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http://priceonomics.com/the-man-who-invented-scotch-tape/ Dec 30, 2014 · 3,561 views Share “He created a greenhouse environment, a skunkworks, where we could do anything, try anything. When you’re an oddball in a permissive environment, things often turn out well.” -- Paul Hanson, ex-technical director at 3M, on Scotch tape inventor, Richard Drew On a surface level, Scotch tape may seem like just about the most boring product in the world. Though it can be found in nearly 90% of American households and is used for everything from wrapping gifts to “repairing” ripped dollar bills, we'll forgive you for never being curious about its origins. But stick with us: this gets interesting!  The story of Scotch tape is one of incredible determination and risk-taking -- and its invention was thanks to a banjo-playing, college-dropout, “misfit” engineer who believed in his ability to invent. He ended up not just pioneering Scotch transparent ta