According to the December 2005 issue of Boating Magizine Benjamin Franklin proposed a pump powered boat in 1785. :)
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According to the December 2005 issue of Boating Magizine Benjamin Franklin proposed a pump powered boat in 1785. :)
And Alexander Graham Bell's boat was the first recorded boat to do 70 mph. He acomplished it in 1919 at a speed of 70.86 mph
I find it somewhat depressing that he had a faster boat then, than I do now. :rolleyes:
I find it somewhat depressing that he had a faster boat then, than I do now. :rolleyes:
No its just funny !!! :cool:
And Alexander Graham Bell's boat was the first recorded boat to do 70 mph. He acomplished it in 1919 at a speed of 70.86 mph
Heck, that must mean that he invented the first gps or radar gun too then. Otherwise...........how the heck would they know they were doing eactly 70.86 mph.
Heck, that must mean that he invented the first gps or radar gun too then. Otherwise...........how the heck would they know they were doing eactly 70.86 mph.
Um..distance divided by time maybe? :idea:
who ever invented the crapper , invented the bowl , thus creating the only usuable version of a jet poop , ammm i mean pump
Speaking of crapper..... someone recently told me this.... that the crapper was invented by Thomas Crapper.... Crapper Plumbing Co. (http://www.thomas-crapper.com/history04.htm)
So, the crapper was invented by a Brit.... I hope he does not take credit for the "bowl" too....
Well, this thread is turning crappy.... i'm outa here.
Speaking of crapper..... someone recently told me this.... that the crapper was invented by Thomas Crapper.... Crapper Plumbing Co. (http://www.thomas-crapper.com/history04.htm)
So, the crapper was invented by a Brit.... I hope he does not take credit for the "bowl" too....
Well, this thread is turning crappy.... i'm outa here.
gotta love the internet - :boxed:
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'THOMAS CRAPPER' AND 'CRAPPER' ARE TRADE-MARKS.
The Worlds Fastest Watercraft
Even in the last decade of Alexander Graham Bells life, the Bras dOr Lakes continued to be the scene of the legendary inventors most exciting technological experiments. Just as they had gathered to watch Jack McCurdy lift his Silver Dart off the ice in 1909, residents of the community turned out on September 9, 1919, to witness the Bras dOr trials of the HD-4, a hydrofoil designed Alexander Graham Bell and his engineering assistant, Casey Baldwin. The prototype craft, equipped with 2 brand new U. S. Navy Liberty engines, attained a speed of 71 miles per hour (114 kilometres per hour), and instantly became the fastest watercraft in the world. Bell and Baldwins HD-4 water-speed record remained unbroken until 1963!
http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/cana...ny/patriot.jpg
kind of an ugly boat