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How Bubble Wrap Accidentally Became a Shipping Necessity After Failing as Wallpaper

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Lance Geiger of The History Guy talked about the origins of bubble wrap, noting that it was originally invented in the 1950s to be a tactile wallpaper. This design failed as wallpaper, but it did turn out to be the perfect lightweight protective material for shipping goods around the world. Would the world of e-commerce today even be possible were it not for humble inventions from our past? Before the world could embrace online ordering, produc…
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Lance Geiger of The History Guy talked about the origins of bubble wrap, noting that it was originally invented in the 1950s to be a tactile wallpaper. This design failed as wallpaper, but it did turn out to be the perfect lightweight protective material for shipping goods around the world. Would the world of e-commerce today even be possible were it not for humble inventions from our past? Before the world could embrace online ordering, produc…

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How Bubble Wrap Accidentally Became a Shipping Necessity After Failing as Wallpaper

Lance Geiger of The History Guy talked about the origins of bubble wrap, noting that it was originally invented in the 1950s to be a tactile wallpaper. This design failed as wallpaper, but it did turn out to be the perfect lightweight protective material for shipping goods around the world. Would the world of e-commerce today even be possible were it not for humble inventions from our past? Before the world could embrace online ordering, produc…

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