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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 ...
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 ...
The following is a list of notable jam bands, or bands on the jam-band circuit. Jam band performances often feature extended musical improvisation (" jams ") over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns , and long sets of music that cross genre boundaries.
In the early-to-mid-2000s (decade), bracelets often made of silicone became popular. They are worn to demonstrate the wearer's support of a cause or charitable organization, similar to awareness ribbons. Such wristbands are sometimes called awareness bracelets to distinguish them from other types of wristbands. In early 2007 they became an ...
In November 2013 third-graders at St. John the Worker school in Orefield, Pennsylvania participated in a "Rainbow Loom-a-thon", weaving rubber-band bracelets for cancer patients. [ 12 ] Rainbow Loom was named one of the three most popular toys of 2013 by Cyber Monday Awards [ 13 ] and was the most-searched toy on Google that same year. [ 14 ]
A watch strap, watch band, watch bracelet or watch belt is a bracelet that straps a wrist watch onto the wrist. [1] Watch straps may be made of leather , plastic , polyurethane , silicone , rubber , FKM , cloth , or metal , sometimes in combination.
Awareness bracelet wristbands carry messages demonstrating the wearer's support of a cause or charitable organization. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The silicone wristband first became popular in 2004 with the Livestrong yellow band which was set up by American cyclist Lance Armstrong to raise awareness of cancer . [ 5 ]
The Wackyland Rubber Band is what the name implies, a band of anthropomorphic rubber bands that are residents of Wackyland. Capable of shaping themselves into various instruments from drums to horns, this lively quartet can play almost anything and is usually featured in large or important events, such as the halftime show of the football game ...