Comments on: The 10 Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/10-greatest-accidental-inventions-time/ The official Derren Brown Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Peter http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/10-greatest-accidental-inventions-time/#comment-63755 Peter Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:55:11 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13836#comment-63755 Serendipidity as it's name is .. discovering something while looking for something else. Lots of cool examples in history and it will continue to pop up .. Our minds .. they have a way of working theirselves .. Answers to questions come when you're not busy with that question but with another question .. Hm, yes, inefficient it could be named at times as well. However, we ourselves discover lots of stuff aside as well .. despite the fact that we were not looking for those things at all .. multifocusal beings we are .. Serendipidity as it’s name is .. discovering something while looking for something else.

Lots of cool examples in history and it will continue to pop up .. Our minds .. they have a way of working theirselves .. Answers to questions come when you’re not busy with that question but with another question .. Hm, yes, inefficient it could be named at times as well.
However, we ourselves discover lots of stuff aside as well .. despite the fact that we were not looking for those things at all .. multifocusal beings we are ..

]]> By: Mr N http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/10-greatest-accidental-inventions-time/#comment-63659 Mr N Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:07:07 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13836#comment-63659 Obligatory slinky joke: Some people are like Slinkies not really good for much, but you can't help but smile when you see them tumble down the stairs. Obligatory slinky joke: Some people are like Slinkies not really good for much, but you can’t help but smile when you see them tumble down the stairs.

]]> By: lorna http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/10-greatest-accidental-inventions-time/#comment-63655 lorna Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:26:34 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13836#comment-63655 I actually learnt something :D Good blog post :) I actually learnt something :D Good blog post :)

]]> By: roz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/10-greatest-accidental-inventions-time/#comment-63642 roz Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:34:57 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13836#comment-63642 they seem to have forgotten vulcanized rubber! they seem to have forgotten vulcanized rubber!

]]> By: Jess xxx http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/10-greatest-accidental-inventions-time/#comment-63638 Jess xxx Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:28:10 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13836#comment-63638 Do you know how hard it is to actually get a slinky to slinky down the stairs? Imagine being the inventor of something that doesn't even work properly! Screw you, Navy engineer Richard James! ( ;) ) Do you know how hard it is to actually get a slinky to slinky down the stairs? Imagine being the inventor of something that doesn’t even work properly! Screw you, Navy engineer Richard James! ( ;) )

]]> By: Simon http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/08/10-greatest-accidental-inventions-time/#comment-63637 Simon Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:53:24 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=13836#comment-63637 So the author recognises the X-rays are a natural phenomena, but thinks microwaves were invented! Or worse still, thinks they pertain exclusively to ovens! What a totally dumbed-down, American-centric, and in many cases inaccurate article. So the author recognises the X-rays are a natural phenomena, but thinks microwaves were invented! Or worse still, thinks they pertain exclusively to ovens!
What a totally dumbed-down, American-centric,
and in many cases inaccurate article.

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