a million and one things

[wyndhy]

you can do with a rubber band.


got any ideas?

[WildIrish]

If you stretch a bunch of them around an open shoe box, you can make a guitar.

[wyndhy]

good one :D

[BIBI]

Well there's always an inventive soul out there.....

[wyndhy]

LMAO.
i love that one! the turn-yourself-into-a-pig-using-just-a-rubber band trick!
awesome, bibi. ty!

[Winston77]

As a kid we would get a bunch of rubber bands from the mailman to make sling-shots

[Lilith]

for the crafty pixies

http://www.tackytreasures.com/tackyhtml/tackyimages/rubberbandvest-1177.jpg

[wyndhy]

great classic winston! and lmfao - a rubber band shirt, tanks lil.

anyone else?

[sodaklostsoul]

If you loop them right, they can hang ornaments.

[Oldfart]

You can use them to smack the smart-arse who knows the other million applications.

[BIBI]

In jail when you grind down the end of a toothbrush to taper it and attach a piece of razor blade with elastics.....nice and tight so you have a sturdy little shank. LMAO

CSI.....very informative

[Oldfart]

If you wrap a lot of bands around a shoebox and then attach a razor blade, do you have a cutting edge musical instrument?

[wyndhy]

You can use them to smack the smart-arse who knows the other million applications.
or smack the person who asked for a list of said million?
*moons you*

[LixyChick]

You can tie dye t-shirts with them...

If you lose/break one of the arms (aka-temple) on your reading glasses you can slip one end through the screw hole, loop it through itself, and loop the other end over your ear...in a pinch...

You can loop a bunch together and dangle them from your door in true hippie fashion...

You can put them around hard boiled eggs in a random pattern and dip the eggs in food coloring at Easter...(be sure to roll the dipped egg on a dry paper towel to sop up the drips before removing the bands to let the egg dry on the rack or in the carton)...

Then there's the sexual things I'm thinking about...*hmmmm*

P.S. Just curious wyndhy. Did you inherit an excess of rubber bands or something?

[wyndhy]

ooo...very crafty lix. ty!

i just need a few ideas for a project i'm working on.
so i'll slingshot this one to the front again. :p
...anyone else?

[BIBI]

you can...

use them wrapped around the end of a candle to make it fit in the holder
make a gigantic rubber band ball
Can be used to power toys, such as airplanes, without electricity.
Can be flung at someone/something, therefore it has uses as a weapon.
Can be used as a stylish bracelet or anklet.
If long enough, it can also be used as a necklace.
Can double as an effective eraser.
Can be used to hold a bunch of objects, such as pencils, together.
Can be used as an effective catapult.
Can be used to smash/break delicate objects (if shot with sufficient force).
Can be used to mimic the effects of a helicopter blade for study (if used in the right way).
Can be used as a fan (if used the same way as above).
Can be used to threaten an enemy into submission.
Can be used to knock an object off a high shelf, thus being able to get at it after all.
Can be used as a bookmark. .
Can be hung as a snazzy decoration.
If combined with other rubber bands, it can be used to make even more snazzier decorations.
Can be wrapped around the thumb and used as a thimble.
Can be used to plug leaks because it is naturally waterproof.
Can be used to measure depth of transparent liquids.
Can be used over a wide temperature range from -80°C to +300°C! (-120°F to 572°F)
Can be used to insulate small amounts of electricity, conductive or anti-static.
Can be used to reduce heat transfer with its low thermal conductivity.
It has friction properties similar to human skin and is therefore comfortable to grip, therefore it can relieve stress .
Can be used, with some engineering modifications, as a means of propulsion for very light crafts.
Can hold one object to another without the release of either object.
Can stretch, therefore it can be used to absorb kinetic energy.
Can be used in an endless amounts of scientific experiments, either about or not about elasticity. .
Can be used as a source of endless amusement and boredom relief.
Can be used as handcuffs (not to effective though)
Can be used as a musical instrument.
Can relieve tension.
Can hold ponytails or pigtails, thus mimicking a hairclip.
Can be used as a compass to draw circles.
Can be launched as ammo from a larger object.
Can mimic the shape of various geometric shapes.
Can be used as a Christmas tree ornament.
Can hold wax from dripping out of a candle.
Can be used as a band-aid (if wrapped multiple times around a wound).
Can secure lids.
Can secure glasses/goggles to the face.
Can be used to reinforce a paper telescope.
Can be used to pull latches.
Can be used to move objects
Can be used to support on object
Can be used to make designs on clothes...tie dying
Can be used as an earring (if looped around ear)
Can be used to take out an eye
Can be used to do string figure tricks (if many used)
Can be used as a yo-yo if has a rock tied to it
Can be used as the spine of a book
Can be used to measure water depth in a small pool (if a very large rubber band)
Can be used as a ruler (if you know the length of band)
Can be used for a rubber band gun
Can double as a hook/lasso
Can be used as a distraction
Can make a chain
Can be used to start races (when gun shoots rubber band)
Can be melted down into glue
Can be used to direct an object at an object
Can be used to bend paper

[wyndhy]

ROTFLMAO
bibi, i think i love you. :D
ty, ty, ty!!!

[BIBI]

YVW.........now wtf are YOU doing with yours lol :)

[wyndhy]

incorporating them into a story...i needed one or three more kooky ideas...you gave me 8756834765846. :D

[Aqua]

or smack the person who asked for a list of said million?
*moons you*
Ooo ooo... me me me.... moon me next!

[wyndhy]

k
*moons you too*

[bare4you]

Bibi stole all my ideas!

[Steph]

ROTFLMAO
bibi, i think i love you. :D
ty, ty, ty!!!

I think she scares me!! :)

The chef wraps them around the kitchen faucet for use later. So there's a storage tip!

I love that freaking shirt!