28 Inventions That Failed Their Task Successfully
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Failing is hard. But it’s important to remember: Nothing important has ever, ever been accomplished on purpose, so the best thing to do is to just give up the minute you encounter adversity.
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![CRACKED.COM EYELINER WAS AN OLD-TIMEY FORM OF SUNGLASSES. Ancient Egyptians were among the first to wear eyeliner. They didn't do it to look fabulous (although they probably did), but to reduce the sun's glare. There's also evidence it was effective at preventing bacterial infections.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/7/1001967.jpg)
![COCA-COLA WAS ADVERTISED FOR ITS HEALTH EFFECTS. Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Соса-Соӏа was born during a health craze for sodas in the late 19th century. Its creator, an Atlanta pharmacist named John Pemberton, claimed it cured everything from depression and nervousness to morphine addiction. The secret ingredient was cocaine, which was later removed from the formula. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/6/1001966.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM CHAINSAWS WERE INVENTED TO HELP DURING CHILDBIRTH E STIHL Because the past is a horror movie, early chainsaws weren't used to cut trees, but human bones. The first medical chainsaw is credited to two 18th-century Scottish doctors, and it was used to saw through the pelvic bone during difficult childbirths.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/5/1001965.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM BRAILLE WAS BORN FOR BATTLEFIELD COMMUNICATION. Charles Barbier, a captain in Napoleon's army, was commissioned with devising a system to allow soldiers to communicate silently and with no light. But Barbier's night writing was too complicated to be of any use until 15-year-old Louis Braille turned it into something workable.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/3/1001963.jpg)
![THE TREADMILL WAS CREATED TO PUNISH PRISONERS CHESS GROUP Through most of the 19th century, convicts in both Britain and the U.S. were made to climb the spokes of the tread-wheel, a large paddle wheel, for hours on end. The wheels were often used to pump water or grind corn, which is why they were eventually called treadmills. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/0/1001960.jpg)
![TNT WAS A YELLOW DYE. EXPLOSIVE TNT OUNDS VGO When German chemist Julius Wilbrand first made trinitrotoluene in 1863, he didn't intend to blow up anything. Не only wanted to dye things yellow. TNT is so stable that for decades it was used as nothing but a dye without anyone realizing it could go boom. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/9/1001959.jpg)
![GRACKED COM THE MUUMUU WAS INVENTED TO SHAME HAWAIIAN WOMEN. When Christian missionaries arrived in Hawaii in the 1820s, the first thing they did was convince women to cover up their impiously exposed bodies. The loose-fitting mu' 'umu' и was originally worn under a dress called a holokü, but it eventually took over as a casual garment.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/2/1001962.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM THE JACUZZI WAS INVENTED AS THERAPY FOR A BABY. In the 1940s, Italian immigrant Candido Jacuzzi designed a pump that could turn any bathtub into a healing spa. His purpose was to help treat his 15-month-old son Kenny, who had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and could only get relief with the help of hydrotherapy.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/4/1001964.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM HIGH HEELS USED TO BE A WARRIOR THING. Long before it became an uncomfortable symbol of femininity, high-heeled footwear was all the rage on the battlefield. The heels allowed Persian horsemen to stand securely in their stirrups, giving them stability to use their bows and arrows.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/1/1001961.jpg)
![Product AUTO-TUNE Original SEISMIC WAVE Purpose ANALYSIS Select Pack Raf Kay State Scale Detitie Тикарова DANK Langth Farmert 50 C Orinar 400 $ marta an AUTO-TUNE EVO World IN - 100 10 100 rection Create rol - 9 MDAN (boy Вурава Fenne Center Namenon Pare Sat Major was 100 200 300 Ser Minor The inventor of Auto-Tune was a geophysical engineer who found oil for oil companies with sound waves from dynamite blasts. Someone jokingly told him to use it make them sing well, and the rest is perfectly pitched history. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/8/1001958.jpg)
![Product PACEMAKER Original HEART MONITOR Purpose IS-1 ST. JUDE MEDICAL Sylmar, CA USA VICTORY SR 5610 SSIR S/N 1723182 When building an instrument to monitor the heart, Wilson Greatbatch accidentally placed a way too powerful transistor in the machine. Не discovered it emitted electrical pulses at the same rhythm of the human heart. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/7/1001957.jpg)
![Product SYNTHETIC DYE Original MALARIA CURE Purpose When a chemist was trying to develop an artificial form of quinine, he instead saw the color mauve, a popular fashion color at the time. So he bottled it and sold it, creating the first artifical dye. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/6/1001956.jpg)
