5 Accidental Discoveries

Some of the Greatest Discoveries have been made entirely by accidents.

From Treats to Drugs, Here are 5 Accidental Discoveries.

Play - Doh
Noah and Joseph McVicker - 1955

It was accidentally invented in 1955 by Joseph and Noah McVicker while trying to make a wallpaper cleaner and coal dust remover.

It was later discovered that kids loved to use it as modeling clay, and play-doh was born.

More than 700 million pounds of Play-Doh have sold since then, but the recipe remains secret.

Potato Chip

George Crum - 1853

This snack is widely attributed to this disgruntled chef.

One dinner guest found that Crum's Fries are too thick for his liking and rejected the order, Crum cut them extra thin and the Potato Chip was born.

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Ruth Wakefield - 1930

Wakefield was mixing a batch of cookies for her guest when she ran out of baker's chocolate.

Using a bar of sweet Nestle's Chocolate instead, and expecting it to melt and absorb into the dough. That didn't happen, but the surprising result make her one of the 20th Century's Most Famous Women Inventors.

When she removed the pan from the oven, she invented the new treat.

Viagra

Pfizer - 1998

Developed as a treatment for angina, a heart condition, but with poor results.

Nearly abandoned until the trial volunteers reported some frisky effects.

Thanks to a failed treatment, Viagra is now one of the most prescribed drugs in the world.

LSD (ACID)

Albert Hoffman - 1938

Produced during research into the medicinal uses of crop fungus, the main intention of the synthesis was to obtain a respiratory and circulatory stimulant.

Hoffman accidentally ingested the drugs and discovered its hallucinogenic and powerful effects.

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5 Inventors Killed by their Inventions

Taking their theory to reality badly, 

From Flying Car to Submarine, 

Here are 5 Inventors Killed by their Inventions

Henry Smolinksi

Died - 1973

Invention : Mizar (Flying Car)

Went to test flight the car along with another pilot when he got killed.

The right wing strut of the vehicle (Mizar) detached from the car during the flight.

Bad welds were said to be the cause of the crash.

Henry Winstanley

1644 - 1703

Invention : Eddystone Lighthouse

Having a great faith in his construction, he refused to leave the lighthouse during the Great Storm of 1703, It collapsed and was entirely destroyed.

He was making repairs on the lighthouse when the storm hits.

Otto Lilienthal

1848 - 1896

Invention : Glider

Known as the "Glider King", the first flight he did on August - 1896 were successful.

In the fourth try, he got struck by a gust of wind, his glider stalled during the flight. The maneuver failed and the subsequent 50ft fall broke his spine.

36 hours after the crash Lilienthal died, his last words were " Sacrifices must be made"

Horace Hunley

1823 - 1863

Invention : Submarine

A lawyer who had a thing for submarines, he built and designed 3 different models for the civil war.

When aboard for a routing training exercise, the vessel sank and he got killed.

The other 2 submarines he built also sank.

Franz Reichelt

1879 - 1912

Invention : Parachute Suit

An inventor who made a living as a tailor, he spent his time working on flying parachutes.

The first test was performed using dummies and was successful. When he test it himself, he jumped off the Eiffel Tower and the parachute didn't open.

The 187ft fall onto ground killed him instantly.

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