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2. Rubber band - Wikipedia

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   A rubber band ball is a sphere of rubber bands made by using a knotted single band as a starting point and then wrapping rubber bands around the center until the desired size is achieved. The ball is usually made from 100% rubber bands, but some instructions call for using a marble , [ 16 ] a crumpled piece of paper , or a ping-pong ball [ 17 ...

3. Rubber elasticity - Wikipedia

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   A rubber band is a single molecule, as is a latex glove. The sections of polyisoprene between two adjacent cross-links are called network chains and can contain up to several hundred isoprene units. In natural rubber, each cross-link produces a network node with four chains emanating from it.

4. Elastics (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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   Natural rubber, used by the Incan and Mayan cultures, was the first known elastomer. Charles Goodyear developed the process of vulcanization, [4] after which the use of natural rubber increased. Henry Albert Baker is the first person known to have used elastics to correct the position of teeth. In the late 1800s he named his elastic wear the ...

5. Slingshot - Wikipedia

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   Slingshots depend on strong elastic materials for their projectile firepower, typically vulcanized natural rubber or the equivalent such as silicone rubber tubing, and thus date no earlier than the invention of vulcanized rubber by Charles Goodyear in 1839 (patented in 1844). By 1860, this "new engine" had established a reputation for use by ...

6. Silly Bandz - Wikipedia

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   The original shaped silicone rubber bands were created in 2002 by the Japanese design team Passkey Design, Yumiko Ohashi, and Masonar Haneda. [1] [2] They made the bands in cute animal shapes to encourage sustainability by discouraging people from treating the rubber bands as disposable. [3] [2] Sold under the brand name Animal Rubber Bands ...

7. Promise: These Workout Headbands Will Keep Sweat Out Of ... - AOL

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   This grippy texture is constructed from a soft, foam rubber neoprene strip that provides a non-slip grip without tugging on your hair. It's as strong as silicone but gentle like velvet.