Top 10 Accidental Inventions That Changed The World

5) Plastic                                                      (5 of 10)

5) Plastic                                                      (5 of 10)

Plastic was also invented by accident, when Charles Goodyear accidently combined sulfur and rubber and left them on the stove. Upon coming back, he was surprised to have created a durable and tough material, which is now known as plastic.

One wonders how the world might have been without plastic. We would probably have gotten clay bottles instead.