Can you pick the people who are generally credited with inventing the following things?

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Who Invented It? Quiz

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Created Jan 2, 2013 in History
Featured Feb 21, 2013
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	jobean82:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 15:58 GMT		3 points
	joefish & MovieGuru, interesting - do cats' eyes not exist in the states then or do you call them something else? Those reflective little square thingies you get on roads to show lane markings and exits etc.

	joshmassey:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 16:02 GMT		4 points
	It's actually refreshing that it took two comments to get to the Al Gore joke. Would have thought it'd be first.

	crow_t_robot:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 16:16 GMT		5 points
	I've got a brand new combine harvester, and I'll give you the key...

	gingerguy:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 16:44 GMT		5 points
	Oh, its where the inventions were invented, not the nationality of the inventors - that confused me at first :/

	TheFlyingBarney:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 16:45 GMT		7 points
	Isaac Newton would have been 200% more kick-ass had he invented the electric guitar.

	Shadowman621:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 16:53 GMT		4 points
	Vince says his name at the beginning of his commercials. There's no excuse for calling him "The Sham-wow Guy"

	tescohorseburger:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 16:54 GMT		5 points
	isaac newton invented gravity

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	tescohorseburger:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 17:13 GMT		33 points
	no i'm pretty sure he invented gravity

	crow_t_robot:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 17:36 GMT		4 points
	@jobean: We do not have them in the states. Also, we're a little grossed out that you abuse cats like that, although as a dog person, I can't say I personally mind.

	KarenX:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 17:42 GMT		3 points
	@jobean I've always heard (in the Western US) those road reflector things called Bott's dots, although I didn't know that it was a proper name Bott until I looked it up just now. They are also known, it turns out, as road turtles, which I find delightful.

	KarenX:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 17:44 GMT		2 points
	@crow t: When I lived in New England, there were no road reflectors (and I'm trying to remember if I saw them in Michigan when I was there last year), but they are all over in California, presumably because there are no snow plows and salt to wreck them, but I don't actually know why.

	KarenX:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 17:47 GMT		2 points
	And looking around more, I find that there are SQUARE road reflectors and ROUND ones made of plastic which are the ones called Bott's dots. And yes! The snow plows! Who knew? And now I am positively certain I have said everything I can on the subject.

	crow_t_robot:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 17:48 GMT		4 points
	I was more just expressing my disgust that English people eviscerate cats for the sake of road safety. And I'm every bit as disgusted by this practice as I am sure that Isaac Newton invented gravity, which he must have, b/c otherwise, when I jump in the air, why do I fall back down to the ground? Huh?!

	zalkon2004:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 17:51 GMT		18 points
	And all this time I thought it was Jethro Tull that invented the Aqualung ;)

	Squiffy:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 18:02 GMT		2 points
	For Tim Berners-Lee should it say '(Switzerland)'? He was working at CERN when he created... his invention. Or was he working for them whilst resident in the UK? I suppose considering the nature of his invention whehis location at the time is less important than for some others.

	Lexistential:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 18:04 GMT		2 points
	"Hm, for some reason I want to say Goodyear for rubber...but I'm sure that's the guy who invented the blimp." Never have I facepalmed so hard at my own brain.

	Beefchop:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 18:30 GMT		-2 points
	Naismith (basketball) was Canadian, although he lived most of his adult life in the US, and 'invented' it in the USA, he never took American citizenship - things were more fluid back then on issues like that. Bell was Scots-American, and invented the telephone in Canada, so maybe both Scottish/UK and American, should be after his name.

	milkmeister:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 19:45 GMT		2 points
	@beefchop: The country in brackets after the invention is where it was invented, not the nationality of the inventor. I believe that the telephone as patented, was invented in Boston, so USA is correct.

	EpicWinFTW:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 20:14 GMT		-1 points
	are you sure Al Gore didn't invent the internet

	kromclovinfasho:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 20:46 GMT		1 point
	Anyone see 'Aqualung' and subconsciously look for Jethro Tull?

	Cortez:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 20:52 GMT		7 points
	Jethro Tull (UK) invented a seed drill in 1701, that's where the band's name comes from.

	Beefchop:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 21:33 GMT		2 points
	@milkmeister - thanks for the clarification. I believe you are right on all counts, I did some research and Bell made the first long-distance call in Canada, not the first call.

	matt01:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 21:37 GMT		-2 points
	So basically the UK and the US get off the backsides more and use their brains than others. Centuries of partial world domination has nothing to do with it...

	Stillwater100:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 22:08 GMT		1 point
	Percy Spencer may have invented the microwave, but it was Jack Donaghy's idea to make it pocket-sized (the Funcooker), and as well as bigger, with four doors, wheels, and an AM/FM radio (the Pontiac Aztec).

	StrobesAU:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 22:22 GMT		4 points
	Don't let the fellas over at Cracked see this quiz. The Bell and Whitney questions alone might make their heads explode. Great quiz, and some of the best comments I've read in a while!

	Cortez:	Feb 21st, 2013 at 22:54 GMT		1 point
	needapausebutton: could you explain why jamboree's post above is below the threshold as it seems factual to me. Cheers.

	Sulli:	Feb 22nd, 2013 at 00:09 GMT		1 point
	I thought Wankel invented the rotary engine.

	needapausebutton:	Feb 22nd, 2013 at 00:27 GMT		4 points
	@Cortez: The short answer is "No I can't." The longer answer is: As a volunteer editor, I am not involved in the mechanics of the comment-voting system, or in overtly validating the "accuracy" of people's opinions (votes). As to why jamboree was down-voted, my guesses are that a) some people are inaccurately equating "invention" with "discovery", b) some are just casually responding without really reading it, and simply see "Newton", think of an apple falling, and the term "gravity", and c) some people may be voting facetiously.

	Cortez:	Feb 22nd, 2013 at 00:51 GMT		1 point
	Thanks needapause, appreciated. However I find it disappointing a factual response is deemed below the threshhold by someone.