Australia's biggest contribution to humanity? - Page 1
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author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2016, 10:38:19 pm
content: I was asked of this today by a friend and I thought her answer was quite refreshing.What do you think is Australia's biggest contribution to humanity?

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2016, 10:45:17 pm
content: Gemma Ward and Miranda KerrThanks Oz

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 12:41:15 am
content: Lawn mowers and the good old galvanised rotary clotheslines.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 12:59:28 am
content: Quote from: bitslice on October 20, 2016, 10:45:17 pmOh come on now

author: rob.manderson
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 01:21:52 am
content: Dave of course!(Well, someone was going to say it!)

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 01:23:56 am
content: I would have thought something closer to limonene to strip mercury out of water sources.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 04:08:34 am
content: The dream of every young lad, back in the day.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Charlene_Robinson_Neighbours.jpg

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 08:42:50 am
content: Howard Florey.Nancy Wake.Graeme Clarke.and of course Vegemite, invented by Cyril CallisterThe list goes on.Actually, with only just over 200 years of modern civilisation, we have done remarkably well. In fact, the city I live in, Melbourne, once again has won the title of the world's most liveable city. So we have given the world a benchmark to aspire to.http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/top-of-the-world-melbourne-crowned-worlds-most-liveable-city-again-20160817-gqv893.html

author: gamalot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 08:50:45 am
content: Wi-Fi?

author: station240
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 08:55:34 am
content: WIFIsee:http://www.csiro.au/en/About/History-achievements/Top-10-inventionsCSIRO is mostly government funded, unfortunately the current government are not doing it properly.Hence things like this:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-02/csiro-needs-$175m-to-upgrade-ageing-buildings-audit-says/5427470

author: rqsall
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 11:29:13 am
content: As a deaf person with Cochlear Implant:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Clark_(doctor)(I've been toying with the idea of sending my old Ci processor to Dave for the mailbag, but I'm afraid I need to keep it around as backup when I get a new one next month)

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 11:46:45 am
content: Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan.

author: IconicPCB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2016, 11:58:56 am
content: Number 96

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2016, 12:30:00 am
content: Quote from: RGB255_0_0 on October 21, 2016, 11:46:45 amThe queen of kitsch bubblegum pop music. But we can be so lucky... lucky, lucky, lucky to have found a market for her. As far away from Australia as possible.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2016, 12:53:08 am
content: >> Australia's biggest contribution to humanity?One of the Australia's first contributions was crime reduction in Britain in the 18th/19th centuries.Other notable contributions are Eucalyptus aroma therapy, Danny Deckchair, and EEVBlog.

author: johnh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2016, 05:49:45 am
content: QuoteWell they couldn't dump them in America in more after the war of IndependenceAnother thingAs they were convicts, they couldn't be out and about committing crimes as they were locked up

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2016, 05:55:59 am
content: Letting everyone know what a knife is!

author: IconicPCB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2016, 06:56:19 am
content: Smokey ,surely no everyone... just the gun challenged

author: Len
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2016, 09:41:26 pm
content: Dave's accent.

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2016, 11:24:16 pm
content: Shitposting...

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2016, 11:28:04 pm
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on October 22, 2016, 12:30:00 amTell you what, if you don't want Kylie, feel free to send her over here, I'm sure I can find somewhere for her.I mean, we already gave you Russel Crowe, seems like a fair trade to me, I'll even chuck in Pavlova.You can keep Jason though.

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2016, 02:21:05 am
content: The Bee Gees.OK, they were made in pommy land, but were refined in Australia and then exported to the world. Barry once said the genre called disco was created from their music. It's not really true, because disco existed prior to the Bee Gees taking up the genre. But their music certainly promoted the genre.We also created the antithesis of the Bee Gees... Dave and the Derros "Death to Disco", a great composition for discerning tastes in fine music. The Australian contribution to the death of disco.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2016, 03:14:11 am
content: Quote from: johnh on October 22, 2016, 05:49:45 amConvicts eventually get released and some even reproduce.Reducing crime is a good thing, you should be proud your island played a positive role.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2016, 03:21:11 am
content: Kangaroo boxers (the first time I saw a kangaroo was in a western)

