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A huge thank you to Prof. Robert Friedel for his invaluable expertise and contributions to this video.
Check out Friedel’s book here - ve42.co/FriedelZipper
Massive thanks to IPFL for fabricating our giant zipper - ve42.co/IPFL
The giant zipper was adapted from an original design by LoboCNC - ve42.co/LoboZipper3D
We’d also like to thank everyone at YKK who helped organise our call, especially Sophia Seco, Engin Ertugrul, Christelle Malot and Matthew Rawstron.
Finally, a big thank you to Christopher Anderson, Anna Oros and Pressley Stevens of the Allegheny College Library for sending us footage of Whitcomb Judson’s original fastener in action.
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0:00 The First Zipper
2:51 Who invented the zipper?
4:20 How does a zipper work?
5:51 The Zipper Maker Machine
7:46 Why is it called a zipper?
9:32 The Novelty Of A Zipper
12:57 The Most Popular Zipper Doesn’t Have Teeth
14:08 Zippers Have A Lock
15:31 Why do zippers have YKK on them?
18:39 How To Fix A Zipper
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References and Visuals can be found here - ve42.co/ZippersRefs
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Writers: Daniel Leonard & Gregor Čavlović
Producer & Director: Daniel Leonard
Presenter: Gregor Čavlović
Editor: Trenton Oliver
Animators: Domonkos Józsa, Fabio Albertelli & Andrew Neet
Illustrators: Jakub Misiek & Emma Wright
Additional Editor: James Stuart
Researchers: Callum Cuttle & Sophia Rose
Camera Operators: Gregor Čavlović & Henry van Dyck
Thumbnail Designers: Abdallah Rabah, Ren Hurley & Ben Powell
Production Team: Josh Pitt, Matthew Cavanagh, Anna Milkovic, Katy Southwood, Glen Griffiths & Jess Bishop-Laggett
Executive Producers: Derek Muller, Gregor Čavlović & Casper Mebius
Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images & Storyblocks
Music from Epidemic Sound
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