Most Important Individual(s) in History

[coram_boy]

tectonic action occurs mostly along plate boundaries, yes. But the cause of tectonic activity is due to interactions between plates, not volcanic eruptions

[Avlana Kiarunto]

tectonic action occurs mostly along plate boundaries, yes. But the cause of tectonic activity is due to interactions between plates, not volcanic eruptions

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[johnobrow]

Hot spots aren't caused by tectonic activity.

[Avlana Kiarunto]

Hot spots aren't caused by tectonic activity.

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[Alex Green24]

harold hardrada because without him, the saxons would have beaten the french and we would never be where we are today.

I raged so hard!
Harold Godwinson had the men and the means to defeat William with ease. He just didn't bring them with him. He didn't even need to fight William to retain his reign. William had a lack of supplies (being an invading army) and his army would have collapsed had Harold waited a month or so. Rather, William's sacking of Sussex, Harold’s own province, forced Harold to charge south unprepared and Harold still almost won the battle. Not to mention that had it not been for bad winds William would have landed first, or the matter that Morcar and Edwin really should have put forth a better defence against Hardrada in the first place (they were the most powerful men in England behind Harold at the time).
Hardrada was one of the greatest Viking kings ever, his men fought from Ireland to the Middle East and you want him remembered for his most forgettable battle. Blasphemy.

blasphemy- calm down mate, i said his influence was important. and no, he was not the greatest leader ever but without him, the world would be a very different place

[Alex Green24]

on the topic of plate boundaries, a subduction boundary is likely to cause a more "violent" volcanic eruption or earthquake

[johnobrow]

Cool story brah.

[Andalas]

harold hardrada because without him, the saxons would have beaten the french and we would never be where we are today.

I raged so hard!
Harold Godwinson had the men and the means to defeat William with ease. He just didn't bring them with him. He didn't even need to fight William to retain his reign. William had a lack of supplies (being an invading army) and his army would have collapsed had Harold waited a month or so. Rather, William's sacking of Sussex, Harold’s own province, forced Harold to charge south unprepared and Harold still almost won the battle. Not to mention that had it not been for bad winds William would have landed first, or the matter that Morcar and Edwin really should have put forth a better defence against Hardrada in the first place (they were the most powerful men in England behind Harold at the time).
Hardrada was one of the greatest Viking kings ever, his men fought from Ireland to the Middle East and you want him remembered for his most forgettable battle. Blasphemy.

blasphemy- calm down mate, i said his influence was important. and no, he was not the greatest leader ever but without him, the world would be a very different place

I was being slightly (only slightly ) sarcastic.
However, Hardrada was King of a dying race and though he fought across the known world it's hard to see the world changing that much without his participation, especially his participation in that one event.
As I said before in this thread, Harold Godwinson was a forward thinking King and though he lacked the willing/need of William he might well have brought the British forwards on his own terms. Not to mention that the British Isles were a rather rich kingdom at the time.
Advancement happens. The rest of the world caught up with British industrialisation pretty fast, I'm sure the British would have done the same if put on the back foot.

[Andalas]

Hot spots aren't caused by tectonic activity.

Hotspots=massive pockets of magma. Magma= melted rocks/melted crust. Ergo, hotspots are caused by tectonic activity (crappy argument= because I'm about to pass out).

Equally they could be parts of hell ... not that I would know... or vacation at them.

[Asher Di Immortales]

Hot spots aren't caused by tectonic activity.

Hotspots=massive pockets of magma. Magma= melted rocks/melted crust. Ergo, hotspots are caused by tectonic activity (crappy argument= because I'm about to pass out).

Equally they could be parts of hell ... not that I would know... or vacation at them.

Tectonic activity refers to the movement of the earth's plates caused by currents in the mantle, not the build-up of magma.

[johnobrow]

Andalas I'll say it again, hot spots are not caused by tectonic activity.

[Andalas]

Andalas I'll say it again, hot spots are not caused by tectonic activity.

But what if...

(I really need to throw up.)

[Blandman]

The person who invented the wheel, or the person who first used fire, or the first person to walk on two-legs. I think it's a close contest between those three guys. I shall lovingly refer to them as Tom, Dick and Harry.

[jack west jr]

The person who invented the wheel, or the person who first used fire, or the first person to walk on two-legs. I think it's a close contest between those three guys. I shall lovingly refer to them as Tom, Dick and Harry.

1they didnt invent it they just found a round rock
2They didnt use it they just had their butt go on fire
3that was an ape

[Blandman]

1. Their discovery still changed the course of history, and still has an effect today.

2. Having your rear-end catch on fire and actually using that fire for something useful are two different things. The use of it is the important part.

3. That was a Homo habilis actually, not an ape.

So nerr nerr.

[Andalas]

The person who invented the wheel, or the person who first used fire, or the first person to walk on two-legs. I think it's a close contest between those three guys. I shall lovingly refer to them as Tom, Dick and Harry.

1they didnt invent it they just found a round rock
2They didnt use it they just had their butt go on fire
3that was an ape

I think he meant the first person who utilised the idea of a rolling rock to its full extent (or even the first person who invented a practical wheel). I'm pretty sure cavemen did use fire, otherwise they were just warming each other with their flaming arses. Yes that was an ape (what are we considering as an 'individual' in this question though?).
I would suggest that the first person who cultivated crops was rather important. Following that point people where able to settle in one position instead of following their food around the world. It marks the beginning of society and every advancement since. Pretty important.

[Andalas]

3. That was a Homo habilis actually, not an ape.

Isn't that still classified as an ape (monkey? I don't know the difference in classification).

[SteelAnvil]

We are apes.

[Blandman]

I would suggest that the first person who cultivated crops was rather important

Bah, he'd be nowhere without Tom, discoverer/inventor of the wheel! And, I have no idea about the Homo habilis. I just totally Wiki'd it to make me look smart. I know next to nothing about anything before Homo erectus.

[Andalas]

I would suggest that the first person who cultivated crops was rather important

Bah, he'd be nowhere without Tom, discoverer/inventor of the wheel! And, I have no idea about the Homo habilis. I just totally Wiki'd it to make me look smart. I know next to nothing about anything before Homo erectus.

Same. If anyone reading this thread would like to enlighten us (in a brief, informative and entertaining manner), feel free. I have hundreds of books on these things I just can't be arsed to search through them for the relevant parts (I just can't be arsed).