10 absolutely absurd ideas, which brought its authors a millions

Have you ever visited a seemingly brilliant ideas that I wanted to write and bring to life? I think so. Well, next time be sure to do so, because the heroes of our review was able to put together thus multi-million dollar fortune.

However, their idea was absolutely absurd and had virtually no chance of success.

Billy, Largemouth bass

Any American childhood went crazy on a plastic toy Billy largemouth bass, who could move his head and nasal voice to play the famous melody. The sellers toy store was in disbelief: "Why is this strange fish is so popular with the children?".

In the meantime, the profit of the Creator Billy has grown rapidly, because singing bass really enjoyed enormous popularity.

Wacky Wall Walker

In the early ' 80s Hakuta Ken (Ken Hakuta) has created a funny toy from an elastic material that resembled an octopus. What to do with it next, the man did not know. Until then, until he threw it at the wall and saw, as Octopussy slowly slides down. Then Ken realized: "this can be a good money". And he was right.

iFart

iFart — an unusual application for iPhone, the only purpose of which — most likely an imitation of "fart" sounds! The Creator of this software definitely counting on the audience with a good sense of humor, and he got it.

For unknown reasons, in 2008 iFart app has become one of the most popular in the App store, and the author received a very large profit.

Bulbs for car antenna

Who would have thought that someday car owners are interested in antenna balls, which, in fact, do not carry any functional load and uses a "beauty"? But that's who! Jason Wall (Jason Wall) — the author and Creator of the company AntennaBalls, which, as you may have guessed, specializiruetsya in the production of these fun accessories.

Once anybody is still unknown Jason wall saw at a roadside cafe for the sake of advertising the customers, handing out balloons with logo. Drivers fastened them to the antenna of his car. This case prompted a man to create a fun balls for automotive antennas. This story began in 1997, and in 2004, Jason wall became a multimillionaire.

Pillow Wuvit

Once Kim Levin (Kim Lavine) from Alabama was a simple housewife, and even could not imagine that one day can become a millionaire. Bright idea, which eventually helped her to put together a fortune, visited her in the walls of his home. Kim saw her husband in the yard, feeding the animals corn, taking the grain handfuls of canvas bags. The woman thought it would be fun to fill these with grains pillow case and then put it in the microwave.

Milliondollarhomepage.com

In 2005, 21-year-old student from Wiltshire named Alex TEW created a web site, The Million Dollar Homepage, to earn their education. On the page there is mesh of size 1000 by 1000 pixels, which consisted of a million pixels on the inside. Anyone could buy for $ 1 a block size of 10 by 10 pixels to place your ads on it. Buyers are placed on the site of pixels, their logos and tied to them the URL addresses of sites.

Less than a year after the launch of the website, the Englishman made a profit of $ 1 037 $ 100. Domain registration and installation of portal hosting guy has spent a total of 50 euros.

Wishbones

Once Ken Aaron (Ken Ahroni) celebrated thanksgiving with family when, suddenly, before his eyes appeared the following picture: the his sister were arguing about who would get the thymus bone holiday turkeys. This gave man the idea to create a souvenir in the form of pits that could perfectly broken in right place.

"What nonsense?", — you might think. But the millions of Americans who annually purchase a souvenir, quite a different opinion. The fact that for many years the company Lucky Break Wishbones ("Bone of fortune") only thriving once again proves that for every product there is a buyer.

Flowbee

Flowbee device for cutting hair, which with a hose attached to a conventional vacuum cleaner. It was invented in 1986 by a simple American woodworker Rick E. hunts (Rick E. Hunts). At first the man was selling these devices to friends and acquaintances, and his "shop" was right in the garage. After some time, the Hunts were able to achieve success at fairs and exhibitions.

Icanhascheezburger.com

One day, two friends from USA Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami decided to create an entertainment platform where everyone can share funny photos and videos of their Pets. So, in 2007, there was a site I Can Has Cheezburger? ("I can take that cheeseburger?"). The first image on it was a picture of cute cat with lettering, which later became the name of the site.

Soon the site became popular among Internet users at the peak of their popularity, in may 2007, he received 1 500 000 views a day.

Stone-pet

In the 70-ies of the unremarkable Manager Gary Ross Dahl (Gary Ross Dahl) made a fortune thanks to the application, perhaps one of the most effective to this day marketing techniques. Sitting in the evening in the bar, the man heard a conversation between two friends about how they find it difficult to take care of your Pets. Then an enterprising guy, without hesitation, said: "And my favorite stone — requires zero maintenance!"

Information was perceived by interlocutors with such interest that the distance immediately understood: "it is possible to obtain a benefit." The man found two investors bought more gems from Mexican beach, special boxes, carrying with holes for air, softwood shavings used as bedding, and came up with enticing labels on the packaging. Surprisingly, within the first couple of months he sold 1.5 million of such stones!

Well, now you believe that everyone can earn? The main thing — to approach the matter with imagination!