-Microscopic+world

media type="youtube" key="x86KEGSWw-8?rel=0" height="315" width="560"Previous Page **MICROSCOPIC WORLD** Next Page by Zach Allen The microscopic world is the world of objects that can be seen only under magnification and not with the naked eye. Examples of things in the microscopic world include viruses, bacteria, and cells inside the body. George de Mestral, the inventor of velcro, used a magnifying glass to observe pesky burrs in nature. In 1948, George de Mestral took a close look at the pesky burrs that stuck to his clothing while hiking through Switzerland. When he looked at the burrs under magnification, he saw that each separate burr was covered with many tiny hooks that could latch onto tiny loops in the woven cloth of his clothing.