How does a stapler bend the staple?
Stapler's Secret Slam
How does a stapler bend the staple?
You press down on a stapler — click! — and somehow a straight piece of wire gets bent into a perfect little metal bridge, punching through your papers and folding tight on the other side. How does that happen?
Inside the stapler, staples wait in a long strip, each one shaped like a skinny metal U lying on its side. When you press the top of the stapler, you're pushing down a metal hammer called the driver — it's spring-loaded, so it snaps down hard and fast.
