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COMMENTS:
Voted : Have you thanked the European who discovered America? :o)
Some of you Americans really believe your the first at everythin', don't ya? *waves flag*
Daimler and Benz were both credited as the most important people in inventing and building the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. Both patented a car in Germany in 1886 but Karl Benz patented his first so most people say he invented the car. Hell you lot didn't even have anything to do with inventing the first self-propelled road vehicle (steam). That was a French engineer, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot. A Brit invented the steam engine by the way. :o)
Jappy, you really need to read some books which weren't written by an American, lol. :o)
^And there are many people who don't credit the Wright bros as the inventors of the airplane but some other bloke called Alberto Santos-Dumont, from Brazil. Others, like russians, say the plane was invented by Mozhayski.
i'll straighted this all out --
Karl (Carl) Benz.
This question does not have a straightforward answer. The history of the automobile is very rich and dates back to the 15th century when Leonardo da Vinci was creating designs and models for transport vehicles.
There are many different types of automobiles - steam, electric, and gasoline - as well as countless styles. Exactly who invented the automobile is a matter of opinion.
If we had to give credit to one inventor, it would probably be Karl Benz from Germany. Many suggest that he created the first true automobile in 1885/1886.
Below is a table of some automobile firsts, compiled from information in Leonard Bruno's book Science and Technology Firsts (Detroit, c1997) and About.com's History of the Automobile.
George Baldwin Selden (1846-1922) United States
1876/95
GASOLINE / Combined internal combustion engine with a carriage: patent no: 549,160 (1895). Never manufactured -- Selden collected royalties.
Charles Edgar Duryea (1862-1938) and his brother Frank (1870-1967) United States
1893
GASOLINE / First successful gas powered car: 4hp, two-stroke motor. The Duryea brothers set up first American car manufacturing company.
so the answer is, karl benz of germany is credited with making what was considered the first true automobile, while charles edgar duryea, an american, is credited with making the first truly successful gas powered car.
^ See, that's how Americans are taught to spin the facts. The question is who invented the automobile? Not who was the most succesful? The answer is Karl Benz, simple, deal with it! :o)
1824, French physicist Nicholas Carnot published a book in in which he set out the principles of an internal combustion engine which would use a flammable mixture of gas vapor and air.
1867, Otto and Langen introduced the first workable four-stroke internal combustion engine which was patented in 1876 and was tremendously successful, selling over 50,000 engines in the 17 years following its introduction. The "Otto-cycle" four-stroke engine was the development that made modern automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, and other vehicles practical.
1886, Daimler made refinements to the engine and stuck it in the world,s first gasoline powered automobile.
I'd like to thank the two retards who screwed and invented Jappy.
With all due respect britvic. I'm going to give the Indians credit for discovering America. Everyone seems to forget about them.
^ See, that's how Americans are taught to spin the facts. The question is who invented the automobile? Not who was the most succesful? The answer is Karl Benz, simple, deal with it! :o)
by britvic55 on Tue Jun 19, 07 11:36am
^ i ain't spinning jack shit sport. i get my facts from trusted sources -- not out of my ass like you do 
read my comment again bucko, or did this part if it escape your attention --
"so the answer is, karl benz of germany is credited with making what was considered the first true automobile"
and i guess your head was deep in your ass, which caused you to miss this part of my comment --
"while charles edgar duryea, an american, is credited with making the first truly successful gas powered car."
^ s u c c e s s f u l g a s p o w e r e d c a r.
gas power -- something you know all about
let's put the reference this way. the anceint greeks planned and talked and pondere how to build a bridge. the romans built it. see the distinction. sour grapes.
as for you britvic, no bootie for you! i'm turning frigid.
'"while charles edgar duryea, an american, is credited with making the first truly successful gas powered car."'
Is as relevent to the question, 'who invented the first automobile?' as 'Bush dreamed of Americans walking on Mars' will be to whatever country eventually does.
Point is, sport, some Americans don't like to hear facts which don't include America being first in. So they throw immaterial bullshit in to make them feel better. Awww, you feewin' awl betta now? lil' fella? ;o)
Has the U.S. thanked Europe lately for Western Civilization, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution?
What's your problem with England, jappy? They are the only ones who have been foolish enough to stick with the Idiot Bush and his oil/Israel war in Iraq.
Even the Brits and poodle Blair haven't bowed down low enough to the mighty American Empire?
Mindy, I meant 'discovered America' as in the America which your forefathers stole from the indians. ;o)
^ Sorry, Native Americans. :o)
Voted : Oh thank yee mighty America
Thankyou America for inventing the car and the plane. There. Did it. Would you like me to thank you for 'saving our asses in two world wars'? Well, thankyou. That was jolly good of you. Would you like me to thank you for saving our economy on numerous occasions? Well, thank you. Do you feel better now? Is your ego ok? Would you like us to bow down and admit that you really are the biggest, greatest, most amazing country ever to exist in the history of the universe? Well, I'm bowing. I hope that made you feel better, oh great American, I shall sacrifice my sister to show our appreciation to you and your fellow compatriots. People in France are doing the same, while tidying up their mud huts and jousting with their little sticks, such an inferior people. So uncivilised. How can the majority of the world loath America, when you are all so obviously superior in every single little way. We know, you do tell us so many times.
