Despite the condition of our roads, we also invented asphalt.
Mammoth-Standard-592 on
And New Beat.
completely unlike the Belgian techno anthem of ‘Pump Up The Jam’.
Connect_Category_118 on
Chatgtp? Lijkt me zeer onvolledig
Orlok_Tsubodai on
Would love to know the sources for some of these… those some of them (like bureaucracy as a science) speak for themselves.
jeunez on
belgium did not invent the world wide web
MaterialTomorrow on
Patat frites?
2_much_coffee_ on
More than a little generous…
Railways were famously invented in England.
The printing press was famously invented by Gutenberg in Germany.
WWW was famously invented at CERN in Switzerland.
Steamboat depending on your definition was invented either in France or West Virginia.
First IVF baby was in England.
FearlessVisual1 on
It’s ridiculous to claim entire domains of research like “modern anatomy” or “plastic surgery”. Do I even need to explain why?
Larvemealone on
Most serious list ever
zorthex on
Don’t forget lambic
Same-Suggestion-6960 on
Smurfen
Dr_Q4 on
Roller skates were invented by Jean-Joseph Merlin, a Belgian inventor!
Misschienn on
>Stock exchange
I guess Belgium and Amsterdam were part of the same country at one point
bitchelor on
Something impactful but not necessarily good was the invention of fentanyl by Paul Janssen
Plastic surgery, bureaucracy as a science, really?
ShinzoTheThird on
De karmafarm van de dag
TQMA on
Lotto since 1441 in Bruges..
Icy-Lettuce-6996 on
Frietjes
Best beers in the world
Ghent mosterd
andpin on
Also, claiming random things and entire areas of research as their own. And not understanding what an invention is or means.
matchuhuki on
You’re missing some pretty big ones. The steam powered car, electric doorbell, golf, pralines and quite possibly the Dutch language
combocookie on
No mention of our food? Like speculoos
TiiGerTekZZ on
Fentanyl.
Nekrevez on
I think it’s quite a stretch to call several of those items Belgian, if they’re invented even before Belgian independence in 1830… You can’t really call Mercator and Vesalius Belgians…
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They always forget communism.
Despite the condition of our roads, we also invented asphalt.
And New Beat.
completely unlike the Belgian techno anthem of ‘Pump Up The Jam’.
Chatgtp? Lijkt me zeer onvolledig
Would love to know the sources for some of these… those some of them (like bureaucracy as a science) speak for themselves.
belgium did not invent the world wide web
Patat frites?
More than a little generous…
Railways were famously invented in England.
The printing press was famously invented by Gutenberg in Germany.
WWW was famously invented at CERN in Switzerland.
Steamboat depending on your definition was invented either in France or West Virginia.
First IVF baby was in England.
It’s ridiculous to claim entire domains of research like “modern anatomy” or “plastic surgery”. Do I even need to explain why?
Most serious list ever
Don’t forget lambic
Smurfen
Roller skates were invented by Jean-Joseph Merlin, a Belgian inventor!
>Stock exchange
I guess Belgium and Amsterdam were part of the same country at one point
Something impactful but not necessarily good was the invention of fentanyl by Paul Janssen
I don’t see depression on this list.
Also:
https://preview.redd.it/gb2atr8qvf9g1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b627b2b3fe9e44db8c226915149cffc3312f2d7
Also some of these aren’t really to be proud for.
Plastic surgery, bureaucracy as a science, really?
De karmafarm van de dag
Lotto since 1441 in Bruges..
Frietjes
Best beers in the world
Ghent mosterd
Also, claiming random things and entire areas of research as their own. And not understanding what an invention is or means.
You’re missing some pretty big ones. The steam powered car, electric doorbell, golf, pralines and quite possibly the Dutch language
No mention of our food? Like speculoos
Fentanyl.
I think it’s quite a stretch to call several of those items Belgian, if they’re invented even before Belgian independence in 1830… You can’t really call Mercator and Vesalius Belgians…
Also, isn’t wage indexing a Belgian invention?