Velcro celebrates its 50 years with mile-long rip

Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners.

[Seein the lite --]

"In 1987, a company official told a reporter that Velcro was working on a silent version of its hook-and-loop tape, but Cullinane declined to comment on the status of that goal."
Well, it's been a puzzler--what would happen if Velcro were Teflon-coated?? Maybe this is the answer...Silent Adhesion (good name for a band!)