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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Vaseline, Velcro, Mace and Styrofoam aren't generic? The fuck? I didn't even know those were trademarked names. Vaseline maybe, but the other three are common enough that I was sure they were generic.

[–] LemmyFeed 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Petroleum jelly, hook and loop, pepper spray, and polystyrene.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

polystyrene-foam

[–] w2tpmf 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The one that got me was zipper. What else do you call one?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It was previously commercialized as Lightning Fastener in NA, or hookless fastener in contrast with previous "technology".

Non-english languages sometimes have other words for it, if they encountered it before the Zipper was widespread. In Spanish we have cremallera and cierre. Old timers say fecho-de-correr or "fecho eclair" in Portuguese, referring to another patent holder Éclair Prestil.

[–] RampantParanoia2365 2 points 10 months ago

Mmmm...eclairs.

[–] LazerVHSion 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Velcro brand doesn't want anyone to call the invention Velcro to protect the trademark: https://youtu.be/rRi8LptvFZY