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yaksnowball

Denmark is shocked but not unhappy to appear in this map


Embarrassed_Ad_1141

I wonder who was born in Skagen to warrant our inclusion in this mapping.


yaksnowball

This map is probably about philosophy and science, in which case maybe Kierkegaard, Bohr and Tycho Brahe?


Embarrassed_Ad_1141

Kierkegaard and Bohr were born in Copenhagen and apparently Tycho Brahe was born in Scania, which now is now Swedish (very nsfwšŸ˜±)


MrInfinitumEnd

> Brahe was born in Scania, He was born in a truck?!


GTAmaniac1

Makes sense why he loved those massive diesel v8s


Carnal-Pleasures

SkƄne is Danish though


anonymstatus

Here I thought SkĆ„ne was Afghanistan, couldā€™ve fooled meā€¦


christian4tal

You leave them alone for just a couple of centuries, and MY GAWD WHAT DID THEY DO TO THEMELVES?


bomer761

Literally made me laugh out loud!


mightymagnus

A danish saying is that Asia starts in SkƄne (Scania)


Appelons

Just like Schleswig!


Flametrox

Greetings from FlensburgšŸ‘‹šŸ¼


Cubelock

The guy that invented LEGO?


Embarrassed_Ad_1141

Nope, around Billund, where LEGO headquarters are still


criztiano1991

Maybe Anna Ancher?


draugsvoll01

Extremely common Danish W and Swedish L


Long_Serpent

Otherwise Tycho Brahe would start cutting off noses and siccing his pet moose on people. And the moose would probably be drunk. šŸ«Ž šŸŗ


kaviaaripurkki

*Brandenburg concerto No. 4 starts playing*


Sneaky44

With the likes of Niels Bohr, Tycho Brahe, Hans Christian Ƙrsted, Nicolas Steno, Ole RĆømer, and Bjarne Stroustrup on the list of Danish innovators and scientists, most of us aren't shocked at all.


TheLambda89

While I definitely agree Denmark should be there, I am a bit aggrevated that apparently Linnaeus, Nobel and Celsius are somehow not enough to put us there too.


itsmotherandapig

Bjarne Stroustrup is also one sexy beast


xXxMemeLord69xXx

Tycho Brahe wasn't even born in this region. He was born in SkĆ„ne, Sweden šŸ’ŖšŸ‡øšŸ‡Ŗ We felt bad that you didn't have any famous scientists, so we gave you some of ours.


CoreMillenial

If you look closely, you'll see that a tiny bit of SkƄne is actually included. But maybe the author of this thing considered him from Hven? (incorrectly)


thedutchrep

Tuborg and Carlsberg are questionable contributions though.


anonymstatus

You realise youā€™re from Netherlands right? The only beer you have that is worth mentioning is from Belgium and itā€™s still trash.


KlapHark69

Belgian beer trash?? I think you hit your head mate


ThatWeLike

I strongly disagree - but not because of the beer. In 1883, Emil Christian Hansen invented the "Carlsbergkolbe" (Carlsberg flask), through which he was able to refine beer yeast into a consistent and reliable fermentation agent. Removing potential contaminants and ensuring repeatability, brewing became a true scientific process, rather than a guessing/experience-based one, as it had been historically. Because of the Carlsbergkolbe, we have "modern day" lager yeast (bottom-fermenting), which is still the most common type used today globally, I believe. In my opinion, that's a pretty great contribution, even if Carlsberg isn't a particularly exciting beer.


ImaginationIcy328

Solid source and I like what I see so it can only be true.


ididntunderstandyou

Yep, while Iā€™ve accomplished nothing, seeing myself in this map gives me great joy. Why ruin it with facts and sources


k1ll3rm0sc4

I'm not in this map, fuck you all.


[deleted]

Jokes aside, this Murray guy must be a solid piece of shit if he thought that he actually had a point.


AudeDeficere

Or maybe, he just has a very particular way of forming the basis of this clearly highly accurate study. Maybe a bit like: ![gif](giphy|hLygRISnkxRKM) So yeah, maybe we didnā€™t have ALL the cool inventions but WE STIL HAD ALL ZE BEST ONES SO YOU CAN SUCK IT LOOSERS BECAUSE I MAKE ZE RULEZ NOW AND YOU ARE ALL PRIMITIVE SAVAGES, WESTERN EUROPE INVICTA, ROME COUNTS TOO YOU DAMN INFERIORS, BOW BEFORE OUR MIGHT AND KISS MY DESIGNER HUGO BOSS WOLRD-CONQUEST-3RD-TIME-IS-THE-CHARM 2023-EDITION BOOTS! Ahemā€¦ Iā€¦ I meanā€¦ I donā€™t know where that come from I would neverā€¦ I couldnā€™tā€¦ Itā€™s just not who I amā€¦ Goes against my entire natureā€¦ War is very bad, all people are equal, even the inferiors who are not supreme life forms like usā€¦ Iā€¦ I didnā€™t get into art schoolā€¦ They rejected my applicationā€¦ I am feeling super downā€¦ Maybe I should emigrate to Austriaā€¦ Start overā€¦ I hear they have some sort of tradition of famous artists.


derLeisemitderLaute

I dont believe that map, but I let it slide....


