It's a natural progression. At first there were no paperclips to play with and bend into new shapes. When the office workers of the time were bored they played with pins instead. Some people would bend their pins twice creating the three sections needed to hold paper in place. Eventually a few people used their freshly bent pins to try and hold paper together. Since the curved section slides onto the paper easily it's only a small refinement to add a third bend so only curves contact the paper.
Thus a paperclip is born.
Similarly, pins were also born from the efforts of bored office workers. They were throwing sharpened quills at a paper target when they realised that not only had they accidentally used two pieces of paper but that the sharpened quills pinned them together.
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Date: 2006-09-06 01:45 am (UTC)Thus a paperclip is born.
Similarly, pins were also born from the efforts of bored office workers. They were throwing sharpened quills at a paper target when they realised that not only had they accidentally used two pieces of paper but that the sharpened quills pinned them together.