Four failed inventions that changed the world | BBC Ideas

The mouse, the pacemaker, VR, the synthetic fibre Kevlar... all four started off as failed inventions. So there's hope for us all!
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[@anushkas6093]

Can you upload more videos like this?? This one was really interesting!

[@bbcideas]

Hey Anushka. Glad you liked it. You can see more videos similar to this one in our "A BRIEF HISTORY OF..." playlist. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGrUi4p9YpVqg5o We upload new videos every week so keep an eye out 👀

[@evertonshorts9376]

If you think Doug Engelbart just invented the mouse, you really didn't understand The Mother Of All Demos.

[@harsh9558]

Great video :)

[@perisplayground]

How are these BBC's video's only had 700++ likes?!

[@wbell539]

Well, there's hope for some of us.

[@JacobPatrick1]

Wow. These are sad. (except for the pacemaker story)

[@robertclark2253]

A chocolate teapot isn't totally useless because you can eat it .

[@conn6r]

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[@maximillian2613]

This feels like an internet historian video

[@bend2847]

Or, four successful inventions that were only considered so after they were made profitable.

[@conn6r]

this was a great video lol

[@techandgaming1290]

We watched this at school

[@elviejowillyxd8742]

same, could u list the 4 objets? :)

[@tsaszymborska7389]

The Earth in the intro is rotating in the wrong direction.

[@asbu2297]

Hi. Impressive observation. You seem to be a clever person. Nice to meet you. I am guessing you received good grades in your academics

[@tsaszymborska7389]

@@asbu2297 Thank you.

[@asbu2297]

@@tsaszymborska7389 you are welcome. I am guessing you must be an engineer. I am also. I would like to communicate more with you. Not sure how. Are you one of those intelligent polish engineers?

[@merycrizpederano502]

What is the differnce between an unsuccesful and an invention? still searching about that? anyone can answer me?

[@MisterWolf8888]

Underwater hairdryer

[@isabelfuentesnar1]

When they say "Jobs" they should say Wozniak

[@evertonshorts9376]

Why? Woz wasn't involved with either Lisa or Macintosh. Jef Raskin designed the first Mac.

[@isabelfuentesnar1]

@@evertonshorts9376 Maybe you are right but Jobs is not an engineer......

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SONG TITTLE PLEASE

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