Thai Inventions.

[Honolulu]

I'm pretty sure that selling hot soup in a plastic bag with a rubber band is a Thai invention.

What will they think of next?

[prometheus]

An ignorant ask an ignorant's kind of question.

I have known a japanese person who has never been to Thailand asking "Are there tall buildings in Thailand ?"

So my question is, do you even read about science, technology, engineering, philosophy, history or any intellectual subjects in your expensive "spare time" ? I guess not

With this sort of attitude, you probably don't even know basic mathematics or science. Please , don't pretend because you are from "the west" to represent Western science, inventions or any intellectual achievements, you have no qualification for it, I know real scientists and philosophers of very highest abilities and achievements and you are certainly not anywhere close to them.

Before ranting on all these stuffs, why don't you go back and read some of Western classics, like Plato's The Republic, Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.

Otherwise, please shut up.

[Freeman64]

Well for a civilization as old as Thailand (and others) is, then why have they not advanced as quickly as Western ones? They have had a few thousand extra years to develop so they should be at the pinnacle of civilization. How can this be explained?

Why fix something when it's not broken?:jap:

[ramzanepi]

I think Thailand invented the short time long / time concept and the soapie - never seen anywhere else

[Peterbigeyes]

Well for a civilization as old as Thailand (and others) is, then why have they not advanced as quickly as Western ones? They have had a few thousand extra years to develop so they should be at the pinnacle of civilization. How can this be explained?

Why fix something when it's not broken?:jap:

:lol: Nice one

[uptoyoumyfriend]

the tie?

[kevozman1]

I love the people on here who will not except anything negative about Thailand............ jokers the lot of ya.

Look Thailand has not invented or introduced anything of real merit to the World that I can think of.

Then again neither have I personally so I am not going to attack Thai people about that but I will

except the truth.

I may be wrong, if anybody can tell me something significant that Thailand has invented or introduced

to man kind then I would genuinely love to hear from them.

[David006]

Ok, I think the toilet seat was invented in Thailand. Possibly in the early Auttaya period. The name and place, I am not sure of. It turns out that the toilet seat was later modified and improved by a falang in 17 something to include the hole in the middle.

God your good!!...nearly p'd myself....

[David006]

Is there anything in this world that has actually been invented, discovered by the Thai's? I've been asking a few people, Thai and foreign and have yet to come up with anything from technology to food. As soon as someone comes up with something others can find a different source.

One of the funniest I've heard was from a Thai friend who's convinced Thailand invented the spoon, and is very proud of the fact.

Any ideas?

With a question like this, you are bound to get another thread where Thais are lampooned as complete idiots incapable of inventing anything. And this is often from farangs who take credit from what their predecessors supposedly invented. Often the boasts are misleading or simply untrue. For example, the Scots like to claim that John Logie Baird invented the TV, when all he did was invent an unusable one that was not good enough to be commercialised, or even used as the fore-runner of the modern one. Another fallacy is that James Watt invented the steam engine, that Alfred Nobel invented gunpowder and that football was 'invented' in England. All used to show how western inventiveness is superior.

What the Thais, and many developing country nationals are better at than us is adaptation and recycling, and I don't mean copying. They can make repairs on many things with the minimum of tools that farangs, with their throwaway cultures are now simply incapable of. I've seen small groups of Thai workers sink huge metal fence posts without any digging or hammers - using just a simple plank of wood - literally in seconds.

I once tried to run a thread on examples of improvisation in Thailand, and it died a sudden death - the few responders simply assumed the thread was about invention, commercialisation and patenting, which shows the mind set that many farangs suffer from. I see lots of clever improvisation like this around Thailand, but I suspect many farangs never really open their eyes to such things. OK, bring it on........

Totally agree mate...Thais may not lay claim to any specific inventions but their innovation is remarkable...

a couple of things... minor but..

- starting a fire with a bit of old inner tube...I do that now

- concrete ...there seems to be nothing that they can't do with it! Not many cheap concrete houses in the west! Cement smooth interior stucco/plastering..marvelous

- the million applications they have for plastic bags...closed with a rubber band...just wish I could work out how to undo the f..g things

- great cheap efficient little barbecues in a bucket

- cutting off one side of the top of old plastic oil containers as carry alls...got one for my tools now!

- bamboo ladders...made one myself..a bit of an eyesore as far as craftsmanship but it works

- using old flip flop soles as grout spreader

- cutting tools ( machetes rubber cutting tools etc)and the like made from car chassis steel

whereas these ideas probably exist in India Africa etc also.I suspect they were not copied

Necessity is after all the mother of invention....

....always keeping my eyes open...

[Ulysses G.]

There is nothing wrong with having a laugh, but aren't a lot of these from the same posters who keep insisting that all Thais are "racist"?

Edited August 18, 2010 by Ulysses G.

[David006]

An ignorant ask an ignorant's kind of question.

I have known a japanese person who has never been to Thailand asking "Are there tall buildings in Thailand ?"

So my question is, do you even read about science, technology, engineering, philosophy, history or any intellectual subjects in your expensive "spare time" ? I guess not

With this sort of attitude, you probably don't even know basic mathematics or science. Please , don't pretend because you are from "the west" to represent Western science, inventions or any intellectual achievements, you have no qualification for it, I know real scientists and philosophers of very highest abilities and achievements and you are certainly not anywhere close to them.

Before ranting on all these stuffs, why don't you go back and read some of Western classics, like Plato's The Republic, Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.

Otherwise, please shut up.

Bit harsh!...How can anyone learn without asking a question?

I was taught there are no dumb questions..funny, cute embarrassing ..yes maybe. I once had a California girl, with a perfectly straight face,ask me if I lived in an igloo in Vancouver ...

