Hydra Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) Ask away guys. I know you guys are intelligent but I am sure there are questions about Australia you would like to know things that maybe you don't know. Edited April 1, 2018 by Hydra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Is Cricket's popularity declining in Australia ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Number said: Is Cricket's popularity declining in Australia ? Cricket has a lot of competition from other sports in Australia. I would say at the moment it's Cricket, AFL (football) and Rugby. But it depends where you are in what state. Melbourne is the AFL heartland, AFL is a winter sport like rugby. Adelaide and Perth love AFL. Rugby is popular in states like Sydney, Queensland etc. But cricket in summer is the number 1, followed by tennis etc. But then the other sports are equally liked. We don't need a excuse to try other sports, hence we are a sporting nation with a sporting culture. Just look at most sports and you will see Australia or an Australian competing. Soccer is starting to become popular as well especially in the last 20 years. And of course hockey and golf. Edited April 1, 2018 by Hydra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 8 minutes ago, Hydra said: Cricket has a lot of competition from other sports in Australia. I would say at the moment it's Cricket, AFL (football) and Rugby. But it depends where you are in what state. Melbourne is the AFL heartland, AFL is a winter sport like rugby. Adelaide and Perth love AFL. Rugby is popular in states like Sydney, Queensland etc. But cricket in summer is the number 1, followed by tennis etc. But then the other sports are equally liked. We don't need a excuse to try other sports, hence we are a sporting nation with a sporting culture. Just look at most sports and you will see Australia or an Australian competing. Soccer is starting to become popular as well especially in the last 20 years. And of course hockey Thanks for the insight but would like to know is Cricket still as popular as it was till mid 2000s in Australia ? Have seen and read reports about drop in numbers attending test matches there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 What are your major contributions to the world, historical & present day ? I'm asking about things like life changing innovation, discoveries/invention etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Number said: Thanks for the insight but would like to know is Cricket still as popular as it was till mid 2000s in Australia ? Have seen and read reports about drop in numbers attending test matches there. Yes cricket is still number 1 but only as a summer sport, I mean they have indoor cricket in winter and that's very popular as well. 1 hour ago, Clarke said: What are your major contributions to the world, historical & present day ? I'm asking about things like life changing innovation, discoveries/invention etc. 1. Black box flight recorder The black box flight recorder has helped make commercial air travel the world's safest form of travel. It was invented by Australian scientist Dr David Warren, who lost his own father to an aircraft tragedy in 1934 when the Miss Hobart crashed into the Bass Strait. This remarkable device is virtually indestructible and records the final moments of a crashed plane's last flight. While it is a box, it's not black - it's bright orange colour is called 'international orange', making it easier to find in crash-site rubble. David Warren first had the black box idea in the 1950s when he was part of a Melbourne research team exploring why the commercial jet aircraft known as the Comet had suffered a series of deadly crashes. He thought it would help investigators fix what was wrong if they had a recording of the last conversations between crew and other sounds inside the plane before it crashed. A black box is now installed on every commercial plane around the world, but it was in Australia that they were first made compulsary for all commercial flights. 2. Spray-on skin In 1999, Perth-based plastic surgeon Professor Fiona Wood patented her spray-on skin technique. The innovation involves taking a small patch of the victim's healthy skin and using it to grow new skin cells in a laboratory. The new skin cells are then sprayed on the victim's damaged skin. This process significantly reduces recovery time and scarring. Fiona and her spray-on skin technique played a key role in treating burns victims from the 2002 Bali bombings. Fiona and her team are credited with saving the lives of 28 people. 3. Electronic pacemaker Australian doctor Mark Lidwill and physicist Edgar Booth developed the first artificial pacemaker in the 1920s. Now, more than three million people worldwide rely on pacemakers to keep their hearts beating properly. Artificial pacemakers send small electric charges into the heart to help it maintain a regular beat. Since the late 1960s, these have been implanted inside the body; the first of these was developed in Sydney by Lidwell and Booth. Lidwill used the invention in 1928 to revive a stillborn baby - small pulses of electicity were sent through a needle directly into the child's heart. After 10 minutes, the equipment was switched off, the heart continued to beat and the infant made a full recovery. 4. Google Maps Danish brothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen developed the platform for Google Maps in Sydney in the early 2000s. Along with Australians Neil Gordon and Stephen Ma, they founded a small start-up company called Where 2 Technologies in 2003. The following year it was bought by internet giant Google, which also hired the four men, and the technology was turned into what we now know as Google Maps. 5. Medical application of penicillin In 1939, Australian scientist Howard Florey purified penicillin from a special strain of mould. The team demonstrated penicillin's ability to fight bacterial infection in mice and, later, humans. The antibiotic was mass produced and used to aid victims of World War II. Penicillin has been used around the world saving many lives through the combating of infection by common bacteria. Today, it is still widely used in combating infections, but its efficacy is at risk from the growing resistance to the antibiotic. 