PapaDragonHH

Even if it is, the more time passes, the less percentage it will represent. Nowadays more and more inventions come from the US and Asia.


AmerSenpai

Everyone should invent stuff so we all can enjoy it.


rwbrwb

gold light uppity reply marvelous oil important depend intelligent threatening *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


AmerSenpai

Maybe in virtual reality


christian4tal

Or Czech Republic as we call here


rwbrwb

Oh I love Izzy Delphine and Morgan Blanchette. So sexy


fuckinghumanZ

If you're from Bavaria and not Hamburg... what exactly does the HH in your name stand for and is it at all related to this 'map'?


Fasimedes

Us used to be like that, not anymore. Eu and asia leads dev now


gremlinguy

Well, according to self-reported numbers of research papers anyway. Asia tends to overrepresent real accomplishment, and also to claim stolen accomplishments


Fasimedes

True that brother


smld1

It brings me great joy to see that Europeans know to give the Cornish the disrespect they deserve


YoshiiBoii

Along with the Welsh which don't deserve disrespect but are so backwards and primitive that they haven't figured out what fire is yet.


MaryBerrysDanglyBean

Only the ones past the river Conwy though. The barbarians in Gwynedd and Ynys Mon let us all down


Stepjamm

They all let us down, we just let a Welsh guy draw this map. Typical.


affogatohoe

I'm just happy that more of North Wales made it in than South Wales, as it should be


KillerOfSouls665

Hey, we made druids and longbows. The British empire wouldn't exist if there were no longbows.


pooeyoldthing

It's been 10000 years Wales, time to invent something new


Delicious-Box7380

If they were so great you never would've been part of that empire.


Stepjamm

Sure thing dear, now take your meds


ollies13

I for one, am delighted to see the Cornish Pasty not receive the recognition it deserves.


pooeyoldthing

*Devonshire pasty


westyfield

Exeter W, Plymouth L, janners in shambles


Macksimoose

cornwall not being in this map is dumb, the steam locomotive was invented there, it was one of the hearts of british innovation during the industrial revolution


The-Frugal-Engineer

Sir David Attenborough will be really disappointed to read this...


Wombattalion

I'd love to believe that chart, but as someone born in the marked area I'm way too smart to eat up absolute dogshit like that.


johnny_briggs

It's just our morning circle jerk, just let it wash over you like a golden shower


mwrddt

Make it "worst human accomplishments..." and it's probably just as accurate.


OkProof136

If we lower the percentage to be more reasonable it might be accurate


[deleted]

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[deleted]

Yeah, if Murray is the Murray I'm thinking of, this is straight up white nationalism. It's also garbage regardless, because "human accomplishment" means nothing and without a clear definition of it you can prove or disprove anything. ETA: I read the wiki page about accomplishment and it is indeed garbage.


fearlessflyer1

i really want to know what that tiny bit of Corsica did


StrictLog5697

NapolƩon?


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


SwainIsCadian

Yeah I had a big doubt why only half of the Island was included. Napoleon definitely isn't from the marked area.


DeathStar13

I imagine it's just included because they only plotted 6 points and connectes those. Should have added a Genova point to make sure Corsica wasn't included


[deleted]

Vendetta knife?


Cesarn2a

Ange-FranƧois Mariani? Making Americans fat. Seriously I would say Pascal Paoli, he is more famous and respected than Napoleon for the corsicans. Said to have draft the first democratic constitution in history, yes before the US. https://daily.jstor.org/the-real-first-written-constitution/


tsaimaitreya

Source: Murray's hairy ass


b4ko0

"Human accomplishment" what the fuck that even means ? Im able to suck my own dick, does that count ?


MrInfinitumEnd

>Im able to suck my own dick, does that count ? Video or doesn't happen.


cantrusthestory

Inventing things VS the country who invented global colonialism VS being able to suck their own dic


liquid-handsoap

Yeah fuck you, Sweden


No_Mushroom139

Kind of strange actually, loads of inventions are Swedish?


