AyKay47 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I find it offensive too. I mean in Transformers, it was not Japan who found them, it was the United States. So Transformers should be considered American. How rude. Yeah, and StarCraft wasn't founded in Korea either! like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterACE14 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Australia doesn't make the list? We invented the boomerang! makes hunting so much easier while riding our kangaroos. Didn't you guys invent the rotary washing line too? Where would we be without those, eh? That we did, but I think our contributions to medicine are probably the most significant. - Penicillin - Bionic Ear - Aspro - Spray on Skin - Zinc Cream - Ultrasound - Latex Gloves - Flu Vaccine - Night and Day contact lenses - Heart Pacemaker - Anthrax Vaccine to name a few, and we pioneered microsurgery. Some of other inventions/discoveries/innovations include... - Combine Harvester - The Sarich Engine - Wave Piercing Catamaran - Differential Gears - The 'Ute' (which is different to the 'pickup truck' developed in the USA) - Black Box Flight Recorder - Variable Ratio Rack and Pinion Steering - Hyshot Scramjet Engine - Electric Drill - Two Stroke Lawn Mower - Notepad - Telephane (yes Telephane, not Telephone) - Garage Roller Door - Salt Water Chlorination of Swimming Pools - Pre-paid Postage - Xerox Photocopying - Polymer Bank Notes - Blast Glass - Refrigeration - Vegemite (controversial topic as of late since the iSnack 2.0 incident) - Wine Cask - CETO Wave Energy System - Calyx Drill - Uniloc Software Protection (which after Microsoft copied, lost approx half a billion for stealing the technology) - Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 - Samba Software - Google Maps (developed by a couple of Danish-Australian brothers in Sydney, believe it or not) - Feature Films (The Story of the Kelly Gang, 1906, ran for more than an hour) - The Australian Crawl - Race Cam - Speedo Swimwear - The Mills Cross - Gene Shears - SILEX - Synroc - The Stobie Pole we all invented our own language individually, with the exceptions of USA and Australia which stole ours. lol I can't speak for the USA, but we improved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyKay47 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 The solution to this debate isn't to ask a bunch of people who have the potential to be biased and uninformed. If anything, the poll will represent the biggest misconception or popular opinion. You should do some research. I have done research, almost everywhere I looked it is based on opinion. classic..lol.. and somewhat true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-H Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Australia doesn't make the list? We invented the boomerang! makes hunting so much easier while riding our kangaroos. Didn't you guys invent the rotary washing line too? Where would we be without those, eh? That we did, but I think our contributions to medicine are probably the most significant. - Penicillin - Bionic Ear - Aspro - Spray on Skin - Zinc Cream - Ultrasound - Latex Gloves - Flu Vaccine - Night and Day contact lenses - Heart Pacemaker - Anthrax Vaccine to name a few, and we pioneered microsurgery. Some of other inventions/discoveries/innovations include... - Combine Harvester - The Sarich Engine - Wave Piercing Catamaran - Differential Gears - The 'Ute' (which is different to the 'pickup truck' developed in the USA) - Black Box Flight Recorder - Variable Ratio Rack and Pinion Steering - Hyshot Scramjet Engine - Electric Drill - Two Stroke Lawn Mower - Notepad - Telephane (yes Telephane, not Telephone) - Garage Roller Door - Salt Water Chlorination of Swimming Pools - Pre-paid Postage - Xerox Photocopying - Polymer Bank Notes - Blast Glass - Refrigeration - Vegemite (controversial topic as of late since the iSnack 2.0 incident) - Wine Cask - CETO Wave Energy System - Calyx Drill - Uniloc Software Protection (which after Microsoft copied, lost approx half a billion for stealing the technology) - Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 - Samba Software - Google Maps (developed by a couple of Danish-Australian brothers in Sydney, believe it or not) - Feature Films (The Story of the Kelly Gang, 1906, ran for more than an hour) - The Australian Crawl - Race Cam - Speedo Swimwear - The Mills Cross - Gene Shears - SILEX - Synroc - The Stobie Pole we all invented our own language individually, with the exceptions of USA and Australia which stole ours. lol I can't speak for the USA, but we improved it Well I'm rooting for you, oh wait, that means something else in Aus lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterACE14 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Well I'm rooting for you, oh wait, that means something else in Aus lol LOL! nice haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 That we did, but I think our contributions to medicine are probably the most significant. And barbecues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterACE14 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 That we did, but I think our contributions to medicine are probably the most significant. And barbecues can't forget the BBQ's! Shrimp on the barbie, all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Australia doesn't make the list? We invented the boomerang! makes hunting so much easier while riding our kangaroos. Didn't you guys invent the rotary washing line too? Where would we be without those, eh? That we did, but I think our contributions to medicine are probably the most significant. - Penicillin - Bionic Ear - Aspro - Spray on Skin - Zinc Cream - Ultrasound - Latex Gloves - Flu Vaccine - Night and Day contact lenses - Heart Pacemaker - Anthrax Vaccine to name a few, and we pioneered microsurgery. Some of other inventions/discoveries/innovations include... - Combine Harvester - The Sarich Engine - Wave Piercing Catamaran - Differential Gears - The 'Ute' (which is different to the 'pickup truck' developed in the USA) - Black Box Flight Recorder - Variable Ratio Rack and Pinion Steering - Hyshot Scramjet Engine - Electric Drill - Two Stroke Lawn Mower - Notepad - Telephane (yes Telephane, not Telephone) - Garage Roller Door - Salt Water Chlorination of Swimming Pools - Pre-paid Postage - Xerox Photocopying - Polymer Bank Notes - Blast Glass - Refrigeration - Vegemite (controversial topic as of late since the iSnack 2.0 incident) - Wine Cask - CETO Wave Energy System - Calyx Drill - Uniloc Software Protection (which after Microsoft copied, lost approx half a billion for stealing the technology) - Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 - Samba Software - Google Maps (developed by a couple of Danish-Australian brothers in Sydney, believe it or not) - Feature Films (The Story of the Kelly Gang, 1906, ran for more than an hour) - The Australian Crawl - Race Cam - Speedo Swimwear - The Mills Cross - Gene Shears - SILEX - Synroc - The Stobie Pole we all invented our own language individually, with the exceptions of USA and Australia which stole ours. lol I can't speak for the USA, but we improved it Well I'm rooting for you, oh wait, that means something else in Aus lol Yes lets keep quoting full posts instead of trimming them, I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Australia doesn't make the list? We invented the boomerang! makes hunting so much easier while riding our kangaroos. Didn't you guys invent the rotary washing line too? Where would we be without those, eh? That we did, but I think our contributions to medicine are probably the most significant. - Penicillin - Bionic Ear - Aspro - Spray on Skin - Zinc Cream - Ultrasound - Latex Gloves - Flu Vaccine - Night and Day contact lenses - Heart Pacemaker - Anthrax Vaccine to name a few, and we pioneered microsurgery. Some of other inventions/discoveries/innovations include... - Combine Harvester - The Sarich Engine - Wave Piercing Catamaran - Differential Gears - The 'Ute' (which is different to the 'pickup truck' developed in the USA) - Black Box Flight Recorder - Variable Ratio Rack and Pinion Steering - Hyshot Scramjet Engine - Electric Drill - Two Stroke Lawn Mower - Notepad - Telephane (yes Telephane, not Telephone) - Garage Roller Door - Salt Water Chlorination of Swimming Pools - Pre-paid Postage - Xerox Photocopying - Polymer Bank Notes - Blast Glass - Refrigeration - Vegemite (controversial topic as of late since the iSnack 2.0 incident) - Wine Cask - CETO Wave Energy System - Calyx Drill - Uniloc Software Protection (which after Microsoft copied, lost approx half a billion for stealing the technology) - Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 - Samba Software - Google Maps (developed by a couple of Danish-Australian brothers in Sydney, believe it or not) - Feature Films (The Story of the Kelly Gang, 1906, ran for more than an hour) - The Australian Crawl - Race Cam - Speedo Swimwear - The Mills Cross - Gene Shears - SILEX - Synroc - The Stobie Pole we all invented our own language individually, with the exceptions of USA and Australia which stole ours. lol I can't speak for the USA, but we improved it Well I'm rooting for you, oh wait, that means something else in Aus lol Yes lets keep quoting full posts instead of trimming them, I like it! I dunno...it seems like a