Comments on: I am looking for well known items that were invented by mistake i.e. Corn Flakes, Post It Notes and the Slinky http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susi http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4628 Susi Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4628 Penicillin<br><b>References : </b><br> Penicillin
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]]> By: Mike G http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4627 Mike G Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:49:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4627 The Vulcanization process - Charles Goodyear. Microwave ovens. Acrylic. Vaseline. Viagra.<br><b>References : </b><br> The Vulcanization process – Charles Goodyear.
Microwave ovens. Acrylic. Vaseline. Viagra.
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]]> By: Lu http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4626 Lu Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:32:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4626 Percy Lebaron Spencer -Micro Wave Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen -X-rays Both by mistake<br><b>References : </b><br> Percy Lebaron Spencer -Micro Wave
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen -X-rays

Both by mistake
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]]> By: arwaaaa http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4625 arwaaaa Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:23:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4625 plastic, chocolate, silly putty :D hahaha and cheese, too. the first kind they made was goat cheese, and they were trying to store it but it hardened and fermented, and i guess someone ate some and now it's called cheese. ahah. 6th grade history, maannn that was a long time agoo. :)<br><b>References : </b><br> plastic, chocolate, silly putty
:D
hahaha
and cheese, too. the first kind they made was goat cheese, and they were trying to store it but it hardened and fermented, and i guess someone ate some and now it’s called cheese. ahah. 6th grade history, maannn that was a long time agoo. :)
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]]> By: momotwins http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4624 momotwins Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:08:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4624 prell shampoo was supposed to be a carpet cleaner<br><b>References : </b><br> prell shampoo was supposed to be a carpet cleaner
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]]> By: :: tomi :: http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4623 :: tomi :: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:59:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4623 I would reccomend buying the book, "Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things" by Charles Panati. It's very interesting and contains origins of everything from glow in the dark toys to holidays. And most of the things in there were not invented for the purpose they turned out to be used for. Here is a link if you are interested: http://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Origins-Everyday-Things-Charles/dp/0060964197<br><b>References : </b><br>Glow in the Dark substances were created by accident by an alchemist who was trying to conjure up gold. Figures... I would reccomend buying the book, "Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things" by Charles Panati. It’s very interesting and contains origins of everything from glow in the dark toys to holidays. And most of the things in there were not invented for the purpose they turned out to be used for.

Here is a link if you are interested:
http://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Origins-Everyday-Things-Charles/dp/0060964197
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Glow in the Dark substances were created by accident by an alchemist who was trying to conjure up gold. Figures…

]]> By: ciao.italia08 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4622 ciao.italia08 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:43:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4622 the potato chip (the guy accidently sliced the potato too thinkly, and i turned crisp), the waffle cone (at a fair, there was a waffle stand and an ice cream stand next to each other, the ice cream stand ran out of cups, so they made a cone out of a waffle) ciao!<br><b>References : </b><br> the potato chip
(the guy accidently sliced the potato too thinkly, and i turned crisp),
the waffle cone
(at a fair, there was a waffle stand and an ice cream stand next to each other, the ice cream stand ran out of cups, so they made a cone out of a waffle)
ciao!
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]]> By: Emily F http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4621 Emily F Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:14:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4621 chocolate chip cookies! ruth wakefield was making chocolate cookies when she ran out of cocoa powder. she put in chunks of unsweetened chocolate thinking it would make the cookie a chocolate cookie, instead, it made the worlds first chocolate chip cookie=] (yum!)<br><b>References : </b><br> chocolate chip cookies!

ruth wakefield was making chocolate cookies when she ran out of cocoa powder. she put in chunks of unsweetened chocolate thinking it would make the cookie a chocolate cookie, instead, it made the worlds first chocolate chip cookie=] (yum!)
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]]> By: joshua_gong http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4620 joshua_gong Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:28:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4620 Well, I read in Reader's Digest that the potato chip was invented when an unsatisfied customer argued his french fries were too thick. The cook too them back, and purposely cut the potatoes very thin. Not really an accident, but it's interesting.<br><b>References : </b><br> Well, I read in Reader’s Digest that the potato chip was invented when an unsatisfied customer argued his french fries were too thick. The cook too them back, and purposely cut the potatoes very thin.

Not really an accident, but it’s interesting.
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]]> By: Jamie http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky/comment-page-1#comment-4619 Jamie Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:04:59 +0000 http://www.hodgepodgegraphics.com/post-it-notes/i-am-looking-for-well-known-items-that-were-invented-by-mistake-i-e-corn-flakes-post-it-notes-and-the-slinky#comment-4619 Graham crackers were invented I believe in the 1800s by Reverend S. Graham. He was trying to create a dietary product intended on staving off sexual urges. Haha<br><b>References : </b><br> Graham crackers were invented I believe in the 1800s by Reverend S. Graham. He was trying to create a dietary product intended on staving off sexual urges. Haha
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