Bubble Wrap is so closely linked to shipping and storage that it feels almost inevitable that it was created to protect fragile boxes. Its true origin tells a very different story. Bubble Wrap started ...

A survey by Sealed Air Corporation supposedly found that one minute spent popping Bubble Wrap relieves as much stress as a 33-minute massage.

But thankfully, inventors Alfred Fielding and his chemist business partner, Marc Chavannes, were extraordinarily open to repurposing Bubble Wrap, which they came up with in 1957.