The radio was not a weird invention. There were many people working to bring it to operational use - it was exciting and engaging for scientists and engineers. They knew there were big stakes and lots of money and power involved.
In comparison there are many articles titled:18, 15, 12, etc Stupid, Useless, Ridiculous, Weird Inventions that made their creators rich. Also: Those seemingly pointless products that made investors millions. Considering all the money these silly inventions have made, the most lucrative invention is considered Karl Benz' automobile, invented in 1886.
There is lots of money to be made in stupid and useless things: The Kush Ball made over $100 million, Pillow Pets has sold over $300 million.
The Slinky has made over $3 billion. It was discovered when an engineer bumped a spring and it started to move. He watched it as it walked across the floor.
Here are three:
Yellow Smiley Faces It's just two black oval eyes and a full smile printed on a yellow circle.
Harvey Ball created the design in ten minutes and was paid $45.Two brothers, Bernard and Murray Spain, stumbled upon the unrealized potential of the smiley and tagged it with the now infamous tag-line,"Have a nice day."
Plastic Wishbone These are fake wishbones produced to give everybody, including vegetarians, a chance to make a wish.
Heartbroken by the fact that only two people can make a wish at each Thanksgiving table, Ken Ahroni started LuckyBreak, a company that produces fake wishbones. The business now makes thousands of plastic bones a day and reports sales of over $2.5 million each year.
Snuggies A Snuggie is a blanket with sleeves that keeps your hands free to move.
Despite the fact that you can make your own sleeved blanket by wearing a bathrobe backwards, the Snuggie made an impressive $200 million in profit. Boosted by ridiculous commercials, everyone from celebrities to kids adored this.
More HERE. They include Pet Rock, Silly bands, Slinky, Billy Bob Teeth, Beanie Babies, Tamagotchi, Big Mouth Billy Bass 'The Singing Fish", Furby, Wacky Wall Walker, Magic 8 Ball.
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