Thursday Feb 09, 2023

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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