Mash-ups, sometimes inadvertent and amusing, sometimes purposeful and consequential, have changed the world.
Here’s one slightly silly example of inadvertent inspiration. After settling in my window seat on a flight from the Seatle-Tacoma airport, I caught a brief glimpse of the tailfin of a plane parked at a nearby gateway. It featured a high-contrast portrait of a grizzled man wearing an anorak.
But the creative process of playfully, inadvertently, or purposefully transferring one frame of reference to another has yielded dividends of discovery more far-reaching than cracking up passengers in economy class.Landmark mashups, creative eureka! moments, have proven to be milestones in technology and science that have deeply modified our daily lives.
The successor toy, known as the Supersoaker, became a billion-dollar seller, and in 2015 was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. Johnson also invented the Nerf Gun, which in turn engendered a Nerf rocket launcher.
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