Sure, we use them to close up chip bags, hold together loose packs of cards and bind cables, but you'd be surprised at the many off-brand ways uses for the household staple known as rubber bands.

Discover genius ways to use rubber bands, gloves, and other rubber items in everyday life! From organizing cables to opening ...

Whether they are called rubber bands, gum bands or elastic loops, these humble workhorses of home, business and office are ubiquitous. Aside from their obvious utilitarian applications, rubber bands ...

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Silicone rubber bands, unlike regular rubber bands, are safe for kitchen use: They withstand high temps, can be easily sanitized, and don't snap or get grimy.

We tested the four-band set, which ranges from 5 pounds to 120 pounds of resistance (the five-band set, which is about $35 more, reaches 150 pounds); you can also purchase the bands individually ...