I found a giant frozen (it was in the freezer) rubber band and I wanted to know what all I could do with it besides shoot it at my sister. My favorite ones are in green.#1 Quick Tagging Are these batteries at the bottom of my bag charged or uncharged? Tag your batteries with rubber bands so you never have to guess. You can differentiate between various groups of objects by tagging each group with a certain color rubber band, or a specific number of visible rubber bands.
#2 Pencil grip-wrap it around the part of the pencil where you hold it to write with for a comfy grip.
#3 Mark the Level of Liquid Remaining in a Solid Color Container Take a paint can for instance, before you pound the top back on, wrap a rubber band around the outside of the can at the same level as the paint remaining in the can. Next time you need it you'll know exactly how much you have left in a single glance.
#4 Slingshot / Catapult Every kids favorite thing to do with a rubber band, but if you think hard enough, I bet there are some practical uses for making one of these.
#5 Simple Art Take a pegboard and stretch different color rubber bands in various shapes until every peg has been used at least once. Fun, creative and simple.
#6 Strap an Injured Finger Use a rubber band to strap an injured finger to a firm stick or piece of cardboard until it can be properly casted.
#7 Melt and Use as an Adhesive Its not glue, but a melted rubber band does make a darn good adhesive.
#8 A Distraction Pull the famous rubber band gun trick and shoot a rubber band across the room. Try to hit something that makes a sound, or just catch your victims attention. As soon as they look the other way, make your move.
#9 Act as a Reminder Wrap a rubber band around a specific page in your planner.
#10 Rubber Padding Wrap a couple rubber bands around a TV remote or ash tray to prevent it from sliding and scratching the tables surface.
#11 Stress-Relieving Rubber Band Ball If made soft enough, a rubber band ball can make for a perfect stress relieving squeeze toy. It helps out when you're in a fidgety mood.
#12 Tie-Dye The style may have died in the seventies, but who really cared a DYE tie-dye project can be a blast. If you have kids, its a cheap, creative way to entertain.
#13 Prevent the Mixing Spoon from Sliding into the Bowl Wrap a rubber band around the upper part of the spoons handle just above the point at which the spoon touches the rim of the bowl. Now the spoon cant slip and slide in.
#14 Insulate Electrical Current Rubber bands can act as insulators for low wattage electrical current. Wrap a rubber band around an exposed region of a wire (before the wire is live).
#15 Design Fancy Easter Eggs Wrap several rubber bands in different directions around the eggs before dunking them in the Easter egg dye. This will create interesting designs on the dyed eggs.
#16 A Pencil Eraser Fold a rubber band in half a few times and use it to erase pencil markings. It works surprisingly well.
#17 Keep those Files IN the Manila Folder Manila folders are a great tool for filing papers until you accidentally drop one of them. Since a manila folder is nothing more than a sleeve, the files will spill out everywhere. A rubber band can fix that problem in jiffy if you put it over the mouth of the folder.
#18 Kitty-proof or Puppy-proof Your Toilet Paper Kitties and Puppies love to shred things. Toilet paper is one of their top 10 favorites. Wrap a rubber band around the roll of toilet paper to avoid the dangling temptation.
#19 Grip that Jar Lid Place a thick rubber band around the rim of a jar lid and use it to grip the lid while you twist it off.
#20 Limit Soap Dispenser Output Put a rubber band around the neck of pump-style soap dispensers to limit the amount of soap dispensed per pump.
#21 Make a rubber band gun and shoot rubber bands.
#22 Keep Wires or Yarn Untangled Wrap a rubber band around it before the mess gets out of control.
#23 Toddler-proof the Cabinets Stretch a few rubber bands tightly between the left and right cabinet knobs to lock them in place
#24 Rubber Band Motor Create Kinetic energy with a rubber band.
#25 Draw a Straight Line Stretch a rubber band out and trace that perfectly straight line.
#26 Paint Brush Wiper Stretch a rubber band around an open paint can from top to bottom so it crosses over the opening just above the paint. Wipe the excess paint off on the rubber band instead of getting the side of the can all messy.Break-in a Baseball Glove with a Rubber Band.
#27 Break-in a Baseball Glove A brand new baseball glove is stiff. First, it must be broken-in to be an effective tool for catching balls. Bend the leather, beat on it with a rubber mallet, apply shaving cream all over the glove, put a ball in it and wrap a rubber band around the whole glove. Let it stand for awhile to mold the shape of the ball. Repeat every few days as necessary.
#28 Keep a Sliced Apple Fresh This one may seem bizarre, but I tried it and it works fairly well. Slice and apple into wedges. Then place all the wedges back together and wrap a clean rubber band around them so the apple looks whole again. It will keep the apple wedges from browning about 50% longer than just tossing the wedges in a standard sandwich bag.