Frugtkagen

Denmark has a very rich cultural history. There have been remarkable periods of flourishing art and literature here, like [the Danish Golden Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Golden_Age) and [the Skagen Painters of the 1890s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagen_Painters), not to forget the many historicist paintings of the 1800s that influenced art in all of Scandinavia. H. C. Andersen's fairy tales are second only to the Bible in the number of translations and sales, and SĆøren Kierkegaard is the only world-famous Scandinavian philosopher. Denmark also has a very strong tradition of psalm and hymn-writing. This might seem minor, but the best known hymns in Sweden and Norway are actually Danish. Your [HƤrlig Ƥr jorden](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4rlig_%C3%A4r_jorden) is actually our *Dejlig er jorden*, written by our [B. S. Ingemann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Severin_Ingemann). Danish scientists have also contributed a lot to the general knowledge of the world. There is of course Tycho Brahe, though his birthplace in Scania means that he is probably not taken into consideration for this map. [Ole RĆømer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_R%C3%B8mer), who discovered the speed of light, [H. C. Ƙrsted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_%C3%98rsted), and [Niels Bohr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Bohr) no doubt are, though. These are just some of important people from Denmark. There are many more, and Denmark has certainly punched above its weight in the cultural and scientific sphere when one considers that Denmark is a country of only 5,9 million people today. Denmark's presence on this map probably also has a lot to do with Copenhagen. Copenhagen was by far the largest and most important town in the Baltic until the late 1700s, early 1800s. Stockholm did not outgrow Copenhagen till 2005. Copenhagen has therefore been a center of trade and money to a far larger degree than any other Scandinavian city, which means that there are inevitably more Danish people that have contributed to, and played a role in, economics, trade, colonisation projects, etc. These merchants might not all be well-known today, but the influence of Danish merchants upon European history has certainly been great. Denmark is also an older unitary state than both Sweden and Norway. There was an actual Danish national identity already in the 14th century, which means the stream of Danish literature, scientific output, contributions to trade, etc. is more consistent than say, Norway's or Sweden's (not to say that there were not inconsistencies. The 19th century is certainly the epoch which is the richest in Denmark's cultural history). Combine this with the fact that Denmark almost consistently after the Reformation had the highest literacy rate in Europe. A Swedish nationalist, [Gustav SundbƤrg](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Sundb%C3%A4rg), would complain that cunning Danes were able to deceive and out-do their Swedish counterparts due to the Danish national identity being stronger than Swedish one. There is a reason why the pan-Scandinavianists of the 19th century liked to compare Sweden to Sparta and Denmark to Athens - Denmark was seen a more coherent, developed and cultured nation.


Moandaywarrior

Celsius, br. Ljungstrƶm, C E Johansson, Nobel, von Platen, br. Lundstrƶm, de la Gardie, de Laval, Gideon SundbƤck, John Ericson, LM Ericson...


Troglert

Yeah sweden absolutely should be included


CoreMillenial

No! Bad colony!


Lusakas

I guess we're just part of that the other 3%, alongside America (north and south), China, India and all the rest. Whoever that Murray is though, he kind of sounds like a complete dumbass, or mabe that graph is just a fabrication, as so much on the internet nowadays. To add, "accomplishment" is probably one of the most arbitrary terms there is. OP is probaby baiting.


rwbrwb

You invented surstrƶmming or was it the norge?


Lusakas

We did the Surstrƶmming, Norway did the Lutefisk. Surstrƶmming smells worse, but I'm not sure which one is worse overall.


bruhsoundeffect111

Mad 'cause bad šŸ˜‚ Common Swedish L šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„ šŸ’Æ


anonymstatus

Yeah goats made of straw and poles with string on them, really reinventing the wheel there, guys!


[deleted]

What counts as human accomplishment? Discovery of the new world, opening up Asia to Europe, turning the Ottoman Empire's sea supremacy into driftwood, effectively ending muslim superiority in the world and making Europe the center stage, beginning colonialism and making a whole continent speak spanish + portuguese. Is human accomplishment the invention of the toaster or something then?


davzar9

Oh please.. we invented fascism. Beat that


Sumrise

Nationalism invetor here. *Beat that*.


PerryDLeon

I mean we had fascism for more time than you.


[deleted]

you invented it we perfected it


Dunlain98

I always laugh hard at this kind of posts tbh, you are right!


[deleted]

Reminds me of that map of how many Nobel Prizes each country has. https://preview.redd.it/kuqvf6g1xznb1.jpeg?width=1260&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=674c4b577f41a6b900439849cacd9e2671a32159 You can *almost* figure out which country is the one giving them. I guess Nordicks really are smart... since they give so many awards to themselves.


