Re: [Paddlewise] Tangled Up In Blue, Self Rescue in Kleppers& Velcro

Philip Torrens wrote:

>  Velcro is in fact a brand name, and was the
> orginal (the Swiss boffin who invented it is said to have been inspired by
> various plants whose seed pods hook onto the fur of animals for wider
> distribution.)

Swiss??? Isn't Velcro a Canadian invention (like the paint roller and the
Robertson screwdriver).?

Mike

PS - someone on a kayak trip this summer showed me a book they were
reading - Canadian Firsts (or something like that) - a book on inventions
and first achievements by Canadians.  The author... Ralph Nader.?!?!?


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