Oops I Changed the World
https://curiositystream.com/video/6636
Oops, I Changed the World
Conditioned
Pavlov’s investigations into dog digestion lead to phone addiction. A failed quest to find a safer refrigerant creates Teflon. A damaged delivery crate is instrumental in the invention of Dynamite / TNT. And a chance encounter with a composer leads Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr
Blue Genes
E252m
The failed experiment and the world’s greatest crime-fighting tool. A clumsily dressed cut leads to the invention of plastics. How chance conversation and sausage poison changed the face of Hollywood. And a broken thermometer sets in motion a chain of events that frees a country from colonialism.
The Beat Goes On
E352m
Clumsy gesticulation throws a sample onto a stove, accidentally inventing vulcanized rubber. Grabbing the wrong resistor leads to the pacemaker. Up a failed experiment ignites- discovering a safe way to create flame on demand. A search for new galaxies leads to our best hope of contacting aliens.
Flash Of Success
E452m
Fumes from a broken thermometer cause the invention of photography. Radar parts and a melting snack bar lead to the microwave. Spilling a beaker of experimental chemicals gives rise to Scotchgard. And a routine trial of heart drug has a much more pronounced effect on another organ- becoming Viagra.
Sweet Success
E552m
A dirty laboratory and a vacation lead to the discovery of our first real weapon against bacteria: penicillin. A scientist’s determination to test the ‘wrong’ solution gives us Kevlar. Unwashed hands and some unexpectedly sweet bread is to thank for Saccharin. A failed laser becomes the LED light.
Acid Test
E652m
A swiss chemist’s attempts to make a lung drug results in LSD. The son of enslaved parents tires to reverse the fortunes of sharecroppers and inadvertently gives rise to PB&J. A failed dye becomes TNT. And a prison camp doctor and a fridge full of urine lead to improve mental healthcare.
Hair Raising Science
E751m
A failed blood pressure medicine and an unexpectedly hairy woman lead to a cure for baldness. How messing around with a scientific toy gave us the x-ray. An attempt to stop the paper curling in a newspaper printer becomes air conditioning. And why war is responsible for the slinky.
Discovering Drink
E851m
A clumsy lab worker leads to the invention of superglue. And the accidents behind neuroscience, beer, and chemical hair relaxant.
Bigger Bang
E951m
A misguided attempt to make plastic wallpaper results in bubble wrap. The precursor to a blood clotting drug becomes rave favorite, MDMA. A mopped-up kitchen spill brings us smokeless explosive guncotton. A defective satellite lens leads to a new way to identify breast cancer.
Laxative Lunacy
E1051m
The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon.
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Get a Grip
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How Saran Wrap Saved D-Day
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Sleeping on the Job
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Teas & Tipple
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Lenin to Lady Gaga