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Offline midnight Target

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More American Inventions:
« Reply #45 on: August 20, 2002, 10:09:23 PM »
THE AIRPLANE
In 1858 Ezra J. Warner of Waterbury, Connecticut, patented the first can opener.
Blue Jeans - Levi Strauss
The Frisbee - Now where would we be without THAT???
Susan Hibbard's patent of the feather duster in 1876
The Gas Mask - 1912
Blood Banks and Transfusion Methods
The Lightning Rod - Ben Franklin
The Submarine - 1776 (Turtle)
The Coffee Pot (with sieve for grounds) 1806
The electro-magnetic motor - 1830
The Revolver - Colt
Anesthesia (ether)
Vulcanized Rubber
Oil Well
Repeating Rifle
Roller Skates
Barbed Wire
Typewriter
Peep Show - Edison 1891
Zipper
Air Conditioning
Hydrofoil - Al Bell Again
The Liquid Fueled Rocket  - Goddard
Television - Philo Farnsworth 1927
Radio Astronomy - 1931
Nylon
Atomic Pile
Atomic Bomb
Polaroid Camera
Electric Guitar
1st Commercial computer - UNIVAC1
Nuclear Submarine
Laser
Video Game - Pong 1972

Ain't we sumthin?
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Offline Vulcan

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« Reply #46 on: August 20, 2002, 10:12:18 PM »
Airplane huh ;)

http://canterbury.fare.co.nz/new-zealand/invention/invention-first-flight.htm

First Powered Flight
"Although born a farmer, Richard Pearse's real interest was engineering. Remote in South Canterbury and cut off from the rest of the world and its technology, he built an aircraft in his farm workshop that flew. Before the famous Wright Brothers!

In 1899, Richard Pearse at the age of 22, was already building the all important engine that would make it all happen. Fitted with two cylinders, double acting pistons and stuffing box seals around the connecting rods (as per steam engine) it fired both sides of the pistons at both ends of the stroke, effectively making a four cylindar engine in the space of a twin.

After many disappointments and crashes, he was soon achieving powered takeoff flights of up to 50 metres. His first successful flight on 31 march 1903 predates the Wright Brothers flight by over eight months."
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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #47 on: August 20, 2002, 10:21:52 PM »
Well Vulcan... IF this is true, it happened in the Southern Hemisphere Where up is down. So Pearse actually flew a controlled crash. Sorry mate.
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Offline Swoop

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« Reply #48 on: August 20, 2002, 10:23:44 PM »
Heh, this is cool.  A major thread from a one line starter.  And no-one's sworn at anyone yet!


:D


I love fishing early in the morning!


P.S.  No ya didnt invent the fishing rod.
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Offline Vulcan

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« Reply #49 on: August 20, 2002, 10:58:11 PM »
Oh comon Midnight, given the size of the USA is that all?

New Zealand Inventions (other than the airplane):

- The self-sealing lid
- The stamp vending machine
- The wide-toothed shearing comb
- The bobby pin
- Velcro
- The electric fence
- Luggage carousels
- The jet boat
- Pavlova
- bungee jumping (well we took it a step further than wrapping vines round your ankles)

Then theres:
- NZ contains more bookstores and golf courses per capita than any other country.  
- NZ has more sheep per capita than any other country in the world. In 1997, the sheep numbered about 47.4 million.  
- New Zealand is the first country in the world to see the sunrise.  
- New Zealand boasts the most southerly railway station, vineyard, pub and country capital (Wellington) in the world.
- NZ's largest city, Auckland, hosts more boats per capita than any other city in the world.
- NZ's capital, Wellington, boasts more restaurants per capita than even New York City.
- NZ is the most wired (with access to the internet) nation on the face of the earth. Wellington, in particular, ranks number 1 as the most wired city in the world on per capita basis.
- New Zealand has the second highest rate of car ownership in the world on a per capita basis
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Offline Hangtime

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« Reply #50 on: August 20, 2002, 11:08:06 PM »
and americans invented

sex in an elevator
latex condoms
penecillin
pin up girls
zods sex wax and the skeg
the conversion van
the mile high club
nylons
mae west (all types)

..and baseball.

the british invented

cricket
and their pals up country invented golf.

unforgiveable.

« Last Edit: August 20, 2002, 11:10:58 PM by Hangtime »
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Offline Thrawn

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« Reply #51 on: August 20, 2002, 11:40:03 PM »
Penecillian?  

Alexander Fleming was also a Scot.

Scots invented a bunch of stuff.

I wish you Yanks would stop stealing inventing rights from every one else.  You guys should be proud of your own inventing accomplishments...like nukes, and spam.
« Last Edit: August 20, 2002, 11:42:52 PM by Thrawn »
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Offline -tronski-

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« Reply #52 on: August 21, 2002, 12:11:53 AM »
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Originally posted by Vulcan
Oh comon Midnight, given the size of the USA is that all?

New Zealand Inventions (other than the airplane):

- The self-sealing lid
- The stamp vending machine
- The wide-toothed shearing comb
- The bobby pin
- Velcro
- The electric fence
- Luggage carousels
- The jet boat
- Pavlova
- bungee jumping (well we took it a step further than wrapping vines round your ankles)

Then theres:
- NZ contains more bookstores and golf courses per capita than any other country.  
- NZ has more sheep per capita than any other country in the world. In 1997, the sheep numbered about 47.4 million.  
- New Zealand is the first country in the world to see the sunrise.  
- New Zealand boasts the most southerly railway station, vineyard, pub and country capital (Wellington) in the world.
- NZ's largest city, Auckland, hosts more boats per capita than any other city in the world.
- NZ's capital, Wellington, boasts more restaurants per capita than even New York City.
- NZ is the most wired (with access to the internet) nation on the face of the earth. Wellington, in particular, ranks number 1 as the most wired city in the world on per capita basis.
- New Zealand has the second highest rate of car ownership in the world on a per capita basis


A kiwi split the atom too....


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In 1858 Ezra J. Warner of Waterbury, Connecticut, patented the first can opener....The Lightning Rod - Ben Franklin
The Submarine - 1776 (Turtle)
The Coffee Pot (with sieve for grounds) 1806
The electro-magnetic motor - 1830
The Revolver - Colt  


 You forgot Oprah +Dr Phil, Jerry Springer and the WWF  Midnight! :D  
 

Tronsky
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Offline Elfenwolf

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« Reply #53 on: August 22, 2002, 09:07:53 AM »
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Originally posted by Swoop
Heh, this is cool.  A major thread from a one line starter.  And no-one's sworn at anyone yet!


:D


I love fishing early in the morning!


P.S.  No ya didnt invent the fishing rod.


Go to  Hell, Swoop!!!:D
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Offline Kieran

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« Reply #54 on: August 22, 2002, 11:09:43 AM »
Yeah Tronski, but you gave us "Simon".:cool:
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Offline rogwar

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Re: American Inventions:
« Reply #55 on: August 22, 2002, 12:56:15 PM »
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Light Bulb
Telephone
Morse Code Telegraph
Artificial Heart
Peanut Butter
The desktop computer - Altair
Sewing Machine
Mass Production with interchangable parts - Eli Whitney
AIRPLANE!
phonograph
Film projector


:D


Live from Rio at an internet cafe ;)

Don't forget light beer as well :D
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Offline loser

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The British have force fields, Yanks are behind as usual.
« Reply #56 on: August 22, 2002, 01:24:08 PM »
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War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength, George Orwell


and in what year was that? :D :D :D
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