#29 Cure an Overbite When stretched between opposite ends of the upper and lower jaw over a period of time, the force of a rubber band can correct a minor overbite. Orthodontists typically employ this method in conjunction with braces.Simple Rubber Band Wallet.
#30 A Wallet Replacement Is you wallet always bulging out of your pants pocket? Get rid of it. Instead, wrap your cash around your ID and credit card and then wrap a rubber band around the outside of the cash.
#31 Revive an Old Broom Are the brooms bristles a bit worn? Tighten them up. Wrap a thick rubber bands halfway up the brooms bristles to hold them in place.
#32 Plop! The spoon slipped into the mixing bowl again, and now you have to fish it out of the messy batter. This time, after you rinse off the spoon, wrap a rubber band around the top of the handle to catch the spoon and avoid the mess.
#33 Don't spill it! That's what you say when you hand somebody your lovingly prepared casserole dish to carry in the car on the way to that potluck dinner. You won't have to worry if you secure the top to the base with a couple of wide rubber bands.
#34 Do you find yourself chasing your cutting board around the counter when you're chopping up veggies? Give the board some traction by putting a rubber band around each end.
#35 Does arthritis make it tough for you to grasp a drinking glass securely, especially when it is wet with condensation? Wrap a couple of rubber bands around the glass to make it easier to grip. Works great for kids, too, whose small hands sometimes have a hard time holding a glass.
#36 No need to toss out that broom because the bristles have become splayed with use. Wrap a rubber band around the broom a few inches from the bottom. Leave it for a day or so to get the bristles back in line.
#37 The grand kids are coming! Time to get out the rubber bands and temporarily childproof the bathroom and kitchen cabinets you don't want them to get into. Just wrap the bands tightly around pairs of handles.
#38 Tired of tangled thread in your sewing box? Just wrap a rubber band around the spools to keep the thread from unraveling.
#39 Snap a couple of rubber bands around the sun visors of your car. Now you have a handy spot to slip toll receipts, directions, maybe even your favorite CD.
#40 Stop licking your finger. Just wrap a rubber band around your index finger a few times the next time you need to shuffle papers. Not too tight, though! You don't want to cut off circulation to your fingertip.
#41 Having trouble breathing? Maybe that top shirt button is a tad too tight. Stick a small rubber band through the buttonhole, then loop the ends over the button. Put on your tie and breathe easy.
#42 Paper bookmarks work fine, until they slip out of the book. Instead, wrap a rubber band from top to bottom around the part of the book you've already read. You won't lose your place, even if you drop the book.
#43 To protect your fine furniture from scratches and nicks, wrap a wide rubber band around both ends of the television remote control. You'll be protecting the remote too -- it will be less likely to slide off a table and be damaged.
#44 Do the slats under your mattress sometimes slip out? Wrap rubber bands around their ends to make them stay in place.
#45 Furniture leg casters can become loose with wear. To tighten up a caster, wrap a rubber band around the stem and reinsert.
#46 Hm, just how much finish is left in that can up on the shelf anyway? Snap a band around the liquid containers in your workshop to indicate how much is left and you'll always know at a glance.
#47 Every time you dip your paintbrush, you wipe the excess against the side of the can. Before you know it, paint is dripping off the side of the can and the little groove around the rim is so full of paint that it splatters everywhere when you go to hammer the lid back on. Avoiding all this mess is easy. Just wrap a rubber band around the can from top to bottom, going across the middle of the can opening. Now, when you fill your brush, you can just tap it against the rubber band and the excess paint will fall back into the can.
#48 This one may seem bizarre, but I tried it and it works fairly well. Slice and apple into wedges. Then place all the wedges back together and wrap a clean rubber band around them so the apple looks whole again. It will keep the apple wedges from browning about 50% longer than just tossing the wedges in a standard sandwich bag.
#49 Put a rubber band around the neck of pump-style soap dispensers to limit the amount of soap dispensed per pump.
#50 Receipt holder. Put one or two around your car’s visor on the driver’s side, one at each end, for example. You can literally “get a grip” on toll receipts, ATM slips, receipts from swiping at the gas pump on the highway, etc.
#51 Toddler toilet paper lock. OK, this isn’t necessarily foolproof, but I’ve heard of it working from parents who would definitely know. Put a band over the roll in between uses during that stage where young ones are oh so fascinated with unrolling and flushing.
THE ORIGINAL USE:
To hold together papers. Invented in 1845 by Stephan Perry.
MY FAVORITE USE:
Wrapping it lightly around my wrist so I can use it for any of these uses any time!
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