Is as relevent to the question, 'who invented the first automobile?' as 'Bush dreamed of Americans walking on Mars' will be to whatever country eventually does.
Point is, sport, some Americans don't like to hear facts which don't include America being first in. So they throw immaterial bullshit in to make them feel better. Awww, you feewin' awl betta now? lil' fella? ;o)
by britvic55 on Tue Jun 19, 07 1:36pm
^ don't be so jaded. i took it off the library of congress website but any web search will give you the answer. maybe you're projecting? once again, read the comment i posted, chapo, and you'll see what i posted --
"Karl (Carl) Benz.
This question does not have a straightforward answer. The history of the automobile is very rich and dates back to the 15th century when Leonardo da Vinci was creating designs and models for transport vehicles.
There are many different types of automobiles - steam, electric, and gasoline - as well as countless styles. Exactly who invented the automobile is a matter of opinion.
If we had to give credit to one inventor, it would probably be Karl Benz from Germany. Many suggest that he created the first true automobile in 1885/1886."
is pretty much not crediting an american. so taking your lead, we should leave out important historical facts just to soothe your ego? maybe historical revisionsim is popular on your side of the pond, sport, but over here, we tell it like it is. facts are facts and that's the hard reality.
gee, would you look at this from my first comment --
"Below is a table of some automobile firsts, compiled from information in Leonard Bruno's book Science and Technology Firsts (Detroit, c1997) and About.com's History of the Automobile."
automobile firsts. firsts. as in important milestones. as in facts of historical significance. as in pertinent to the overall picture. as in part of the history.
i can go on all day like this brivic. all day. do you want to still try and force your point? gee, like how some of your fellow countryment go on and on about how the u.k has the best navy and how the british sas is the best in the world, blah, blah, blah.
careful when you make statements about americans being boastful. food for thought cupcake. 
when you are all so obviously superior in every single little way. We know, you do tell us so many times.
by winston on Tue Jun 19, 07 1:51pm
hmm, yeah, and the british never do that. no. never. perish the thought. 
Have you thanked the European who discovered America? :o)
^ why? there is very clear evidence that china actually arrived on the north american continent long before europeans. hence native americans, who have asiatic features.
Mindy, I meant 'discovered America' as in the America which your forefathers stole from the indians. ;o)
by britvic55 on Tue Jun 19, 07 1:40pm
^ you mean the native americans that the europeans set about to exterminate along the east coast, in a series of planned attacks? that when they tired of trying to buy the land, they either burnt it out, or just killed the native peoples. tsk, tsk, tsk -- revisionism must be on the curriculum of all european schools. i mean "our forefathers" are in fact, your forefathers.
okay, i'm done now.
"hmm, yeah, and the british never do that. no. never. perish the thought."
My comment was directed to one American user, not the entire nation. And you are right, some/alot of my fellow Brits like to boast about our country. But when have you ever heard me go on about how amazing Britain is? I have never,because our triumphs can be matched by failures. And so can America's, and if you cannot see that then the 'stars and stipes' are blocking your view. This entire ballot reminds me of being back at school, when I would scream until I was blue in the face that my dad was harder than his.
have u thanked Britain for the industrial revolution lately?
by aya on Tue Jun 19, 07 11:28am
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when I would scream until I was blue in the face that my dad was harder than my friends dad. He probably was ;).
well, one thing is for sure, Kev is definately going to be a lawyer, as i'm sure patch is
by aya on Tue Jun 19, 07 11:29am
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oh i see, this ballot is just in a reaction to something exermydude put up, is that it?
by aya on Tue Jun 19, 07 11:33am
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and if you cannot see that then the 'stars and stipes' are blocking your view. This entire ballot reminds me of being back at school, when I would scream until I was blue in the face that my dad was harder than his.
by winston on Tue Jun 19, 07 2:26pm
blue in the face? how'd ya' like to be blue in the balls when i give you a swift kick in the nut sack?
^ yes, i'm kidding. i actually totaly agree with everything you said. i'm just dogging it with britvic becuz he said he'd call me after that night we spent together, but then he never did. that bastard!
aya, everyone in my family is an attorney of some sort. don't hold that against us -- cuz if you do, i'll sue the shit out of you.
when I would scream until I was blue in the face that my dad was harder than my friends dad. He probably was ;).
by winston on Tue Jun 19, 07 2:28pm
lol! i could so say something wildly inappropriate now. oooh, i so want to. nope, have to show restraint here.
have u thanked Britain for the industrial revolution lately?
by aya on Tue Jun 19, 07 2:28pm
^ no, but can you believe that supposedly some nutter group is suing the u.k for reparations and bringing about the industrial revolution is on of the "crimes" they're accusing england of? crazy.
yeah, it seems to me some type of really left wing bullshit. Maybe they should focus on human rights violations in other countries instead, that's a more pressing matter
by aya on Tue Jun 19, 07 2:16pm
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I also think that Germany invented the car. All America did was invent a process that would help mass-produce it.
And the point of this ballot is.....? Just another user who wants an Anglo-American web war, boring lets move on. I cant be bothered with these people. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
Jappy did you join the forces yet??
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