One thing we can all agree on: entrepreneurship and innovation are the backbones of a thriving society. But in order for success to be achieved, trial and error must always take place. The Huffington Post provides a look at some inventions that never quite took off. See them here.

My favorite is probably the Sun Pod:

Thankfully this 80′s prototype never caught on. In theory it was for those seeking peace and quiet on the beach, but in practice it would basically be a human oven.