Round of 64 - The Invention/Innovation Tournament (Day One)

Gunpowder shines, Natalie Portman faces The Door Lock, and the world wants to know whats better? A nicely seemed pair of pants or the Gutenberg Bible?

Innovation is a hell of a thing.

It never sleeps. Innovation is how I talk to you. It's why we live in houses and drink beer from cans. It may be a mixed blessing, though, as it's also how a lie flies around the world 36 times before the truth gets its pants on. 

And, of course, it drives long-term investment.

So, we have staged a tourney to determine which innovation has had the greatest impact. Let’s start the 2024 tournament.

Play-in GM 1 - 15 v. 15 - Gunpowder vs. Quantum Computing

Gunpowder wins by a mile.

The outcome of this battle was clear from the start.

Gunpowder, with its centuries-old legacy, emerged easily.

Gunpowder, a game-changer in military technology, significantly altered global dynamics centuries ago. In contrast, while promising, the potential of quantum computing remains largely unrealized in practical applications.

Gunpowder has done what so many short sellers have been unable to do over the last two years: knock out tech stocks.

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