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Name something the Germans invented without googling (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] tino@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

SAP (maudits allemands !)

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 6 points 4 months ago

Gummy Bears.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Chatskibidi?

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Assault rifles

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 5 points 4 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 4 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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[–] callyral@pawb.social 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

hamburger

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Though named after Hamburg, it was an American invention.

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

everything that germany invented before google existed.

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[–] Mr_Lobster@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

The Haber process.

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jet engines?

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You could've really stopped at "relativity".

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 points 4 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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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The Zweihänder and Aldi

Ps: I DuckDuckGo’ed this

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 3 points 4 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

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 4 months ago

Diesel engine, Fischer-Tropsch, Homeopathy.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

The vacuum pump?

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