Who invented Velcro?

Correct answer: George de Mestral

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What people think about it: 40 Comments
Luna Froggatt
Luna Froggatt
I hope he became a very rich man! We couldnt live without it.
Guy The Great
Guy The Great
Velcro. What a rip off.....
RhapsodicSecret20218
RhapsodicSecret20218
fantastic what a genius. .cool..just from looking at a burr.😆😆
RamblingLegend28971
RamblingLegend28971
I always thought velcro came about due to research in space. Sure love this game for its knowledge.
LaughingCrab72704
LaughingCrab72704
I love random information like this.
Elaina Wyatt
Elaina Wyatt
Love it !
doxierescued
doxierescued
I had no idea it was invented that long ago! I seriously thought it was a fairly new item.
KiryuuGin09
KiryuuGin09
the only reason I got this one right is because out of the 4, he is the only one unknown to me
Player #2911918
Player #2911918
how it came about is interesting.
Player #  katydid 19
Player # katydid 19
very smart invention
Marciano
Marciano
I'm so amazed!
Marciano
Marciano
Method of elimination!
ALGEVON
ALGEVON
Hello bro, I swear he made it
Steby Pia
Steby Pia
Natur again as the exemple...
shed
shed
I always learn something new... Amazing
ladieck
ladieck
didn't know this awesome question 😀
nic
nic
It makes so much sense!Burrs are amazing at attaching to things. The hooks can be seen with the naked eye. The human mind is wonderful...
nic
nic
Guy The Great, 😂😂
Junbug
Junbug
That is so cool! Thank you quiz game!
Michelle
Michelle
Luna Froggatt, oh, he did. My former father in law was a design engineer who helped with the development of velcro (inner circle) and his estate is worth $3/4 of a billion. So, yes, very rich.
Tom
Tom
my name for all the gunk that gets stuck in Velcro? … “velcrud”
Roffe
Roffe
Guy The Great, Hahaha, that's my kind of humor 😅
Kim
Kim
Luna Froggatt, I used to do a lot of sewing. I made a bag for the back of my wheelchair, it either go on the back of my chair or underneath, because there were four straps. I could have it as a shoulder bag. I made wrist braces that were all cotton. These and other things had Velcro on them. My daughter started calling me the Velcro queen.
No
No
Ariesman , clapped
M. R. Vijayanarasimha
M. R. Vijayanarasimha
one of the greatest invented wonder of the world 👑VIJAY mysore karnataka india🇮🇳
Angie
Angie
Space, doxy lover. mine left for doggy heaven in 2017. he was 18!!! I miss my retirement puppy that he turned into
Angie
Angie
LOLO, huh? is being a donkey good or bad?
Angie
Angie
Dean, huh! I will. Binging it currently!
Angie
Angie
AndyAlwysSmiling, yay congratulations! life changer! Also my path. Riding on the back of a moped with my new husband of 55! I just had my 69th birthday 🎉
Angie
Angie
KiryuuGin09, process of elimination is how I get my unknowns figured out. I'm with you!
Angie
Angie
LaughingCrab72704, I always wondered. Now am informed.
Daxray
Daxray
Luna Froggatt, I am definitely sure he did
MILLMAN,AARON
MILLMAN,AARON
RhapsodicSecret20218, Work(ed,s) in space, too !
Tombot
Tombot
I have heard it was the Burdock flower/thistle that had the hook structure that inspired the invention.
Worth
Worth
It really helps an old man in the morning with his shoes.
AndyAlwysSmiling
AndyAlwysSmiling
SparkyChaz2018, And for old men who are a little "top heavy" and can't bend over to tie their shoelaces; actually it was me a few years ago. I have lost 50 lbs or so (had to publish it!)
Faith Dixon
Faith Dixon
KiryuuGin09, I thought the same way lol
Rob
Rob
I wish I'm part of his family I could had some great inspiration that the world 🌍 would continue to enjoy 😉
Andy Capp
Andy Capp
I was told when I was little that Velcro made its debut at a Worlds Fair. After that it was available for everyone.
maeg
maeg
doxierescued, it was created around 1956, and probably reached worldwide around the 60s or 70s. That doesn't seem too long ago for me.