India, July 30 -- A GoFundMe launched by metro Atlanta inventor Julian Brown saw a sudden surge in donations shortly after rumors of him having disappeared surfaced. Brown suddenly being inactive on social media prompted many to believe he had gone missing, but his mother later revealed that is not the case.

Brown recently went viral for his invention 'Plastoline,' which converts old plastics into usable fuels like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. He launched a GoFundMe campaign with a $1 million goal to make his vision come true. The money was meant to cover a warehouse rental and the construction of a full-scale prototype.

Unfortunately, the GoFundMe did not get a lot of contributions. A couple of days back, the fundraiser had raised j...