Toys · Study 099
Bubble Wrap
A sheet of bubble wrap that never runs out. Roll your pointer across it to pop the bubbles, and they quietly reinflate a few seconds later.
What you're looking at
The sheet is a honeycomb of bubbles, each drawn as a disc with a highlight and a shadow. Touching one pops it: it flashes, shrinks and becomes a flat crumpled ring. Each popped bubble starts a private timer and reinflates when it runs out, so you can never finish the sheet.
The idea behind it
Bubble wrap began in 1957 as a failed attempt at textured wallpaper, made by sealing two shower curtains together with air trapped between. Its inventors tried selling it as greenhouse insulation next. It only found its purpose a few years later, protecting newly built computers in transit.
Try this
Move or drag the pointer across the sheet to pop bubbles. The counter keeps score.
