Midnight Facts for Insomniacs

Accidental Inventions


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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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