More surprising in the sense that Spencer Silver of 3M stumbled into this one while trying to create a super strong adhesive. He failed, but in a good way.
I think personal computers fit the bill here. When first developed given their limited capability and exorbitant cost nearly everyone questioned the need or desire for individuals to own one.
"We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman
October 17, 2018, 07:55 AM
sigcrazy7
Telemarking and phone scams.
I don't know of a single person who has ever bought anything or responded favorably to these solicitations, and yet they persist and seem to be growing. Somebody is funding their growth.
Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus
October 17, 2018, 08:00 AM
fpuhan
Keurig coffee makers.
You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless.
NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member
October 17, 2018, 08:10 AM
Ripley
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
October 17, 2018, 08:33 AM
Gustofer
WD 40.
________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
October 17, 2018, 09:00 AM
Gibb
Redbox. I had a chance to get in early on this. I thought the was no way a grocery store would allow a rental cabinet when they rented/ sold movies inside said store as it was. I was wrong.
I shall respect you until you open your mouth, from that point on, you must earn it yourself.
October 17, 2018, 10:28 AM
TXLe
Fire.
October 17, 2018, 10:36 AM
shiftyvtec
5 Hour Energy
I won't drink it but they sure do sell a lot of it.
October 17, 2018, 11:07 AM
Jimbo54
Ketchup.
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"If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird
October 17, 2018, 03:08 PM
Hamden106
quote:
Road trips. I always take a 12 pack or so of bottled water if I'm going to be away from home overnight or longer. To me, most city tap water would gag a maggot. And compared to most motel/hotel water, city water is nectar.
Last time tripping south from Oregon, I stayed in San Jose. No one warned me to "don't drink the water". Funny I did notice many bottled water trucks as I drove in.
Eugene Oregon has very drinkable water from the tap. But the bottled spring water from eastern side of Cascades even better.
SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished
October 17, 2018, 06:32 PM
cas
Cameras in phones.
When they first came out I though "Why in the hell would you need a camera in your phone?"
Now I use one almost daily.
_____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911.
October 17, 2018, 08:27 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Internet gun forums.
October 17, 2018, 09:11 PM
Dzozer
Mr. Microphone
"Hey good lookin! We'll be back to pick you up later!!"
'veritas non verba magistri'
October 17, 2018, 10:01 PM
MikeGLI
Squatty potty
NRA Life Member Steak: Rare. Coffee: Black. Bourbon: Neat.
October 17, 2018, 10:06 PM
side_shot
"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin, 1759--
Special Edition - Reverse TT 229ST.Sig Logo'd CTC Grips., Bedair guide rod
October 17, 2018, 10:33 PM
mikeyspizza
quote:
Originally posted by snwghst: Flex seal
I laughed at the TV commercials initially then after using a few products to seal my gutter seams, which didn’t work well, I purchased a quart from HD. To my amazement, after 18 months where I applied the product I have no leaks
I still doubt seriously I’ll be putting a screen door in the bottom of my boat and using it....
$90 a gallon - no wonder they can afford to sponsor an Xfinity Series race car.
October 18, 2018, 07:37 AM
Ozarkwoods
No doubt Hair in a can, and the pocket fisherman!
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
October 18, 2018, 07:54 AM
0-0
I must go with Breathing Air. Can`t live without it.
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"OP is a troll" - Flashlightboy, 12/18/20
October 18, 2018, 08:53 AM
SpinZone
Simple Green.
When the military dumped it on us years back i knew it would be crap just like all the other cleaning products (think spay-n-wipe).
Amazed by how good it was. Now I always have a gal jug and a spray bottle of it out in the garage.This message has been edited. Last edited by: SpinZone,
“We truly live in a wondrous age of stupid.” - 83v45magna
"I think it's important that people understand free speech doesn't mean free from consequences societally or politically or culturally." -Pranjit Kalita, founder and CIO of Birkoa Capital Management
October 18, 2018, 09:39 AM
Leemur
quote:
Originally posted by shiftyvtec: 5 Hour Energy
I won't drink it but they sure do sell a lot of it.
I see people that never do a damn thing chug that stuff and Redbull/monster energy drinks like it’s life giving nectar. *shrug*
