Americans have invented A LOT, so much in fact that many of them go under the radar, or can be forgotten in the day to day shuffle. In honor of America’s birthday we decided to go through the A-Z of American inventions that you may not have known about.
A: Airplanes
B: Bulldozers
C: Candy Corn
D: Doggles
E: Escalators
F: Ferris Wheels
G: Garage Door Openers
H: High-Volume Low-Speed Fans
I: Internet
J: Jukebox
K: Kart Racing
L: Lint Roller
M: Monster Trucks
N: New Years Eve Glasses
O: Oven Mitts
P: Potato Chips
Q: Quantum Cascade Laser (These lasers are used in on-board missile defense systems for low flying planes and helicopters)
R: Revolving Doors
S: Soft Serve Ice Cream
T: Tasers
U: Uno
V: Vacuum
W: Wiffleball
X: Xerography
Z: Zippers
Part of what makes America great is that we are free to do things differently. These 26 innovations are a result of that freedom.
Watching the World Cup, firing up the smoker for some baby backs w/bacon&bourbon bbq sauce. A few brewskis. Anything is possible. . . oh wait I'm married.