6. Polymer bank notes Plastic bank notes were developed in a combined effort by the Reserve Bank of Australia and CSIRO in the 1980s. The first plastic bank note to be put into circulation was the $10 note, released in 1988 to celebrate the bicentenary. In 1996, we became the first country to have a complete set of plastic currency. Traditionally, bank notes are made from paper, cloth fibres or a combination of both. Our bank notes are made from a special polymer which, along with a series of in-built security devices, makes them almost impossible to counterfeit. They also last about 10 times longer than traditional bank notes. . Cochlear implant (bionic ear) Professor Graeme Clark invented the first bionic ear Melbourne University in the 1970s - the first prototype was implanted in a person in 1978. Cochlear implants are devices that are implanted into the head to electronically stimulate the auditory nerve. Graeme's motivation to advance hearing loss technology was spawned from his own father's inadequate hearing. So far, the Cochlear implant has brought hearing to more than 180,000 deaf and partially deaf people worldwide. 8. Electric drill DIY-enthusiasts can thank an Aussie for this indispensible piece of equipment. In 1889, Australian electrical engineer Arthur James Arnot patented the world's first electric drill with his colleague William Brain. The invention was originally designed to drill rock and dig coal, and although it was a long way from the portable hand-drills used today throughout the world, the underlyng technology was the same. 9. Winged keel Ben Lexcen, an Australian yachtsman and marine architect, invented the winged keel - a nearly horizontal foil, or wing, at the base of a sailing boat keel. They are typically found on high-performance sail boats. The winged keel made its debut in 1983 in America's Cup on Australia II. 10. Permaculture In 1972, Bill Mollison had the epiphany which led to the development of permaculture, a concept that uses a natural approach to designing self-sufficient human settlements and agricultural systems. Today permaculture is an alternative to chemical-based agriculture which can be harmful to humans and the environment 11. Wi-Fi technology In 1992 John O' Sullivan and the CSIRO developed Wi-Fi technology, used by more than a billion people around the world today. The core parts of the technology came out of research in the mid-1970s in the field of radio astronomy, when John and his colleagues at the CSIRO were originally looking for the faint echoes of black holes. As a result of this work, the CSIRO has held key patents for Wi-Fi technology since the mid-1990s, bringing the organisation millions of dollars in royalties every year. 12. Ultrasound scanner In 1976 Ausonics commercialised the ultrasound scanner. Studying ultrasound from 1959 onwards, the Ultrasonics Research Section of the Commonwealth Acoustrics Laboratories Branch (later to become the Ultrasonic Institute) discovered a way to differentiate ultrasound echoes bouncing off soft tissue in the body and converting them to TV images. This discovery forever changed pre-natal care as it gave expecting parents a window to the foetus without x-ray exposure. Ultrasound technology is also used in the diagnoses of medical problems of the breast, abdomen, and reproductive organs. 13. Plastic spectacle lenses In 1960 Sola Optical released the first scratch-resistant plastic lens for glasses. The technology was further developed to create the first plastic bifocal, trifocal, and progressive-focus lenses. Plastic lenses are used throughout the world due to their many benefits including safety, their light weight, and durability. 14. Inflatable escape slide and raft In 1965 Jack Grant, an employee of Qantas, invented the inflatable aircraft escape slide, which is now mandatory safety equipment on all major airlines. The slides can also be used as a flotation device if the aircraft lands on water. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2010/06/australian-inventions-that-changed-the-world/ The list goes on. Edited April 1, 2018 by Hydra velu, Cricketics and sergio04 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradlater Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 How immigrant friendly is Australia? What are some of your famous local cuisines? How are aboriginals represented in all spheres of Public life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourab10forever Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 How strong is the Australian movie Industry? Hydra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattieboy Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 17 minutes ago, Hydra said: Yes cricket is still number 1 but only as a summer sport, I mean they have indoor cricket in winter and that's very popular as well. 1. Black box flight recorder The black box flight recorder has helped make commercial air travel the world's safest form of travel. It was invented by Australian scientist Dr David Warren, who lost his own father to an aircraft tragedy in 1934 when the Miss Hobart crashed into the Bass Strait. This remarkable device is virtually indestructible and records the final moments of a crashed plane's last flight. While it is a box, it's not black - it's bright orange colour is called 'international orange', making it easier to find in crash-site rubble. David Warren first had the black box idea in the 1950s when he was part of a Melbourne research team exploring why the commercial jet aircraft known as the Comet had suffered a series of deadly crashes. He thought it would help investigators fix what was wrong if they had a recording of the last conversations between crew and other sounds inside the plane before it crashed. A black box is now installed on every commercial plane around the world, but it was in Australia that they were first made compulsary for all commercial flights. 