Most days our newspaper and our mail arrive at the house bound by a rubber band. Not always, but usually. That adds up to a lot of rubber bands lying around after awhile. I use to keep them in the back of the kitchen cabinet, stuffed into a plastic cup. A few years ago I decided to make a rubber band ball out of them. It’s a fun way to neatly keep them all in one place, plus it provides me some simple amusement. (I always bounce it around a few times when I take it out to add or remove bands.) Solid to the core with rubber bands, mine is approximately 19 inches in diameter and weighs about four pounds. Sorry my photo isn’t clearer.
If you “google” rubber band ball, you’ll find a surprising number of sites, including several that claim to have the largest rubber band ball. After looking at some of the sites…. well, some folks just have too much time on their hands!
If you “google” rubber band ball, you’ll find a surprising number of sites, including several that claim to have the largest rubber band ball. After looking at some of the sites…. well, some folks just have too much time on their hands!
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We had a huge problem with postmen discarding rubber bands in the street and hedgehogs, birds etc eating them (the bands not the postmen) - our neighbours son searched the area looking for the discarded bands and, like you, made them into huge balls which he then sold to his friends making quite a profit.
I have seen and held the ball. :)
Hmmmm. OCD. Well, it runs in the family. I'm not allowed to handle bubble wrap, nor am I allowed to download the bubble wrap iphone app. But go ahead and keep adding to it until it is the size of a basketball.
Nice!
Whoa, Kelly. Now I'm seriously worried about you. LOL! Just kidding. If nothing else, it would make a great and original weapon to keep beside the bed in case a burgler broke in. I'd be willing to bet you have a great throwing arm, too, and could cold cock one in a NY second. LOL! Blessings!
I throw them away. How uncreative.
Love your rubber.
quid
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