From the zany to the dangerous to the just plain dumb, here is TIME's list (in no particular order) of some of the world's bright ideas that just didn't work out
- Segway
- New ****
- Clippy
- Agent Orange
- CueCat
- Subprime Mortgages
- Crinoline
- Nintendo Virtual Boy
- Farmville
- Hydrogenated Oils
- Honegar
- Hydrogen Blimps
- Hair in a Can
- DDT
- Auto-Tune
- Red Dye No. 2
- Ford Pinto
- Parachute Jacket
- Betamax
- Baby Cage
- Tanning Beds
- Crocs
- Hula Chair
- Foursquare
- Pop-Up Ads
- Phone Fingers
- CFCs
- Plastic Grocery Bags
- Bumpit
- Electric Facial Mask
- Sony CD Copy Protection
- Venetian-Blind Sunglasses
- Pet Spa
- Pontiac Aztek
- Snuggie for Dogs
- Mizar Flying Car
- Asbestos
- Olestra
- Comfort Wipe
- Fake Ponytails
- HeadOn
- Pay Toilets
- Tamagotchis
- Leaded Gasoline
- Vibrating Ab Belt
- Spam E-mail
- Smell-o-Vision
- Smile Checks
- Microsoft Bob
- Vio
