#AccidentalInventions hashtag - Bluesky

@wiobs.bsky.social

5 months ago

The Most Useless Inventions That Accidentally Changed the World - Sometimes the world's most transformative breakthroughs are sparked by inventions originally dismissed as silly or useless

The Most Useless Inventions That Accidentally Changed the World wiobs.com/the-most-use... #AccidentalInventions #Innovation #History #Serendipity #InventionStories

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Atomic Hands

@atomichands.bsky.social

6 months ago

Silly Putty YouTube video by Atomic Hands

Silly Putty was an accident! A WWII chemist tried making rubber… instead, he made this stretchy, bouncy blob we love today. Try making your own at home with glue, starch + food coloring... science you can squish! #STEMvee #STEMinASL #DIYScience #AccidentalInventions #SillyPutty

youtu.be/WponDhknoFk

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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn

@ufbd.bsky.social

1 year ago

The microwave was invented when engineer Percy Spencer was repairing an active military radar, and it melted the candy bar in his pocket without burning his skin. During experiments with an early prototype, the first thing he microwaved was popcorn.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #417: The Invention of the microwave.
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