2. Spray-on skin In 1999, Perth-based plastic surgeon Professor Fiona Wood patented her spray-on skin technique. The innovation involves taking a small patch of the victim's healthy skin and using it to grow new skin cells in a laboratory. The new skin cells are then sprayed on the victim's damaged skin. This process significantly reduces recovery time and scarring. Fiona and her spray-on skin technique played a key role in treating burns victims from the 2002 Bali bombings. Fiona and her team are credited with saving the lives of 28 people. 3. Electronic pacemaker Australian doctor Mark Lidwill and physicist Edgar Booth developed the first artificial pacemaker in the 1920s. Now, more than three million people worldwide rely on pacemakers to keep their hearts beating properly. Artificial pacemakers send small electric charges into the heart to help it maintain a regular beat. Since the late 1960s, these have been implanted inside the body; the first of these was developed in Sydney by Lidwell and Booth. Lidwill used the invention in 1928 to revive a stillborn baby - small pulses of electicity were sent through a needle directly into the child's heart. After 10 minutes, the equipment was switched off, the heart continued to beat and the infant made a full recovery. 4. Google Maps Danish brothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen developed the platform for Google Maps in Sydney in the early 2000s. Along with Australians Neil Gordon and Stephen Ma, they founded a small start-up company called Where 2 Technologies in 2003. The following year it was bought by internet giant Google, which also hired the four men, and the technology was turned into what we now know as Google Maps. 5. Medical application of penicillin In 1939, Australian scientist Howard Florey purified penicillin from a special strain of mould. The team demonstrated penicillin's ability to fight bacterial infection in mice and, later, humans. The antibiotic was mass produced and used to aid victims of World War II. Penicillin has been used around the world saving many lives through the combating of infection by common bacteria. Today, it is still widely used in combating infections, but its efficacy is at risk from the growing resistance to the antibiotic. 6. Polymer bank notes Plastic bank notes were developed in a combined effort by the Reserve Bank of Australia and CSIRO in the 1980s. The first plastic bank note to be put into circulation was the $10 note, released in 1988 to celebrate the bicentenary. In 1996, we became the first country to have a complete set of plastic currency. Traditionally, bank notes are made from paper, cloth fibres or a combination of both. Our bank notes are made from a special polymer which, along with a series of in-built security devices, makes them almost impossible to counterfeit. They also last about 10 times longer than traditional bank notes. . Cochlear implant (bionic ear) Professor Graeme Clark invented the first bionic ear Melbourne University in the 1970s - the first prototype was implanted in a person in 1978. Cochlear implants are devices that are implanted into the head to electronically stimulate the auditory nerve. Graeme's motivation to advance hearing loss technology was spawned from his own father's inadequate hearing. So far, the Cochlear implant has brought hearing to more than 180,000 deaf and partially deaf people worldwide. 8. Electric drill DIY-enthusiasts can thank an Aussie for this indispensible piece of equipment. In 1889, Australian electrical engineer Arthur James Arnot patented the world's first electric drill with his colleague William Brain. The invention was originally designed to drill rock and dig coal, and although it was a long way from the portable hand-drills used today throughout the world, the underlyng technology was the same. 9. Winged keel Ben Lexcen, an Australian yachtsman and marine architect, invented the winged keel - a nearly horizontal foil, or wing, at the base of a sailing boat keel. They are typically found on high-performance sail boats. The winged keel made its debut in 1983 in America's Cup on Australia II. 10. Permaculture In 1972, Bill Mollison had the epiphany which led to the development of permaculture, a concept that uses a natural approach to designing self-sufficient human settlements and agricultural systems. Today permaculture is an alternative to chemical-based agriculture which can be harmful to humans and the environment 11. Wi-Fi technology In 1992 John O' Sullivan and the CSIRO developed Wi-Fi technology, used by more than a billion people around the world today. The core parts of the technology came out of research in the mid-1970s in the field of radio astronomy, when John and his colleagues at the CSIRO were originally looking for the faint echoes of black holes. As a result of this work, the CSIRO has held key patents for Wi-Fi technology since the mid-1990s, bringing the organisation millions of dollars in royalties every year. 12. Ultrasound scanner In 1976 Ausonics commercialised the ultrasound scanner. Studying ultrasound from 1959 onwards, the Ultrasonics Research Section of the Commonwealth Acoustrics Laboratories Branch (later to become the Ultrasonic Institute) discovered a way to differentiate ultrasound echoes bouncing off soft tissue in the body and converting them to TV images. This discovery forever changed pre-natal care as it gave expecting parents a window to the foetus without x-ray exposure. Ultrasound technology is also used in the diagnoses of medical problems of the breast, abdomen, and reproductive organs. 