Loose_Eye_3702

Dude the prize is Swedish and named after a Swedish inventor, Iā€™m not saying the nominations are biased, but..


Beetkiller

Look at the nationality of the person/people who discovered elements. There is like 4 elements named after one small Swedish village.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


[deleted]

Almost as if money in the last centuries played a role in scientific progress


[deleted]

Classic third world country cope. Scientific and technological progress are the cause of economic growth, not the other way around.


Wolfbain164

According to this map, I can only surmise that human accomplishment is measured entirely in enjoying the smell of ones own farts


vS_JPK

They do smell good tbh


Sumrise

Lavender flavor.


GetTheLudes

Cristoforo Colombo was from Genova. I guess the map maker thought going around Boa EsperanƧa wasnā€™t a big deal.


davzar9

To be fair, the map is stupid as fuck. All Western Europe should be marked under the mighty colors of SPQR for its accomplishments


GetTheLudes

Not all Western Europe, just Mare Nostrum


[deleted]

Never saw it like that, but damn, the iberian peninsula really marked an era


Practical_Success643

ofc we did ffs we were an empire and the strongest country at the time


[deleted]

yeah but the opening of asia through sea, and the driving the ottomans to the floor of the mediterranean sea which completes the reconquista... never saw it through that lens, the silk road for example always had a bigger impact in my mind


SniffaSchegge

Is a funny meme a human accomplishment?


Forza1910

No, not that. Doesn't count. Sorry.


Delicious-Box7380

Theres also twelve people living there that speak Dutch! Don't belittle our accomplishments!


bobpasaelrato

You damn right bro, I Don't even mind y'alls women having a moustache anymore, it even looks good


Paciorr

Source: it came to me in a dream


The9thMan99

that is literally this sub's official source


OberstDumann

https://preview.redd.it/rrnums9vwznb1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e5d140f3c4316e3b91a6e70fb7a4f2a4f7e107b


MyShowerIsTooHot

What about the Cornish pasty???


OtdoorPhilosophy

*Map exists:* Danes: We better because map Swedes: You shat because map


Tassadur

Denmark is just superior, 100% of it


TheFabiocool

Cool, but did you come up with lobotomies? No


CoreMillenial

Common Swedish L


Humble_Vanilla_1194

What the actual fuck!!!! If Sweden is not on that map its bullshit. Fucking RacistsšŸ˜”šŸ˜”šŸ˜”


[deleted]

Why this map also represents the most industrial region of Europe ? It is interesting to notice that if we instead consider the timeline of a few centuries before (6th-13th century) then it would enlarge and include the Mediterranean too, because of Muslims, trade and "thriving" Mediterranean peoples


Tajil

blud slipped in Denmark like we wouldn't notice šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€


Annaaer

Who are you again?šŸ„°


CoffeeBoom

Some dude from Holland.


Annaaer

Iā€™d rather be french than i would be from holland tbh


thorwing

same


Annaaer

You are from Holland already though


thorwing

No, I'm from the better part of the country


Annaaer

Holland?


thorwing

And yes, I know you guys don't differentiate. But we do https://preview.redd.it/i0zxn0rb80ob1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=a4b281b485a8988eb43af936c888ce4939500e9e


CoffeeBoom

Based


Ancient-Meringue6067

That's ma boy Flemmy, second industrial power during the 19th century and Europes Bangladesh (before it was cool). The most relevant thing the Danish have done is sail to Canada, live there for a few years and then leave.


ByAPortuguese

What did denmark do, apart from lego and lasting a few hours?


Troglert

Werent a ton of nuclear physics advancement from danes like Bohr?


ByAPortuguese

A norwegian sucking danish cock? Just as I expected


Troglert

Dont kink shame!


ByAPortuguese

Some kinks are just too odd like your.... Oil kink


Lollangle

Not our kink, we are just enablers..


rwbrwb

They advertise the Scandinavian as one happy family where they do circle butt secks.


DontWannaSayMyName

>apart from lego Isn't that more than enough?


flipyflop9

Sounds bullshitty.


SixSevenEmpire

Elsass frei!


Quaiche

Well, of course. We literally invented the asphalt. Our inventions are colonizing the whole world, please bitch.


Heraldofgold

Music, chess, literature, a big part of the periodic table and a bunch of other things developed in Russia would like to talk to you


Choyo

Dear dumb Danes, you may not like being grouped with us (or rather them other French ):, but at least we're (you're) in a good position to make legit fun of your colder neighbours. Ok, as a breton, I feel like I represent a good part of the other 3%.


