File:Polypyrrole bridge.jpg

English: A bridge was formed during electrochemical synthesis. The electric field is the strongest on the tip - somehow two tips formed opposite each other from the general polymer surface and grew together. This could be a new method for fiber synthesis. In science everything does not usually succeed in the first try. For every success story there are hundreds if not thousands of tries gone wrong. But once in a while an anomaly could be the source of a major breakthrough. Here is a compilation of anomalies that impress with interesting shapes and have inspired new methods. This scanning electron microscopy image was taken at the Institute of Technology University of Tartu during the research work of polypyrrole actuators.