Do you mean have a wink?Just_Rich-UK wrote: Put your tinnies down and pick up a book once in a while, then we'll have a proper who's best conversation.
And MRX you are too uptight, have a w*nk, get it out of your system, but do it sneakily cos god kills a kitten everytime he catches you!
Ah look, just settle down for a second. I am definitely not uptight! My god - don't tell me you took anything that I said seriously!!!
And as for the "put your tinnies down" - any other cliche's you wanna draw upon? I mean, also pulled out that old favourite - the convicts. I thought you might have given us a little more respect and gone with colonials, but whatever.
As for inventions, we do have (to pick out a few)
Hills Hoist - the rotary washing line with hoist quickly became and remains a fixture in Australian back yards. The original rotary clothes hoist had been designed by Gilbert Toyne in Geelong in 1912, but Lance Hill of Adelaide further developed the design from 1945 onwards and marketed it under the name of the Hills Hoist. He later added and patented the winding mechanism in 1956.
The Sarich Engine - an orbital combustion engine invented by Perth engineer Ralph Sarich in 1972.
Wave Piercing Catamaran - designed by Sydney naval architect Phillip Hercus. His design went on to form the basis for the ocean going catamarans produced by Incat in Tasmania.
The 'Diff' (differential gears) - David Shearer designed a differential gear which he incorporated into the steam car he built in South Australia in 1897.
The 'Ute' - A vehicle with the cabin of a car and the rear of a small truck was designed by Lewis Brandt at the Ford Motor Company in Geelong, Victoria.1934 and called a 'Utility Vehicle'. The 'ute' has long been a favourite vehicle for farmers and tradesmen and is part of the Australian landscape.
Black Box Flight Recorder - this famous device was invented in 1958 by Dr David Warren at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories in Melbourne.
Variable Ratio Rack & Pinion Steering - invented by the engineer Arthur Bishop in 1970. This was quickly adopted by vehicle manufacturers throughout the world.
Kiwi Shoe Polish - developed by Melbourne businessman William Ramsay, this soon became the most successful shoe polish in the world. He chose the word 'Kiwi' because of his New Zealand wife.
The Two Stroke Lawn Mower - developed in Australia in 1930. Both the two stroke mower and the Hills Hoist featured in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000.
Latex Gloves - developed in Australia in 1945.
The notepad was created In 1902 by J.A.Birchall of Launceston when he had the idea of gluing individual sheets of paper together into a conveniently usable form
Pre-paid Postage - the first system of pre-paid postage system was instituted in New South Wales in 1838
Xerox Photocopying - the technology behind xerography was developed at The University of Sydney by Professor O U Vonwiller in 1907.
Plastic Bank Notes - the Australian-invented technology used in producing plastic bank notes is now licensed in many countries.
Blast Glass (also known as Stop Shot). A ballistic and blast resistant glass system. Unlike conventional bullet proof glass it incorporates an air cavity to help absorb the shock wave of explosions. It almost certainly saved many lives in the terrorist bombing of the Australian Embassy in Djakarta in 2004. Invented by Peter Stephinson.
Wine Cask - the flexible bag inside a box was first developed by Thomas Angove of South Australia in 1965 and later given the now familiar tap and brought to market by Sam Wynn of Wynnvale Wines. This design has now become almost universal.
Electronic Pacemaker
Penicillin - the life saving application of penicillin was developed by Howard Florey (see more information at Who Was the Inventor?). Penicillin has saved millions of lives world wide
Many firsts associated with in vitro fertilisation, including the birth of the first frozen embryo baby at the Queen Victoria Medical Centre in Melbourne1984.
The Bionic Ear- the cochlear implant was invented by a team led by Professor Graeme Clark at The University of Melbourne in 1978. (see more information at Who Was the Inventor?)
Aspro - Aspro was invented by the chemist George Nicholas as a form of Asprin in a tablet. The product was developed in Melbourne between 1915 and 1917, and George's brother Alfred Nicholas together with Henry Woolf Shmith were key to its manufacturing and marketing success By 1940 it had become the world's most widely used headache treatment. (see more information at Who Was the Inventor?)
Spray-on-skin for burns victims developed by Dr Fiona Wood and used to great effect after the 2002 Bali terrorist bombings
Thrust Bearing - the tilt-pad thrust bearing was invented by Anthony Mitchell in 1905. It is regarded as probably the single most important invention in the world of thrust technology.
The 'Australian Crawl' - the style of 'overarm' or 'freestyle' swimming stroke now familiar in competition swimming. It evolved out of the 'trudgen' stroke adopted by certain swimmers in Sydney in the early 1900s. The new stroke was soon known worldwide as 'the Australian Crawl' and its most famous exponent (and quite possibly the inventor of its characteristic version) was Fanny Durack. The year 1912 saw one of the greatest ever sporting achievements by an Australian. Fanny, using an Australian Crawl was not only the first woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming, in the process she cut four seconds of the men's world record.
Race Cam - was created in Australia by the engineer Geoff Healey.
The winged keel created by Ben Lexcen was famously used in the Americas Cup.
Need I go on????
However, I would have to agree with you though - England are definitely the superior nation. i mean, after all, they have given the world the greatest "invention" yet, without question - AUSTRALIA!!!
Who's feeling patriotic now? C'mon Aussies - group hug time I think.
