stackyFACTSYou paid extra for premium durability, and now your furniture is paying the price. The tough nylon fibers woven around braided cords are basically flexible sandpaper, slowly carving microscopic scratches into the edge of your wooden desk every time the cord moves.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
Technology →STACKY FOR IPHONEKeep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.
When nylon was introduced, it was hailed as a miracle fiber made from coal and air. But when World War II started, every ounce of it was redirected to make…
Discover more
Manufacturers could reinforce the ends of your wires, but where is the fun in that? The transition point between the rigid connector and the flexible cord…
Discover more
The cure for a deadly snakebite starts in a stable. Toxicologists inject trace amounts of lethal venom into massive farm animals like horses or sheep. The…
Discover more
Closing your trousers in a hurry was once considered a severe moral failing. Polite society initially rejected sliding fasteners because they made undressing…
Discover more
Food preservation tools occasionally draw inspiration from the hardware aisle. The famously airtight seal on your grandmother's plastic containers was…
Discover moreInnovation often feels like rocket fuel—we’re dazzled as it launches us into new worlds, but we rarely check if we’ve packed a parachute. Take 3D printers:…
Discover more