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From the segway to the betamax, not every invention is a winner. Here are some of the worst inventions that just didn't work out. Subscribe for weekly wacky videos and learn interesting facts about the world with awesome top 10 lists and other amazing videos. 6 - Nintendo Virtual Boy - Nintendo had a hit with their immensely popular Game Boy devices, so it made sense that the company would try to branch out and replicate that success by developing a portable virtual reality device, which they named “Virtual Boy”. The only problem was that while the Game Boy was ultra portable, the Virtual Boy was not. It consisted of a bulky headset that completely blocked the users vision when worn. Virtual Reality was just getting off the ground at the time and the games and 3D graphics were very rudimentary. In addition to that, it was also very expensive, with a retail price tag of $180 dollars, and there were only 14 games available for it. Sales of the system flopped as soon as it was released and Nintendo killed the device only 6 months after launch, making it the shortest lived Nintendo system of all time. 5 - Hydrogenated Oils - In the late 1800’s food producers were struggling with how to keep food fresher longer and increase its shelf life. After experimenting with different preservatives, they found when they added Hydrogen to oils, like vegetable oil, they were able to achieve this goal. Many years later when scientists studied these oils, known as trans fats, they determined that this combination of hydrogen and oil had unforeseen health consequences. It led to a rise in bad cholesterol and an increase in the risk of heart disease. When these results were made public, many manufacturers, especially those in the fast food industry, raced to remove the trans fats from their foods. By 2006 a law was passed which stated that food manufacturers had to label the amount of trans fats that were included in their food products. 4 – Honegar - Honegar is exactly what it sounds like – a mixture of honey and vinegar. It was invented in 1959 by Dr. DeForest Jarvis. Jarvis thought of the idea by studying the drinking habits of farmers in Vermont, who he thought to be exceptionally healthy. Unsurprisingly, the foul tasting recipe of equal parts honey and vinegar never quite caught on. And while the science is valid, both honey and apple-cider vinegar contain a host of important anti-oxidants, the taste was not. 3 - Hydrogen Blimps - In the early 1930’s blimps were the next big thing in aviation, and they might still be ferrying passengers today, if not for one major accident. If only the designers of the Hindenburg had decided to use helium to keep it aloft, rather than hydrogen. To be fair, hydrogen was cheaper and more readily available at the time. It was the perfect gas, except for one major side effect – it was highly flammable. And that flaw was put on full display in 1937 when the infamous blimp caught fire and crashed. After that the public wanted nothing to do with blimps and we can’t really blame them for that. The handful of blimps that still exist, including the famous Good Year blimps, all use helium to stay afloat. 2 - Ford Pinto - In 1971 Ford released its hot new coupe, named the Ford Pinto. It was sleek, it was stylish, and it also had a slight problem of exploding when it was rear-ended. There were so many problems with this car that upon investigation, Ford infamously wrote that it would be cheaper to pay settlements to the victims of these crashes than it would be to recall all the Pintos and fix the problem. Since then the Pinto has gone down as one of the worst cars of all time, and become synonymous with epic failure. 1 – Betamax - How can a company have a superior product and yet lose out to an inferior one? Ask Sony. They were the first company to create a machine that could record off your television. Their machines were state of the art but they ran head on into a marketing battle with an alternate format, VHS. The Achilles heel for Sony was that despite having a superior machine that performed better and produced better quality results, their tapes only lasted an hour, while VHS tapes doubled that. Add to that the fact that Sony’s technology was exclusive, while VHS’s was open source and you can see how the public was attracted to the cheaper VHS products with the longer run times, even if the picture quality was not as good as the Betamax.