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How to Use A Rubber band

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Rubber Bands
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Many uses for rubber bands. What to do with extra rubber bands that come on your asparagus, in your mail or on odd things.
Here's how to use rubber bands in a unique way. And recycle.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Rubber Bands
  • Paint Can
  • Liquid Soap Bottle or Lotion Pump Bottle
  • Remote Control
  • Candles
  • T shirt
  • Pebbles
  1. Step 1
    Pump Bottle
    Pump Bottle

    Limit how much soap or lotion comes out of your container by putting a rubber band around the dispenser. See photo.

  2. Step 2
    Lobster with rubber bands.
    Lobster with rubber bands.

    Extra rubber bands come with lobster.

  3. Step 3
    Wildflowers
    Wildflowers

    Use rubber bands to tie up your wild flowers.

  4. Step 4

    If you burn candles and want to prevent candles from dripping on the table cloth wrap a rubber band around the candle. To help the candle stay in the holder wrap a rubber band around the bottom.

  5. Step 5

    Wrap rubber bands around your index finger when go through lots of paperwork so you don't have to lick your finger.

  6. Step 6

    If your remote control keeps sliding around wrap a rubber band around the remote and it will not fly around so easily. (Protects it too.)

  7. Step 7

    Wrap a band around a paint can lid across the opening. Can use to wipe paint off brush and collect drips.

  8. Step 8

    If you have a leak wrap a rubber band around the leak for a temporary fix.

  9. Step 9

    Use rubber pants to tie dye a article of clothing. Add pebbles inside certain places to give a different look.

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pridgeway said

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on 5/2/2009 I Like the remote control one. Very original article.

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