300 inventions in the world ranking, and #53 of the 101 from the 20th century. Electric generator is #138, and #34 of the 62 from the 19th century.
Side by side
| Text messaging | Electric generator | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #136 | #138 |
| Year | 1992 | 1831 |