Category Archives: The Paper Clip

From Instructables.com Several months ago I awoke one morning with an idea for a project. I had gone to bed thinking about a presentation I am going to make to a group of middle and high school technology teachers in … Continue reading →

I watched the above video recently, after a friend sent me the link [VIDEO]. Sir Ken Robinson makes many keen observations about the public school system that leaves me, once again, wondering not only about my education and how it … Continue reading →

AT A GLANCE: The modern paper clip was patented on November 9, 1899 to William D. Middlebrook of Waterbury, Connecticut. Middlebrook invented not just the paper clip but he also invented a machine to produce the paper clip. Cushman and … Continue reading →

In this day and age people really want to keep hold of their jobs – there is a recession on after all. Plus with every keystroke at your terminal recorded it is far too easy for bosses to discover that … Continue reading →

Paper clips are one of the most ubiquitous office supplies in America today. Rarely does anyone ever consider that such an unassuming product has a rich, century-long history. Paper clips have undergone many designs and have stood for many things, … Continue reading →

London’s Science Museum is trying to help us understand the way humble objects we take for granted have a profound impact on our lives. Their inventors probably never thought these particular gadgets would be keeping company with rocket ships, trains … Continue reading →

Christmas is so much fun. I find that if you can make some of the things you enjoy during the holidays, you will have a lot more fun. Christmas has become so commercialized and all about what you can buy … Continue reading →

Standing at the library Christmas tree examining the ornaments, I kept going on and on about how sweet the angels were.  My boys were interested for about two seconds, then they just stood there nodding politely with a look in their eyes … Continue reading →

Despite thousands of years of use and design, women’s bracelets can be pretty tricky to put on, often requiring some tricky maneuvers or a two-person effort. MacGyver’s favorite tool, the paper clip, to the rescue. Reader Dale3h dropped off this … Continue reading →