Brilliant Inventions That Vanished For Dumb Reasons

These inventions really should have been the next big thing, but for whatever reason, they didn't last. Before the iPad, there was the Apple Newton, and before the DVD and Blu-Ray, there was the LaserDisc, but you don't hear a lot about them today except from enthusiasts. The idea was there, but something just went wrong with these innovations (often something quite silly) that led to them being pulled from the market, only for the million-dollar idea to get picked up by someone else later on down the line. Let's take a look at some inventions that disappeared for dumb reasons.