I'm impressed how many of these I recognized...,(reply>), Connor Wood Very much the opposite was true for me. I was unimpressed by how many of these I recognized. I was hoping for some more obscure failures, but most of these products were fairly high profile before they flopped.,(reply>), +Václav Fejt Yeah some innovations actually had some success and while there thing that we see today as success stories that where at the time failures. The Xerox Star for example was a computer that pretty much defined what a PC is. But it never was a commercial success. But highly influential. Just ask Apple and Microsoft (though they may not admit to to be honest.),(reply>), I have it, after my grandparents gave it to me last year (they said they put it in a yard sale but nobody bought it) and it's a surprisingly fun game, like a more flexible version of Monopoly.,(reply>), Live long enough, and you, too, can see the milestones in your life on display in the Museum of Failure... (Uhg... I'm old.),(reply>), There is a theory that New Coke was a success -  at making millions long for the old Coca-Cola and thus growing sales and even beating Pepsi.