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Velcro being pulled apart

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Trazy Anderson has an amazing photo @ 94x magnification of velcro, taken with Nikon SMZ1500 Stereomicroscope [via] - Link.

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Posted by: terrie on July 10, 2006 at 12:41 PM

That's surprising! I would have guessed it was something organic, not velcro!

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Posted by: dukeofmuffins on July 11, 2006 at 12:28 AM

You've explained one of life's greatest mysteries.

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Posted by: dukeofmuffins on July 11, 2006 at 12:29 AM

You've explained one of life's greatest mysteries.

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Posted by: StormyWetDry on July 11, 2006 at 5:31 AM

Not surprising it would seem organic. The inventor modeled Velcro after burrs that stuck to his socks during walks. A decent explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro

I would guess that a closeup of a burr stuck to a fabric would look very similar. - There's an ok picture of a burdock hook here - it might look familiar: http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/seed_dispersl/animals.htm

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