OK..... how is it exacly that one invents a navy? I'm almost certain that the US navy was created by an act of congress.Bell wrote:
Scotland:
adhesive postage stamps anaesthetics antisepsis artificial diamonds reaping machine
Bank of England latent heat Brownian movement Buicks chemical bonds
penicillin the decimal point documentary films Encyclopedia Britannica engineering sciences
fax machines first cloned mammal flailing machines geosciences golf
historical novels hypodermic syringes Kelvin scale percussion powder logarithms
Maxwell's equations marmalade mackintosh raincoats macadamized roads microwave ovens
colloid chemistry breech-loading rifle tubular steel quinine Sociology
pneumatic tyres pink bathtubs hollow pipe drainage Peter Pan radar
paleobiology polarization cure for scurvy King Arthur Halloween
refrigerators Neptune bakelite iron bridges solitons
the steam engine telephones thermos flasks/dewars the telegraph television
the stereotype sulphuric acid the steam-hammer cure for insomnia paraffin
Sherlock Holmes Toad of Toad Hall Long John Silver Jekyll and Hyde Auld Lang Syne
Whisky US Navy Chilean Navy Economics Cloud Chamber
Bit modled up ^^^ but I often found it funny that it was a Scotsman who invented the us navy 'AYE SIR'
Nor did I actually know the 'truth' about halloween, we credit the americans with it, and sure enough they comercialised it into what it is today, however it was made by the scot's as a way of gettin pocket money to buy fireworks for guy fox night on the 5th of november!
ALAS weee pwned u all 8-)
Martyn
I... don't... know...
go to hell!<<<FTDM>>>Gen.Raven wrote:
Vegemite:)
Well, the US navy was founded by John Paul Jones, a scotsman, you can read about him in any US history book .blisteringsilence wrote:
OK..... how is it exacly that one invents a navy? I'm almost certain that the US navy was created by an act of congress.Bell wrote:
Scotland:
adhesive postage stamps anaesthetics antisepsis artificial diamonds reaping machine
Bank of England latent heat Brownian movement Buicks chemical bonds
penicillin the decimal point documentary films Encyclopedia Britannica engineering sciences
fax machines first cloned mammal flailing machines geosciences golf
historical novels hypodermic syringes Kelvin scale percussion powder logarithms
Maxwell's equations marmalade mackintosh raincoats macadamized roads microwave ovens
colloid chemistry breech-loading rifle tubular steel quinine Sociology
pneumatic tyres pink bathtubs hollow pipe drainage Peter Pan radar
paleobiology polarization cure for scurvy King Arthur Halloween
refrigerators Neptune bakelite iron bridges solitons
the steam engine telephones thermos flasks/dewars the telegraph television
the stereotype sulphuric acid the steam-hammer cure for insomnia paraffin
Sherlock Holmes Toad of Toad Hall Long John Silver Jekyll and Hyde Auld Lang Syne
Whisky US Navy Chilean Navy Economics Cloud Chamber
Bit modled up ^^^ but I often found it funny that it was a Scotsman who invented the us navy 'AYE SIR'
Nor did I actually know the 'truth' about halloween, we credit the americans with it, and sure enough they comercialised it into what it is today, however it was made by the scot's as a way of gettin pocket money to buy fireworks for guy fox night on the 5th of november!
ALAS weee pwned u all 8-)
Martyn
Not quite 'inventing' granted but, along similar line's
Martyn
Last edited by Bell (2006-12-11 08:51:38)
Anders Celsius The Celsius thermometer
Alfred Nobel Dynamite
Tetra pak
Swedish wrench key
Alfred Nobel Dynamite
Tetra pak
Swedish wrench key
GIVE INTO ITS POWERSNaughty_Om wrote:
go to hell!<<<FTDM>>>Gen.Raven wrote:
Vegemite:)
From Sweden comes:
An improved zipper, an American got the first patent, but that zipper was crappy, so a Swede fixed it.
