Talk:Rubber band

message: Decapitalize per WP:NC, not a proper noun. Femto 18:10, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Capitalization is correct; all first letters must be capital. See WP:NC#Lowercase_second_and_subsequent_words.--Nsevs • Talk 15:44, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The first letter is fine of course, it was moved yesterday with the request left dangling. Femto 18:15, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Capitalization

message: this article really needs someone to go through and check grammar, spelling, etc. 24.21.115.94 (talk) 04:25, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: major editing needed

message: Well, John Bain says it is made of rubber bands, but that might be stretching it. JWSchmidt 04:39, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: rubber band ball

message: This seems like more important information than listing their use in intraoffice pranks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Archomat (talk • contribs) 11:31, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: How are rubber bands made?

message: I realize that the edit was changed a while ago, but I was curious as to the reason the link was removed, as I am new to editing.  The edit summary on the revert called it a "self link".  I am fairly certain that I did not link the article to itself, and that the link was removed based on the content of the site.  The site I added is similar to the other rubber band shooting link already there but contains additional information.  I am not contesting the revert.  I am just curious as to why it was reverted.
Thank you for your time.
-- UCBrubberbandclub 08:53, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The link was your only contribution, and judging from your username, you are somehow affiliated with the site. Linking yourself should be avoided per Wikipedia:External links because of neutrality concerns. Femto 15:27, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question about the August 31 edit 

message: A rubber band is in fact a (entropy) spring. That would much more interesting reading about than rubber band balls... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.241.47.155 (talk) 14:24, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about entropy? 

message: a rubber band is less elastic than steel or iron
when u stretch a rubber band it will heat up and when u'll relax it it will be cooler than room temp. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 124.29.253.138 (talk) 06:18, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  intersting fact 

message: that is under rubber band uses and not a rubber band use76.65.13.233 (talk) 17:51, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: deletion of "puting rubber band in frige"

message: Rubber bands are used as power sources in hobbyist's aircrafts. Are there any other uses as power sources?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.31.118.254 (talk) 11:04, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Usage as a power source 

message: I'm surprised that there is no info on these: I propose to add the following, but I thought I'd check it out here first to see whether others agree that it's notable enough to put in the article. 
In 2004 in the UK, following complaints from the public about postmen and women causing litter by discarding the rubber bands which they used to keep their mail together, the Royal Mail introduced red bands for their workers to use: it was hoped that, as the bands were easier to spot than the traditional brown ones and since only the Royal Mail used them, employees would see (and feel compelled to pick up) any red bands which they had inadvertantly dropped. Currently, some 342 million red bands are used every year The Times: "Posties' red rubber bands stretch public's patience"
Dom Kaos (talk) 17:15, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No objections, so I'm going to add it  Dom Kaos (talk) 07:37, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Red rubber bands 

message: Don't know which of these two statements is correct, but they contradict each other and at least one of them needs to be changed.
1. In the Manufacturing section it says, "While other rubber products may use synthetic rubber, rubber bands are still primarily manufactured using natural rubber because of its superior elasticity."
2. The Material section says, "Most rubber bands today are produced from synthetic rubber but rubber originated from the sap of the rubber tree."
If someone knows which is correct, please edit. Thanks Wikidsoup [talk] 17:38, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with you this section is confusing. I edit it further in that sense .(--MarmotteiNoZ 11:39, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction: Synthetic or Natural 

message: I am working on a project and it is about rubber bands for energy  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.41.38.234 (talk) 16:01, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  rubber bands for energy 

message: I removed the following unsourced claim from the article:
:However, the renowned scholar Ernest Norris was also experimenting with vulcanised rubber technology during this period with his friend and erstwhile colleague Charles Goodyear for use as a children's toy. On March 17, 1845, Norris filed a caveat with the UK. Patent Office for a vulcanised rubber loop for use in a child's slingshot. That same morning, Perry's lawyer filed Perry's application at the Cleethorpes patent office. There is considerable debate about who arrived first and Norris later challenged the primacy of Perry's patent. Perry was in Clacton on March 17, 1845. Although Perry was, and still is, accused of stealing the rubber band from Norris, Perry used Norris' rubber band design only after Perry's patent was granted and only as a proof of concept scientific experiment to prove to his own satisfaction that "the rubber band was fit for purpose" (Perry's words). After March 1845, Perry focused on improving the rubber band and never used Norris' vulcanised band in public demonstrations or commercial use. 
Glrx (talk) 16:06, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Claim about Norris 

message: Does anyone think so?128.54.56.136 (talk) 01:31, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Disambiguation Link Needed?

message: Should Snoopy loop be merged into Rubber band (with redirect)? 
* The current article "Snoopy loop" is a stub and is likely to remain a stub indefinitely as there is not that much to say about the class of item, which is already represented in this article under the alias "Ranger band".
* "Rubber band" is not excessively large, and adding the content of "Snoopy loop" will not increase it excessively.
* "Rubber band" already contains content exceeding "the common household item". • • • Peter (Southwood) (talk): 10:44, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Merged · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:51, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

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