This Might Be The Most Important Thing We’ve Ever Invented

Go to https://ground.news/joescott to get 40% off unlimited access to the news tool I actually trust. It helps you cut through the noise and understand how stories are being reported across the spectrum. There are many things in this world that seem simple but are actually insanely complex and took humanity thousands of years to figure out. Take, for example, the screw. Even though people have been using threaded machines to do work since the ancient Greeks, what we think of as the screw only came into existence in the last couple hundred years. But once it did, it changed everything. Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: https://laughsmarter.com Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM Documentary: https://nebula.tv/oldestnewest Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Follow me at all my places! Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS https://hausoftools.com/blogs/news/who-invented-the-screw-and-how-has-the-screw-evolved?srsltid=AfmBOorbS2zS-znChdN-yUZtV3cLzWrZ9vu9kEUrdr1YgZgye-iL1ZG6 https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-screws-and-screwdrivers-1992422 https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339867/history-of-threaded-screws-small-but-vital-component-of-an-actuator https://ageofrevolutions.com/2019/06/24/the-metric-system-an-enduring-revolutionary-dream/ http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180923-how-france-created-the-metric-system https://www.britannica.com/science/metric-system-measurement https://www.nist.gov/history https://www.standardsportal.org/usa_en/standards_system.aspx https://www.britannica.com/science/match-tinder https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/roman-glass https://www.pilkington.com/en-gb/uk/about/heritage/invention-of-float-glass https://www.cardinalcorp.com/glossary/float-glass/ https://www.history.com/articles/toilet-paper-hygiene-ancient-rome-china https://www.cottonelle.com/en-ca/tips-and-advice/toilet-paper-101/toilet-paper-history TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - History of the Screw 3:04 - Ancient Construction 5:42 - Standardizing Screws 9:54 - Other Examples 13:46 - Sponsor - Ground News