Accidents that saved millions of lives
Happy mishaps in the kitchen and home
Sticky situations that created modern materials
Failed experiments that became childhood classics
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Master of Accidental inventions that changed history
misslily Accidental Kitchen Inventions
Melt in my pocket, melt in my pocket! That radar tube made it melt in my pocket!
misslily A scientist trying to create an ultra-strong adhesive accidentally made a weak, reusable one.
misslily An innkeeper trying to make chocolate cookies accidentally invented the chocolate chip cookie.
misslily Match the messy mistake to its breakthrough to discover how accidental inventions changed history.
Microwave size: The first commercial microwave oven, released in 1947, was called the Radarange; it stood nearly six feet tall and weighed 750 pounds.
An oven that cooks or heats food rapidly by exposing it to high-frequency electromagnetic waves. In 1945, Percy Spencer accidentally invented the appliance when a radar transmitter melted chocolate in his pocket.
Who suggested using Spencer Silver's weak adhesive to create sticky bookmarks for hymnals?
What did Percy Spencer place near the magnetron to test his microwave theory after the chocolate melted?
What was the name of the historic inn where the chocolate chip cookie was invented?