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To: TobagoJack who wrote (4588)	2/28/2006 8:57:13 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217981

Well, if I was a land developer planning a golf course based community, that might need to grab some farm land and move some farmers, I sure wood feature that article and the ancient paintings in my brochures...in additon to finding all the factory owners who manufacutre golf equipment and get them to lobby their friendly government officials.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (4588)	2/28/2006 10:08:02 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217981

<<They also came up with the wheelbarrow, the umbrella, printing and paper, phosphorescent paint and something called land sailing. > Omigosh, that's almost as good as mobile cyberspace. Imagine coming up with a wheelbarrow. The intellectual horsepower in developing the umbrella must have been immense too. Our daughter Emily invented a rhubarb umbrella [aged about 6]. There were huge rhubarb in our garden in Antwerp. One cuts the stalk and holds it aloft. Hey presto, a good umbrella. Disposable too! Not to mention recyclable. Even edible with some sweetener. I didn't realize the patent possibilities at the time. I bet China didn't come up with such a sophisticated umbrella. NZ has been leading the world in inventions in the 20th century. Check out number 8 fence wire and how about the electric fence, and there's an ear-tag too for farm animals. All world-boosting creations of intellectual power. Google can give you details, I'm sure. Here's the electric fence... dnzb.govt.nz But it's the 21st century now and we should not rest on our laurels with gunpowder and the electric fence. NZ and China must move on and get with the programme. I'm doing my bit with the Quid and GSRS [graviton spin reversal system], both now in prototype. Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (4588)	3/2/2006 10:19:40 AM
From: Crabbe	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 217981

"Along with the wall painting comes a book, "Wan Jing," or "Manual of the Ball Game," which was published in 1282 and stands as the first known guide to a game that seems a lot like golf. Apart from various rules and regulations - "the playing surface must not be flat" - "Wan Jing" notes that certain Song and Jin dynasty emperors liked "hit ball," which moves the date back to the early 12th century." Also apparently you forgot to mention that the Chinese invented book publishing. Did they use printing presses? Probably invented them too. What are you going to claim they invented first next? Oh I see, they discovered America first, except they were way behind Ericson. Perhaps if they could prove they discovered America first they can establish a claim that they own it too? r