{"product_id":"what-could-possibly-go-wrong-the-worst-best-ideas-youve-never-heard-of-9781443475167","title":"What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: The Worst Best Ideas You've Never Heard of","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHindsight might be 20\/20 but that won't help you until it's too late . . . \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou might be familiar with one \"Eureka!\" moment, but that's not the only bathtub brainwave out there. Sometimes inventions are the result of just stumbling into a good idea--imagine trying to save people from malaria and inventing a new shade of purple instead. And sometimes ideas are better left on the drawing board, like an instant haircutter that also helpfully burns your hair off, or a trashcan that is also a food-storage container, cheese grater, \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e flytrap all in one. There are countless inventions that never quite \"took off,\" like a bicycle geared to travel at the speed of light. And then there's the Canadian inventor who discovered how to fly without wings or a balloon. But if you're looking for openings in the market, don't bother building a better mousetrap--there are more mousetrap patent \u003cem\u003ecategories\u003c\/em\u003e than there are successful mousetrap designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMythBusters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e What Could Possibly Go Wrong?\u003c\/em\u003e is a\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ecollection of fascinating and amusing \"did you know\" stories including great ideas that never made it to market, lost technologies, absurd inventions, and more. Some of these stories are stranger than fiction, but all of them have the added benefit of being true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcKenzie, Duncan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDUNCAN McKENZIE\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Oakville, Ontario. He has written for books, magazines, radio, and TV, including for shows such as \u003cem\u003eHistory Bites\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThat's So Weird\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrain 48\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eBaroness Von Sketch Show\u003c\/em\u003e. When he's not writing, Duncan McKenzie teaches comedy and produces theatrical productions and podcasts with the Oakville Improv Theatre Company, which he co-founded in 2009. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe World's Even Dumber Criminals\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe World's Wildest Cons\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690654007570,"sku":"9781443475167","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0df11adb-7af8-4121-aa03-9a6cf2329730.jpg?v=1761742830","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-the-worst-best-ideas-youve-never-heard-of-9781443475167","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}