Eindhoven University of Technology
When you press the two sticky sides of a piece of adhesive tape together at a single point, a loop forms. Try to pull the loop apart, and something odd happens. Instead of instantly springing open, the loop first gets much smaller, until the sticky tape finally releases. This phenomenon so intrigued TU/e researcher Twan Wilting that he decided to study it as part of his PhD work.
Source: Cursor / Martina Silbrníková
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