Things America gave the world
The A-Bomb.
shareKowalski. The world still hasn't forgiven the USA for that one.
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Basketball
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Basketball was invented by a Canadian.
share I suppose Canadians can count as "Americans" just like Mexicans and Argentinians...
Was baseball "invented" by Canadians?
https://www.cbc.ca/sportslongform/entry/how-canada-invented-american-football-baseball-basketball-and-hockey
"It turns out that the earliest, detailed, reputable account of baseball being played in North America came out of a game in Beachville, [Ontario], which is in the Woodstock-London neck of the woods. The date of record is June 4, 1838."
I've never heard about Canada inventing baseball, but I suppose it wouldn't count if it's not the baseball we know today.
shareI thought a Canadian invented basketball. James Naismith?
shareNaismith invented basketball after he moved to Springfield Massachusettes, which is in America...
shareIf an American invented something while living in a different country, how would you classify that invention?
shareI'd classify it by the country it came from.....I think.
shareI honestly don't know. I think it would probably be whatever the person who invented the invention identified as. For me if I was living somewhere temporarily and invented something, I'd still probably think of it as my invention, not the country's where I am. That's just me though.
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shareI'm with you. The invention and the nationality both belong to the individual, not their location. That seems plainly obvious to me.
If Thomas Edison had invented the incandescent light bulb while living in the Algarve, I wouldn't consider it to be a Portuguese invention. And what happens if you someone comes up with an idea for a Flux Capacitor while they were mid-flight over the Atlantic? Is it an invention by the ocean or the airline company?
Naismith was Canadian-American. He died at home in Lawrence Kansas from a brain hemorrhage...
shareFair enough. But it's still his nationality that's relevant rather than his location. You said 'after he'd moved' rather than 'after he'd become a citizen' or 'after he'd been naturalised' or whatever. Not that it matters that much. I don't think we need to fall out over it.
shareDude I remember this same thread couple weeks ago. I just ain't digging it up. Anyway, my answer is the same. Herpes.
Signed, million man.
He's the one who did the original post:
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/64c25394d912dc2a8348a2ad/Things-America-gave-the-World
Why do it twice then?
Signed, million man.
You are all welcome for the A Bomb.
Also, FREEDOM and DR. PEPPER you pussies!
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Optimism - can do attitude
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