Name: Oops, I Changed the World
Uploaded: 2023-11-09T03:38:18.000Z
Description: The fascinating stories of accidental and surprise inventions that have transformed lives.

The fascinating stories of accidental and surprise inventions that have transformed lives.

Hatch Farm - Curiosity Stream

Pavlov's investigations into dog digestion lead to phone addiction.

Conditioned

The failed experiment and the world's greatest crime-fighting tool; the invention of plastics.

Blue Genes

Clumsy gesticulation throws a sample onto a stove, accidentally inventing vulcanized rubber.

The Beat Goes On

Fumes from a broken thermometer cause the invention of photography; the invention of a microwave.

Flash Of Success

A dirty laboratory and a vacation lead to the discovery of the first real weapon against bacteria.

Sweet Success

A Swiss chemist's attempt to make a lung drug results in LSD.

Acid Test

A failed blood pressure medicine and an unexpectedly hairy woman lead to a cure for baldness.

Hair Raising Science

A clumsy lab worker leads to the invention of superglue; the accidents behind neuroscience.

Discovering Drink

A misguided attempt to make plastic wallpaper results in bubble wrap.

Bigger Bang

The invention of post-it notes; how a nuclear Armageddon was almost created.

Laxative Lunacy

A failed metal designed for gun barrels, becomes a kitchen favorite: surgical steel.

Get A Grip

The search for an artificial form of quinine accidently creates the first artificial dye, Mauvine.

How Saran Wrap Saved D-Day

How a party drug from the 19th Century, and a banged knee, lead to the invention of anaesthetics.

Sleeping On the Job

The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the teabag, the gin & tonic.

Teas & Tipple

How a failed poison gas detector results in the invention of the smoke detector.

Oops, I Changed the World

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