Have you ever pondered what inventors were actually thinking about when they came up with new inventions?
It sure would be interesting to get into the minds of these men and women as they tinkered around in their labs and workshops and came up with new things that changed the world in one way or another…
And folks took to Twitter to share their thoughts about what inventors might have been thinking about as they worked their magic.
Let’s see what they had to say.
1. It really doesn’t taste that great, does it?
Why does it exist?!?!
[guy inventing licorice]
what if you could eat a tire?
— Rock (@TheCensoredRock) September 5, 2019
2. How else can we fix this problem?
We’ve been doing it with our hands for years now!
guy who invented toilet plunger: *washing hands* “there has to be a better way!”
— mike (@mikegotchalk) January 21, 2020
3. Keep the ketchup coming!
I am thankful for this invention.
GUY WHO INVENTED BLOODY MARYS (drinking a normal cocktail): hrmmm needs more ketchup
— america's lounge singer (@KrangTNelson) November 11, 2018
4. Sure, whatever you say.
And that’s how it happened!
https://twitter.com/TheHyyyype/status/1148015130019598336
5. How can we make this more painful…?
Wait, I think I got it!
https://twitter.com/daemonic3/status/1184578695362699264
6. Make it nice and crispy.
And aren’t we glad about this one?
The guy who invented toast was probably all like "let's cook this bread a second time because cooking things just once is not enough times"
— Road Dog Karl (@HammerFist3) February 13, 2017
7. We salute this guy!
Love me a good stew!
https://twitter.com/msgwenl/status/1084863506418225154
8. And the rest is history…
And here we are…
Guy about to invent work: what if we paid people to be miserable
— Julicorn (@ChicksRule) November 11, 2019
9. Hey, it worked out!
Nice job!
guy inventing the denim jacket: i can’t wait to hug people with my pants
— m@thew (@TweetPotato314) December 23, 2018
10. Wait, what?
Oh great, now I’m depressed.
guy who invented daylight savings time: and then in the fall you get an extra hour to sleep!
us: wow yeah that sounds great
him: [under his breath] and in exchange you get months of darknesss and sadness
us: wait what?
him: what?
— @hayesbrown.bsky.social (@HayesBrown) November 5, 2018
11. Don’t worry about that part.
This is historically accurate.
ASSISTANT: so what dimensions do the doors, hinges, walls, and locks need to be so that it all fits?
GUY WHO INVENTED PUBLIC BATHROOM STALLS: can't stress how unimportant that part is
— Matt Buechele (@mattbooshell) October 30, 2019
12. Sure, that sounds good.
I guess I never thought about that…
https://twitter.com/goodbeanalt/status/1192265828999278593
Hahaha. Woooo!
Now we want to hear from you.
We want you to come up with YOUR OWN funny tweet about what an inventor might have been thinking about when coming up with something new.
Do it in the comments. Let’s see what you got!