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A fact from Velcro appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 May 2008. |
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AFAIK the name if from "velour - crochet". can someone confirm? -- Tarquin 16:42, 22 Aug 2003 (UTC) [Done. --Heron 08:34, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC).]
Is there a reason the picture is an external link, as opposed to an in-line picture? Illuvatar 22:00, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- The picture being linked to is presumably under copyright. If someone finds an uncopyrighted picture and uploads it, it'll be included.
There should be some mention about the fact that "velcro" is now used as a verb in the english language (much like "fax" and "email"). In fact, the article itself uses velcro as a verb in one section... --Prujohn 17:40, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
- I agree; I added in the use of the word as a verb. (I wasn't signed in for the edit) --Grant M 07:20, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Velcro is not actually a product
Although Velcro is used by many to refer to 'hook and loop fastener', it is not actually the name of any product, just the name of a company that produces hook and loop fasteners (see Velcro UK Site)
[edit] George's curiosity and his daily walk
The company Velcro Inc. has the information on its website incorrectly stated about the walk with the dog.
I was present at a dinner where the then president of Velcro, Mr. Theodore Krantz explained the reason that George's curiosity was peaked.
This was before the company had a web site, and before those who maintained the web site got it wrong, and basically cast it in stone.
George was curious because his pants, (Hunting pants with the large towel like loops) caught the cockle burrs, and his dog did not have any cockle burrs on it.
That is why George was "Curious George" because they had both walked in the same area, and he had to remove burrs from his pants, and there were none on his dog's fur.
He wanted to know why the dog escaped from the need to removed the burrs, and he had to spend time pulling the things off of his pants.
He cut some of his dog's fur and looked at it under a microscope, and it was straight, and he cut some of the affected pants, and saw that it had little loops. The cockle burrs had little hooks, and they stuck to his pants but not on his dogs fur.
He was thinking of a way to align a large number of small hooks in a row, to use as a fastener, because his wife was having trouble zipping and unzipping her clothing, or fastening the back of her blouses, with the tiny little buttons, so he thought that the weaving world already could make the loop side, the only thing he had to figure out was how to make the hook side.24.61.127.113 15:35, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ununderstandable
"For example, shoe closures can resist a large force with little bonding area by wrapping a strap through a slot which reduces the force on the fastener by ensuring the force is parallel to the plane of the fastener and by halving the force on the bond by acting as a pulley system."
I can not understand a single word in that above paragraph. Can someone dumb it down for me? (Note to self: No offence) --HomfrogTell me a story! 23:51, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Silent velcro
Does anyone know whether it was known before the movie? `'mikka 19:50, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Increasing Velcro Bond after long term usage
A disadvantage is mentioned in the article: "The hooks and/or loops can become elongated or broken, reducing the bond after a long time."
Other possible disadvantages is that some loops become torn off their strip and stuck onto the hooks causing the bond to weaken. One possible mention is that strong brown tape used over the hooks, can remove lint, dirt and broken hoops improving the effectiveness of the material once again, as long as there are adequate hoops left on the original strip to meld with the newly cleaned hooks.
[edit] Explosiveness
Apparently if velcro is placed in an environment composed of pure oxygen it explodes violently. There was an accident on a space shuttle (I can't remember the name to save my life) in which the velcro used to hold certain light equipment to the walls of the capsule exploded. The only gas inside the capsule was oxygen.
McTurkey 01:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
- I did a quick Google on this. The only reference I found was to Apollo 1, in which all members of the crew died in a fire in the capsule during a preflight test [1]. Apparently in a pure oxygen atmosphere, just about anything becomes potentially explosive. There was an ignition spark and the Velcro contributed to the ensuing fire as there was a lot of it. There was nothing to suggest that the Velcro spontaneously combusted. SilentC 02:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Back to the Future
Brown wearing velcro shoes may have been a costime error, but one reason is that since it was invented in 1941, he could have applied this new invention for his own footwear. "Doc" has been working on other inventions besides the time machine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.164.202.130 (talk) 12:40, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tautology?
"David Letterman leapt...onto the wall, where he stuck, and thus proved that with enough velcro a man could be hurled against a wall and stick". How about "David Letterman proved that with enough velcro a man could be hurled against a wall and stick, by performing this feat himself on TV"? Lampman Talk to me! 09:24, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Look good now? Loggie (talk) 14:47, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yep, cheers! Lampman Talk to me! 11:53, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
