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Among other things, the Sealed Air company also owns Cryovac, a thin plastic that is shrink-wrapped around food and other items. They claim to be the company that invented vacuum sealing. 35. Bubble Wrap might be as good as a massage.

Both iPhone and Android offer Bubble Wrap apps. (No, they’re not as good as the real thing.) 37. The inventor's son was the first non-adult to pop it. We’ve already had a uni essentials list from PrettyLittleThing, John Lewis and Urban Outfitter s this year, but what do you really need to take to uni?Kerblam!,” an episode of Doctor Who that aired in November 2018, introduced viewers to lethal Bubble Wrap. 44. Bubble Wrap has been used as a murder weapon. In 1993, inventors Marc Chavannes and Alfred Fielding received a coveted spot in the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame for their Bubble Wrap contributions. Other honorees include Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein. 40. Sealed Air employees know the value of Bubble Wrap's stress relief. Mum, I’m not going to make any friends if I don’t have a giant inflatable chair! ‘Bed-making Robot’

The “ Popping Bubble Wrap” Facebook group has 460,000 members. 43. There's (fictional) lethal bubble wrap. Bubble wrap. Loved and used by many across the world for all sorts of things, from its primary protection use to stress relief (spend a few minutes popping bubbles and you’ll soon feel chilled out). We don’t know anyone who doesn’t love the stuff, but it does have its place in the evil plastics hall of fame when it’s not recycled correctly. Innocuous and useful it may be, but your average bubble wrap does not biodegrade, so simply throwing it away with your general waste isn’t good for the environment.The first person to pop bubble wrap: Howard Fielding, the inventor’s son. OK, maybe not, but he was close. “I remember looking at the stuff and my instinct was to squeeze it,” Fielding told Smithsonian Magazine. “I say I’m the first person to pop Bubble Wrap, but I’m sure it’s not true. The adults at my father’s firm likely did so for quality assurance. But I was probably the first kid. The bubbles were a lot bigger then, so they made a loud noise.” 38. Bubble Wrap popped big in the 1970s. I think what it was hinting at here is Wednesday night sports socials because I’ve definitely dressed up in an inflatable T-Rex costume before. ‘Desktop Punching Bag’ You’re not imagining the psychological, stress-relieving benefits that come with popping Bubble Wrap. In 2012, the Bubble Wrap® Brand “Pop” Poll surveyed respondents and found that one minute of bubble-popping provides the stress relief equivalent to a 33-minute massage. 36. There are Bubble Wrap apps. Place some Bubble Wrap under your Twister mat for an added dimension to the party game. 48. You can use Bubble Wrap to keep your pet warm.

Do not wrap your dog or cat in Bubble Wrap! But you can install it into an outdoor pet home to keep out the cold. You'll just want to keep it behind the paneling so your pooch doesn't pop it all. 49. Elon Musk thinks non-poppable Bubble Wrap is a sign of the end times.I’d just sit in my seminars staring at this and it would make me hungry. ‘Inflatable T-Rex Costume’ As bubble wrap is made from plastic, it isn’t breathable, so we’d recommend cutting it into smaller pieces instead of one large roll, so it cannot easily cover the head / face of children. As above, supervision is required for children using this. There’s nothing we love more than a massive IKEA or B&M haul filling our trollies with the most pointless crap that we’ll probably never use but makes our rooms look cute.

If you’re a keen gardener then bubble wrap could be your new best friend. Because it offers a good level of insulation, it can be used to line plant pots against the cold during the Winter months (be sure to leave the bottom of the pots open to allow for water drainage). It can also be used to wrap bigger plants against frost, or greenhouse windows to keep heat inside.

According to The New York Times, at one point, employees at Sealed Air each received a small box of individual squares of Bubble Wrap to keep at their desks for emergency stress relief. (No word on whether this is still standard practice.) 41. Higher learning institutions recognize Bubble Wrap's mental health benefits, too. Guaranteed there isn’t a single uni halls in the country that actually lets you have candles in your room, probably even more so if you’re lighting a BACON scented one. ‘Fake Moustache’ Spreading melted chocolate on a piece of Bubble Wrap and letting it harden creates a honeycomb-like pattern when the wrap is peeled off. Chocolatiers and bakers use this technique to create luxurious and impressive-looking treats and garnishes with very little time and effort. 31. Not all Bubble Wrap is created equally. It’s finally September which means it’s time for everyone’s favourite part of the year, uni room shopping!