Accidental Inventions

From Viagra to Super Glue, history is littered with "aha!" moments that were nothing more than lucky accidents. In this bumbling, stumbling episode of MFFI, the boys take a closer look at the flukes and misadventures that led to some of the most successful inventions in human history.

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In this episode:  

• Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra)

• Peter Dunn and Albert Wood

• Dr. Nicholas Terret

• PDE5 and GMP

• Time Magazine and The Potency Pill

• Super Glue

• Dr. Harry Coover

• Eastman 910

• I’ve Got a Secret

• Durabond
• Slinky

• Richard and Betty James

• Slinky Physics 

• Hookes Law, Compression Waves

• Slinkies in Space
• Velcro, the Zipperless Zipper

• George de Mestral

• David Letterman and Velcro Gender Fluidity
• NASA
• Matchsticks

• Tao Gu and the Fire Inch-Stick

• Chemical Matches

• Jean Chancel

• François Derosne

• John Walker and Friction Lights

• Play-Doh 

• Noah McVicker and Kutol

• Joseph McVicker

• Kay Zufall

• Rainbow Modeling Compound

• Play-Doh Pete

• The Doh-Dohs

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