Oh yes I am sure many people DO read the classics once we get time...I am just fighting my way through The Iliad,Rubicon, Alexander and Les Miserable..dictionary at my side .. :whistling:lol

off topic but...Never knew that the Brits would have been wiped out at Waterloo if was not for the Prussians and the weather.. or even where Waterloo was! Its in Belgium! AND Hannibal was from North Africa..amazing them books!

[wintermute]

There is nothing wrong with having a laugh, but aren't a lot of these from the same posters who keep insisting that all Thais are "racist"?

For a lot of posters racism is alright as long as it's not directed towards them. You've unraveled the expat mind at last.

[Peterbigeyes]

Does a Tuk Tuk count? Well, they are unique to Thailand right?

[Travel2003]

Does a Tuk Tuk count? Well, they are unique to Thailand right?

I Read somewhere they originated from Japan.

I might be wrong here.

Anyone?

[Peterbigeyes]

Does a Tuk Tuk count? Well, they are unique to Thailand right?

I Read somewhere they originated from Japan.

I might be wrong here.

Anyone?

Aww man..

"They have their origin in samlors, the human-pedalled vehicles which predominated before World War 2, but the addition of Japanese made small engines changed that sector, and it continues to live on." - http://www.thailandguru.com/thailand-tuk-tuktuks.html

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[Travel2003]

Does a Tuk Tuk count? Well, they are unique to Thailand right?

I Read somewhere they originated from Japan.

I might be wrong here.

Anyone?

Aww man..

"They have their origin in samlors, the human-pedalled vehicles which predominated before World War 2, but the addition of Japanese made small engines changed that sector, and it continues to live on." - http://www.thailandguru.com/thailand-tuk-tuktuks.html

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Dont be so upset man.

Not too sure about they are unique to Thailand, as you can find them in at least 10 other countreis in the world.

The link you refer to states the engine version comes from Japan.

This link states the same: http://www.frangipani.com/huahin/samlor.htm

So I guess we are back to the one with the chicken and the egg.

Anyhow, when one see a Tuk Tuk, one will think of Thailand.

[Familyonthemove]

Maybe if you have abundantly fertile land and an inexhaustable supply of attractive women, you don't have the same pressure to invent.

The British may have invented the train, steamship, hovercraft and jet engine so we could leave home and find somewhere warmer to live?

And if you look at food technology and cuisine - Thailand is world class.

All a matter of priorities and drivers I guess.

[Peterbigeyes]

And if you look at food technology and cuisine - Thailand is world class.

Can't agree more

[Familyonthemove]

The Nano-technology Mosquito Net ..... in the news this week .....

[dmax]

i wouldnt bet on it , they dont like to think too much, the wife gets sore head when she thinks too much

[dmax]

what about a nn splash toilet bowl ?

[Berkshire]

Well for a civilization as old as Thailand (and others) is, then why have they not advanced as quickly as Western ones? They have had a few thousand extra years to develop so they should be at the pinnacle of civilization. How can this be explained?

Alright coffee dude, let me apply some of your logic. Have the English, French, German, Greeks, Italians, Scandanavians, Egyptians, South Americans, etc., ever sent a man to the moon? Well why not? Americans have and America is only a couple of centuries old. Many would say that space exploration demonstrates the ultimate in scientific advancement and ingenuity. These other countries (in your words) "have had a few thousand extra years to develop so they should be at the pinnacle of civilization. How can this be explained?" Cmon, way2muchcoffee, have some gonads and answer my question.

[IanForbes]

They invented Pattaya didn't they?

Best little tourist center in the world.

[Travel2003]

They invented Pattaya didn't they?

Best little tourist center in the world.

Somebody will probably start to dig deep in history books, and conclude it used to be a small Chinese fishing community, or something like that.

[ramzanepi]

I live in Miri, Malaysia and the people there are barely out of the trees, mouth breathing dullards - Thais are genius compared to the half wits in Sabah & Sarawak

[welsh1]

They invented Pattaya didn't they?

Best little tourist center in the world.

Not been there for a few years now,,but i bet its still a SHxxHOLE ..far better places to visit in Thailand

[IanForbes]

They invented Pattaya didn't they?

Best little tourist center in the world.

Not been there for a few years now,,but i bet its still a SHxxHOLE ..far better places to visit in Thailand

Sure it is, but isn't that what men want? It's all contained in one neat package. Magazines, television and newspapers are FULL of sex related subjects. Manufacturers continually use sex to sell their products. Women display themselves in sexy clothing as a form of advertisement. Wars are fought over sex. It's the most single driving force known to man and animals. Why bandy about trying to be "nice" about it? Just because Thai women have it down to a fine art form doesn't make it wrong. I don't even need to mention the inexpensive hotets and cafes, or the great golf courses nearby. Sure there are better places to visit if you want to go hiking, fishing, swimming, or taking in a bit of Asian culture... but not for sex on a stick. Pattaya far out-weighs the sad red light district of Amsterdam. Pattaya is like going to the best house party you ever attended and at the end of the night you can go home with the Prom queen... or not... your choice. And, I would prefer to do my shopping in Pattaya then either Bangkok or Chiang Mai. It's much easier to find what you want and usually at a cheaper cost.

[PatLogan]

I live in Miri, Malaysia and the people there are barely out of the trees, mouth breathing dullards - Thais are genius compared to the half wits in Sabah & Sarawak

I am sure you have the guts to tell them that too and not only come to say it on a Thai forum. Or maybe are you too afraid your skull might end up as a decorum in a long house?

Given the number of (very) smart East Malaysians I know, I wonder if you do not mistake Miri for Sepilok

[damian5000]

How about the mechanical and portable beer can crusher?

Or...Umm....This (??).

[Payboy]

How about the mechanical and portable beer can crusher?

I have a pair of those - they're called boots.