Accidentally Rich:Inventions That Started As Mistakes
March 5th, 2013 Go to comments
You know how everyone always tells you
that you shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes? Except that when you
make a mistake, this advice is suddenly forgotten? Well, for some
guys that advice certainly rang true—read on to learn about 5
accidental inventions that made their creators boatloads of money.
Viagra
Yep, that’s right. Boner pills were accidentally created. Simon Campbell and David Roberts were a couple of researchers at Pfizer, and their job was to develop a drug that could cut back patient’s high blood pressure. Once their product hit the clinical trial phase, their male patients reported some interesting side effects: raging erections. Pfizer, naturally, realized they had hit the jackpot.