#accidental-invention

Stories tagged “accidental-invention” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• The Slinky: The Walking Spring That Fell Off a Navy Workbench
• The Burrs Stuck to a Dog That Became Velcro

Related topics: #biomimicry #de-mestral #engineering #hook-and-loop #physics #slinky #springs #toys