Re: [Paddlewise] Velcro

From: Steve Jernigan <jernigan_at_chester.uccs.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:27:00 -0600
At 10:50 PM 09/14/1999 -0400, Michael Daly wrote:
>Philip Torrens wrote:
>
>>  Velcro is in fact a brand name, and was the

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

Hi Mike et al!

Actually, I think velcro is a NASA invention, developed originally to keep
tools and other materials from wondering off in a zero-G environment. You
would be amazed at the number of everyday technologies that are NASA
spin-offs! Your tax dollars at work!
ByeBye! S.
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