At the first, i wanna ask you something. Do you know what is aglet? The topic of my presentation today is aglet.

Rarely, people dont know about this thing, i mean they know but they usually forget about it. Cause of that, phineas and ferb made a song about aglet in their cartoon serial. Aglet (or aiglet) is a small plastic or metal sheath typically used on each end of a shoelace, cord, or drawstring. Aglet keeps the fibers of the lace or cord from unraveling. Its firmness and narrow profile make it easier to hold and easier to feed through the eyelets. The word aglet (or aiglet) comes from Old French aguillette (or aiguillette), which is the diminutive of aguille (or aiguille), meaning needle. This in turn comes from acus, Latin for needle. An aglet is like a small needle at the end of a cord. Aglets today are most often made of plastic; they also have been made of metal. Many were highly ornamental and made of precious metals, such as silver. Before the invention of buttons, they were used on the ends of ribbons to fasten clothing together. Sometimes they were formed into small figures.

An aglet (or aiglet) is a small plastic or metal sheath typically used on each end of a shoelace, cord, or drawstring. An aglet keeps the fibers of the lace or cord from unraveling; its firmness and narrow profile make it easier to hold and easier to feed through the eyelets, lugs, or other lacing guides.

[edit] Etymology
The word aglet (or aiglet) comes from Old French aguillette (or aiguillette), which is the diminutive of aguille (or aiguille), meaning needle.[1] This in turn comes from acus, Latin for needle. An aglet is like a small needle at the end of a cord.

[edit] Variety
There is a subtle distinction between aglets, which are generally functional, and aiguillettes, which are generally decorative. The latter usually appear at the end of decorative cords, such as bolo ties, and the identically named aiguillettes of military dress uniforms. Aglets today are most often made of plastic; they also have been made of metal, glass, and stone. Many were highly ornamental and made of precious metals, such as silver. Before the invention of buttons, they were used on the ends of ribbons to fasten clothing together. Sometimes they were formed into small figures. Shakespeare calls this type of figure an "aglet baby" in The Taming of the Shrew. Home-made aglets can be fashioned out of adhesive tape, wax, resin, glue, thread, heat shrink or metal tubing, and by simply knotting or melting the end of a lace or cord.[2] For a time during the Great Depression, aglets were made out of paper and glue.

Aglet (atau aiglet) adalah plastik kecil atau logam selubung yang biasanya digunakan pada setiap ujung kabel, tali sepatu, atau tali. Aglet dibuat dari serat-serat fiber atau selotip untuk mencegah tali terurai. ketegasan dan kepadatan profil membuatnya lebih mudah untuk menahan dan untuk memasukan tali ke lubang tali sepatu, lubang jarum atau lubang tali lainnya. Aglet kata (atau aiglet) berasal dari bahasa Prancis Lama dari kata aguillette (atau aiguillette), yang berarti jarum , ada juga yang mengatakan bahwa berasal dari kata Acus (Bahasa Latin) yang berarti untuk jarum juga karena sebuah aglet seperti jarum kecil di ujung tali. Ada perbedaan halus antara aglets, yang umumnya fungsional, dan aiguillettes, yang umumnya dekoratif.Aglets ini biasanya muncul pada akhir pita dekoratif, seperti ikatan bolo, tali sepatu dan tali tambang, sedangkan aiguillettes identik kepada pakaian seragam militer. Aglets saat ini paling sering dibuat dari plastik, ada juga yang terbuat dari logam, kaca, dan batu. Banyak juga yang sangat bagus , karena terbuat dari logam mulia dan perak. Sebelum penemuan kain (cotton) , mereka digunakan pada ujung pita untuk mengikat pakaian bersama. Kadang-kadang mereka dibentuk menjadi angka kecil,aglets buatan rumah biasanya terbuat dari pita perekat (selotip), wax, resin,lem, benang, panas menyusut atau tubing logam, dan hanya dengan knotting atau leleh akhir fiber atau tali.

Untuk sementara waktu selama perang dunia ke 2 , aglets terbuat dari kertas dan lem. Ironisnya,aglets di anggap ga penting dan jarang ada yang tau namanya,padahal peran aglets itu berguna banget loh! coba banyangin betapa susahnya kalo ujung tali sepatu kita ga ada agletsnya,pasti susah banget deh masukin ke lobang sepatunya! hehehe. pesen gua sih ya,kita jangan selalu menilai atau menganggap sesuatu yang kecil atau ga terlihat sama sekali sebagai hal yang ga penting,padahal kadang2 yang kecil itu loh yang bisa ngerubah dunia! hehehe :D