Committee of the Past

A Brief History of Our Most Epic Fails

The Great Sock Conspiracy

In 1987, we embarked on a mission to create a sock drawer that would revolutionize the way the world thought about footwear.

It failed. Miserably.

Read more about the Sock Conspiracy

The Invention of the Inflated Donut

In 2001, our team created a donut that was guaranteed to make you feel like you were eating a cloud.

It was a lie. We just used a balloon.

See how we almost succeeded in making you cry

The Time-Traveling Dehydrator

Our 2015 attempt to create a device that could turn water into wine was, shall we say, "a real thirst-quencher."

It was also a fire hazard.

Learn about the science behind our failure

And that's just a few highlights from our illustrious past. Meet the committee members who made these mistakes possible