The Hub Of All Inventions

18. What invention would the world be better off without, and why? (Kalamazoo)


The wheel was a basic invention that led to the invention of many greater things which, in turn, led to the modern lives we live today. "Without the wheel, the world simply wouldn't exist as we know it." (Angela Harris) From tiny watch gears to automobiles, jet engines and computer disk drives, the wheel is the root component. The world would have been better off without this invention because if it weren't for the wheel, we wouldn't be in the environmental crisis we are presently in. If it weren’t for the invention of the wheel, we would probably still be living in beautiful forests with great weather and a controlled population. If it weren’t for the wheel, life would be so much simpler. If it weren’t for all the inventions triggered by the invention of the wheel, there would be no war. No war because people would be few and their demands for land and resources would be less.
The wheel caused machinery that caused pollution. The wheel is the base of industrialization. Industrialization caused higher demands of land, more pollution, more waste, and contaminated rivers. Contaminated rivers affect the biodiversity of an area: animals get displaced and either die out, or move elsewhere. Contaminated rivers affect plant life as well as the health of human beings. Industrialization caused deforestation. Industrialization caused global warming. Global warming is also caused by deforestation, which is the core of all environmental issues. Hence, the wheel is the core of all environmental issues. One could go on and on about how and why the invention of the wheel led to negative effects on the environment. The world would be a better place if the wheel had never been invented. If I had the choice of going back in time, I would go back to a time before the wheel.

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