[oddjob]

I've got an idea. Let's take a cheap and stable bicycle and turn it sideways, rotate the wheels 90 degrees to remove all stability, add some motors and battery and electronics to make it unaffordable, and change the world? As an added bonus, it's now so wide that it's a hazard to everyone. It was a non starter from the get go. I have no problem with it's #1 ranking.

The tens of millions of people that died of malaria as a result of banning cheap and effective DDT aren't here to argue with its inclusion in the list.

The change from R12 to R134A (part of the CFC eco-scare) is very debatable too. We still have training wheels on when it comes to understanding global climate, and contrary to some blowhards opinions, it's not "settled science". Objectively, the change from R12 to R134A accomplished very little to nothing at huge cost. If that were the reason for it's inclusion in the list, I'd agree.

No love for the Pontiac Aztec? It's shrunken clone, the Toyota Prius, is doing quite well. The Ford Edsel would have been a better automotive choice, but maybe the list authors aren't old enough to remember that ugly duckling.