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paulwhitedotnyc t1_jdg6h3s wrote

Reply to comment by djdjddhdhdh in NYC’s Museum of Failure opens to make us feel better about our lives by NYY657545

I worked on an ad campaign once where that was the whole idea, all the almost great inventions throughout history. Researching them and the people who created them was so interesting, really made you realize how hard people work even to fail sometimes.

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djdjddhdhdh t1_jdg6w6y wrote

Precisely!! Almost everything we have would’ve never happened if someone sat there and said ehhh I’m not gonna try this cuz I might not succeed

Who was your favorite inventor/story from that campaign?

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paulwhitedotnyc t1_jdg7zap wrote

For sure this guy Russell E. Oakes, an amateur American inventor, he invented spikes on his arms to enable him to push his way through a busy department store, a wind-up spaghetti fork and an automated hat that used a leaf to fan the wearer, Along with a million other failures, but he always kept trying.

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djdjddhdhdh t1_jdhdaof wrote

Wow so I googled the guy, definitely interesting inventions lol and a perfect example. Like I like at his 2 inventions barbecue king and the bed light switcher. Rudimentary leads to infrared oven and hue light bulbs if you think about it

Not gonna lie I kinda want the spaghetti winder lol

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