HISTORY76 - Ten More Accidental Inventions that are Common Household Items
Introduction In my last blog on June 5, 2013, I wrote about “Ten Accidental Inventions that are Household Items.” I sort of promised that I would revisit this topic with additional inventions that I didn’t cover last time. So, this blog will cover “Ten More Accidental Inventions that are Common Household Items.” The include: matches, the artificial sweetener Saccharin, chocolate chip cookies, potato chips, ice cream cones, popsicles, chewing gum, silly putty, play-doh, and the Slinky. For each of these ten inventions, I will summarize the invention’s history and relate my (and/or Pat’s) personal experiences with the invention. My principal sources include “30 Life-Changing Inventions That Were Totally Accidental,” bestlifeonline.com; “7 Momentous Inventions Discovered by Accident,” history.com; “The Best Accidental Inventions,” inventionland.com; “9 Successful Inventions Made by Accident,” concordia.edu/blog; “15 Of the Coolest Accidental Inventions,” science.howstuffwork