I had an interesting thought today while using the stairs in my parents home to go down to the basement. Who invented them? How did they come up with the idea? Stairs are up there with the wheel in terms of simple inventions that are damn awesome. I imagined if I were going to build something to go up or down I'd make a ramp. And to save space I'd make a steep ramp. My ramp would be dangerous. But because of how dangerous it would be people would sit down and go down the ramp which would cause them to slide. And to make it more efficient I'd use polished wood and it would be fun. Except when you have to go up but for that I added a rope to the side of the ramp that you can use for support. I think this design would also be better for moving heavy furniture.
Goodnight.
