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highwaystar101 on 23 April 2009
Vetteman94 said:
Well our country may not be old, but I would like to say we have had more significant inventions than any other country.


Except Egypt, they invented Beer, that trumps eerything we have ever done

I know I said I'm out of this thread, but this just had to be replied too.

British inventions include

  • The computer
  • Penicilin
  • World wide web
  • Jet engine
  • Microphone
  • Steam engine
  • Electric transformer
  • Light bulb (Joseph Wilson Swan)
  • Flushing toilet
  • Calculus
  • Electromagnet
  • The police
  • Telephone
  • Radio
  • Insulin
  • Beta-blockers
  • English language (what are you speaking?)

That's not even covering 5% of them I reckon, and not even including the scientific advances we gave the world such as Laws of gravity and the theory of Evolution.

Also, that's just Britain, let's get Persia, Holland, Germany and Mesopotamia in on this act, they even kick our asses.

P.S. that's it from me for now.



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wfz on 23 April 2009

Why has this thread turned into a "the history of my country is more influential and important than yours!" thread?

Seriously, none of us were alive back then and we have almost nothing to do with the history (besides the fact that we might be related to someone who was important) so why are we arguing like this?

I can understand feeling proud of what your country's history has done, but I think it's getting a little crazy here. I'm betting most of us don't even have our family's history all within the country we live in today.

Is the need to feel superior and important really this big that we have to grasp at things we weren't even a part of and try to make us seem better by pretending we are a part of it?



SamuelRSmith on 23 April 2009
wfz said:
Why has this thread turned into a "the history of my country is more influential and important than yours!" thread?

Seriously, none of us were alive back then and we have almost nothing to do with the history (besides the fact that we might be related to someone who was important) so why are we arguing like this?

I can understand feeling proud of what your country's history has done, but I think it's getting a little crazy here. I'm betting most of us don't even have our family's history all within the country we live in today.

Is the need to feel superior and important really this big that we have to grasp at things we weren't even a part of and try to make us seem better by pretending we are a part of it?

 

Yes.



highwaystar101 on 23 April 2009

Yeah we need to calm down don't we



Vetteman94 on 23 April 2009

I wouldnt have a problem with it if it wasnt for all of the hate for the country I live in. The majority of it is completely unjustified. Not to mention all of the ficticious BS that is thrown around in here about what their country did.



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SamuelRSmith on 23 April 2009

^What posted has been fictitious?



Vetteman94 on 23 April 2009
SamuelRSmith said:
^What posted has been fictitious?

What would it accomplish if went through and found them and then listed them? 

 



SamuelRSmith on 23 April 2009

^It would prove that your post itself wasn't bullshit.



Vetteman94 on 23 April 2009
SamuelRSmith said:
^It would prove that your post itself wasn't bullshit.

 

 So, then more arguing and bickering would ensue?  Maybe if I have time after I get home from work I'll put together a list with sources.



SamuelRSmith on 23 April 2009

^Surely that's more interesting than everyone sitting here agreeing with each other.