5 flops from the world's most famous inventors

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You can thank risk-taking inventors for their numerous contributions to modern living. But behind many of these inventions were fantastic flops - things that either worked and didn't make succeed in the market, or just flat out failed.

Here are some failed inventions from names you're probably familiar with.

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