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 11:54:17 am
content: All good choices.My friend picked Julian assange. My choice is crocodile Dundee. Aside from crocodile Dundee, I knew nothing then about Australia.

author: HackedFridgeMagnet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 12:43:07 pm
content: The Australian aboriginals invented the aerofoil and used it to make their boomerangs return. Took us a while though to make the transition to heavier than air flight.ps. Qantas still hasn't lost a plane.

author: Kalvin
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 12:47:00 pm
content: Bubbles in the beer:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096486/

author: AlxDroidDev
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 12:55:37 pm
content: Quote from: bitslice on October 20, 2016, 10:45:17 pmYou forgot Nicole Kidman and <drum roll> Margot Robbie .Edit: I just remembered that Australia also gave us The Young Einstein!

author: Ice-Tea
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 12:56:54 pm
content: Crowded House.

author: StuUK
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 01:12:59 pm
content: +1 Paul Hoganand "Men at Work"

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 09:05:04 pm
content: No one likes AC/DC?

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 10:07:22 pm
content: Quote from: rrinker on October 24, 2016, 09:05:04 pmNever liked them.Mel Gibson...

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 10:15:01 pm
content: Quote from: rrinker on October 24, 2016, 09:05:04 pmHuh? I thought everyone on this forum either likes AC or DC, how can you have electronics without them?

author: Howardlong
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 11:09:53 pm
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on October 22, 2016, 12:30:00 amQuite partial to Kylie, not particularly the musak, more the person, she was charming when me and my slightly inebriated buddies bumped into her in one of my frequent haunts at the time, the Atlantic Bar, now Brasserie Zedel, about 20-25 years ago. Quite chatty and not at all celeb stuffy like. I think she goes for the younger man these days though. Her loss ;-)

author: Buriedcode
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 11:27:37 pm
content: Quote from: Smokey on October 22, 2016, 05:55:59 amThat's not a knife that's a spoon. Yes, I have played 'knifey -spoony' before.

author: John_ITIC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 03:24:14 am
content: **** KYLIE *****

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 06:12:10 am
content: I'm in like Flynn.Oops wrong thread, anyway it can stay here for now to increase my chances. He was an Australian, born in Tasmania in 1909 and died at age 50, he became a US citizen and had a reputation with the ladies, if it wasn't for him none of us would be able to enter the current EEVblog/ Altium giveaways.Errol Flynn - Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Flynn

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 06:51:13 am
content: Quote from: Kalvin on October 24, 2016, 12:47:00 pmFantastic movie! Highly recommended if you haven't seen it.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 08:28:45 am
content: Looks like the girl next door on Ramsay Street is the winner...No mention of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Always a favourite and regularly shown on TV when I was a child.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 08:53:20 am
content: Quote from: Ice-Tea on October 24, 2016, 12:56:54 pmAh hem, we're claiming them, they're Kiwi's.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 09:12:39 am
content: Quote from: tautech on October 25, 2016, 08:53:20 amYou can have them. We have the Pavlova ;-)*opens can of worms*

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 09:48:22 am
content: Quote from: dannyf on October 24, 2016, 11:54:17 amSounds like you know nothing about Crocodile Dundee either. Rodney Ansell was a hopeless drug addict, cop killer and a loser. The police had him taken out in a shootout. The movie was 99%.

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 10:04:31 am
content: Quote from: Ice-Tea on October 24, 2016, 12:56:54 pmThey were from New Zealand, reformed from Spilt Enz. New Zealand brought the world a great deal of musical talent... Max Merrit, Dave Dobbyn, Dragon, Mi-Sex, Gale Garnett, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.. this list goes on.As for Australia, no-one mentioned The Seekers. Or Dame Nellie Melba ("Who?" I hear you ask). Both global superstars in their day.In 1993 I was in a remote part of west Texas, turned on the AM radio in the car to the only local station around and heard the The Seekers singing "I'll Never Find Another You". Now that was impressive.The New Zealand version is slightly different. It is called "I'll Never Find Another Ewe".

author: Ice-Tea
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 11:19:34 am
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on October 25, 2016, 10:04:31 amWith that accent, you're all Australia to me. Don't pester me with such small geographic details.*runs*

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 11:46:48 am
content: Florey - clinical trials of penicillinJohn Cade - therapeutic use of Lithium - first effective therapy in psychiatryBragg, Lawrence - Xray crystallographyMarshall, Barry - peptic ulcer caused by a bacteriumOliphant, Mark - physicist - early member of Manhattan projectAll of these guys' work is still in active use today.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 11:52:25 am
content: Tommy Emmanuel.

