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Accidental inventions that changed history

Chapter 1

Accidents that saved millions of lives

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Chapter 2

Happy mishaps in the kitchen and home

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Chapter 3

Sticky situations that created modern materials

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Chapter 4

Failed experiments that became childhood classics

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Master of Accidental inventions that changed history

Ch 3 · Sticky situations that created modern materials
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misslily A dropped flask that did not shatter

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misslily Burrs stuck to a dog's fur

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Sticky situations that created modern materials

misslily Sticky situations that created modern materials

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misslily The sticky gun sights that ruined a project

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misslily Spilled rubber on a hot stove

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misslily Invention of Modern Materials

It won't wash off! It won't wash off! Now the stains just slide right away.

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A dropped flask that did not shatter

misslily A dropped flask that did not shatter

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Fun Fact

Velcro in space: NASA popularized Velcro in the 1960s by using it to keep gear, food, and astronauts from floating away in zero gravity.

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Spilled rubber on a hot stove

misslily Spilled rubber on a hot stove

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Glossary
vulcanization (noun)
A chemical process of treating rubber with sulfur and heat to improve its strength and elasticity. In 1839, Charles Goodyear discovered this process by accidentally spilling rubber and sulfur onto a hot stove.

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Quiz

What natural object inspired Swiss engineer George de Mestral to invent Velcro?

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Gossip

Which material invention has had the biggest impact on safety?

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Quiz

Why did Édouard Bénédictus's glass flask not shatter when it fell in 1903?

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Quiz

What was Harry Coover trying to invent during World War II when he first encountered cyanoacrylate?

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Quiz

What is the name of the process that stabilizes rubber using heat and sulfur?

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Quiz

What major industry adopted Édouard Bénédictus's safety glass to protect passengers?

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Quiz

Which government agency heavily popularized Velcro by using it on spacesuits and space shuttles?

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Quiz

What chemical did Charles Goodyear mix with rubber before accidentally dropping it on a stove?

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Quiz

What is the commercial name of the super-strong adhesive invented by Harry Coover?

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