419 - Accidental Inventions
Do Go On
Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2023
⏱️ 120 minutes
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Summary
This week's episode is devoted to accidental inventions. From the match stick, to Play-Doh, super glue, to the humble ice cream cone. It turns out many of our favourite inventions came about purely by accident. But it's no accident that on this episode we are joined by the great Michelle Brasier!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:52 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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Other inventions covered: Penicillin, Post-it notes, granny smith apples, microwave, smoke alarms
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kelloggs-corn-flakes-masturbation/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/accidental-invention-play-doh-180973527/
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, David before we start the show Jess Christmas is fast approaching and we've got two very important things to tell people about |
| 0:06.2 | Yeah, some big news now if you have been a follower of the podcast for a while |
| 0:10.6 | You'll know that every year we send out a Christmas card and there's a really good chance it'll make it to you |
| 0:14.7 | That's right. They're pretty high percentage most people in the world get their Christmas card |
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| 0:26.4 | Yeah, there's a cut-off though because we need to get them sent out a sap to make sure they can get to various places all around the world |
| 0:33.5 | So if you can make sure you have signed up by the first of November |
| 0:38.6 | 2023 and also if you're already a patreon make sure that your address details are correct and up to date |
| 0:45.5 | So that you can be receiving the Christmas card that we're going to send out to you and the other Christmas thing |
| 0:51.0 | I've got to tell you about is every year we do a live Christmas podcast a Christmas episode and this year |
| 0:56.1 | We're doing it on Saturday December the second at 4.30 p.m. In Melbourne at Morris house |
| 1:01.6 | Standstairs at the basement comedy club that place you spend under the European beer cafe |
| 1:06.2 | Fantastic place to do one of our favorite pods of the year. Yeah, we've done a bunch of shows |
| 1:10.4 | You know back when it was the European beer cafe. We love that venue. So you'll know it well |
| 1:14.8 | Come along at the Christmas shows are always a lot of fun. It's a great way to wrap up the year |
| 1:19.1 | So get your tickeys you can head to our website do go on pod dot com and come along |
| 1:26.1 | You |
| 1:39.5 | Hello and welcome to another episode of do go on my name is Dev Wanaki and as always I'm here with Jess Perkins. Hello, Jess |
| 1:47.0 | Hello, Dave |
| 1:49.6 | A bit of a product |
| 1:51.6 | Fantastic |
| 1:53.6 | We can get some more of that from our special guests this week. Please welcome Michelle Brazier |
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