Examining The Zipper (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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I’m guessing that almost everyone listening to this podcast has, within the last 24 hours used a zipper. They are ubiquitous at this point and most people have never given them much thought. Yet, its invention was a rather inspired leap of creativity and required the development of several other technologies before it could even become a thing. Learn more about the zipper, how it was invented and how it is used today, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Draft Kings Step into the thrilling world of sports and entertainment with DraftKings, where every day is game day! Join the millions of fans who have already discovered the ultimate destination for fantasy sports and sports betting. Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code EVERYTHING to score two hundred dollars in bonus bets instantly when you bet just five dollars! Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Noom’s changing how the world thinks about weight loss. Go to noom.com to sign up for your trial today! ButcherBox ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. ButcherBox.com/Daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:04.0	I'm guessing that almost everyone listening to this podcast has within the last 24 hours used a zipper.
0:14.0	They are ubiquitous at this point and most people have never given them much thought.
0:18.0	Yet its invention was a rather inspired leap of creativity
0:22.0	and required the development of several other technologies
0:25.1	before it could even become a thing.
0:27.3	Learn more about the zipper and how it was invented and how it's used today on this episode
0:31.8	of Everything Everywhere Daily. The zipper is an odd invention in that it really didn't solve a problem per se.
0:54.4	It's a fastening device and we already had fastening devices for clothing before the invention
0:59.0	of the zipper.
1:00.2	There were buttons, hooks, and ribbons, and they all did basically the same thing that zippers do.
1:05.4	Moreover, the zipper really couldn't have been invented any earlier than it was.
1:10.0	As you'll see, an ancient Chinese or Roman zipper really wasn't something that could have happened given the state of technology at the time.
1:17.0	The very first attempt at creating something close to a zipper was invented by American Elijah Howe in 1851.
1:24.0	Howe is better known as being the inventor of the lock stitch
1:27.9	sewing machine, which was the precursor to the modern sewing machine.
1:31.3	His patent for the zipper was for an automatic
1:34.4	continuous clothing closure. It was the first real attempt at what we would now
1:39.1	call a zipper. However, how sewing machines were so successful that he never bothered to pursue his clothing closure patent.
1:47.0	He died a multi-millionaire, but is accredited with being the father of the zipper.
1:51.0	His invention didn't have teeth and was probably closer to
1:54.4	something like the seal on a zip lock bag than it was a modern zipper. The person
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