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 12:31:59 pm
content: My teenage fantasy. Back in the early 90s one of the women's magazines (Woman's Weekly or New Idea or some other rag) published a several-page semi nude (boobs out) swimsuit spread of Elle. A school mate of mine secretly tore the spread out of his mums issue after she had consigned it to the read pile and sold it to me for several bucks. We had to be quite resourceful in those pre-internet days! Now I can't find a drooling smilie with a boner anywhere.....

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 12:35:44 pm
content: Barry Humphries

author: WaveyDipole
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 12:42:18 pm
content: Keeping to an electronics theme, I would like to suggest the Parkes Radio Telescope which received the 'one great leap for mankind' images of the moon landing.[Edited: corrected spelling of Parks to Parkes]

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 12:47:44 pm
content: Quote from: GK on October 25, 2016, 12:31:59 pmI still had my 1988 Elle McPherson calendar on my wall into the late 90's. She's still got it.

author: 3db
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 12:48:06 pm
content: Lets not forget their cultural attache Sir Les Patterson.There's also Nicole Kidmans friend Naomi Watts.3DB

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 12:49:35 pm
content: Quote from: WaveyDipole on October 25, 2016, 12:42:18 pmSecond that. Not to nitpick but it's Parkes.If you ever get the chance, grab a copy of 'The Dish'. A great Aussie movie centered around that particular time.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 01:01:22 pm
content: Quote from: 3db on October 25, 2016, 12:48:06 pmPlease.Doforget him. I'm trying to.Dame Edna, however, is a different matter.

author: PChi
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 05:22:34 pm
content: Electronics Today International magazine?

author: Nozzer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 06:54:41 pm
content: I think it has to be Florey, whose work has literally saved hundreds of millions of lives. Before penicillin became available in sufficient quantities to be used for all those who needed it, people could die from a simple cut and in wartime many deaths were the result of infected wounds or burns.

author: elgonzo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 07:05:29 pm
content: Coal, what else...

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 09:01:46 pm
content: Trumpet Winsock. For those who used the internet in the 1990's (pre-Windows 95), you'd have fond memories of this. It was written by a bloke by the name of Peter Tattam from Tasmania, Australia.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 09:25:54 pm
content: Quote from: Halcyon on October 25, 2016, 09:01:46 pmwow, 14400 baud (I had 1200). Chicken winner, chicken dinner (?) - bob's your aunt (?) - root for your team (? Cubs ?)My vote is slang. The chicken one is showing up on US commercials

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 09:44:13 pm
content: Quote from: Halcyon on October 25, 2016, 09:01:46 pm"Fond" isn't exactly the words I'd use, but certainly useful.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 09:51:37 pm
content: In no particular order:Midnight OilJulian AssangeSimon Anderson and his Thruster design

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 10:16:07 pm
content: Quote from: GK on October 25, 2016, 12:31:59 pmBootleg porn from your mum's lady mags. Probably still cheaper than dial up internet, spending 2 hours looking for someone you like, download to floppy only to realise half the image was corrupt

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 10:58:39 pm
content: QuoteI remember that. not sure if I would make it that high up though.

author: 3db
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 09:09:40 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on October 25, 2016, 01:01:22 pmLes was epic IMHO

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 10:19:26 am
content: Quote from: 3db on October 26, 2016, 09:09:40 amLes: "What is the most attractive thing a lady can wear on her ears."Parkinson: "Well I dunno, what is the lost attractive thing a lady can wear on here ears?"Les (dribbling and grinning): "Her ankles".

