Reels tagged #velcro
Inventions
Velcro was copied from burrs stuck to a dog
After a walk in 1941 George de Mestral studied the burrs clinging to his dog's fur under a microscope and saw tiny hooks. It took him eight years to reproduce them in nylon.
After a walk in 1941 George de Mestral studied the burrs clinging to his dog's fur under a microscope and saw tiny hooks. It took him eight years to reproduce them in nylon.