That’s surprising! I would have guessed it was something organic, not velcro!
dukeofmuffinssays:
You’ve explained one of life’s greatest mysteries.
dukeofmuffinssays:
You’ve explained one of life’s greatest mysteries.
StormyWetDrysays:
Not surprising it would seem organic. The inventor modeled Velcro after burrs that stuck to his socks during walks. A decent explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro
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That’s surprising! I would have guessed it was something organic, not velcro!
You’ve explained one of life’s greatest mysteries.
You’ve explained one of life’s greatest mysteries.
Not surprising it would seem organic. The inventor modeled Velcro after burrs that stuck to his socks during walks. A decent explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro
I would guess that a closeup of a burr stuck to a fabric would look very similar. – There’s an ok picture of a burdock hook here – it might look familiar: http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/seed_dispersl/animals.htm