This little monster is universally popular. What could be wrong with such a useful fastening, which secures bags and straps so well? Well, use one on a daily basis and you’ll soon bear a tragic personal cost.
One false move and your finger skin will be gripped as if in a steel trap. And then your hand’s stuck so you can’t release it until having sustained longlasting physical and psychological injury.
Yes, go ahead and use it if you like. Say it will never happen to you. Or listen to the truth from one who knows. I’m typing this by using pencils taped to the bloodied stumps of my former digits.
Inventor’s punishment: I’d like to get a tiny hammer and bash bash bash at his fingers until they… snap.
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And they make a REALLY irritating noise. But Velcro sucks as well – at least when you don’t shut it properly before putting it in the wash or bringing into intimate contact with your favourite stretchy top. How, then, to achieve good closure?