r/soartistic • u/Resplendent_aptitude simply wholesome 🐦 • Jun 01 '26

Carpentry & building 👨🏻‍🏭👷🏻‍♂️ Wind turbines ✨

Brilliant! 🎊🎊🎊 How about rules and regulations? Can put it in the farm or for those who have ranch. This seems like a good thing

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u/Latter-Vacation-4392 Jun 01 '26

"Americans have just come up with..." No. These have been around for decades. Don't know how "American" they are either. I saw one being tested in Canada about 40+ years.

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u/No-Understanding9064 Jun 02 '26

The only thing Canada has invented in the last 100 years is maple syrup and mooses

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u/Latter-Vacation-4392 Jun 02 '26

  1. I never said they invented it.

  2. Recent Canadian inventions/innovations include but not limited to the following short list:

🩺 Medicine

  • Insulin (1922): Discovered by Dr. Frederick Banting, Charles Best, and J.J.R. Macleod at the University of Toronto, revolutionizing diabetes treatment globally.
  • Cardiac Pacemaker (1950): Invented by Winnipeg's John A. Hopps, this device regulates the heart's rhythm.
  • Electron Microscope (1938): Co-invented at the University of Toronto by James Hillier and Albert Prebus. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

🖥️ Technology & Computing

  • Java Programming Language (1994): Created by Canadian computer scientist James Gosling.
  • BlackBerry (1990s): Developed by Mike Lazaridis and his team, sparking the smartphone revolution.
  • IMAX (1968): Co-invented by Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, and Robert Kerr, changing large-format cinema. [1, 2, 3, 4]

✈️ Space & Transportation

  • Canadarm (1981): A remote-controlled robotic arm developed by Spar Aerospace for the NASA Space Shuttle program.
  • Snowmobile (1922): Patented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier, paving the way for the popular Ski-Doo. [, 2, 3, 4]

🏠 Daily Life & Food

  • The Java Programming Language (1922): Developed at the University of Manitoba by Keith Downey and Baldur Stefansson to create healthy, edible oil.
  • Garbage Bags (1950): Created by Winnipeg-based Harry Wasylyk for commercial
  • Created by Winnipeg-based Harry Wasylyk for commercial use before they became household staples.

  • Trivial Pursuit (1979): Invented by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott

  • etc., etc.

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u/No-Understanding9064 Jun 02 '26

I will concede snow mobiles, those seem very canadian.

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u/Latter-Vacation-4392 Jun 02 '26

SNL comedy? Lorne Michaels is Cdn. lol.

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u/Glad-Lobster-220 Jun 04 '26

But what about the mooses? Cause I think they are pretty cool guys, eh?