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Idea: Aerodynamic rubber bands

Not sure if I posted this already…

Aerodynamic rubber bands!!!! Come on!!! Cross section cut would probably look like a teardrop, with the fat (possibly flat) side inward to make it possible to shoot and give it some mass compared to a flat band…even though this is aerodynamically backwards. Ideally, I would think the fat part would face forward, like a wing,  giving the front of the rubber band less drag and the tail greater drag, increasing stability. You would shoot it by forcing it inside out, where it would restore its shape after being released.

Realistically, a very flat band, like the Aerobie, would probably be best. To shoot, you would just shoot it like a regular rubber band, where it would flatten on its own after being shot.

Could make it out of some nice stretchy rubber compound, maybe latex…has to be fancy for someone to buy it. I’d love to have one when I was a kid…it’d be great to shoot rubbor bands across the backyard! POW POW! MY LIP IS BLEEDING!!!!

posted : Thursday, January 28th, 2010

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