The word 'velcro' comes form the two French words "velours" or 'velvet' and "crochet", or 'hook'. Thus the side that hooks is the one that is rough rather than velvet to the touch.
The loop side of Velcro is smooth and soft. The hook side of Velcro is rough and scratchy. The hooks catch on the loops to stick them together.
It is called the "loop" side.
The loop side of Velcro is the softer side with small hooks that interlock with the firmer hook side to create a secure closure.
Velcro sticks together by one side having small "loops" and the other side having small hooks.
look at both pieces. you have a rough side and a softer side. the rougher side, if you look close, has little hooks that attach to the softer side. when you pull it apart the hooks are ripped apart, tis would be why velcro doesn't last forever.
The side of Velcro that resembles the hooks of the burdock fruit is the "hook" side. This side features small, stiff hooks that catch onto the loops of the opposite "loop" side, allowing the two surfaces to adhere to each other. The design was inspired by the way burdock burrs cling to animal fur and clothing.
Velcro is used to attach things together. Velcro has one strip that has a furry or loop style side and another side that has hooks. These two pieces adhere to one another to make things stick together.
Under a microscope, Velcro appears as a mechanical fastening system with tiny hooked loops on one side and a corresponding looped surface on the other side. The hooks and loops interlock when pressed together, providing a secure fastening mechanism.
Velcro is used instead of zips ect. It has hooks so that they can cling on.
The "fluffy" side of velcro will retain some water and also the taped backing on which the "hooks" are mounted will also. Ive yet to discover if velcro still works when its wet though. (probably does, because wet suits have velcro)
Velcro works when one side of the fastener---a side full of tiny "hooks"---attaches to the other side of the fastener---a side full of tiny "loops." The hooks lock into the loops, and when they are pulled apart, they make that distinctive sound.
Yes, the hook and loop structure of a velcro fastener is a solid structure.