There's room for better versions of almost everything. We just don't see it because we've stopped noticing the flaws in what we have, and the complicated tricks we use to compensate for them.
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Showing 8 yo how to deal with a recalcitrant zipper on his jacket reminded me how tricky zippers actually are. There is definitely room for a new product here.
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Incidentally, this principle applies to a lot more than technology.
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Hahaha was thinking the exact same thing!
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Usually rubbing some vaseline on the zipper does it
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Velcro
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Velcro blows....it sticks to places you dont want it to, imho
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How they get messed up if they are not perfect can be a struggle
$spx$spy#SaturdayMorning However Constantly sticking with velcro is much worse imhoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Good use of recalcitrant
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Perhaps SBS Zipper (relatively new Chinese entrant) will challenge YKKs dominant market competition (7billion zippers sold per year). SBS is taking the Tesla strategy and going after high end first :) Perhaps one day kids jackets will benefit too...https://thehustle.co/ykk-japan-china-zippers/ …
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There are also more small Chinese competitors. YCC YQQ etc
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