Pencil. Rubber band. Preparation. Hold the pencil by the eraser end and point the tip up. Loop the rubber band over the pencil, so it falls down to your fingers. Procedure.

If you don't have a capo—or if you just forgot to bring one to your jam session—you can quickly put one together with just a pencil and a couple rubber bands. If you're in a pinch and the song ...

As an added bonus, the erasers on the ends of the pencils act as non-slip grips for slick surfaces – like if you work at an ice rink or a Crisco factory. Pencil iPhone Stand [Geeky Gadgets] Topics ...

The Geeky Gadgets blog details a fun, easy iPhone/iPod touch stand anyone with five pencils and four rubber bands can put together in a few minutes for a sly mini-theater.

Pencil. Small, thin rubber band. About 20 to 25 quarters. Tape (any kind will work) Paper clip. Hot tap water. Ice cubes. Large shallow bowl or pan. Work area where it's easy to clean spills.

Rubber bands aren't typically used for anything much more elaborate than securing a sheet of paper into ... You'll need lots of pencil lead, which can be found in standard or graphite-only ...

Tens of thousands of pencils, none of them sharpened, laid across the tables of an Iowa museum earlier this month. Some were held together with rubber bands. Others stood bundled in plastic ...