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Without Googling, name something USA invented.

Started by MightyGiants, May 27, 2024, 10:01:42 AM

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Ed Vette

A citizen of the US or the government or a US Patent?
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DaveBrown74

The light bulb, among other important Thomas Edison inventions.

America may have some flaws, but being short on innovation (both today and historically) is not one of them.

Jolly Blue Giant

Baseball
Football
Basketball
Rodeos
Jazz
Banjo
Steel (slide) guitar
Atom bomb
Telephone
Alternating current
Cotton gin
Peanut butter
Barb-B-Ques
Repeating Rifle

Off the top of my head. I know Howard Hughes was a prolific inventor, but not sure what they were
The fact that Keith Richards has outlived Richard Simmons, sure makes me question this whole, "healthy eating and exercise" thing

MightyGiants

We invented the internet, which was a game-changer for humanity
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Jolly Blue Giant

Quote from: MightyGiants on May 28, 2024, 10:57:06 AMWe invented the internet, which was a game-changer for humanity

and the Quantum Computer which, combined with AI, will be as significant as the home computer and the internet in the future
The fact that Keith Richards has outlived Richard Simmons, sure makes me question this whole, "healthy eating and exercise" thing

T200

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on May 28, 2024, 11:22:37 AMand the Quantum Computer which, combined with AI, will be as significant as the home computer and the internet in the future
Dumbing down society one technological advance at a time.

I saw something that said at one point in time, the average number sequence most people could remember was seven. I have to believe it's less than that now. Why? Very few people bother to remember a phone number anymore.
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Jolly Blue Giant

Quote from: T200 on May 28, 2024, 02:04:14 PMDumbing down society one technological advance at a time.

I saw something that said at one point in time, the average number sequence most people could remember was seven. I have to believe it's less than that now. Why? Very few people bother to remember a phone number anymore.

I'm guilty of no longer memorizing phone numbers. But it goes beyond that...autocorrect makes proper spelling irrelevant, and no one can multiply or divide these days without a calculator or being able to write or read cursive. None of my grandchildren can use cursive writing. I tell them all the time, 90 percent of all historical documents written in English is in cursive...how are history students going to be able to research old records???

Autocorrect is my worst enema
The fact that Keith Richards has outlived Richard Simmons, sure makes me question this whole, "healthy eating and exercise" thing

Bob In PA

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T200

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on May 28, 2024, 05:21:55 PMI'm guilty of no longer memorizing phone numbers. But it goes beyond that...autocorrect makes proper spelling irrelevant, and no one can multiply or divide these days without a calculator or being able to write or read cursive. None of my grandchildren can use cursive writing. I tell them all the time, 90 percent of all historical documents written in English is in cursive...how are history students going to be able to research old records???

Autocorrect is my worst enema
I know my wife's and both sons' SSANs, my driver's license number, military ID number, and who knows what other numbers.

Delaware is great for me in the sense that that majority of the license tags are all numbers.
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squibber

Ice cream! The most important US invention. I believe it was introduced at the Worlds Fair over 100 years ago.

Also, the Popiel Pocket Fisherman! Haha.