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 10:36:16 am
content: Didn't "Sir Les" place Russian Salad in a vomit bag on a plane surreptitiously, then later pretend to vomit and eat it in front of others!But then the 80s were quite different times!

author: sainbablo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 03:24:37 pm
content: Rail road workers from Afghanistan along with their camels.

author: wkb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 07:25:03 pm
content: The kindest greeting (to my ears) in the world: "G'day mate!"

author: AlxDroidDev
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 11:13:25 pm
content: Quote from: Halcyon on October 25, 2016, 09:01:46 pmI had no idea! Thanks for the info!I used Trumpet Winsock to connect to the internet for a long time. Since I am from the BBS time (using a 300/75 baud modem), my the first offline program I used to send/receive messages was a DOS program called BlueWave. I'd connect to the BBS and then have BlueWave send and receive the messages through that connection. Later, I also used BW to send/receive e-mails, which were relayed through the BBS' internet link 1x/2x a day.

author: cowboy
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 27, 2016, 04:14:22 pm
content: Australia's biggest contributions as seen from up here in USA:- discovery of h.pylori being the cause of ulcers- AC/DC- Elle McPherson- Kath & Kim- EEVblog- improvements to AT&T/NCR's WiFi- salt water pool chlorination system- Trumpet winsockAustralia's in trouble with us for:- Rupert Murdock/Fox News (which gives us these horrible politicians like Bush/Cheney, Trump, etc.)

author: StuUK
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2016, 05:14:57 pm
content: Quote from: cowboy on October 27, 2016, 04:14:22 pmThe latter far outweighing the positive Aussie Global Contribution...

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2016, 06:53:41 pm
content: Quote from: cowboy on October 27, 2016, 04:14:22 pmDid you already forget what a knife is?

author: RIS
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2016, 07:19:55 pm
content: LOL

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2016, 11:08:44 pm
content: Three unknown Aussie scientists who changed the world? Not sure about Henry Sutton, though.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-29/three-unknown-australian-scientists-who-changed-the-world/7962180

author: daybyter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2016, 11:34:10 pm
content: My vote goes to those cute little birds:(All of them of course. Not just the ones in the video.)

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2016, 02:15:54 am
content: Like most of Australia's scary looking and/or sounding creatures, as long as your don't piss them off, they wont piss you offThat's a wolf spider, he is kinda the one you wont get rid of, but don't like around as they may try to bite you (non deadly), huntsmen spiders are the best around a house, as they are so passive you can pick them up and walk them elsewhere, while being very good at catching insects, only downside is they can get big enough that guests may freak out. (think tarantula size or bigger)

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2016, 02:47:18 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on October 29, 2016, 01:59:23 amjez a 2 watt spider and I thought mine were bad (FYI she disappeared one night after laying 5 egg sacks)

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 29, 2016, 03:08:09 am
content: Quote from: Rerouter on October 29, 2016, 02:15:54 amA pearl of wisdom.The mosquito is an exception and flies are just annoying - but pretty much everything else won't take you on unless you provoke them.

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 29, 2016, 08:46:07 pm
content: I think these are one of the nastiest Aussie buggers, called Jack Jumper Ant in the eastern states or Hopper Ant elsewhere ; only about 1/2 of inch long and are very aggressive, they will chase you for some metres and can jump 3-4 inches in height and have a bite like a bee. Very common source of allergic reactions. But the nest is very distinctive - easily seen from 20-30m- dry granular - low mound. I happen to be allergic to them! Evidence of a careless youth in Aussie bush (dry sclerophyll forrest).

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2016, 10:03:53 pm
content: Having their own flora and fauna. This is pretty amazing!Of course, some of them are purely speculations

author: freebsd
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 29, 2016, 10:22:39 pm
content: Australians are super, is not that enough?

