Comments on: 8 Brilliant Scientific Screw-ups

By: Dorn cook

Dorn cook — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:37:42 +0000

One of my favorites:
Minoxidil

Heart med with significant side effect. Grows hair! We now know it as Rogaine.

By: Novice

Novice — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:10:15 +0000

I discovered myself by accident when I was 3 or 4.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:18:05 +0000

I read that if you use Visine too much then it will make your eyes redder. I don’t use it myself because you can’t use most Visine formulas if you wear contacts. I use rewetting drops once in a while when I need to.

As far as liquid Iodine goes, it makes a great spider killer. I found a spider in an empty container. Since I was near a sink, I thought I’d try to drown it and fill the container with water. The spider floated at first, then swam to the bottom (btw, I lived in Florida at the time and I guess there’s a species of swimming spiders). I looked in the medicine cabinet and found a bottle of Iodine. I poured a little in the container. The second the Idodine reached the spider, it died instantly.

By: LJ

LJ — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:04:22 +0000

How about the invention of the microwave oven?

By: Rowlandwithaw

Rowlandwithaw — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:19:09 +0000

But who bought the first phone ?

By: dirk alan

dirk alan — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:08:17 +0000

take viagra then see alice.

By: Elizabeth S.

Elizabeth S. — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:54:44 +0000

I’m rather fond of the Corningware story, where they tried to invent a glass for space travel and came up with an opaque glass cooking ware suitable for oven and microwaves.

Considering the what I would call very essential need for the items listed, I wouldn’t replace any on the list for Corningware. Antibiotics and anethesia are far more important.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:00:02 +0000

re: above comment

ineffective for its intended prank purpose, that is.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:56:41 +0000

@Norkio: The Visine “prank,” besides being ineffective, is also dangerous, and perhaps deadly.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/visine.asp

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:59:11 +0000

If you want to see the true story or penicillin, watch ‘Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin’.

Alexander Fleming may have discovered minute amounts of the stuff, but had no idea how to replicate it or even create enough for it to be any use.