16 World-Changing Ideas (That Were Utter Flops)

16 World-Changing Ideas (That Were Utter Flops)

It seems like every day; we're inundated with new world-changing ideas. Some come from well-known business titans or tech wizards, while others originate from unknown inventors working in their garages. But the truth is, most of these ideas are destined to fail. In fact, a 2012 study by Harvard Business School showed that 80% of all startups failed within the first five years. So what makes an idea succeed? And how can you tell if your great idea is actually going to flop?

Mankind has always been inventive -- it's the reason why we no longer have to run away from gigantic jungle cats when we go anymore. But for as far as we've gotten, we've kind of missed the mark by shunning some great ideas during our existence.

So here is our tribute to innovative technologies we could've had if not for all the dumb, sneering philistines of the human race. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the biggest world-changing flop ideas. So let's get started…

INSULIN rbie INHALERS Inhaler EXUBERA CRACKED COM It took eleven years for Pfizer do develop Exubera, and only one year for it to bomb. You'd think pe

Source: Nature

THE V8-6-4 ENGINE endensator OIo: CRACKEDCO This 1981 engine from Cadillac swapped between using four or six cylinders, to save fuel. Or it would have

Source: NY Times

PROJECT rbine ORION Hendensatot Srutes Uribeo In the '50s, NASA was planning to build rockets powered by nuclear explosions. An atom bomb ship could s

Source: NASA

THE TUCKER 48 hendinsatot This 1948 car was ahead of its time, with independent suspension, disc brakes, safety glass, and more. Then came the SEC (ti

Source: Bloomberg

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