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40 Times People Got Into Accidental Science Experiments And Here Are The Best Ones
It’s no secret that some of the biggest things in human history were discovered utterly by accident. Penicillin and X-rays, to name just a few, are among them.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that game-changing inventions happen that often. And if Fleming returned from his two-week vacation to realize his petri dish had bacterial colonies that wouldn’t grow near the mold, it doesn’t mean two weeks by the sea would give you similar results.
That doesn’t mean we’re not allowed to play with chance and see where quasi-scientific DIY experiments will take us. Below is a collection of some of the most mildly interesting cases, like leaving a summer roll on a desk for 4 days to find it sprouting or quickly switching temperatures on a marble. Don’t ask why or what for—some things are meant to be "just because."
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#1
What Happens When You Grow A Pumkin Inside A Plastic Mold
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#2
This Is What Happens When A Cat Touches A Plasma Ball
#3
What Happens When You Swing A String Of Glow Sticks With Burning Steel Wool At The End And Take A Long Exposure Photo
#4
This Is What Happens When You Put Horizontal Mirrors On A Shack In The Desert
#5
This Is What Happens When Frogs Eat Fireflies
Just a Purpler 6 years ago
That's absolutely adorable and also a little sad for the moment the light goes out!
#6
This Is What Happens When You Heat An Ordinary Marble Over A Flame Then Immediately Drop It Into Cold Water
#7
What Happens When Water Gets Really, Really Cold
#8
This Is What Happens When You Polish A Coconut
#9
This Is What Happens When A Lightning Hits Beach Sand
#10
What Happens When 50 Mph Winds, Freezing Temperatures And Lake Erie Hits Your House
#11
What Happens When The Mist Around A Waterfall Freezes
#12
What Happens When Wood Is Burnt With High Voltage
#13
Here's What Happens When You Leave Half A Cabbage In The Fridge Too Long
Foxxy (The Original) 6 years ago
How do you not notice something big like that in your fridge.
#14
What Happens When You Put M&ms In A Dish Of Water. Diffusion Force Barriers
#15
This Is What Happens When You Drive Over Chalk Paint On A Hot Day
#16
This Is What Happens When Lightning Strikes A Flag On A Golf Course
#17
What Happens To Windmills When There's Fog
#18
What Happens When Nature Takes Over- This Boat On A River In Frankfurt, Germany
chi-wei shen 6 years ago (edited)
Radek Suski and Foxxy (The Original): It is a science project and has been covered with plants on purpose. You can search for "Natur Ship MS Heimliche Liebe". Heimliche-...3f-png.jpg 
#19
This Is What Happens When You Fail To Thin Out Your Carrots
#20
This Is What Happens When The Triple Foam Breaks At The Car Wash
#21
This Is What Happens To A Basketball Court When The Pipes Burst
#22
This Is What Happens To Mesh Patio Furniture In An Ice Storm
#23
What Happened To My Coffee Cup After I Left It Sideways For A While
#24
What Happens When An 8-Year-Old Puts His Hand In A Petri Dish Of Agar
#25
This Is What Happens To Food In Antartica At -94°f/-70°c
Tracey Hirt 6 years ago
There is actually a series of photos of frozen food in Antarctica. https://www.rt.com/news/440990-frozen-food-art-antarctica/
#26
I Accidentally Left A Bowl Of Beet Juice On The Counter And The Top Layer Rippled
#27
This Is What Happens When You Leave A Bike Outside Too Long
#28
This Is What Happens When Lightning Strikes Asphalt
What's In Your Head? 6 years ago
It looks like that creepy statue of "muggles in their rightful place"...
#29
This Is What Happens When You Try To Display Candles On A Hot Patio
#30
This Is What Happens When You Put A Highlighter In The Microwave In Case You Were Wondering
#31
Apparently This Is What Happens When Light Passes Through The Blinds And Hits My Trash Can
#32
What Happens When Water Freezes On A Spinning Wheel
#33
This Is What Happens When You Take The Ice Tray Out Of A Freezer With An Automatic Ice Maker
#34
This Is What Happens When You Fall Asleep In A Bath
#35
What Happened When I Tried To Take A Picture Of An Airplane Propeller
Electric Ed 6 years ago
Clearly with a digital camera! With scan rows being ... horizontal. Or is that vertical.
