23 Ways You Could Be Using Rubber Bands You Never Thought Of

    Who knew a small rubber loop could change your life forever?

    1. Keep your door from slamming shut with this little trick:

    2. Keep sliced apples fresh by putting them back together with a rubber band.

    3. Put a rubber band on top of a paint can to remove the excess paint from the brush.

    4. Or use rubber bands for making your own works of art.

    5. Slip a rubber band on either side of a hanger, and *TA-DA!*

    6. A pair of rubber bands will keep your cutting board from getting away from you.

    7. Loop a rubber band around your air conditioner vent. Now you can see your directions while you drive without spending a penny.

    8. You can also use a rubber band to give yourself a French manicure.

    9. Are chopsticks a little too complicated for you?

    10. Stop your glasses from slipping with just a couple rubber bands.

    11. Wrap rubber bands around the handles of all your kitchen utensils to make cooking a little less stressful.

    12. With a few rubber bands you can open even the tightest lids.

    13. This trick also works on tricky or stuck nail polish bottles as well!

    14. Use a rubber band to loosen your pants when they're too tight.

    15. You can also tie one to a zipper that doesn't work to give yourself a little extra leverage, and to keep it from getting stuck at the bottom.

    16. Keep your tea bag in its place with just a rubber band!

    17. Keep your fragile stemware from getting knocked around too much in the washer with a few rubber bands tied together.

    18. You can use a rubber band to bring your old broom back to life.

    19. You can even use them to decorate your chargers!

    20. Of course, nothing makes reading easier.

    21. You can even use them to close and store your open food!

    22. Here's one you've probably never thought of before – use a rubber band to work that stripped screw out.

    Who knew that one little rubber band could be so life-changing?!