A lesson in perhaps unintended but nevertheless happy consequences and the sometimes unkind vagaries of fate. In answer to many women's concerns about the safety of nail polish, Polish chemist Wojciech Inglot invented a permeable polish that allows moisture and air to pass through to the nail. The unintended but happy consequences come into play for religious Muslim women, many of whom felt they couldn't wear polish as it didn't allow water from their traditional before-prayer washings to reach the nails. And the vagaries of fate? This was one of Inglot's last accomplishments, as he died suddenly earlier this year, fortunately for him not before he witnessed the unintended consequences in action: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2285544/How-new-breathable-nail-polish-Muslim-women-flying-shelves--death-creator-means-live-success.html
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