You are going to read about a popular office product. Put the jumbled sentences in the correct order
Everyone knows what Post-it notes are: they are those great little self-stick notepapers. Most people have Post-it Notes. Most people use them. Most people love them. But Post-it Notes were not a planned product.
1) ______
2) ______
3) ______
No one knew what to do with the stuff, but Silver didn't throw it away.
4) ______
5) ______
With the weak adhesive, the markers stayed in place, yet came off without damaging the pages.
6) ______
Today they are one of the most popular office products available.
1) _____
Then one Sunday four years later, another 3M scientist named Arthur Fry was singing in the church choir. He used markers to keep his place in the hymn book but they kept falling out.
It stuck to objects, but could easily be lifted off. It was super weak instead of super strong.
3M began distributing Post-it Notes in 1980 − ten years after Silver developed the super weak adhesive.
Remembering Silver's adhesive, Fry used some to cover his markers. Success!
He developed a new adhesive, but it was even weaker than what 3M already manufactured.
A man named Spencer Silver was working in the 3M research laboratories in 1970 trying to find a strong adhesive.
2) _____
Then one Sunday four years later, another 3M scientist named Arthur Fry was singing in the church choir. He used markers to keep his place in the hymn book but they kept falling out.
It stuck to objects, but could easily be lifted off. It was super weak instead of super strong.
3M began distributing Post-it Notes in 1980 − ten years after Silver developed the super weak adhesive.
Remembering Silver's adhesive, Fry used some to cover his markers. Success!
He developed a new adhesive, but it was even weaker than what 3M already manufactured.
A man named Spencer Silver was working in the 3M research laboratories in 1970 trying to find a strong adhesive.
3) _____
Then one Sunday four years later, another 3M scientist named Arthur Fry was singing in the church choir. He used markers to keep his place in the hymn book but they kept falling out.
It stuck to objects, but could easily be lifted off. It was super weak instead of super strong.
3M began distributing Post-it Notes in 1980 − ten years after Silver developed the super weak adhesive.
Remembering Silver's adhesive, Fry used some to cover his markers. Success!
He developed a new adhesive, but it was even weaker than what 3M already manufactured.
A man named Spencer Silver was working in the 3M research laboratories in 1970 trying to find a strong adhesive.
4) _____
Then one Sunday four years later, another 3M scientist named Arthur Fry was singing in the church choir. He used markers to keep his place in the hymn book but they kept falling out.
It stuck to objects, but could easily be lifted off. It was super weak instead of super strong.
3M began distributing Post-it Notes in 1980 − ten years after Silver developed the super weak adhesive.
Remembering Silver's adhesive, Fry used some to cover his markers. Success!
He developed a new adhesive, but it was even weaker than what 3M already manufactured.
A man named Spencer Silver was working in the 3M research laboratories in 1970 trying to find a strong adhesive.
5) _____
Then one Sunday four years later, another 3M scientist named Arthur Fry was singing in the church choir. He used markers to keep his place in the hymn book but they kept falling out.
It stuck to objects, but could easily be lifted off. It was super weak instead of super strong.
3M began distributing Post-it Notes in 1980 − ten years after Silver developed the super weak adhesive.
Remembering Silver's adhesive, Fry used some to cover his markers. Success!
He developed a new adhesive, but it was even weaker than what 3M already manufactured.
A man named Spencer Silver was working in the 3M research laboratories in 1970 trying to find a strong adhesive.
6) _____
Then one Sunday four years later, another 3M scientist named Arthur Fry was singing in the church choir. He used markers to keep his place in the hymn book but they kept falling out.
It stuck to objects, but could easily be lifted off. It was super weak instead of super strong.
3M began distributing Post-it Notes in 1980 − ten years after Silver developed the super weak adhesive.
Remembering Silver's adhesive, Fry used some to cover his markers. Success!
He developed a new adhesive, but it was even weaker than what 3M already manufactured.
A man named Spencer Silver was working in the 3M research laboratories in 1970 trying to find a strong adhesive.