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VOICE OVER: Tom Aglio WRITTEN BY: Joshua Garvin From "thinking televisions" to plastic go-karts you could die in! Join us as we count down the greatest product faceplants of the 1980s. Our countdown includes the infamous New Coke, the ridiculed Yugo car, Apple's overpriced Lisa computer, and more! Did we miss any spectacular 80s failures? Let us know in the comments below! We've got everything from McDonald's bizarre McDLT with its "hot side hot, cool side cool" Styrofoam nightmare to the DeLorean's stylish but disastrous run. Plus, who could forget RCA's unfortunately named "Dimensia" TV system, Atari's landfill-bound E.T. game, and RJR's smokeless cigarette that tasted like burning plastic? These spectacular flops defined an era of corporate hubris and consumer rejection. read more...