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 29, 2016, 11:22:46 pm
content: Quote from: Rerouter on October 29, 2016, 02:15:54 amToo true. I haven't even been stung by a bee yet.I like having the spiders around, especially the Huntman. They look big and nasty (and sometimes make their way inside and sit above door frames just to scare you) but they are great to have around the house. I am yet to see a single cockroach around my place. Huntsman use their venom for prey but rarely as a defensive mechanism. Even if one was to bite a person, it's unlikely to be life threatening or require hospitalisation. Most of the time they stay out of your way and you won't even notice them unless you specifically go looking for them.

author: IconicPCB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2016, 11:45:40 pm
content: Huntsmen are a venomous spider and indeed they use their venom to catch prey.The venom is also toxic to humans. Fortunately the huntsman spider does not have the necessary mechanism to bite the humans hence lack of anecdotal evidence of their toxicity.I used to have one in my bedroom...used to call it Hymie ( after the robot in Get Smart ( America's contribution to humanity )).

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 12:11:37 am
content: Quote from: IconicPCB on October 29, 2016, 11:45:40 pmYou may be thinking of the 'Daddy-long-legs' spider. Their venom is thought to be potent however they have relatively short fangs which makes it difficult to pierce the multiple layers of human skin (bites, although rare, are still possible).It's well documented that Huntsman sometime do and can bite humans as a last resort (but you probably deserved it). They aren't the type of spider that will stand-up and fight, rather, they prefer to retreat. Treatment from a Huntsman spider bite is usually just a cold pack to reduce inflammation. A small percentage of people can suffer from anaphylaxis but they generally know what their triggers are and will probably carry their own epinephrine shot.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 01:13:16 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on October 30, 2016, 12:25:22 amThank god these are not near me. My bathroom spider was only about the size of a dime. Here is a guy catching a Huntsman in his bathroom. How could someone ignore these?

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 03:29:42 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on October 30, 2016, 01:13:16 amWhat a wuss! I nearly fell off my chair when he added the Toblerone handle.The basic technique is correct, though. A clear or translucent container of that size is correct - but I would use something a bit stiffer like a piece of cardboard for a slide/cover.He also took far too long - and probably got the spider all worked up by making too many 'attempts'. Normally, I've found they don't react too much until they are contained.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 03:33:36 am
content: These guys, however, are a different story.Corner one of these and they will stand up to you ... just like this:... no matter how big you are.And those fangs are real. About 1/4" long and capable of piercing shoe leather.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 03:48:44 am
content: FWIW - If you are in an area where the Sydney Funnel Web is found - be VERY careful around handy little hidey-holes. One of their favourite hang-outs is in the gaps of a pile of rock or rubble.When I was at Uni (many moons ago) I took a summer job - and came across apairof these hiding in a pile of sandstone that had been dug out from a trench a couple of weeks earlier. I was back-filling with a 6' spade when I looked down and saw the exact image above. I reckon it would have been saying: "Come on ya mug! Have a go!!"

author: HackedFridgeMagnet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 03:59:24 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on October 30, 2016, 01:13:16 amlol spider dundeethey are not aggressive at all, if you want to get them out use a thick towel if they are big or a beanie or a bit of paper.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 04:10:12 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on October 30, 2016, 04:01:22 amThen I'm confused because the Huntsman *can* bite humans, contrary to your previous post.There is however a common misconception that the White-tailed spider found in Australia carries a toxin which causes necrosis in human tissue. This is not the case and people confuse this spider with the Brown Recluse (not found in Australia). With respect to the White-tailed spider, problems can occur if the wound becomes infected through external causes, but not due to the spider's own venom.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 04:16:39 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on October 30, 2016, 04:13:16 amMy apologies, you are correct there. I was referring to a comment made byIconicPCB. However the Daddy-long-legs also fits into that category.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 04:41:53 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on October 30, 2016, 04:25:46 amNow I can sleep, knowing the dozens of pholcidae in my house will not eat me.If I am not wrong the most dangerous spiders in the US are1. Brown recluse2. Black widow3. ?

