Though inventors like Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and Garrett Morgan may all be heralded for their inventing prowess, changing the world with light bulbs, AC electricity, and innovations that made driving safer for all, not everyone is bound to win a Nobel Prize for building their great ideas.

Since the dawning of the Industrial Revolution, a whole lot of ideas have been more flop than firestarters, causing headaches, frustration and a whole lot of annoyance for generations upon generations to come. 

After all, the road to oblivion— or peeving people hundreds of years in the future — is most definitely paved with good intentions ... and a health dose of ingenuity. 

From lead gas and cigarettes to even the internet — ironically enough — here are 20 inventions that arguably changed the world for the worse, as explained by the fed-up people of r/AskReddit.