![Product SLINKY Original BOAT SPRING Purpose A navy engineer knocked over a boat spring prototype when he saw that it fell in a graceful way. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/4/1001954.jpg)
![Product DUCT TAPE SEALING AMMUNITION Original Purpose CASES E - - - P I - - - IL Home DU BNS - 1 - - PMO - any Scotch I yong the WONDER - - - 1 أ BEER I pro Duct tape is the unhandy man's complete toolbox, but before it became the fix-it catch-all, it was used by the military as a weather-proof sealant. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/5/1001955.jpg)
![Product EPIPEN Original NERVE AGENT Purpose ANTIDOTE Ka est III NA Mylan* LA USA Technologies, Technologies PPN - Pizer WV 26505 Inc. R USA Audica PIPEN отот REFRIGERATE TO-INJE TOR Enerancies aphylaxis) PROTECT FROM LIGHT RO AT 63° TO 77° F AUTION IS DISCOLORED REPLACE 22 TO 25° C) LO END YST P Originally called the ComboPen, the technology was developed to treat soldiers exposed to nerve agent. Eventually it was altered to deliver epinephrine during an allergic reaction. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/3/1001953.jpg)
![Product MICROWAVE Original MILITARY RADAR Purpose 12:22 - Card - Weight Defress Paper home Pare - Done - - - 1 2 3 - 5 6 7 в . O START STOP ADD 30-18°C S I - Endor Clock - During WW2, scientists developed microwave radar ability to locate enemies. One engineer noticed a candy bar in his pocket had melted while using the technology, leading to the realization that it could be used to cook food. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/2/1001952.jpg)
![Product SILLY PUTTY Original RUBBER SUBSTITUTE Purpose During WW2, the U.S. asked manufacturers to develop a new form of rubber since their supply was cut-off. As a result, Silly Putty was developed, but it was useless aside as a fun party toy. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/1/1001951.jpg)
![Product BRANDY Original A WAY TO AVOID Purpose TAXES Since customs were decided by volume, merchants would boil water out of wine to save money during transportation. Eventually, they sold the concentrated by itself. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/8/1001948.jpg)
![Product VIAGRA Original HEART DISEASE Purpose SYMPTONS Pfizer The medicene was ineffective against the intended issues, such as hypertension and angina, but it did cause an eyebrow-raising side effect in test subjects. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/5/1001945.jpg)
![Product LISTERINE Original SURGICAL ANTISEPTIC Purpose Listerine was invented in 1879. Since then, it has advertised a lot of potential uses, including a cure for gonorrhea and colds, an additive to cigarettes, and dandruff treatment. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/1/1001941.jpg)
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![CRACKED.COM WD-40 SPEET STREAM SMART STRAW NUCLEAR MISSILE PROTECTANT WD-40 NEVER LOSE THE STRAW AGAIN Stops Squeaks Removes & Protects Loosens Rusted Parts Frees Sticky Mechanisms Drives Out Moisture FLAMMABLE IF Original Product DANGER: HARMFUL OR FATAL CONTENTS SWALLOWED UNDER TAL OTHER BEACH CAUTIONS ON BACK prevent a squeaky door was originally used to prevent rusting The same spray you use to on SM-65 Atlas missiles. Purpose KEEP OUT OF OF CHILDREN NET WEIO](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/6/1001946.jpg)
![Product CORKSCREWS Original BULLET REMOVER Purpose Bullets used to commonly get stuck in guns, and people needed a safe way to dislodge them, which is how gun worms came to be. Eventually, people began to use gun worms to dislodge corks. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/2/1001942.jpg)
![Product PLAY-DOH Original WALLPAPER CLEANER Purpose It was a successful wallpaper cleaner until easy-to-clean vinyl wallpapers came into style. The company repackaged it as a toy after they learned a nursery was using it to make Christmas ornaments. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/0/1001940.jpg)
![Product BUBBLE WRAP Original WALLPAPER Purpose Alfred W. Fielding and Mark Chavannes invented a sealed-air wallpaper that was total flop. They failed as selling it as greenhouse insulation before it was marketed in its modern use. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/7/1001947.jpg)
![Product KOTEX PADS Original SURGICAL DRESSING Purpose How War Nurses Found a New Use 042 DODEN + for Cellucotton КОТЕХ of being invention, the CELLUCOTTON PRODUCTS co CHICAGO our war nurses in France first discovered a new use 5c for Cellucotton, which, has Each Kimberly-Clarke invented a new cotton product for medical use during WWI, and Red Cross nurses discovered it worked well for periods too. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/3/1001943.jpg)
![Product METAL DETECTOR Original BULLET LOCATER Purpose Alexander Graham Bell (of telephone fame) made the first crude metal detector to (unsuccessfully) locate the bullet in President Garfield's body while he was dying. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/4/1001944.jpg)
![Product POP ROCKS Original INSTANT SODA Purpose POP POP ROCKS® ROCKS® TASTE TASTE wberry WE ORED berry ODED William А. Mitchell was experimenting on an instant soft drink when he came across the carbon dioxide and sugar flavoring combination of exploding candy. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/0/1001950.jpg)