We’ve all heard some silly ideas before, and as this list proves, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, those dumb ideas give us pause as we go, “that might just work.” Such is the case with these inventions and solutions, as people came together to share some of their experiences and knowledge of history’s most bonkers ideas that somehow turned out to work flawlessly. So the next time you have an idea, don’t discount it, however silly it might seem. Let this list be an inspiration to pursue your own ideas.
#1: They Even Got the Small Towns
It sounds like a challenge conjured up during a late-night brainstorming session with a side of pizza and wishful thinking. Google Street View, however, turned this pie-in-the-sky idea into a directional revolution. Picture the skeptics at the proposal of photographing every byway, from bustling boulevards to dusty tracks.
Yet, here we are in an era where unfolding a map is as archaic as using a sundial. With a swipe and a tap, bewildered travelers transform into savvy explorers, their smartphones serving as digital compasses to the vast world captured in pixels. It’s an unexpected triumph of tech that makes “I think we took a wrong turn” a quaint relic of the past.