Nan Haines
Nan Haines voted up Pepper pot's answer

Some of the first mirrors were made out of volcanic glass (obisidan), so without it we may have not have become the vain people we are today.  How would consumerism flourish without self obsession?

Obisidan was also used in weaponry to make macuahuitl swords. It was also used in jewellery as gemstones some types of obsidian … Read more