The Celsius thermometer scale.
The dynamite, saving lives all over the world.
The ball-bearing (if that is what you call it in English).
The propeller for ships.
The Swedish wrench key.
Tetra Pak.
A Pacemaker you could operate in to the patient.
The milk-separator, making it allot easier to make butter and the milk less fat.
An improved zipper, an American got the first patent, but that zipper was crappy, so a Swede fixed it.
The Celsius thermometer scale.
The dynamite, saving lives all over the world.
The ball-bearing (if that is what you call it in English).
The propeller for ships.
The Swedish wrench key.
Tetra Pak.
A Pacemaker you could operate in to the patient.
The milk-separator, making it allot easier to make butter and the milk less fat.
Postage stamps. The world's first pre paid postage system was introduced at Sydney in 1838
Flexible wine casks... the bag in the box
Paper machine gun belt - dramatically reduced gun jamming while firing.
The inflatable aircraft escape slide, which becomes a raft if the aeroplane ditches in water was an Australian invention of 1965.
First place in the world to have a secret ballot in elections (1856)
Also in 1958 the worlds first regular 'round the world' airline service was begun.
Race Cam - was created in Australia by the engineer Geoff Healey.
Flexible wine casks... the bag in the box
Paper machine gun belt - dramatically reduced gun jamming while firing.
The inflatable aircraft escape slide, which becomes a raft if the aeroplane ditches in water was an Australian invention of 1965.
First place in the world to have a secret ballot in elections (1856)
Also in 1958 the worlds first regular 'round the world' airline service was begun.
Race Cam - was created in Australia by the engineer Geoff Healey.
Last edited by Boogeyman81 (2006-12-25 03:14:25)
I´d like to add some to Swedens list.
Double-standards.
(war) Neutrality.
über free sexuallity.
Fine meatballs.
The computer mouse.
Inga from sweden.
and also...Digital Illusions.
dread out.
Double-standards.
(war) Neutrality.
über free sexuallity.
Fine meatballs.
The computer mouse.
Inga from sweden.
and also...Digital Illusions.
dread out.
I don't know who invented the gate to keep kids out of a room but God bless them and +1.
Malloy must go
wireless technology by Tesla
Last edited by blademaster (2007-12-22 20:15:55)
Al Gore invented the Internet and Global Warming.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
clear, you're good to go soldier.
Imperialism. Merry Christmas Africa.deeznutz1245 wrote:
Your country's contribution
Last edited by KILLSWITCH (2007-12-22 20:20:02)
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Internet was invented by the EU by CERN and not US. I didnt know this till late.
orangehound invented the internet
and we banned him, his own creation turned against him...GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
orangehound invented the internet
I think the UK invented the compus correct me if im worng but if we did or whoever did that by far that has gotta be the best.
Arab traders in the 9th century invented the compassxRBLx wrote:
I think the UK invented the compus correct me if im worng but if we did or whoever did that by far that has gotta be the best.
America invented water
Did they? i thought it was the UK cos od our great naval power at the time. But I take my hat of to the Arabs for that one then.S.Lythberg wrote:
Arab traders in the 9th century invented the compassxRBLx wrote:
I think the UK invented the compus correct me if im worng but if we did or whoever did that by far that has gotta be the best.
Got to be the greatest contribution of all time.
Great Britain had almost no naval power until 1588...xRBLx wrote:
Did they? i thought it was the UK cos od our great naval power at the time. But I take my hat of to the Arabs for that one then.S.Lythberg wrote:
Arab traders in the 9th century invented the compassxRBLx wrote:
I think the UK invented the compus correct me if im worng but if we did or whoever did that by far that has gotta be the best.
Got to be the greatest contribution of all time.
But yes, hats off to the arabs for creating the compass, so that my ancestors could pillage the french coastline!
Most likely because it isn't actually true.xRBLx wrote:
Internet was invented by the EU by CERN and not US. I didnt know this till late.
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