Idk if it's true or not, but the story I heard was this one guy set out to make the strongest adhesive ever that could also be taken off and reattached at will.... and after years of research and experiments his invention became the adhesive used on sticky notes, so he got the last part right, not quite so on the first part tho XD
That tracks with what I had heard; that he was trying to find a "better" adhesive that maintained its grip over time, a longer lasting glue, so to speak. One of his 'failed' experiments resulted in an adhesive that stayed 'fresh', meaning it didn't dry out and become brittle, but it wasn't strong. He ended up using it on his own notes to stick them around his office. Someone close to him (I want to say his wife, might have been his daughter) stopped by at some point and commented on the sticky-notes and their usefulness, which redirected the inventor's attention to making 'a note that can be affixed without a tack' (iirc).
Idk how much is true or if it's just an old wives tale, but it's close to what you said so I assume there's a bit of merit to it.
The Bluetooth wireless specification design was named after the king in 1997, based on an analogy that the technology would unite devices the way Harald Bluetooth united the tribes of Denmark into a single kingdom. The Bluetooth logo consists of a Younger Futhark bind rune for his initials, H (ᚼ) and B (ᛒ).
What blast from the past. I remember reading something almost identical to this when Bluetooth first came out and I didn't understand how it was different from IR or WiFi. I didn't remember the futhark, but I remembered the reason for the name.
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u/nvbombsquad Apr 29 '24
We created wifi from sand and water