Have Australians ever invented anything?

[_Mike_]

In Hawaii?

Nope, CSIRO Australia holds the patent for WiFi

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...nvented-wifi-and-sued-its-way-to-430-million/

 

[Chief]

My missus found one of these in some old **** we had a while back, massive argument ensued as I said it was a real note released years ago, she didn't believe me. I do make up a lot of **** though so I don't blame her.

I was about to make a Mr Aaron joke about age differences but then I realised 1988 was 30 years ago and now I feel old and sad

 

[raskolnikov]

Heaps of weird and wacky reasons to take a sickie.

 

[the_interloper]

I was about to make a Mr Aaron joke about age differences but then I realised 1988 was 30 years ago and now I feel old and sad

She's 3 months older than me, shocked to be sitting here.

 

[Spongebob]

Spray on skin.

So important for burns victims.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Goon bag.

South Australia, no less.

Thomas Angove. The Angove family are still punching out wines to this day.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

“We wanna have a beer... and a bet”

“You’re a tote. You’re not having a liquor license.”

“What if we put the betting shop... inside the pub?”

PubTAB is born. Brilliant.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Speaking of which, the first automatic totalisator was invented by an Aussie. Well he was born in England and educated in NZ, but he called himself an Aussie and we’ll claim him.

The machine was originally designed to count votes at elections, but the tools at the electoral commission couldn’t get their heads around it, so he adapted it for something useful: calculating odds for parimutuel betting.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Julius

 

[Mofra]

and

 

[M Malice]

Great sporting anthems- Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi.

 

[Thegibbsgamble]

Apartied.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Boomerangs
Damper

 

[edgie]

The world's smallest mass produced V8 engine

Holden also invented GPS and reversing cameras in a concept car from the 60s.

 

[Thegibbsgamble]

Boomerangs
Damper

Dry stone walling.
Astronomy.
Religon.
Rock carving
Marriage.

Do I go on

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Dry stone walling.
Astronomy.
Religon.
Rock carving
Marriage.

Do I go on

SICK campaignerS!

 

[Thegibbsgamble]

SICK campaignerS!

Fully sick.


Canoos
Spears
Hammers
Axes
Domestication of wolves.
Music


Do I still go on

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Fully sick.


Canoos
Spears
Hammers
Axes
Domestication of wolves.
Music


Do I still go on

 

[Run n Spread]

It's individuals who invent. Nations just ride off their coat tails. Many Australians have invented plenty.

 

[caloschwaby]

Um? The Black Box Flight Recorder? That little thing is only used on literally every plane in the world.
Penicillin.
Wi-Fi
Aussie Rules Footy
Bionic Ear
Polymer Banknote
Spray-on skin
Electronic pacemaker
Pavlova
The list goes on...

 

[Gigantic]

Fridge to fridge festivities

 

[Back One Out]

Simon Anderson won the Bells Beach Classic in 1981 with his revolutionary Thruster board which allowed far greater maneuverability on steep wave faces and ushered in the era of shred-style surfing as opposed to the more laid-back lines surfers took on the single fin and twin fin boards.

A bunch of Aussies invented the Fin Control System (with removable fins) in the early 1990's.

This has become the industry standard

 

[JackOutback]

And of course, the winged keel.

 

[Scotland]

Australia in general is pretty big in the surfing game.

Rip Curl, Billabong, Quiksilver, Ocean & Earth etc. all started out here. Most surfing companies whether it's clothes or boards started out in Australia, California or Hawaii. Which makes sense.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Australia in general is pretty big in the surfing game.

Rip Curl, Billabong, Quiksilver, Ocean & Earth etc. all started out here. Most surfing companies whether it's clothes or boards started out in Australia, California or Hawaii. Which makes sense.

Gash and Globe also Aussie surf brands. Used to rock the Gash shirts back in the day. I just liked hearing the word Gash.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Has anybody mentioned the clapperboard?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapperboard