One Big Zipper

I don't know about anybody else, but this is the biggest zipper I've seen in my life. One of the kids was asking me to help them zip it up and I was like, "Zip what up!?" I don't think it's the most practical zipper in the world but it sure is down right cool.

Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, was the first person to patent what he called an "Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure" in 1851. However, it wasn't until about 80 years later that this device, known today as the zipper, was marketed and made popular by the clothing industry. Now they're everywhere. On shirts, shoes, stuffed animals, purses, suitcases, you could probably think of a million things. It's amazing what a huge impact certain little ideas have had on our lives.