(This comment was made when the top link was https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/05/31/a-zipper-patent-sat-i.... We've since changed the link to https://news.mit.edu/2026/three-sided-y-zipper-design-0504)

i thought so as well; my eyes were beginning to glaze over. the MIT article talking about it is a much better read.