Top 10 Accidental Inventions That Changed The World

4) Potato Chips                                              (4 of 10)

4) Potato Chips                                              (4 of 10)

The invention of the potato chips was actually meant to be an insult to the customer who had been complaining that the French fries he had ordered were too thick. George Crum was the chef who grew tired of the customer’s repeated complaints and decided to cut the fries so that they were paper thin wafers.

To his surprise, the customer absolutely loved them, and the rest as they say is history.