Comments by "Frank B" (@flamingfrancis) on "American Reacts to Amazing Australian Inventions" video.

  1. Without a doubt one of the more recent discoveries is the spray on artificial skin that came out of some amazing research in Western Australia. It has changed the face of treament of burns throughout the world. Absolute blessing to mankid.
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  2.  @jecos1966  It was extracted from the mould that forms on breads.
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  3.  @jackvos8047  Some of those nations had their notes printed at our Mint. Assuming our inventors were smart and patented them there should be good royalties involved.
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  4. We did...I know a bloke who was on the gang that dug the ditch...
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  5. The Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games held in the then 120.000 capacity Olympic Stadium was a brilliant exposé of Australia's inventiveness and innovation in manufacturing. Well worth a look. Little Nikki Webster's performance dngling from wires above the Stadium is also something to behold.
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  6. You can thank the imbeciles in various governments for that. Australia, through necessity, was at the forefront in the development of local vaccines. Snakes, funnel web spiders and other venimous nasties used to be "milked" for their venom which formed the basis of antivenines made by the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories before it was PRIVATISED.
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  7. For the record you can still see the places where Hargrave did his work with box kites. Look up the beautiful NSW South Coast town Stanwell Park and you will see a place called Bald Hill where modern day big kite flyers catch the breezes that Lawrence used to.
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  8. God, don't start on NZ...their list is endless especially if contribution to science and Oz arts is included.
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  9.  @IWrocker  I hope you follow the Cubs.
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  10. General Sir John Monash did a bit more that "command US soldiers". He changed the face of warfare...Look him up...the battle of Le Hamel on the Western Front. A true Aussie hero.
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  11.  @cherylmantello3693  Yes, they took to being restauranteurs after being hounded off the gold fields and having their homes and places of worship burned down.
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