Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 2010 (VIDEO)

Oh, snap! Or should I say “pop”? Today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day!

Did you know that Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day is usually celebrated on the last Monday in January? That makes today, January 25th, 2010, bubble wrap’s 50th birthday.

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The famous material is most-often used as packing material, however, but bubble wrap has found many other uses. Bubble wrap has not only changed the way people ship sensitive or fragile items, but it has also emerged as a new form of cheap entertainment.

Bubble Wrap was actually invented back in 1957 by two engineers, Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes. The term itself is a trademark of Sealed Air Corporation, which was founded in 1960 by the two inventors. Some people, though, use the term universally for similar products.

Today, there are more than 250 Facebook pages dedicated to bubble wrap, and Twitter is currently bustling with talk of the popping material’s 50th birthday.

See the video below for more:

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 2010: What It Is, How To Celebrate Bubble Wrap, Sealed Air Product (huffingtonpost.com)
‘Pop’ Icon Bubble Wrap Celebrates 50th Birthday (abcnews.go.com)
Bubble Wrap celebrating its 50th birthday (msnbc.msn.com)