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Directed by Josef Mair, the team ditched the old-fashioned nylons and polyesters of traditional Velcro, and instead created "hook-and-loop" fasteners using steel brushes and spikes. One square meter of the metal-Velcro can support up to 35 tons while withstanding temperatures as high as 800-degrees Celsius. That's way tougher than this sissified Velcro "upgrade."
The only problem with the new Velcro is the name. Metaklett? That is sooo boring and nondescript. Everybody already knows the name Velcro, yet Mair goes and chooses a completely random title that doesn't capitalize on the brand's success. The group needs to pick a name that conjures fond memories of the original product while also touting the sheer awesomeness of the modernized version. "VelcroX!," "VelcroXtreme!," or "Velcro 3000" would be good starting points. [From: New Scientist, via Boing Boing]
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Subscribe to commentsEdSep 9th 2009 11:10AM
Why didn't I think of that? The uses are unlimited!!
JonathanSep 9th 2009 11:39AM
Can someone get to work on designing some sort of a cool sport where people wear suits made out of this and throw a ball and it sticks, or something like that
I can't quite put it together on my own, but I have this unshakable suspicion that the world's most awesome sport will incorporate some form of advanced velcro technology and is waiting to be created
JJBRUG6Sep 9th 2009 2:46PM
What is the name of the stock that handles this.
JJBRUG6Sep 9th 2009 2:48PM
none. maybe you should not add this. Just E mail me the ans.
eyclee6071Sep 9th 2009 2:58PM
Orclev
jhnatsgcSep 9th 2009 3:06PM
Okay, it holds 35 tons. How do you get it apart??
TEDSep 9th 2009 3:42PM
You apply 35 tons and 1 ounce pressure to release it.
eyclee6071Sep 9th 2009 3:11PM
"Orclev" will be the new name
Jon LazarusSep 9th 2009 3:54PM
Clever...unfortunately, I don't think anyone else gets it.
srajoskiSep 9th 2009 5:36PM
I get it!! Perfect name, but Velcro might sue anyway. Like McDonald's suing anyone trying to use a "Mc" in their company name.
jaschilsSep 9th 2009 3:32PM
Very incomplete article. It will still be good for some robotic assembly applications if it can't be easily disengaged I imagine. Since the article doesn't state much about the product itself beyond its existence.
myhomeclosetSep 9th 2009 3:42PM
35 tons is good, but how do you attach the new velcro?
TmSep 9th 2009 4:21PM
It says one squre meter of the metal velcro can support 35 tons.
MeaSep 9th 2009 6:12PM
Not to bee too graphic, but Metaklett sounds like a female robot's genital organ. I really don't know how that fits the product's function, but it was obvious to me. I think they should find a name in the neighborhood of Velcro; even though that is a name brand and cannot be copied.
MeaSep 9th 2009 6:12PM
there already is a Velcro sport. You wear a Velcro suit - I am not sure which part the suit is and which part of the Velcro the wall is, but you launch yourself at the wall from a mini-trampoline and see how high you can go. You stick immediately to the wall and are velcroed there. Don't ask me how you are supposed to get down. I have never tried this but I would like to do this way more than regular rock wall climbing if I knew someone was going to get me down!
whatsurpoint?Sep 9th 2009 6:25PM
thats a really neat invention. Wish i'd thought of it. But i suppose every1 does now
rez282Sep 9th 2009 6:33PM
After lifting 35 tons how the hell do you take it apart? It also looks like it can cause some damage if it comes in contact with skin. It someone wanted to secure 35 tons it would be easier to weld it. Velcredible, Velcromendous or Velcrovinsible woud be better suited.
Luis R. ValleSep 9th 2009 6:49PM
MX Velcro, MT Velcro, Velcro XXI
amandandme197Sep 9th 2009 9:50PM
So what holds the velcro on? Now they need 35 ton double sided tape to apply the velcro!
hans1056Sep 9th 2009 7:31PM
also how do you pronounce it? met- a- klit' meat'- a- klit? kleat or klet. maybe meat- a- kleat? How about joe- ma- kro?