Failed Founders

Meet the infamous group of innovators who thought their ideas were good, but actually weren't.

These are the entrepreneurs who single-handedly ruined the world with their poorly designed, poorly thought-out projects.

From the creator of "Pet Rock," a rock that you can pet like a cat but doesn't have any feelings or reward, to the inventor of "Virtual Reality Socks," a pair of socks that only appear to be on your feet in VR.

Read on to learn more about these visionaries and their, ahem, 'groundbreaking' contributions to society.

Brian Keane: Pet Rock and Steven Baker: Virtual Reality Socks