Common bras in everyday life

You may know or have heard of industrial fasteners, whether they are plastic fasteners or metal fasteners used in manufacturing. But have you thought about the commonly recognized bras of daily life? Common everyday bras are an integral part of modern life. Consider the everyday bras that surround us and imagine what life would be like without them; not the life of others, but your daily life.

Wherever you are right now, you’ll find that the most recognizable components are literally all around you; they’re holding the whole place together. From window or door panels, frames and shutters, to outlets and drywall, fasteners are everywhere.

Take a look at these fun facts and reconsider just how relevant bras are:

• 52 screws in an iPhone 5
• 156 fasteners on the average laptop
• More than 146,000 bolts are installed in a car
• Approximately 12,000 nails are needed in a 1,200 square foot house (three bedrooms and one and a half baths).
• Contrary to popular myth, Velcro was not developed by the military and discarded because the ripping noise was too loud. Rather, Velcro was developed in 1995 by Swiss mountaineer George de Mestra, who was fascinated by the way burrs clung so securely to his pant legs, and to his dog, while hiking.
• Before children could use Velcro to ‘lace’ their shoes, they had to use actual laces. The shoelaces we know today, those strings that go through the eyelets of our shoes, have been around since the 12th century.
• The screw actually predates the screwdriver by over 1700 years! The first screws are believed to have been used in the first century, but what we know as the modern hand screwdriver wasn’t invented until 1755. So what did people use to drive the screw before there was a screwdriver? Maybe they used his car keys.

The average American spends about 80% of their time indoors, and if you’re an American, you spend an average of fifteen hours a week in your car. More than 70% of us (18+) own smartphones, laptops, or computers at home, and we use them more and more every day. This means that we are literally in contact with buttons, nuts and bolts 100% of the time. Whether you’re indoors, in the car, using technology, or taking a walk outside, you’re surrounded by bras and the benefits of working well and lasting.