Bubble wrap

Bubble wrap is a pliable <a href="/facts/Transparency_(optics)/PRryNNW6">transparent</a> <a href="/facts/Plastic/Kla5QItn">plastic</a> material commonly used for protecting fragile items during shipping. Known for its cushioning air-filled bubbles, it has also become a cultural icon, celebrated for its satisfying popping sound and alternative uses as a stress-relief tool. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres (bubbles) provide cushioning for fragile items.
In 1957, two inventors named Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes were attempting to create a three-dimensional plastic wallpaper. Although the idea was a failure, they found that what they made could be used as packing material. <a href="/facts/Sealed_Air/MCeR9Avf">Sealed Air</a> was co-founded by Fielding in 1960.
The term "bubble wrap" is owned by Sealed Air Corporation, but has become a <a href="/facts/Generic_trademark/c9VgT8RG">generic trademark</a>. Similar product names include bubble pack, air bubble packing, bubble wrapping and aeroplast.

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Bubble wrap