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

submitted 2 years ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 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.

[–] Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the otto & diesel cycles are a better claim than the automobile, given there are like 100 different competing "first automobiles" to chose from

[–] Flipper@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago

The Wankel engine is also a German invention. Though you could argue it's an improved Otto cycle. Also the inventor is problematic to say the least.