good idea but it's also kinda annoying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-H Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Australia doesn't make the list? We invented the boomerang! makes hunting so much easier while riding our kangaroos. Didn't you guys invent the rotary washing line too? Where would we be without those, eh? That we did, but I think our contributions to medicine are probably the most significant. - Penicillin - Bionic Ear - Aspro - Spray on Skin - Zinc Cream - Ultrasound - Latex Gloves - Flu Vaccine - Night and Day contact lenses - Heart Pacemaker - Anthrax Vaccine to name a few, and we pioneered microsurgery. Some of other inventions/discoveries/innovations include... - Combine Harvester - The Sarich Engine - Wave Piercing Catamaran - Differential Gears - The 'Ute' (which is different to the 'pickup truck' developed in the USA) - Black Box Flight Recorder - Variable Ratio Rack and Pinion Steering - Hyshot Scramjet Engine - Electric Drill - Two Stroke Lawn Mower - Notepad - Telephane (yes Telephane, not Telephone) - Garage Roller Door - Salt Water Chlorination of Swimming Pools - Pre-paid Postage - Xerox Photocopying - Polymer Bank Notes - Blast Glass - Refrigeration - Vegemite (controversial topic as of late since the iSnack 2.0 incident) - Wine Cask - CETO Wave Energy System - Calyx Drill - Uniloc Software Protection (which after Microsoft copied, lost approx half a billion for stealing the technology) - Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 - Samba Software - Google Maps (developed by a couple of Danish-Australian brothers in Sydney, believe it or not) - Feature Films (The Story of the Kelly Gang, 1906, ran for more than an hour) - The Australian Crawl - Race Cam - Speedo Swimwear - The Mills Cross - Gene Shears - SILEX - Synroc - The Stobie Pole we all invented our own language individually, with the exceptions of USA and Australia which stole ours. lol I can't speak for the USA, but we improved it Well I'm rooting for you, oh wait, that means something else in Aus lol Yes lets keep quoting full posts instead of trimming them, I like it! I dunno...it seems like a good idea but it's also kinda annoying... I invented that, +1 UK lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Little Guy Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Australia doesn't make the list? We invented the boomerang! makes hunting so much easier while riding our kangaroos. Didn't you guys invent the rotary washing line too? Where would we be without those, eh? That we did, but I think our contributions to medicine are probably the most significant. - Penicillin - Bionic Ear - Aspro - Spray on Skin - Zinc Cream - Ultrasound - Latex Gloves - Flu Vaccine - Night and Day contact lenses - Heart Pacemaker - Anthrax Vaccine to name a few, and we pioneered microsurgery. Some of other inventions/discoveries/innovations include... - Combine Harvester - The Sarich Engine - Wave Piercing Catamaran - Differential Gears - The 'Ute' (which is different to the 'pickup truck' developed in the USA) - Black Box Flight Recorder - Variable Ratio Rack and Pinion Steering - Hyshot Scramjet Engine - Electric Drill - Two Stroke Lawn Mower - Notepad - Telephane (yes Telephane, not Telephone) - Garage Roller Door - Salt Water Chlorination of Swimming Pools - Pre-paid Postage - Xerox Photocopying - Polymer Bank Notes - Blast Glass - Refrigeration - Vegemite (controversial topic as of late since the iSnack 2.0 incident) - Wine Cask - CETO Wave Energy System - Calyx Drill - Uniloc Software Protection (which after Microsoft copied, lost approx half a billion for stealing the technology) - Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 - Samba Software - Google Maps (developed by a couple of Danish-Australian brothers in Sydney, believe it or not) - Feature Films (The Story of the Kelly Gang, 1906, ran for more than an hour) - The Australian Crawl - Race Cam - Speedo Swimwear - The Mills Cross - Gene Shears - SILEX - Synroc - The Stobie Pole we all invented our own language individually, with the exceptions of USA and Australia which stole ours. lol I can't speak for the USA, but we improved it Well I'm rooting for you, oh wait, that means something else in Aus lol Yes lets keep quoting full posts instead of trimming them, I like it! I dunno...it seems like a good idea but it's also kinda annoying... I invented that, +1 UK lol How can I quote all three pages? Here are some "10 Dumb Inventions That Made People Stupidly Rich": http://www.asylum.com/2010/01/11/9-dumb-inventions-that-made-people-stupidly-rich/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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