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    Who invented the safety pin and then what did he do that was very stupid?

    Question #121579. Asked by star_gazer. (May 26 11 12:05 PM)


    AdamM7

    		Walter Hunt sold the patent for the safety pin for $400 (~$10,000 today). He failed to patent the sewing machine, which he also invented. He did not think much of his inventions that today we use a lot.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hunt

    May 26 11, 12:32 PM
    star_gazer

    		The person he sold the rights of the saftey pin to made millions.

    http://www.sjmv.org/Campus/Class/scinventors/safetypin/SafetyPin.html

    May 26 11, 1:14 PM

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