What is Bubble wrap?
[[File:Bubble Wrap.jpg|right|thumb|alt=|Bubble wrap]] '''Bubble wrap''' is a kind of [[packaging]] <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-14|title=What are the different types of packaging materials|url=https://office-removals-london.net/types-of-packaging/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=|language=en-GB}}</ref>or cover. it is used for protecting things that can be broken when moved or [[Mail|mailed]]. It is made of two very thin pieces of [[plastic]] glued together, with many small round air [[Bubble|bubbles]] left inside. When these bubbles are squeezed and burst, they make a popping [[sound]]. many people find the sound soothing. it is sometimes used as a [[Stress (biology)|stress]] reliever. It was invented by accident in 1957 by [[Alfred Fielding]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Accidental Invention of Bubble Wrap|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/accidental-invention-bubble-wrap-180971325/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en}}</ref> == Composition == Most bubble wrap is made out of a plastic called [[Polyethylene]]. But when shipping delicate [[electronics]] and their components, a special plastic type of bubble wrap is used to remove [[static electricity]], this way protecting delicate electronic chips. The air bubbles, that protect easily broken items, can be found in many different sizes — from as small as 6 [[Millimetre|millimeters]] (1/4 [[inch]]) in [[diameter]], to as large as 26 millimeters (1 inch) or more. It depends on the size of the thing being wrapped. Some larger objects may also need many covers of bubble wrap to be protected enough. Some mail [[Envelope|envelopes]] contain bubble wrap inside. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml Virtual Bubble Wrap] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204214449/http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml |date=2009-12-04 }} {{stub}} [[Category:Synthetic materials]]