What is the greatest thing that America has given the world.

[-tronski-]

Originally posted by Pei
If that's your idea of what a BBQ is they'd be burning you at the stake (after the appropriate marinade time of course) down here in Sydney.

We may have not invented it, but we bloody rule when it comes to a barbie mate

Aussi aussi aussi oi oi oi!


The USA gave the world:

Starwars (ep IV-VI)
Futurama
Seinfeld
Tom Hanks
Maroon 5
1965 Ford Mustang
Red Hot Chilli Peppers

 Tronsky

[CyranoAH]

I'm with MT.

Daniel

[DREDIOCK]

Hollywood

[Gh0stFT]

Big Mac !

[Jackal1]

Originally posted by -tronski-



The USA gave the world:


1965 Ford Mustang[/i]

 Tronsky

  That`s one I could have done without.

[Arlo]

Hey! Don't go all "Chevy" on us. Besides ... we drove it on the moon, afterall.

[X2Lee]

Originally posted by banana
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Next question? [/B]

Are you gay?

[Boroda]

Originally posted by Chairboy
Television followed by the Internet, then lightbulbs, then motion pictures.

Television was invented by a Russian. Check for "Zvorykin" in your books.

Lightbulbs - indeed invented by Edison. Electric lighting was invented by (surprise!) a Russian. Check for "Yablochkov" and his electric candles.

As for America - I'll say blues music (George Gershwin) and a machine gun. Sorry, Hiram Maxim invented a lightbulb and a flying machine too...

[SirLoin]

The Gong Show.

[NUKE]

The first light bulb:

In 1860, an English physicist and electrician, Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, produced his first experimental light bulb using carbonized paper as a filament. Unfortunately, Swan didn't have a strong enough vacuum or sufficiently powerful batteries and his prototype didn't achieve complete incandescence, so he turned his attentions to other pursuits.
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Fifteen years later, in 1875, Swan returned to consider the problem of the light bulb and, with the aid of a better vacuum and a carbonized thread as a filament (the same material Edison eventually decided upon), he successfully demonstrated a true incandescent bulb in 1878 (a year earlier than Edison). Furthermore, in 1880, Swan gave the world's first large-scale public exhibition of electric lamps at Newcastle, England.

And TV was not invented by a Russian. Television was the result of many different inventers over a period of about 35 years. I didn't feel like googleing it, but I think a German made the first practicle television system.

[Curval]

The United States Dollar.

[Boroda]

Originally posted by NUKE
And TV was not invented by a Russian. Television was the result of many different inventers over a period of about 35 years. I didn't feel like googleing it, but I think a German made the first practicle television system.

LOL you indeed took me seriously

Television, or a scanning line was invented by a Russian, Vladimir Kuzmich Zvorykin.

[RTR]

come on now......tv invented by many different inventors over a period of time?

Why...that's just crazy talk!

TV was invented by Al Gore, as we all should know. Al Gore also invented the United States, the internet, 4 tined forks, potatoes,
spelling bees, honey bees, webonics, condoms, moon walks (both kinds), ding dongs and twinkies, and so many other useful things that I could go on and on and on........and on.

So, the answer to the question: "what did the US give us"?

Why, the answer is very clear:  AL GORE!

He is a pillar of humanity and without him we would all be living in the dark ages. It may interest you to know, that there really was a King Arthur as well. He was a direct descendant of....you guessed it......AL GORE!

So in a way, he even invented Britain.


Humour!  It's what's for breakfast!


RTR

[Saurdaukar]

Leadership by example.

[Boroda]

Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Leadership by example.

Novgorod was a democratic republic 1000 years before the US. And they invented leadership - they invirted a prince to govern them, or, more likely, to lead their military efforts.

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