Invention of Tang
Inventor: William A. Mitchell, William Bruce James (?)
Invention: Tang, the energy drink
Tang is an energy drink formulated by General Foods. Consumers were not enthusiastic about it, until NASA started using it on its Gemini flights.

People who take years to develop an invention will bang their heads on tables when they read this.
Invention: Slide’n File
Inventor: Anita Brown, Staples Employee
Inventor’s Location: Muncie, Indiana
Anita submitted her invention for the Staples Invention Quest contest. It is called the Slide’n File. Essentially, the invention is nothing but