Inside the zip: the everyday mechanism you never notice

Name: Inside the zip: the everyday mechanism you never notice
Uploaded: 2026-03-19T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 20 min 44 s
Description: (zipper whirring) - How does a zipper actually work? Like try to push down on a zipper from above and it probably won't budge, but if you just use the pull tab, suddenly it's buttery smooth. So how does it do this? We've made more zippers than there are stars in the Milky Way. You probably used one 10 times today witho

A section of Everyday Engineering: Trains, Roads, Tunnels and the Things You Use Daily on ArtaQuest.

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