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Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be


Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be


Chocolate chip cookie itself was invented by mistake. The shape of the chocolate chips like mini Hersheys. When these are home made, they have a mound shape instead of a cone shape.

“The chip isn’t a designed shape,” says Labesque. “It’s a product of an industrial manufacturing process.” - Bloomberg article.

According to a Tesla Designer, Shape of a chocolate chip for the best cookie taste.

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