I was not real keen on adding to this topic, but 
I feel America deserves a fair shake. How sad is 
it that the non-Americans on this board know more 
about our history than some of the U.S. citizens 
here? Anyway, here are a few cool things we 
Americans did come up with...

Coca-Cola- Gotta admit, it's pretty damn nice on 
a hot day. And it can remove rust from an engine 
block! It's the main reason why I'm starting a 
show-me thread at 4AM!

The Air Conditioner- Same as above, except for 
the engine block thing.

As for the airplane, even DeVinci had some crude 
drawings made up regarding the helicopter and 
the "flight machine". But it was Samual Langley 
who came up with the concept of the modern 
airplane in the late 19th century. But I'm sure 
this one will be debated for centuries to come.

The Train- The Pullman steamer. I love a nice 
long train ride. 

Alternating current- Couldn't hook up my laptop 
without it. And yes, Tesla was Yugoslavian-born, 
but an American citizen nontheless.

The light bulb- Couldn't find my laptop without 
it.

The Copy Machine- Used for decades as a way for 
drunk office assistants to make copies of their 
bare ass and pass them about to shocked and 
horrified coworkers.

Nylon- I don't wear them, but I'm sure their nice.

The Telephone- Reach out and touch someone!

The Sewing machine- Learned all about em in home 
ec.

The polio vaccine- This guy had guts. Salk 
infects himself with the virus and then tries out 
the vaccine? Now that is dedication. My doctor 
won't even warm his hands before the hernia exam.

And finally...Most modern handgun and rifle 
designs(and I don't want to hear a bunch of anti-
NRA stuff on this. Guns were invented, deal with 
it.)

With that said, SHOW ME SOME KILLER CELS OF 
CHARACTERS WITH TOTALLY INSANE GUNS! I personally 
only have one cel of a character with a gund, and 
you've all seen it a hundred time so I won't post 
it again.