Guest Stevie Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) Slightly off thread but what the fuck, an interesting table here by Britannica of which country created what..... They also give credit for the www to the uk. http://corporate.britannica.com/press/inventions.html Australia get a mention for the boomerang. The US fuck-owns the UK in that list TBH. The Encyclopaedia Britannica has been published by the US for the last 100+ years, so it may be a little biased. The boomerang was evidently the first great invention, more than 15,000 years ago Go Australia. Anyway, chicks in lingerie.. woo Like that list means anything They haven't even got the steam engine, bridges, association football and the wheel. We could make a list far far more biased in our favour, with far more imporatnt things on it than this yank list. Edited May 6, 2009 by Stevie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) Slightly off thread but what the fuck, an interesting table here by Britannica of which country created what..... They also give credit for the www to the uk. http://corporate.britannica.com/press/inventions.html Australia get a mention for the boomerang. The US fuck-owns the UK in that list TBH. The Encyclopaedia Britannica has been published by the US for the last 100+ years, so it may be a little biased. The boomerang was evidently the first great invention, more than 15,000 years ago Go Australia. Anyway, chicks in lingerie.. woo Like that list means anything They haven't even got the steam engine, bridges, association football and the wheel. We could make a list far far more biased in our favour, with far more imporatnt things on it than this yank list. Probably because no one knows the names of the people who invented them tbf. Good website like. Edited May 6, 2009 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 NOt sure how things like chewing gum count as inventions. If that's the case we can count all biscuits since the dawn of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 NOt sure how things like chewing gum count as inventions. If that's the case we can count all biscuits since the dawn of time. chewing gum? A biscuit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 NOt sure how things like chewing gum count as inventions. If that's the case we can count all biscuits since the dawn of time. Not sure how it counts as a 'great invention' mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/in-...14295663.html## The OP links don't work for me. There's a nice gallery there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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