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Name or Right to Fame
100
Swiss engineer George De Mestral returned from a walk with his dog to notice that they were both covered in the tiny barbs of the cocklebur plant. On closer inspection, De Mestral saw that the burrs were shaped like tiny hooks which became...
Velcro! - a revolutionary hook and loop fastening system.
100
Which famous explorer accidentally found the Caribbean Islands, but thought it was Asia? he was later falsely credited with discovering America.
Christopher Columbus
200
Swiss Physicist Walter Jaeger tried to invent a sensor that could detect poison gas, but instead created this.
The Smoke Detector! - The sensor accidentally picked up the smoke from his cigarette instead!
200
An American pharmacists named John Pemberton was trying to create a painkiller.it is advertised to people for general consumption today.
Coca Cola! - Originally made from Coca wine, which combined alcohol with leaves from the cocaine-containing coca plant, and kola nuts, which contain stimulating caffeine.
300
What global fitness program was created when a Columbian dance choreographer forgot his dance routine?
Zumba! - A mix of latin music including salsa and merengue. It was ranked as one of the top ten most popular workouts in the US in 2023.
300
THis person was sitting in his yard when he noticed an apple fall from a tree. The apple fell straight down, perpendicular to the ground, and Newton found himself wondering why the apple never falls upward or off to a side.
Sir Isaac Newton
400
This invention was accidentally created when an Italian chemist in 1847 Ascanio Sobrero, combined glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids to produce an explosive compound. His labmate then stabilized it by using silica powder.
Dynamite!
400
British pharmacist John Walker was experimenting with chemicals when he accidentally scraped a coated stick across his hearth. The stick burst into flames, giving Walker the idea for...
Matches!
500
What is a bacteria killing fungus that was found as the result of a messy workspace?
Penicillin - The most commonly used antibiotic in the world!
500
Who is the famous inventor that took an accident made by his labmate and turned it into an explosive invention?
Alfred Nobel! - The person that the Nobel Peace prize is named after.
