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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:30 PM
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America invented the automobile?
Really?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Benz
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ErinBerin84 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:31 PM
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1. yeah, there were a few threads on that one last night.
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:31 PM
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2. ..bit a clunker then....
..:shrug:
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BobRossi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:32 PM
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3. Mass production of....
To be more accurate.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:34 PM
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4. And besides, maybe a heavier concentration on mass transit in its many forms
might be a better idea.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:34 PM
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5. Mobile internets.
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damonm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:34 PM
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6. As a commodity for Joe Average, yeah.
Thanks to Henry Ford.
Yes, Benz & Daimler invented the thing.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:35 PM
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7. Just the mass produced version of it for the common man.
As opposed to the luxury that it initially was.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:37 PM
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8. America invented the mass-produced automobile. Karl Benz invented an artisan toy for the rich.
Edited on Wed Feb-25-09 12:37 PM by Occam Bandage
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Towlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:38 PM
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9. Forget truth, this is political correctness. Fox News questioned it and that will cost them.
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:49 PM
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10. No, Obama was wrong on that one.
As you posted, Karl Benz invented the first combustible engine to be used in an automobile. Henry Ford did invent the assembly line concept though, making it possible to mass produce his Ford T and making it possible for the average person to own a car.

;-)
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