Re: [Paddlewise] Velcro

On a visit to Roswell, N.M., my wife and I were were advised that velcro
and fiber-optics came from "them" - i.e. the aliens that crashed in the
desert. Don't know if them aliens were Swiss or not, but this obviously
confirms the Yankees as stealers of all things good that originated from
other civilizations ;-)

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>Well! If we "damn Yankees" don't invent it, we'll just have to steal it! 
>I'm certain I remember reading an article a couple of years back hyping
>NASA's contributions to the world-at-large. Among many other items it
>designated as NASA developments was the hook -n- loop (I visited the above
>web site, they're adamant that the product isn't "Velcro") design. Can't
>remember if the article was a NASA publication or not, but I guess I'll
>have to see if I can find it again to satisfy my curiosity; it wouldn't be
>the first time a "Yank" organization garnered the glory (and incidental
>profits) from someone elses' hard work! 
>Sorry to be responsible for the dissemination of misinformation; there's
>more than enough of that available on the web already without me adding my
>$.02!
>ByeBye! S.
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