Bubble wrap was invented to be 3D wallpaper

Woman bursts bubbles on a packaging bubble wrap (RealPeopleStudio/shutterstock.com)

You may have thought bubble wrap was invented to pack fragile items. While that’s what it’s used for now, it was actually invented as 3D wallpaper.

When the creators of bubble wrap gave up on their 3D wallpaper dream, they re-purposed their invention to be used as packing …