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He observed that they contained several "hooks" that caught on anything with a loop, and from studying this plant, seven years later, he invented the hook and loop fastener, which he named Velcro. De Mestral's concept of taking inspiration from nature, imitating and replicating the behavior ...
Velcro is meant to simulate the grasping effect of plant burrs. Water and dirt-resistant paint is said to mirror the hydrophobic skin of the lotus. Fabric can be used to create an artificial canopy. Some unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) simulate various aspects of insects used in flying and...
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and Timber is pretty velcroed to me anyway, so if I go hang in the bedroom Mac can have time in the rest of the house. We have baby gates (multiple, we call them doglocks) set up, and we do have them on either side getting jackpots of treats, and we are about ...
was made for two players. The game consisted of two components—one Velcro-covered ball about the size of a tennis ball and two Velcro-covered disks with strap handles. The disks function like a baseball catcher’s mitt. The self-sticking Velcro on both components makes the ball easy to ca...
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I'll bet it was inspired by either dragonflies or maple seeds though. Bytanner182— On Jul 15, 2011 I remember first hearing this word in my aerospace class in highschool. My teacher was fascinated by how humans had took what nature made and turned it into things we use everyday. Velco...