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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Flammable "Fertilizer."

[–] Mr_Lobster@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

The Haber process.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The Zweihänder and Aldi

Ps: I DuckDuckGo’ed this

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nope. There where several "assault rifles" designed and built long before the StGew44 or the AK47 showed up.

The Italians even adopted one in the 1890s. But because Italian industry wasn't, let's just say not very capable at the time, only small numbers were produced. Even the Browning BAR, adopted in 1918, predates it and lasted far longer in service around the world.

If there is one thing the Germans did give to the world was the Reinheitsgebot in 1516. Because beer should only be made from water, barley, and hops. For that alone, they stand tallest in history.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the interesting summary.

It really is true what they say. Post something wrong, and soon enough someone will correct you. Maybe you could even think of this as a clever way of crafting an effective question.

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[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 6 points 10 months ago

Gummy Bears.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Though named after Hamburg, it was an American invention.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nowadays we invent things by describing the thing in Chatgibidy instead.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Chatskibidi?

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago
[–] dumbass@leminal.space 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Walking around in general public in only Speedos.

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Printed circuit boards. Printing press. Graph theory. Theory of relativity. Homeopathy.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You could've really stopped at "relativity".

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 points 10 months ago

Yes but I felt the need to include the evil/misguided minority of Germans, and I managed to do it without referencing certain 20th century events.

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[–] nullPointer@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

everything that germany invented before google existed.

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[–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago
[–] PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The automobile - pronounce it out loud, you'll say it something like "ow-toe moh-beel", i.e. in a German accent. Because Germans invented cars.

The assault rifle. They invented the concept, a handful of prototypes without the relevant doctrine (or for the 1890s one, even a detachable magazine) is irrelevant. Fight me, @bluewing.

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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago

Rigid (as in using a solid frame to keep shape instead of gas pressure) airships? Unless there's an earlier example of that than the ones Zeppelin made that I'm not thinking of

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