13. Plastic spectacle lenses In 1960 Sola Optical released the first scratch-resistant plastic lens for glasses. The technology was further developed to create the first plastic bifocal, trifocal, and progressive-focus lenses. Plastic lenses are used throughout the world due to their many benefits including safety, their light weight, and durability. 14. Inflatable escape slide and raft In 1965 Jack Grant, an employee of Qantas, invented the inflatable aircraft escape slide, which is now mandatory safety equipment on all major airlines. The slides can also be used as a flotation device if the aircraft lands on water. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2010/06/australian-inventions-that-changed-the-world/ The list goes on. Penicillin was discovered by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming in 1928 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Stradlater said: How immigrant friendly is Australia? What are some of your famous local cuisines? How are aboriginals represented in all spheres of Public life? Australia is a multicultural society therefore we have great food from all over the world. We get everything here in Australia, you want Greek food no problem, Indian food no worries. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/australian-food/index.html Like I said we have immigrants from allover the world so your first question has already been answered. The Aborigines have their problems mainly in adapting into society. The government gives them a lot of social security but they tend to buy drugs, alcohol . But some Aborigines have found a way into politics, business etc but it's sad that most of them just waste their lives. One of the most famous sportswomen from Australia is Cathy Freeman she is a Aborigine. 17 minutes ago, sourab10forever said: How strong is the Australian movie Industry? Not very strong they do quite well but it's not as strong as the Indian film industry or Hollywood etc. Edited April 1, 2018 by Hydra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, Tattieboy said: Penicillin was discovered by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming in 1928 Yes but you need to read it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattieboy Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Hydra said: Yes but you need to read it properly. You write well on a few things of Australia taking credit but originals by others. Spray on skin by Fiona Melanie wood who is British and emigrated in 1987 Wilson Greatbach an American invented the pacemaker Danish brothers Lars and Jen Elistrup Rasmussen invented Google maps Not actually Australians who invented those items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Tattieboy said: You write well on a few things of Australia taking credit but originals by others. Spray on skin by Fiona Melanie wood who is British and emigrated in 1987 Wilson Greatbach an American invented the pacemaker Danish brothers Lars and Jen Elistrup Rasmussen invented Google maps Not actually Australians who invented those items These are from Australian National Geographic. And some of these people migrated to Australia. Edited April 1, 2018 by Hydra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattieboy Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Hydra said: These are from Australian National Geographic. Don't care where the information came from they weren't Australians . You can't even claim to have invented Sandpaper that was American Issac Fisher Jr, you guys just found Novel ways to use it Singh bling, Vilander and maniac 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 46 minutes ago, Hydra said: http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2010/06/australian-inventions-that-changed-the-world/ The list goes on. Most of these seem like projects rather than major innovations, besides the stretching of facts such as mentioned for penicillin. Tattieboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattieboy Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, Clarke said: Most of these seem like projects rather than major innovations, besides the stretching of facts such as mentioned for penicillin. An American named Kellyann Conway in 2017 as Donald Trump's spokeswoman came up with what this is ... alternative facts Clarke, velu and maniac 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I never understood, have met several Australians abroad, most come of very assertive and confident of themselves, then why is Australia not a republic? Why do Australians still have a British Queen as Australian head of state? Even if it’s ceremonial? Is a white thing to maintain the immigrant cultural bond with motherland, UK? becuase Ireland is the only white country (commonwealth) to become republic, but of course of they didn’t have white immigrants from uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 9 hours ago, chewy said: I never understood, have met several Australians abroad, most come of very assertive and confident of themselves, then why is Australia not a republic? Why do Australians still have a British Queen as Australian head of state? Even if it’s ceremonial? Is a white thing to maintain the immigrant cultural bond with motherland, UK? becuase Ireland is the only white country (commonwealth) to become republic, but of course of they didn’t have white immigrants from uk. Because we are idiots. We have tried a referendum on this issue but to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surajmal Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 How do you people live with the most poisonous creatures on the planet? velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Do native australians still exist? If so, how's the relationship with the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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