#36
I Left A Summer Roll On My Desk For 4 Days. The Bean Sprouts Are Sprouting
#37
This Is What Happens When You Don't Pick A Head Of Lettuce
#38
What Happens When You Open A Dollar Bill In Photoshop
#39
What Happens To Gummy Worms When You Freeze Dry Them
#40
This Is What Happens When You Take A Picture On An iPhone At The Same Time A Flash Goes Off On Another Camera
#41
This Is What Happened To A Sign Left Out In The Sun Too Long
#42
I Am Shortsighted On The Left And Farsighted On The Right Eye. This Is What Happens When The Sun Shines Through My Glasses
Just a Purpler 6 years ago
A fire starting kit you can secretly take with you everywhere you go :)
#43
What Happens When You Take A Vertically Panoramic Photo Of Something Moving Towards You
#44
This Is What Happens If You Take A Negative Picture Of A Negative Screen
#45
What Happens When Three Trees Merge Into One
#46
Here’s What Happens To A Wooden Guitar Pick After A Year Of Use
#47
This Is What Happens If You Throw Hot Tea Into The Air In Arctic
#48
What Happens When A Leaf Gets Powersprayed
#49
This Is What Happens When You Leave A Pack Of Gummy Bears In An 105 Degree Car
#50
What Happens When An Oil Drip Pan Gets Rained On Overnight
#51
I Harvested The Cookie Dough From My Ice Cream And Baked It. This Is The Result
#52
What Happens When A Tree Grows Into A Power Line
Tai Dallen 6 years ago
I wonder where this was taken. Where I live trees are trimmed so they can't interfere with power lines. Also wonder what it would look like with foliage.
#53
What Happens When A Train Gets Wheelspin
#54
What Happens When You Leave Potatoes In The Cellar For 6 Months
#55
This Is What Happens To Tennis Ball After Staying In Roof For Years
#56
This Is What Happens To An Uncooked Egg When You Soak It In Vinegar For 24 Hours, Corn Syrup For 24 Hours, And Then Distilled Water For 24 Hours. It Was My Sister's Science Experiment To Show Selective Permeability
Linda Nahay 6 years ago
We used to do this all the time when we were children, 1959. We just soaked it in vinegar and after a few days you can bounce it on the table.
#57
This Is What Happens When You Vacuum Seal Garlic
Foxxy (The Original) 6 years ago (edited)
Fresh garlic and onions should not be vacuum sealed as it can lead to a growth of bacteria that causes botulism. Very bad idea.
#58
This Is What Happens When A Padded Envelope Is Soaked And Frozen Overnight
#59
What Happens When The Ophthalmologist Only Puts Dilating Drops In One Eye
#60
This Is What Happens To Expired Pizza Dough
#61
What Happens When A Biodegradable Shopping Bag Degrades. It Gets Everywhere
#62
Found Out What Happens When You Point A Violet Laser At Transition Lenses
#63
My Dad Keeps Bees. This Is What Happens When You Accidentally Leave The Lid Off Of A Jar Of Honey
#64
Let An Onion Go Bad In The Fridge. This Is What Happens Apparently
#65
Look What Happened When I Cut A Stack Of The Same Picture
#66
What Happens To A Long Sleeve Shirt In 180mph Winds
Just a Purpler 6 years ago
Nah that can't be right 'cause I went skydiving with a long sleeve shirt, which would have been about 200kph, and my clothes were just fine
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What do you think ?
DC 6 years ago
This is great! We want more! Accidentally discovered stuff made me learn and understand a lot of thing I otherwise wouldn't have found out about until much later. The world is interesting in itself ... nature and technology are both sheer endless libraries of interesting facts that usually aren't hard to understand on a basic level, but can spark curiosity and therefore knowledge.
DC 6 years ago
This is great! We want more! Accidentally discovered stuff made me learn and understand a lot of thing I otherwise wouldn't have found out about until much later. The world is interesting in itself ... nature and technology are both sheer endless libraries of interesting facts that usually aren't hard to understand on a basic level, but can spark curiosity and therefore knowledge.
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