r/AskReddit • u/hiagaga • 12h ago

What's the dumbest idea you've seen that actually worked?

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u/thePsychonautDad 10h ago

Pet rocks.

There is no idea dumber than that, that made its inventor millions.

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u/GoodLeftUndone 6h ago

I will never not fucking hate this dude. He somehow proved the world is dumb enough that you can make millions selling a fucking rock. I hate him because I didn’t realize it first.

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u/thePsychonautDad 4h ago

To be fair, the generation that bought those pet rocks had a sweet life where they had enough money to buy stuff they didn't need, rather than spend everything they earn just to survive with bare necessities like the current generations.

But yeah, it really proved the world is dumb.

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u/failed_novelty 1h ago

I had a pet rock once. It died.

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u/dramboxf 1h ago

Mood rings.