The secret uses for a rubber band
JOBURG – 10 ways to use a rubber band that you might not have considered before.
The simple rubber band, originally created for holding papers or envelopes together, has a surprising number of other crafty uses.
According to Buzzfeed, rubber bands can be used as the marker for your french manicure. With some tension, a rubber will create a straight line and contain the area of your nail to be painted tip.
Other uses include wrapping rubber bands around the ends of your clothes hangers to stop your clothes falling off.
Tie a band around your tea cup to keep your tagged teabag in place.
Keep cut slices of apple fresh by wrapping them together into its original apple shape.
Place a rubber band over the head of a stripped screw to give the screwdriver something to hold onto and twist the screw out.
Wrap rubber bands around a tight-fitting lid to help you unscrew it with ease.
For a dirt cheap hands-free handset, loop a rubber band through the air conditioning vent in your car to have a place to strap in your cellphone.
Tie a rubber band around the handle of utensils to create a ledge on which the utensil can hang on when propped in a bowl.
A rubber band on either side of a chopping board will prevent it from slipping around on kitchen counters.
Looping a rubber band around a sticky zipper can also give you some leverage to pull it up or down.
For more information and examples of interesting uses for rubber bands, visit Buzzfeed
