Mar 26

Accidental Discoveries Part 2


Top 10 Accidental Discoveries Part 2:

6. Microwave Ovens
Before 1946, Microwave emitters were used to power Allied radar in World War II.

7. Brandy
Medieval wine merchants used to boil the H2O out of wine so their cargo would keep better. Thats how Brandy was born.

8. Rubber
Goodyear discovered it in 1839 when unintentionally dropped a rubber-sulfer copmaond onto a hot stove.

9. Potato Chips
Chef George Crum concocted the perfect sandwich complement in 1853 when he sliced a potato paper-thin and fried it to a crisp.

10. Artificial Sweetners
Three leading pseudo-sugars reached human lips only because scientists forgot to wash their hands in 1879.

 

A Few Things To Think About Part 1:

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

 

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