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 06:44:59 am
content: A few years ago we had a huntsman spider infestation inside the house. I would find two or three a week and execute them. But one night I was just about to go to sleep and I saw some dark spots on the wall in the hallway. I got up (that goodness) and found that the hallway wall had about 50 baby huntsman spiders on it. I killed them all before I found their mother in the linen closet. It was bloody huge. I poisoned the bitch and sprayed the entire closet.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 06:57:20 am
content: Quote from: VK5RC on October 29, 2016, 08:46:07 pmBull ants are the buggers I don't like.Only seen the ones around Perth and they've earnt my respect.25mm long and they can run nearly as fast as you can walk.http://australianmuseum.net.au/bull-ants

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 10:29:10 am
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on October 30, 2016, 06:44:59 amI know some people like spiders but I would draw the line at that - time to get out the "napalm"Edit ; Have never come across a BullAnt - Thankfully!

author: jonovid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 11:01:09 am
content: QuoteInsect collecting & electronics goes hand in hand for one ozy 5 yro, at the time.Bull ants or inch ant have an attitude problem. but are not the only ones.

author: MT
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 12:29:45 pm
content: ABBA!

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 05:38:38 pm
content: Never would have guessed that the biggest contribution turned out that they have the scariest critters. I hope they keep them there.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 06:28:39 pm
content: How about Teatree oil, though the biggest nuisance here is the Eucalyptus and the black wattle. Declared noxious invaders and forbidden to plant other than on an approved forestry plantation. They do however make good firewood.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 06:58:25 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on October 30, 2016, 06:28:39 pmNot sure if OZ has Tea tree (That's what Captain Cook named it here). Some of the self succkering Eucs can be a problem and the wattles self sow in the right soils here too.Yep all good firewood.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2016, 07:09:31 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on October 30, 2016, 06:28:39 pmEucalyptus is very popular where I live (So Calif). I have planted many (bottlebush) myself for firewood. They also have done a lot of damage due to their shallow roots (some blew over in a storm and took out my electrical lines to my house).So since I see them every day and they heat my house in the winter, my vote for the biggest contribution to humanity goes to ...... (drum roll)...Eucalyptus Trees

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2016, 11:19:02 am
content: Holden Commodore VE and VF aka Pontiac G8 and Chevrolet SS.

author: julian1
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2016, 12:57:57 pm
content: Altium, Iron Ore and Mad Max!

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 31, 2016, 02:59:35 pm
content: SAMBA software by Andrew Tridgell.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tridgell

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 02:31:36 am
content: Compulsory wearing of seat belts in the state of Victoria in 1970 and NSW in 1971. The lives saved did not affect other countries directly, but the real world data gathered, not just abstract theories, was an encouragement for other countries to follow suit.

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 02:43:35 am
content: David Warren, inventor of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Warren_(inventor)

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 04:17:31 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on October 30, 2016, 06:28:39 pmI was astonished at the amount of Eucalyptus I saw in Lebanon back in 2004. Apparently someone imported a couple many years ago and there were some streets lined with them. Every second family had a pot of leaves boiling on the wood stove in winter to ward off the cold. It was nice because almost every house I went to smelt like home

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 04:30:48 am
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on October 30, 2016, 06:44:59 am, I like spiders, not had much of an infestation though.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 06:50:46 am
content: Quote from: Vgkid on November 01, 2016, 04:30:48 amI recently started to like spiders (I fed one for 4 months) but I do not think we have huntsman in the US. I think I came across one (or one like it) in Taiwan in the 80's and I still remember it. It is not a spider I think you can like.

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 10:22:27 am
content: Fun Fact: The average spider consumes 2.3 sleeping humans per year. Sweet dreams!The more you know! ~~~*

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 10:35:04 am
content: Quote from: timb on November 01, 2016, 10:22:27 amOMG, this is how I picture a day in Australia now:

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 01, 2016, 07:01:20 pm
content: The one on the skyscraper looks like the one I fed for months until she disappeared (in my bathroom). Now a smaller one has moved into her nest so now I feed it and this video reminds me it is feeding time so I need to catch a fly now. One thing I have learned is they do not clean their webs.

author: RobK_NL
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 02, 2016, 11:17:02 am
content: Les Hiddins.

