Stress Relief Mats, Reusable Ice Packs and More Creative Uses For Bubble Wrap

Bubble wrap is far more than packing material. Its lightweight cushioning, flexibility and durability make it perfect for ...
Couriermail

Cheap bubble wrap hack to keep you warm this winter

Scientists Lish Fejer and Jenny Edwards, the FixIt Chicks, have repopularised an old hack to warm up your home and save on energy costs, by taping bubble wrap to the inside of your single glazed ...
Wired

Jumping Off a Building With Bubble Wrap

Editor's Note: This is a theoretical discussion. We in no way recommend that you try this. In fact, we urge you not to. This was on Reddit: How much bubble wrap would you need to wrap yourself in if ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Bubble Wrap Can Make Great DIY Test Tubes

Researchers from Harvard have devised a new use for "the gas-filled compartments in the packing material commonly called 'bubble wrap.'" As they report in the journal Analytical Chemistry, bubble wrap ...
Your Story

Bubble Wrap: How a failed invention became a $5bn empire

What do you get when two engineers try to make textured wallpaper? A $5 billion empire built on everyone’s favourite packing material, and stress reliever- Bubble Wrap! This is the incredible story of ...
Mental Floss

50 Surprising Facts About Bubble Wrap

Outside of cats making their home in empty shipping boxes, no packaging tool has brought more joy to consumers than Bubble Wrap, which has been protecting fragile goods—and relieving stress—with its ...