Quick Tips On Rubber Bands

• A rubber band is also called a gum band, elastic band, binder, lackie (or lackey) band.
• It was invented in England in 1845 by Stephen Perry of Messers Perry and Co., a rubber manufacturing company. He patented the rubber band on March 17, 1845.
• A rubber band gun (RBG) is a toy that is load with rubber bands, not bullets.
• There are 3 types of rubber band guns; a clothes peg (clothespin) pistol, repeater pistolo and a gatling gun. The most impressive is the gatling gun which can fire 144 rubber bands automatically.
• Rubber bracelets (usually made of silicone and come in single or multi colors) are not only used to raise funds for charities, create brand awareness but also to display patriotism.
• Rubber bands can be stretched to form different shapes or you can even buy them pre-shaped!
• Rubber bands looped one after another to become a rope can be used in a jump rope game.
• The rubber band workout uses a giant rubber band for exercies for the upper and lower body.

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