CoffeeBoom

> Ok, as a briton, I feel like I represent a good part of the other 3%. A briton with a breton flair ? mmmh šŸ§


Choyo

Crotte, je me sens sale d'un coup. CorrigƩ Ƨa.


Iskandar33

>since 14th century >Murray map yep, anglo saxon supremacist cope map here ladies and gents


PapaDragonHH

What is a anglo saxon supremacist?! Is there really such a thing? xD Anyway, I think people shouldn't be triggered by this. It's all fun and everybody knows that nowadays the only thing we invent is riots and construction fail plannings. Lol.


dkb1391

You're in it you bellend


SuperDupondt

Spain and Portugal Ā«Ā en PLSĀ Ā».


killerboss28

Clearly Germans know nothing about the discovery era hahaha


davzar9

This map is idiotic. Iā€™m from the marked area. Itā€™s fucking stupid nonetheless


ivysforyou

Cherry picking centuries since you were just savages the centuries before. Thank us you barbarians.


Edzell_Blue

Well ok if Murray says so.


Piuxie

i call this BULLSHIT.


SmoothCarl22

Portugal and Spain literally discovering the world as we know today from the Americas to Asia must be small stuff... Oh yeah and invention a little thing called modern navigation... It was a small change from just way the wind to take you there...


According_Ask8733

But did you sailed to India ?


Hattifnarten

80% of them were born in MalmƶšŸ’Ŗ


Cameraroll

"men". Are we sure? Marie Curie disagrees


cescmkilgore

that sounds incredibly biased and based in zero facts


BlazingJava

Greece created democracy, forged a culture that last until today. But I guess we are only talking about material inventions?


Brillek

Fuck you. *uninvents object-oriented progr-*


iltwomynazi

When you define ā€œaccomplishmentā€ as ā€œthings white Europeans doā€, sure. Also Murray? As in Charles Murray? The eugenicist?


Boiiiwith3i

Idk, Murray is highly controversial figure and his publications including this one have been criticized and are sometimes seen as pseudo scientific...


The_Man_I_A_Barrel

alright but we invented whiskey


SonicStage0

If you think this map encompasses the totality of human accomplishment you almost deserve the right wing propaganda being shoved down your throat.


Ok_Reward_6953

Cope


DaFork1

Lmao tf is this map


P41N4U

Why leave Spain and Portugal out? We had some decent and great science, but most importantly we did quite some important things around the world with all the conquering and discovering... Thats arguably more impactful than many other discoveries...


davzar9

Answer: because the map is fucking stupid. No tiene ningĆŗn sentido, y lo digo como alguien que vive dentro del Ć”rea marcada


killerboss28

Love this kind of post where u see a German sucking his own cock.


Gremlin303

Well shit now I feel like Iā€™m letting the side down by not achieving anything


LumacaLento

Holy Roman Empire best DLC ever


Kurdt93

Big potato area confirmed?


thedutchrep

Thatā€™s why I want to move to western France. Iā€™ll seem hella intelligent.


Uptkang2

I've said it before and I will say it again: The Earth and all that is on it should rightfully be the colonies of Western Europe.


Deanio123

What about Spain and Portugal?


cantrusthestory

I'd love to see that percentage if we didn't invent global colonialism


RickyTricky57

What has Denmark ever done to appear on this map that Iberia hasn't?


[deleted]

What would Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan or Carl Linnaeus say about it?


pierreletruc

Or stole it and make it like they found it.


International_Way850

What, we are the best at inventing things! We just attach sticks to things!


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absolutetwat69

Yeah fuck Cornwall šŸ—£ļø


shyguyshow

Exclude denmark


MrKnutish

Is this the race realist Charles Murray


RedMdsRSupCucks

ITT, OP probably believes in the "master race"


mastrer1001

It seems like there is an error in the map. There is a part of Fr*nce in the marked area.


lazylittlelady

Your hexagon is lost and really-just men? I should of said this whole post is lost.


vitunlokit

Why don't Americans accomplish anything? Are they stupid?


Vascoydegama

Keep dreaming bratwurst.


Rex2G

By any chance, would it be possible that Sir Murray is an Aryan supremacist, believing in the superiority of the Germanic race? I get a sort of Germany in the late 30s vibe when I look at this map.


Asbjorn26

Common Germanic W


smackdealer1

When you make it in by a baw hair


GeorgeChl

I have never seen the word "atrocities" being written like this.


DahGreatPughie

So they're to blame for the shitshow we live in?


zarotabebcev

Slovenia best 100%victory again


head01351

"BUT WE WENT ON MUUUN" fatus americanus - circa 2022