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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

After a 40-year wait, technology finally enables three-sided zipper design

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After a 40-year wait, technology finally enables three-sided zipper design

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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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In 1985, the Innovative Design Fund placed an ad in Scientific American offering up to $10,000 to support clever prototypes for clothing, home decor, and textiles. William Freeman Ph.D., then an electrical engineer at Polaroid and now an MIT professor, saw it and submitted a novel idea: a three-sided zipper. Instead of fastening pants, it'd be like a switch that seamlessly flipped chairs, tents, and purses between soft and rigid states, making them easier to pack and put together.

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/51541446

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    Back when i was 16 I was hoping I’d see the day when the triple zipper became a reality. I never gave up hope. Here we are today. At long last. Take my money.

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      My and my best bro’s pants will never be unteathered. Just like our brohood.

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