This one is for you, Kim; a succinct list of Danish inventions, in no particular order:
- The LEGO
- Danish Pastry
- Femidom (female condom)
- Hans Christian Anderson
- Syno-pal (skid-resistant highway surface)
- The Typewriter
- Krarup cable (submarine loading cable)
- Femi-X (female viagra)
- The O-Ring
- C++ Programming
- Drum Motor (used to power conveyor belts)
- Ussing Chamber (measures electrical currents through tissue)
- Magnetic Wire Recorder (NOT magnetic tape, as used in casettes)
- Dry Cell Battery (sort of, later: Duracell)
- Fiber Trim (a diet pill)
- The Corn Thresher
- pH scale
- Dogme 95 (avant-garde filmmaking movement)
- Electromagnetic Coil (used in tattoo machines and doorbells)
- Telegraphy (long-distance transmission of messages)
- Triplane (airplane with three wings)
- Aqua Wall (indoor waterfall)
- DiaTest (saliva collection kit)
- Hex (board game)
And here’s a fairly useless (and mostly incorrect) Youtube tribute to some of the “top” Danish Inventions…
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