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What You Need to Know About Bungee Cord

Find helpful information about bungee cord before making a decision on what size and kind you want, and learn some interesting facts such as where and when bungee cord began and how it is made.History:Thousand's of years before bungee cords became an item, other materials and objects were used such as vines. Sap was then discovered to be useful in creating natural rubber. This newly made mate…

Fun Facts About Rope

Everything from languages to objects got started somewhere...even rope! Here are some crazy bits of information that you may or may not have known about rope: Tips and Tricks When a knot is tied in a rope, the place where the knot is created becomes the weak point: This occurs because of the rope being crushed and rubbed against itself or the item it is kn…

The Invention of Rope

Who was it?The very first people to create and use rope is unknown, but the Egyptians were the first people to use specific rope creating tools to make it and record the creation process. How was it made?The first ropes were made by taking strands of natural fibers and twisting. The process is thought to have required three people due to a wall painting found in an Egyptian tomb. The first per…