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Ornithologists Use Scotch Tape To Seal Cracks In Fertilized Eggs So They Can Hatch

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Observed annually on May 27th is National Cellophane Tape Day. It is hard to imagine where we would be without this invention. How would we wrap our Christmas and birthday gifts?

This everyday household and office item, which is also known as invisible tape or Scotch Tape, was invented by Richard Gurley Drew (June 22, 1899 – December 14, 1980).  Drew joined the 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1920, first inventing the masking tape in 1926, followed by the invention of the cellophane tape in 1930.   

Originally designed to seal Cellophane packages sold in grocers and bakeries, the new adhesive missed its mark. By the time all its drawbacks were resolved, DuPont introduced heat-sealed cellophane.

Regardless, with a resounding endorsement from customers, 3M found a market in both the home and the office.

  • Ornithologists have used Scotch Tape to cover cracks in the soft shells of fertilized pigeon eggs, allowing the eggs to hatch.
  • Scotch Tape has been used as an anticorrosive shield on the Goodyear Blimp.
  • The Scottish tartans used to designate Scotch Tape were exclusively designed for the 3M Company by New York color consultant Arthur Allen in the 1940s.
  • Scotch Tape, the best selling tape of any kind in the world, is found in virtually every home and office in the United States.

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