23 Inventors Who Would Be Shocked at How Their Inventions Are Used Today

‘The guy who made petroleum Jelly ate a spoonful of it every day’
23 Inventors Who Would Be Shocked at How Their Inventions Are Used Today

Often, an invention is the solution to a specific problem. Though that doesn’t mean it’s the only problem it solves. Sometimes, it ends up being exactly what was needed in a wholly different area, maybe one that more people actually care about.

If you’re the creation. You are, though, allowed to be a bit confused when kids start making horsies out of your wallpaper cleaner. 

Below are some of the inventors that Redditors think would probably be hugely befuddled if they knew what their inventions are primarily used for in the modern world.

 . 5y ago The fellow who invented the chainsaw. Originally it was invented to cut through women's pelvic bones in order to assist with very difficult deliveries. Oh, and the chain was hand cranked.
sickmofo69 . 5y ago Maybe the guy who invented heroin for Bayer in , when they began selling it they d it as a non-addictive substitute drug for opium and thought they had erased most of the problems that came with other common opioids at the time. Would be pretty surprising to him seeing homeless guys in today's times injecting it at creepy train stations.
billbapapa . 5y ago Mr Hitachi is probably rolling over in his grave because of the way people everywhere mis-use his greatest invention the Magic Wand!
Geeky_Shieldmaiden . 5y ago Johan Vaaler. Inventor of the paperclip. Pretty sure he would be pretty confused that bored people sit and make chains of them for no reason.
mnbvcxz123 . 5y ago The guy who sold the patent on insulin for a dollar so he could help mankind. Не would fall over dead to see giant corporations charging diabetics thousands of dollars a month for his invention just to keep themselves from dying.
OSC15 . 5y ago John Harvey Kellog discovering that cornflakes did not lead to a world free of deviant activities, such as masturbation and casual sex, and that people preferred their cornflakes with sugar and chocolate and shit.
Cesh1001 . 5y ago Definitely the guy who made the laser. We can use this to pinpoint an exact location in surgery! We could can scan objects and detect metal! Haha my cat loves it!
Cyrus-187 . 5y ago Edited 5y ago The guy who invented the escalator was so upset after seeing it used that he cried and wanted them removed. Не was upset people would get on and stand still when they were supposed to keep walking. He'd made the world a bit more lazy than he intended
AdvocateSaint . 5y ago Thomas Midgely Jr: So, how are my award winning discoveries, CFC and tetra-ethyl lead gasoline being used today? They aren't. Your inventions are pretty much the only chemicals that the entire world has universally agreed to ban. Take that for what it's worth.
can425 . 5y ago Whoever invented Q-tips is probably like I SAID NOT IN YOUR FUCKING EAR
Madbadbat . 5y ago I heard that Philo Farnsworth only wanted the TV to be used for educational purposes.
 . 5y ago Wasn't Viagra supposed to be a heart medication? Imagine it being your greatest achievement as a scientist.
Wizard-Orgy . 5y ago I saw a video of a guy who had tied a piece of sausage to a drill and was using it to swipe on tinder. Idk who would be more confused... The guy who invented sausage, Arthur James Arnot (the drill), or Alexander graham bell (the telephone).
Redisigh . 5y ago The guy who invented the 'lie detector'. Не said he was horrified on how it's used by police and it's a glorified piece of junk. I think he might have even said he made the world worse.
Big_Chuck420 . 5y ago The guy who made petroleum Jelly ate a spoonful of it every day so ima go with him
KingTommmmy . 5y ago Wright brothers. Pretty sure they didn't intend the airplane to carry a nuclear bomb that could wipe out a nation.
Dohjayveh . 5y ago Alan turning whose invention lead to the computer and now has provided cat videos to all of humanity.. we have all the information known to man at the end of our fingertips and we've created cat videos, Karen's and a format for bullying anonymously
bsldurs_gate_2 . 5y ago Dynamite Alfred Nobel. Не thought they will use it for industrial purposes and never to blow up other people. Не was not naive to think it was not possible, but he was too optimistic with human nature.
Rotlam . 5y ago The (great?) grandfather of a friend of mine invented a machine for drying reeds with heated air the patent for which was then sold to someone else who spun it off into hand dryers
rebellionmarch . 5y ago Edison would be really fucking confused about lightbulbs being so fragile and disposable. The lightbulb he invented would last longer than you, as in your kids inherit the house after you die and don't need to buy new bulbs, your house already has lightbulbs.
WeThreeTrees333 . 5y ago Probably the guy that invented Play-Doh. That was not the original name, nor the original purpose. I'm not entirely sure what it was originally called, but it was invented as a cleaning material for wallpaper - and now it's a toy.
Imonlyherecauseofpew . 5y ago Fahrenheit - it was invented by a german and now the only ones who use it are americans and everyones complaining.
 . 5y ago The guy who invented Listerine. It was created as a brand of floor cleaner and now we use it to clean our teeth. The fuck.

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