As electricity is very dangerous, it is important to keep wires insulated at all times. However, it so happens sometimes that electrical wires around the house become exposed and, therefore, threaten the lives of everyone around.
To solve this issue, simply take some rubber bands and wrap it around the exposed areas of the wire to insulate it and make it safe for the household. Also, remember to turn off the electricity.
Add Support to Your Remote Control
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The properties of rubber bands make them great for shock absorption. So, if you tend to drop that remote very often, then you could use some padding to help it endure those drops more efficiently.
Take a dozen rubber bands and wrap them around the lower, middle, and upper parts of your remote control. Use four rubber bands for each part. This will make your remote control endure any future shocks.
Repair Your Zipper
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A broken zipper tag will make you suffer two sets of problems: one, you won’t be able to pull your zipper up; two, you won’t be able to pull your zipper down in a normal fashion.
And if this happens in public, the embarrassment is just not bearable. To solve this problem, take a rubber band and insert it into the area where the zipper tag used to be, and use it to work your zipper until you get a replacement or buy some new jeans.
Build a Drawing Compass
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If you need to draw a circle and find yourself without a compass, then employ the help of rubber bands. Take three pencils and tie them tightly together to make a triangle.
Make sure to have the writing ends of two pencils pointed towards the base of the triangle. After you do this, it’s simple to draw a circle. Just take a ruler to measure out the diameter of the circle and use your invention as you would do with a normal compass.
Add Friction to Bed Slats
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Bed slats can become loose sometimes, and this has dangerous implications especially if it happens to the upper bunk bed. Say that you’ve noticed the slats of your bed have become loose and you don’t have the screws to secure them in place.
Don’t worry; you can do it as efficiently with a few rubber bands. Wrapping the rubber bands to the ends of the bed slats will create friction and cause them to stick more tightly in their places.
So yeah—these have been the 10 broken things in your house you can fix using only some rubber bands. Consider, therefore, keeping some around the house. There’s knowing when you will have to use them.
Before you go, share with us in the comments below the one use for rubber bands that you didn’t think was possible before reading this article.