The concept of an aerosol originated as early as 1790, when self-pressurized carbonated beverages were introduced in France.
On November 23rd, 1927, Erik Rotheim of Norway patented the first aerosol can and valve that could hold and dispense products and propellant systems.
The first commercially sold aerosol can was patented in 1943. Dubbed the "bug bomb", the small, portable can enabled soldiers to defend against malaria-carrying mosquitoes by spraying inside tents in the Pacific during World War II. After the war this design would spark a billion dollar aerosol industry with products such as hair spray and cleaners being made.
The first anti-perspirant aerosol deodorant, Gillette's Right Guard, was launched in 1965.
Silly String (also known as aerosol string) is a toy of flexible, sometimes brightly colored, plastic string propelled as a stream of liquid from an aerosol can. When it was invented by Leonard A. Fish in 1972, it was intended to be used as an instant, spray-on cast on a broken/sprained leg or arm. The invention worked, but on testing the nozzles, Fish came upon one that produced a nice string, which shot about 30 feet across the room. This incident inspired Fish to turn the product into a toy.
Today, soldiers use Silly String and similar products to detect tripwires for explosive booby traps.
Scientists were concerned when they discovered, in the 1970s, that certain chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, long used in aerosol spray cans posed a possible threat to the ozone layer. Released into the atmosphere, the chlorine-containing chemicals rise and are broken down by sunlight, whereupon the chlorine reacts with and destroys ozone molecules.
Sweden became the first country in the world to enact legislation which banned most aerosol sprays on January 29, 1978. They cited the damage caused to the earth's ozone layer.
On April 17, 2006 Mark Curry (star of Hangin' With Mr. Cooper) was doing laundry when an aerosol can that had fallen behind a water heater exploded. 18% of his body, including his arm, back and side, was burnt. Curry contemplated suicide, but after talking to his friends Sinbad and Bill Cosby, he changed his mind.
Most aerosol cans have a little dot painted on the rim that, when aligned with the nozzle, help you get every last drop of the product out before you run out of propellant. There’s a curved straw inside that runs down the edge of the can and that dot lines up with the bottom of that straw.
Aerosol cans can be recycled when completely empty.
On November 23rd, 1927, Erik Rotheim of Norway patented the first aerosol can and valve that could hold and dispense products and propellant systems.
The first commercially sold aerosol can was patented in 1943. Dubbed the "bug bomb", the small, portable can enabled soldiers to defend against malaria-carrying mosquitoes by spraying inside tents in the Pacific during World War II. After the war this design would spark a billion dollar aerosol industry with products such as hair spray and cleaners being made.
The first anti-perspirant aerosol deodorant, Gillette's Right Guard, was launched in 1965.
Silly String (also known as aerosol string) is a toy of flexible, sometimes brightly colored, plastic string propelled as a stream of liquid from an aerosol can. When it was invented by Leonard A. Fish in 1972, it was intended to be used as an instant, spray-on cast on a broken/sprained leg or arm. The invention worked, but on testing the nozzles, Fish came upon one that produced a nice string, which shot about 30 feet across the room. This incident inspired Fish to turn the product into a toy.
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| Silly string By Eden Keller from Mechanicsburg |
Today, soldiers use Silly String and similar products to detect tripwires for explosive booby traps.
Scientists were concerned when they discovered, in the 1970s, that certain chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, long used in aerosol spray cans posed a possible threat to the ozone layer. Released into the atmosphere, the chlorine-containing chemicals rise and are broken down by sunlight, whereupon the chlorine reacts with and destroys ozone molecules.
Sweden became the first country in the world to enact legislation which banned most aerosol sprays on January 29, 1978. They cited the damage caused to the earth's ozone layer.
On April 17, 2006 Mark Curry (star of Hangin' With Mr. Cooper) was doing laundry when an aerosol can that had fallen behind a water heater exploded. 18% of his body, including his arm, back and side, was burnt. Curry contemplated suicide, but after talking to his friends Sinbad and Bill Cosby, he changed his mind.
Most aerosol cans have a little dot painted on the rim that, when aligned with the nozzle, help you get every last drop of the product out before you run out of propellant. There’s a curved straw inside that runs down the edge of the can and that dot lines up with the bottom of that straw.
Aerosol cans can be recycled when completely empty.
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