Throughout time there have been many inventions that have helped mankind survive the tough conditions of nature. From the invention of fire to the invention of electricity, man has had to find alternative ways to keep warm. Then the invention of the wheel was huge. Now man was able to travel from one place to another without exhausting extra energy. Ah, life was good.

After a while though, these inventions were taken for granted. They still were important, but man wanted more. He never was satisfied with what he had. He wanted the easy life.

Listed below is a collection of the top five marvels of modern man. Of course, electricity and the automobile are huge inventions, but for this list you have to dig deeper. Get below the surface and truly find the inventions that modern man could not live without.

I have ranked what I think the top five inventions are. They are listed in order or importance, with No. 5 being least important and No. 1 as the most important invention today.

5. Remote control – What a wonderful invention this is. Now man can not only watch any television show that he wants, he doesn’t have to leave his seat to change the channel. This, I tell you, was a huge step in the physique of modern man.

4. Chip-Clips – You go to the store and buy a bag of potato chips. After you get home you stuff your face full until you can’t eat anymore. You notice that the bag is all but half gone. What are you going to do? Ah, this invention comes in. It allows you to eat the chips at a later date without sacrificing the quality of them. It also allows you to have multiple varieties of different brands and flavors all on-hand at your disposal.

3. Toothpicks – Without this invention, men all over the world would be placed in embarrassing moments without any chance of recovery. Say you eat corn on the cob. You get done and this pretty lady walks up to you and initiates a conversation. Things go well and you get her number. After a few dates you end up going steady with her. Thank you, Mr. Toothpick. Without him, you would have had some corn stuck in your teeth and she would not have even given you the time of day.

2. Duct tape – Is there really anything duct tape can’t be used for? It can do anything, and it does it so well. Your car window broke? No problem for this invention. Just throw some of this wonder product on the glass with a plastic bag and you will be back cruising around in style without a worry in the world.

1. Cozies – Let’s all get serious here. You are participating in a backyard barbecue with some of your friends enjoying a cool, refreshing beverage. The sun is beating down on you and you are working up a sweat. Imagine what is happening to your cool beverage. Not so cool anymore, huh? That is where the best invention, the cozy, fits in. It wraps around the beverage keeping it nice and cool as well as your keeping your hand nice and normal. How else would summer barbecues or fall tailgating gatherings be accomplished?

I hope that this list gets you thinking about more inventions that could benefit modern man. Who knows, maybe you could end up on my list of the greatest inventions.