Accidental Inventions That Changed The World

BY: BHARAT EXPRESS

An engineer working on military radar noticed a radar beam had completely melted the chocolate bar in his pocket.

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An inventor grabbed the wrong size electrical resistor out of a box and accidentally built a device that could mimic a human heartbeat.

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A frustrated chef sliced potatoes paper-thin and fried them to a crisp just to spite a customer who kept complaining his fries were too thick.

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A scientist trying to create an ultra-strong aerospace adhesive accidentally made a weak glue that stuck gently without damaging surfaces.

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A messy biologist returned from a two-week vacation to find that a weird mould growing in his petri dish had completely destroyed harmful bacteria.

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A Swiss engineer went for a hike and wondered why cockleburr seeds stuck so stubbornly to his dog’s fur and his own wool trousers.

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A naval engineer dropped a specialised mechanical spring and watched it walk its way down a pile of books.

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BY: BHARAT EXPRESS