Velcro was invented in 1941 by Georges de Mestral after noticing the sticking power of burrs. NASA began using Velcro in the 1960s. Other accidental inventions include weatherproof rubber, Coca-Cola, and Viagra.
Velcro was invented in 1941 through an accidental discovery while hiking. Georges de Mestral created Velcro after noticing the sticking power of burrs on his clothes and on his dog’s fur. Mestral found that the barbs had little hooks that attached to anything shaped like a loop, which inspired his design for the Velcro. Since then, Velcro has become a well-known adherent. In fact, in the 1960s, NASA began using Velcro to secure objects in zero gravity. Velcro is now used in a wide variety of ways, from craft projects to shoes and sandals.
Other accidental inventions:
Charles Goodyear created weatherproof rubber after accidentally dropping his rubber invention on a hot stove.
John Pemberton created Coca-Cola when his laboratory assistant accidentally mixed carbonated water with a concoction he had developed to treat headaches.
The pill now known as Viagra was originally created by Pfizer to relieve pain caused by spasms in the heart’s coronary arteries. While the drug failed to achieve its original purpose, it did manage to treat an entirely different condition.
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