kids are so cute/funny now! (: hahaha. below is what they cracked their brain juices to think of 61 uses of a rubber band! (: hahaha.. OH, they are written by a bunch of 13-16 yrs old. HAHAHA.

Rubber bands have proved to be extremely useful to man. To prove their usefulness, stated below are 61 different ways you can make use of a rubber band to do wonders.

1. to tie your heels back together when they come off temporary

2. to be joined together with many other rubber bands and used as a skipping rope

3. to pile your books or file neatly

4. to tie your bed sheets if the zipper is spoil

5. to tie the house keys together

6. For tying up of hair

7. For shooting

8. For keeping/bundling papers together

9. For making shapes

10. For putting on braces

11. Can be used to power toys, such as airplanes, without electricity.

12. Can be flung at someone/something, therefore it has uses as a weapon.

13. Can be used as a stylish bracelet or anklet.

14. If long enough, it can also be used as a necklace.

15. Can double as an effective eraser.

16. Can be melted down into glue

17. Can be used to direct an object at an object

18. Can be used to move objects

19. Can be used to make designs on clothes

20. Can secure lids.

21. To shoot birds

22. To use to make star

23. To use to make double star

24. To shoot squirrels

25. To pluck hair

26. Can be used to tie vegetables together

27. Can be served as a tool for design, so that when we paint over the rubber band over a piece of paper, a design would be formed

28. Used to bundle pens together

29. When joined together, it can served as a necklace

30. Used to tie gifts

31. To play the passing rubber band with toothpick game

32. To tie balloon

33. To make blood pressure higher

34. To disturb people

35. To pluck teeth

36. Can be used to threaten an enemy into submission.

37. Can be used to knock an object off a high shelf, thus being able to get at it after all.

38. Can be used as a bookmark.

39. Can be used to draw/doodle on if no paper is available.

40. If painted red, it can be used as a signal flag.

41. Can be used to pull latches.

42. Can be used to move objects

43. Can be used to support on object

44. Can be used to make designs on clothes

45. Can be used as an earring (if looped around ear)

46. Can be used to take out an eye

47. Can be used to do string figure tricks (if many used)

48. Can be used as a yo-yo if has a rock tied to it

49. Can be a mini arena if laid out on table.

50. Can be used to make origami (with skill and a lot of rubber bands)

51. Can be used as the spine of a book

52. Can be used to measure water depth in a small pool (if a very large rubber band)

53. Can be used as a ruler (if you know the length of band)

54. Can be used for a rubber band gun

55. Can double as a hook/lasso

56. Can be used as a distraction

57. Can make a chain

58. Can be used to start races (when gun shoots rubber band)

59. Can be melted down into glue

60. Can be used to direct an object at an object

61. Can be used to bend paper