parachute jacket. In 1912, its creator decided to independently check whether his invention would work. To do this, he jumped from the lower floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, wearing his coat. Unfortunately, the design failed and Franz Reichelt fell to his death.
coffee capsules. John Sylvan, who invented them, is upset that everything turned out this way. Research shows that the annual global footprint of coffee pods is more than half a million tonnes. You can’t recycle these capsules yourself at home, but they will take 500 years to break down in landfill.
Sinclair C5 Electric Tricycle. Since its height was only 80 cm, every other vehicle on the road was taller than this bike. In addition, autonomy was poor (power reserve – 32 km) and its maximum speed was 24 km/h.
Pop-up Ads. It was originally created to help users, not hinder them. These pop-ups were invented by Ethan Zuckerman.
Hydrogen airships. Airships fell out of favor due to the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, which killed 36 people.
SEGA Dreamcast Home Game Console and Controller. Everything was fine on paper. However, due to the lack of third-party games and the release of the all-conquering PlayStation 2, the console failed.
Chewing gum. One of its main ingredients is polyvinyl acetate. It is a type of plastic that is difficult to remove when it comes into contact with shoes and pavements. Fortunately, a new generation of chewing gum that does not contain this plastic has begun to emerge.
Betamax format. In terms of image quality, it was much better than its VHS rival. However, such tapes sold poorly due to the introduction of VHS into adult cinema and their high cost. Sony only stopped producing Betamax cassettes in 2016.
plastic carrier bags. Some studies show that there will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050. Additionally, such packets take centuries to parse.
Apple Newton Message Pad. In the early 1990s, Apple created an expensive and largely useless tablet. His handwriting recognition was truly terrible.
Source: Ferra
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