The one I like is the story of the 100-MPG carburetor! The inventor was either:

A. Assassainated by Big Oil

B. Bought out by Big Oil, who then deep-sixed the patent.

C. Kidnapped by a bunch of Arabs, and sold into slavery in some backwoods country.

Take your pick of the endings, they're all about the same degree of possible!
Jerry

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