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| B1AZE |
 Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: Countries best Invention. |
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Location: East London
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5 top Inventions only.
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| DivideByZero |
| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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here are my top 5:
1. harness and creation of electricity
2. automobile (wheel)
3. books and writing
4. credit (money)
5. food farm |
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| Scifor Refugee |
| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Forum Ph.D.
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| Most of the best inventions are either so old that no one is really sure who came up with it (like writing) or was "invented" gradually by people from many countries (like electricity or computers). |
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| GrowlingDog |
| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Joined: 09 Feb 2008
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Location: At the gates of Sto-vo-kor
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The printing press.
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| UKDutyPaid |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Posts: 79
Location: London
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Representing the UK, I offer:
The humble Tin Can
The Lawn Mower
Perferated Toilet Paper
Cross-word puzzles
and the symbol of all things British... The Umbrella!
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| B1AZE |
| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| UKDutyPaid wrote: |
Representing the UK, I offer:
The humble Tin Can
The Lawn Mower
Perferated Toilet Paper
Cross-word puzzles
and the symbol of all things British... The Umbrella!
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YES M8 ALLDAY lol
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| 425 Chaotic Requisition |
| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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The Doctor
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Posts: 3147
Location: Now
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British again:
1: Gravity
2: Electromagnetism
3: DNA
4: Evolution
5: Atheism 
Ahahahahaha Rule Brittania!
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| UKDutyPaid |
| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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haha, 425, I think only Atheism can count as an invention really. The others are more like discoveries... either that or god is an Englishman!
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| marnixR |
| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Joined: 10 Apr 2007
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Location: Cardiff, Wales
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belgium - only one, but one to beat them all : chips (also known as french fries to the geographically confused)
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| DivideByZero |
| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| The value zero, by India, lol |
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| zinjanthropos |
| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Joined: 11 Dec 2005
Posts: 870
Location: Driving in my car
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Thank Christ women's clothing was reinvented. I like to admire it and whomever's inside it but I don't wear it, just in case someone gets the wrong idea.
Not sure of the country's of origin but I salute them all.
Top 5 from a guy's perspective:
1. mini skirt
2. bikini or thong
3. tight blue jeans
4. sexy lingerie
5. wet t-shirt |
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| BumFluff |
| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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Forum Senior
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
Posts: 371
Location: Canada
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My top 5 from Canada
1. Standard Time (Invented in 1878 by Sir Sandford Flemming)
2. Insulin (Invented in 1921 by Frederick Banting and Charles Best)
3. Light Bulb (Invented by Henry Woodward and Mathew Evans)
4. Telephone (Invented by Alexander Graham Bell who was a Canadian)
5. Zipper (Invented in 1913 by Gideon Sundback) |
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| Jo |
| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Joined: 26 Feb 2008
Posts: 2
Location: Russia
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Russian: (only generally recognized)
- steam bath with brooms
- abstract art
- baseball
- periodic system
- cosmonautics (principles of)
As to other priorities - we say that "Russia is the native land of elephants" |
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| marnixR |
| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: |
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Forum Cosmic Wizard
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Location: Cardiff, Wales
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| Jo wrote: |
| we say that "Russia is the native land of elephants" |
are you referring to mammoths or politicians ?
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| Ophiolite |
| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Forum Radioactive Isotope
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
Posts: 4450
Location: Scotland
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From Scotland:
1) The bicycle
2) Television
3) Radar
4) Penecillin
5) Hypodermic syringe
And, of course
6) The kilt
I put it last so there would be nothing underneath it.
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