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Heh. Kiwis will save us all. (Not sarcastic- I am truly blown away by the number of innovations that come out of New Zealand. By population, you get far more than your share. )
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quote:Originally posted by Sterling: I am truly blown away by the number of innovations that come out of New Zealand. By population, you get far more than your share.
:: curious :: Such as?
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I suppose it's a good thing, although the article is so vague that I'm left not knowing whether to take it seriously.
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NZ innovations/inventions: first suuccessful shipment of refrigerated meat (exporting to Britain in the 19th Century) electric fences jet boats bungy jumping disposable syringes tranquilliser darts stamp vending machines jogging spreadable butter EARTH SHATTERING INVENTIONS ALL!!
QUOTE: I suppose it's a good thing, although the article is so vague that I'm left not knowing whether to take it seriously.
The article's pretty much as reported on the news cast. The fact that the government's bankrolling them to the tune of $NZ12m means that they're taking it pretty seriously.
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quote:The article's pretty much as reported on the news cast. The fact that the government's bankrolling them to the tune of $NZ12m means that they're taking it pretty seriously.
I hear ya, but based on the kinds of things that occasionally get government funding in this country (US), that's still not enough to convince me the technology has real promise. Perhaps the NZ gov't has a better track record.
quote:Yup. What happened to all that hydrogen technology that Detroit's supposed to have repressed?
It comes up in dreams, and in occasional Freudian slips when Detroit means to be talking about something else. "We're going to enact a program to prevent hydrogen...err...heroin use...Ahem."
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quote:Originally posted by Cashew: NZ innovations/inventions: first suuccessful shipment of refrigerated meat (exporting to Britain in the 19th Century) electric fences jet boats bungy jumping disposable syringes tranquilliser darts stamp vending machines jogging spreadable butter
But when you combine all nine of those inventions into one evening...
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...And partial responsibility for the three-dimensional printer that can print copies of itself that was discussed, I believe, on the opposite side of the board.
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Ah, the All Blacks, the best rugby team in the world once again taking an early exit from the World Cup but then hammering everyone else (90% of the time anyway) in every other competition in the years between world cups! GAAAGGHHH!!!
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