Illustrator turned industrial designer Fred Moffatt was allegedly inspired by a clever engineer who turned the headlight of a McLaughlin Buick into a kettle by flipping it upside down and affixing a coil.

Source: https://torontolife.com/culture/a-patriotic-ranking-of-the-most-iconic-items-in-the-roms-new-canadian-modern-exhibition/

The glue bottle, minus the cap I had failed to replace, had tipped over, affixing everything in its path, including my ballpoint pen and half-eaten orange, to the table.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/07/09/senior-moments-when-you-ask-how-hard-can-this-be-and-find-out/