Since the rubber band gives the small screw a bit more grip, it keeps it from moving as much and prevents it from loosening ...

It's not easy turning gigantic, stiff chunks of rubber into thin, elastic rubber bands. In fact, the process is insanely complicated. Thanks to our friends at Science Channel for sharing this ...

Ever noticed that a rubber band gets warmer when it’s stretched? The bands also get cooler when allowed to snap back to relaxed length? [Ben Krasnow] noticed, and he built a rubber band cooled ...