Didn't say I was supposed to what? I was just comparing a Big Mac to a Double Down and pointing out that it's not any worse than typical fast food, despite appearance.emeraldrafael said:
What was invented in your country?
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Two American inventions that I'm surprised haven't made the list... revolutionized machining and woodworking for better than a century:
Milling Machines [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milling_machine] and Profile Lathes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathe].
Milling Machines [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milling_machine] and Profile Lathes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathe].
Norway...the cheesegrader. That's about it.
We're also trying to claim credit for paper clips, but that's not really true.
Yeah, we suck.
We're also trying to claim credit for paper clips, but that's not really true.
Yeah, we suck.
Well think about it. Fried dough is awesome, how did it take that long for people to figure it out? You'd think at least some central European baker would've experimented a little.emeraldrafael said:
Australia: Stone tools, boomerangs, didgeridoo, the stump-jump plough, permaculture, the tank-bred tuna system, the box-kite (further aiding the process of manned flight), the black box flight recorder, the ute, the wave piercing catamaran, The inflatable aircraft escape slide and raft, the electric drill, the two stroke lawn mower, latex gloves, the notepad, telephane (precursor to the television,) aerogard insect repellent, sheperd's castors, the roller door used in many garages, salt water chlorination, pre-paid postage, xerox photocopying, stop shot (AKA Blast Glass,) the mechanical refrigerator, vegemite (not much of an achievement,) the wine cask, vertically integrated migration service, the electronic pacemaker, physiotherapy, penicillin, the use of lithium in medicine, the bionic ear (hearing aid,) Begg orthodontics, spray-on skin, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, the calyx drill, Internet WIFI, google maps, the first feature-length film, AFL, Freestyle swimming (the australian crawl,) X-ray crystallography, the kerosine refrigerator, the stobie pole, the dual flush toilet, and glass capable of shifting from opaque to transparent almost immediately.
not too shabby.
not too shabby.
I dont know it sounded like you were saying I said you shouldnt eat it. I was just shwoing what it was.geldonyetich said:
Well, it said there that it may have come up in the netherlands in colonial America, but the ring shape is American invention.zombiestrangler said:
Ummm...wasalp said:
1. It's insulin (I'm diabetic, I would know HOPEFULLY)
2. Strangely, it was a Romanian that invented insulin, but the Canadians got the credit)
Here a link to the story:
http://www.rounite.com/2008/09/12/nicolae-paulescu/
Sorry, easy misunderstanding: when I said, "I'm supposed to be disgusted by an additional 3 grams of fat" what I was actually doing was expressing amazement how many people say the sandwich was unusually disgusting.emeraldrafael said:
Lawsuits.
ZING!
but seriously... nothing, we americans have just adapted other peoples stuff and turned it into our own
ZING!
but seriously... nothing, we americans have just adapted other peoples stuff and turned it into our own
Wow...
I'm German, so this could become a pretty long post
Book Printing (the interchangeable-letters kind)
The little thing that turns back and forth in mechanical watches instead of a pendulum ("Unruh" in German)
The Phone
The electrical generator
refridgerators
internal combustion engines
cars
alternating current
the diesel engine (my favourite machine, it's so simple, yet very funtional)
X-Rays
glider planes
Cathode ray tubes
Aspirin
first computers (Z1 to Z4, not PCs)
Rotary engines
the MP3 codec
These are just the most significant ones.
Oh, and fluorescent lights and decaffeinated coffee, sorry about these two...
I'm German, so this could become a pretty long post
Book Printing (the interchangeable-letters kind)
The little thing that turns back and forth in mechanical watches instead of a pendulum ("Unruh" in German)
The Phone
The electrical generator
refridgerators
internal combustion engines
cars
alternating current
the diesel engine (my favourite machine, it's so simple, yet very funtional)
X-Rays
glider planes
Cathode ray tubes
Aspirin
first computers (Z1 to Z4, not PCs)
Rotary engines
the MP3 codec
These are just the most significant ones.
Oh, and fluorescent lights and decaffeinated coffee, sorry about these two...