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 02, 2016, 09:43:15 pm
content: The Wiggles. Until just recently they were bigger than AC/DC.Lets face it, Australia has culture coming out of its arse.

author: HackedFridgeMagnet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2016, 01:25:18 am
content: A couple of true Australians fighting it out.http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/now-thats-a-mouthful-bega-man-captures-large-black-snake-eating-samesize-brown-snake-20161102-gsgesf.html

author: notsob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2016, 07:22:56 am
content: I may be wrong, but didn't some guys in Brisbane write the original compilers that microchip currently uses

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 03, 2016, 07:25:00 am
content: Don't you hate it when unwanted guests drop in while you're trying to holiday?

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2016, 07:57:54 am
content: Quote from: notsob on November 03, 2016, 07:22:56 amHi-Tech C. I still use it.

author: cs.dk
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 03, 2016, 06:37:01 pm
content: Quote from: Halcyon on November 03, 2016, 07:25:00 amLOLAre they always so calm, or is this one used to humans?

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 06:32:38 am
content: Quote from: cs.dk on November 03, 2016, 06:37:01 pmDefinitely used to humans.From the looks of it, I'm guessing that's one which has found the camping ground an opportunity for easy feeds and has become pretty much a pet.Out in the wild, they are likely to avoid you - unless you become a threat and then they might attack. Certainly a wild one in that space would be making very anxious efforts to get out - and you might get hurt.BTW, We have wallabies, wallaroos and kangaroos. They are all very similar, with size being the most significant difference. Kangaroos are the biggest and wallabies are the smallest; males are bigger than females.A big male can be up to 2m tall and weigh 90Kg ... a bit bigger than this:.... and you don't want to get kicked:or run into one:

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 06:39:21 am
content: You've gotta love the Hunstman. This one is a champion!

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 07:02:06 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on November 04, 2016, 06:32:38 amCan I just add, none of these have anything to do with Batteroo. In fact, all the animals Brumby mentioned actually exist. ;-)The Kangaroos that live near urban interfaces (where housing meets the bush) are pretty friendly and curious creatures. Not long ago I was driving through a new suburb near Lithgow and spotted numerous Kangaroos just munching on grass in people's front yards just like you would see a bird looking for worms.The wild ones generally won't go near you and just watch you from a distance.Apparently they have become a bit of a nuisance at Lithgow golf course:Kangaroo meat is also widely available in supermarkets for about the same price as beef. It's one of my favourite meats; very delicious, very low in fat (<2% and of that 20% is monounsaturated), high in protein (around 21-22%), high in B-Group Vitamins (B6, B12, Riboflavin, Niacin) and has both Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. I personally like mine marinated in a plum or home made BBQ sauce. Sometimes I use Kangaroo mince in spaghetti Bolognese instead of beef/pork.

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 07:06:01 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on November 04, 2016, 07:02:06 amOr jump out in front of your car when you have a head of steam, a couple of tonnes of van behind you and kids asleep in the back seatThe secret to cooking roo is slice it thin and don't overcook it. Overcooked it is as tough as buggery. Good in a stew too (Who put the roo in the stew blue?).

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 07:12:06 am
content: Quote from: BradC on November 04, 2016, 07:06:01 amAbsolutely. I don't mind a thick roo steak, but it should be still very pink in the middle. Any more than medium-rare and it starts to get quite tough. For those that like their meat well done, avoid Kangaroo steaks as they will be tough. Instead try thin slices in a salad, minced in a sauce or inside 'sausage rolls' or chunks in a slow-cooked stew.There are some good recipes here:http://gourmetgame.com.au/recipes/TheKangaroo Pie with Mushrooms and Dark Alelooks very nice, I'll have to try it.

author: jonovid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 08:50:03 am
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author: NottheDan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 08:55:58 am
content: I shall give my vote to the medical documentary Let The Blood Run Free.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 09:07:28 am
content: Russell Crowe is a Kiwi.

author: HackedFridgeMagnet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 09:32:12 am
content: Quote from: tautech on November 04, 2016, 09:07:28 amNonsense, and you also forgot Ernest Rutherford from that list.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 09:32:47 am
content: Quote from: tautech on November 04, 2016, 09:07:28 amVery true, as the following intro states

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2016, 10:19:05 am
content: Quote from: tautech on November 04, 2016, 09:07:28 amThat's just a technicality.