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 ...

Herrnbaumgarten, a tiny village in northeast Austria, has always been a little off. Every year, it indulges in kooky festivals. One year, the village hosted a 24-hour snail race complete with a ...

These ...interesting inventions failed to catch the public's eye, but they are certainly creative!