The intention
Frank Epperson, a boy from 11 had in 1905 thirsty and wanted to make himself a nice drink..
The approach
He carefully mixed water with soda powder (very popular at the time) and left the stirring rod in the glass.
The result
However, Frank was called by his mother and had to go to bed immediately. The drink was no longer drunk. when it ‘ At night it got quite cold the drink froze. The next morning Frank was able to take the first ice lolly to school.
The lessons
18 years later, Frank remembered the frozen ice cube on a stick and started producing popsicles in 7 fruit flavors.
Further:
Today millions of popsicles are sold every year.
Source: Wikipedia
Author: Bas Ruyssenaars
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