As the video says “two of mankind’s greatest inventions, together at last”. Yes, iPads are great and everything, but the most fascinating thing is Velcro’s versatility and strength. Who knew?
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iPad, meet Velcro
As the video says “two of mankind’s greatest inventions, together at last”. Yes, iPads are great and everything, but the most fascinating thing is Velcro’s versatility and strength. Who knew? [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/11886557[/vimeo]
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Any engineer will tell you, at length, the awesome benefits of velcro. Particularly when used to resist shear loads parallel to the contact surface.
i must now go out an buy some velcro – this bloody new ipad is costing me a fortune!
Eponymous
Does that mean it’s good because it’s sticky?
While the applications shown in this video are wonderful – I must warn you all about the terrible possibilities velcro may bring when attached to an iPhone.
I had decided to velcro the back of my iphone a while ago for attaching to my car dashboard while using the itrip. This worked very well for a time and I was satisfied with my decision.
Then one fateful day, while it was storming outside – I had left my iphone sitting on my bed as I played my xbox. My fluffy mischievous cat sat on the phone, trying to get my attention – too engrossed in the game, I ignored him.
I felt him leave my side, hearing him push away the blinds as he went to escape via an overlooked window. By the time I looked up – I could only watch in dismay as my cat leaped out of an open window, into the rain, with my iphone attached to some matted fur on his belly.
I ran to the window and called out – but it was too late. The cat then pounced onto the neighbour’s roof; the impact causing the phone to dislodge and slide down into the gutter.
For fear of my life, I waited for the rain to stop before risking my personal safety to climb through the window and traverse the slippery surface to retrieve the phone.
It mostly survived the experience, though now the home button only works about 10% of the time – also, it occasionally won’t accept calls.
Optus refuses to replace it because of water damage of course, regardless of how it happened. They are hard to impress.
Peta,
I feel for you.
However it is a great yarn.
I dropped a Nokia Navigator into a toilet when changing a sim card.
I have a couple of follow up queries:
1. Do you still have the cat?
2. Is it shaved?
3. Have you covered the cat in velcro to avoid a repeat?
P.S I don’t have the Nokia any longer.