10 Innovators Killed By Their Own Inventions

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10 Innovators Killed By Their Own Inventions

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There’s something ingrained in humans that causes us to take dangerous risks and try things that
might change the world. Over the course of civilization, thousands upon thousands of inventions
succeeded beyond their creator’s wildest dream. But some were epic fails. From the flying taylor
to the person who revolutionized the press, Here are 10 innovators killed by their own
inventions.
Number 10. The flying Taylor
One of the first dramas associated with the Eiffel Tower is the misadventure experienced by
Franz Reichelt, a French tailor. This brave man, an inventor in his time, had made a parachute
suit which he wanted to prove effective. He chose the Eiffel Tower as a test site. Before he could
take off, he had to contact the prefecture of Paris, who agreed to the condition that the jump will
be done with a mannequin, as he had not received the authorization to jump himself. However,
on February 4, 1912, known as the “chosen day”, at 8 am, Franz Reichelt appeared on the first
floor of the Eiffel Tower without any mannequin. He was surrounded by a few police officers
whose task was not to hinder the experience. No one took the initiative to prevent the jump and
the whole thing lasted for less than a minute. 40 seconds of hesitation, for our man who was
probably aware of the danger, and a few more seconds for the fall that did not allow the costume
to unfold normally. The man did not really fly, he fell heavily, causing a ground impact of 15 to
20 centimeters, and died instantly. He thought he was on the right track but sadly, he did not take
everything into account, as the distance from the top to floor

Number 9. The flying king
To fly was always more than just a technical challenge. The idea of conquering the skies is a
dream that has fascinated would-be pilots since around 2300 BC. Before 1881, attempts to
develop airplanes and gliders were occasional and irregular. Otto Lilienthal changed all that. He
was able to make sustained and replicable flights for the first time in history. Photographs of
Lilienthal in flight were famous worldwide. Before Lilienthal, building a heavier-than-air craft
was widely considered to be the province of dreamers and fools; afterward, it seemed possible to
fly. Lilienthal developed eighteen different models of his gliders over a span of 5 years and
broke many laws of physics. It is perhaps ironic that he broke those laws and crashed to his death
just northeast of Berlin. He was just 48 years old but even though he died, he paved the way for
the future of aviation and now, there are always people flying in the air because of him
Number 8. Creator of Pulleys
The death of this inventor is a very surprising one. Thomas Midgley was an American chemist
well known for his two most popular inventions - Tetraethyl Lead and Dichlorodifluoromethane.
Don’t try to pronounce it you will just end up failing. In 1930, Midgley discovered odor-free,
nontoxic, and nonflammable refrigerant gas that could be used in residential refrigerators and air
conditioners called dichlorodifluoromethane, which was soon commercially produced as Freon-
12 by Kinetic Chemicals, Inc. Though applauded during his time, later he was castigated for the
same inventions. He is known as the person who had unfavorably impacted the atmosphere than
any other single organism in Earth history and also the one human who is responsible for more
deaths than any other in history. He was eventually affected by polio and lead poisoning and was
left confined to the bed. He needed extensive assistance even to raise from the bed. This
encouraged Thomas to formulate an elaborate system of pulleys and ropes. At the age of 55, he

succumbed to death after being strangled by one of his pulleys. Ironically, both of his inventions
were the reasons behind his death
Number 7. The barrel man
This is the craziest invention you will ever come across. Karel Soucek is probably best known as
the eighth person to go over Niagara Falls in 1984 in a homemade barrel. The professional
stuntman developed a shock-absorbent barrel in which he would go over the Niagara Falls. He
did so successfully, but when performing a similar stunt in the Astrodome, there were some
human errors that complicated things. The barrel was released too early and Soucek rolled off the
Houston Astrodome in a self-designed barrel in front of an audience of 35,000. A water tank
below the Astrodome was supposed to soften Soucek's fall — however, the barrel clipped the
edge of the tank. Soucek's skull was fractured, and his chest and abdomen were crushed.
Number 6. The rocket scientist
Max Valier, an actual rocket scientist, was interested in building an on-ground rocket, and he
hoped to advance toward spaceflight.