Your favorite accidental invention?

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: GenHoth
Penicillin?

Since a large number of people in this thread would be dead without it that's the winner.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

WD-40

 

[ManyBeers]

Velcro was kind of an accident.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Velcro was kind of an accident.

Hey thanks! That was an interesting read.

 

[BladeVenom]

Alcohol, someone probably just left their fruit juice out too long.
Cheese, someone stored their milk in a animal stomach.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: loup garou
definitely flubber

and don't forget about all of Einstein's inventions...rock & roll, fission, bubbles in beer, etc, etc.

Nice reference there.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Velcro was kind of an accident.

Originally people refused to take him, and the idea, seriously when he took his idea to Lyon, which was then a center of weaving.

Sales today exceed 100 million a year.

*rrrip*
"Hey, didn't you meet with some guy a few decades ago who had invented this stuff?"

"Oh, piss off!"

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: cdmccool
Anal sex?

He said accidental.

 

[thehstrybean]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: cdmccool
Anal sex?

He said accidental.

Zing!

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: marvdmartian
How about good ol' fashioned death dealing VX nerve gas?? Originally looked at as an insecticide, it was found to be too toxic to use in that regard, but perfect for killing humans. Scary stuff, for sure!! :shocked:

I found it interesting that for treatment, they first mention how to decontaminate the dead victims of the gas, THEN mention using atropine injection, etc., if you're showing symptoms of exposure. My guess is that the way they portrayed this stuff in "The Rock" wasn't too far off from reality.

FBI Director Womack: What do you know about V.X. gas?
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed: Liquid; failed pesticide; discovered by mistake in 1952. Uhh, actually, it's kind of like champagne that way. The Franciscan monks thought they were making white wine. Somehow the bottle carbonated. Voila, champagne, and uhh, then the whole thing...
FBI Director Womack: The gas, Dr. Goodspeed.
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed: It's very, very horrible sir. It's one of those things we wish we could disinvent. This isn't a training exercise, is it?

 

[richardycc]

Viagra.

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: richardycc
Viagra.

Viagra wasn't an accident. They were going on the basis that NO would help in lowering blood pressure and against chest pain associated with heart attack.

In the clinical study it was found that men didn't get any relief, but they certainly had an awesome side effect.

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Mine has to be Pasteurization. Originally the dude was just trying to keep his beer from going bad.

I don't know if Pasteurization counts as an accidental invention. Pasteur purposely set out to keep wine from spoiling. He simply applied the process to milk as well.

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: timswim78

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Mine has to be Pasteurization. Originally the dude was just trying to keep his beer from going bad.

I don't know if Pasteurization counts as an accidental invention. Pasteur purposely set out to keep wine from spoiling. He simply applied the process to milk as well.

And million of other things. Lots of stuff is pasteurized and it is the basis of autoclaving.

 

[ObiDon]

i'm kind of disappointed that nobody has said "reese's peanut butter cups" yet

 

[40Hands]

LSD. I couldn't imagine absorbing it through your skin and having no idea the ride you were in for!

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: SirStev0

Originally posted by: cdmccool
Anal sex?

/thread.

Brilliant.

 

[alkemyst]

teflon.