as an all-around, must-have device, joining the ranks of paracord, duct tape, and cable ties as smart survival tools. Wazoo Ranger Bands are super strong, super durable EPDM rubber bands, which are well-known for being useful in camping, hiking and survival activities. Ranger Bands are said to have been first adopted by Army “Rangers”, hence the name. These simple bands have been widely embraced by the public, especially outdoorsmen, as an all around must-have device to join the ranks such as paracord, duct tape, and cable ties as smart survival tools. Can be used as emergency tinder for fire starting; each Ranger Band burns hot and bright for at least a minute. Wazoo Ranger Bands are super strong, super durable EPDM rubber bands, which are well-known for being useful in camping, hiking and survival activities. Ranger Bands are said to have been first adopted by Army “Rangers”, hence the name. These simple bands have been widely embraced by the public, especially outdoorsmen, as an all-around, must-have device, joining the ranks of paracord, duct tape, and cable ties as smart survival tools.

The exact origin is unknown and has been subject to much speculation. [15] The practice of using snoopy Loops has been claimed to have originated in Greece and spotted by Cave Diving Group members in the late 1970s. The practice was then propagated in Yorkshire Dales. [15] Another claim is that snoopy loops were named by Dave Morris, a Cave Diving Group caver who noticed how they 'snooped' around boulders. It was considered a ridiculous name at the time. [15] None of these claims are particularly plausible as the use is obvious and is likely to have originated independently in several places at earlier dates. We began making ranger bands for our paracord bracelets years ago to secure tools and provide additional fire starting fuel.British Patent 13880/1845, "Specification of the Patent granted to Stephen Perry, of Woodland's-place, St. John's-wood, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, and Thomas Barnabas Daft, of Birmingham, Manufacturer, for Improvements in Springs to be applied to Girths, Belts, and Bandages, and Improvements in the Manufacture of Elastic Bands. — Sealed March 17, 1845", "Elastic Bands - 1845 Patent". Archived from the original on 2015-04-23 . Retrieved 2014-03-02. The world's largest rubber band ball as of November 19, 2008, was created by Joel Waul of Lauderhill, Florida. He is currently the World Record Holder according to the Guinness World Records. [20] The ball, which previously sat under a tarp in Waul's driveway, weighs 9,032 pounds (4,097kg), is more than 6ft 7in (2.01m) tall (which implies about a 20.68 feet (6.30m) circumference), and consists of more than 700,000 rubber bands. It set the world record on November 13, 2008, in Lauderhill, Florida. [21] The ball is now owned by Ripley's Believe It or Not!. [22] [23] If one imagines a rubber band during manufacture, that is, a long tube of rubber on a mandrel, before it is sliced into rubber bands, the band's width is decided by how far apart the slices are cut, and its length by the circumference of the tube.

For even longer bands, the numbering starts over for numbers above 100, again starting at width 1⁄ 16inch.Notable developments in the evolution of rubber bands began in 1923 when William H. Spencer obtained a few Goodyear inner tubes and cut the bands by hand in his basement, where he founded Alliance Rubber Company. Spencer persuaded the Akron Beacon Journal as well as the Tulsa World to try wrapping their newspapers with one of his rubber bands to prevent them from blowing across lawns. He went on to pioneer other new markets for rubber bands such as: agricultural and industrial applications and a myriad of other uses. Spencer obtained a patent on February 19, 1957, for a new "Method for Making Elastic Bands" which produced rubber bands in an Open Ring design. [4] Manufacturing [ edit ] Wazoo began making ranger bands for their paracord bracelets years ago to secure tools and provide additional fire starting fuel. Rubber bands have long been one of the methods of powering small free-flight model aircraft, the rubber band being anchored at the rear of the fuselage and connected to the propeller at the front. To 'wind up' the 'engine', the propeller is repeatedly turned, twisting the rubber band. When the propeller has had enough turns, the propeller is released and the model launched, the rubber band then turning the propeller rapidly until it has unwound. Brown, J. B. (May 1963), "Thermodynamics of a Rubber Band", American Journal of Physics, 31 (5): 397, Bibcode: 1963AmJPh..31..397B, doi: 10.1119/1.1969535

Ranger Band uses are only limited by the needs and ingenuity of the person possessing them. Like us, I’m sure you’ll find yourself putting them on every item you have laying around. Remember, each band can be cut thinner to multiply the quantity and uses. Thus, rubber bands numbered 8–19 are all 1⁄ 16inch wide, with lengths going from 7⁄ 8inch to 3 + 1⁄ 2inches. Identical loops of inner tube are used by cavers and cave divers, and in that context are called snoopy loops by the British caving and cave diving community. When they get lost they are recognizable as a common form of litter. [12] Before Steve Milton, the record was held by John Bain of Wilmington, Delaware, beginning in 1998. [26] [27] [28] In 2003, his ball weighed around 3,120 pounds (1,420kg), consisting of over 850,000 rubber bands and is 1.52 metres (5ft 0in) tall (circumference: 4.6 metres (15ft)). He put the ball up for auction in 2005, [29] but he and his ball participated in Guinness World Records Day 2006. The bands were donated by two companies: Alliance Rubber and Textrip Ltd./Stretchwell Inc. [19] Most rubber, whether it is natural or synthetic, typically arrives at the manufacturing facility in large bales. Rubber bands are made by extruding the rubber into a long tube to provide its general shape. There are a number of different methods that can be applied at this point in the manufacturing process. Originally, and in some instances still today, the rubber tubes will then be placed on mandrels, curing the rubber with heat, and then slicing them across the width of the tube into little bands. This causes the tube to split into multiple sections, creating rubber bands. [5] This is most commonly known as an "off-line" rubber extrusion process.Elastics For Braces: Rubber Bands in Orthodontics". Orthodontics Australia. 2019-12-15 . Retrieved 2020-12-13.

Footman, Tim; ed. (2000/2001). Guinness World Records 2001, p. 252. Mint/Guinness World Records. ISBN 9781892051011/ ISBN 9780851121024. While other rubber products may use synthetic rubber, most rubber bands are primarily manufactured using natural rubber because of its superior elasticity. [6] Ranger Bands (Rubber Bands on Steroids)". instructables.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. a b "Frequently Asked Questions". Recordball.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013 . Retrieved 2015-08-18. Ranger Band uses are only limited by the needs and ingenuity of the person possessing them. Like us, we are sure you’ll find yourself putting them on every item you have laying around. Remember, each band can be cut thinner to multiply the quantity and uses.

Steve Milton of Eugene, Oregon, previously held the record for the biggest rubber band ball beginning in 2006. During the construction of his rubber band ball, he was sponsored by OfficeMax, who sent him rubber bands to use for his ball. [24] His ball was approximately 175,000 rubber bands, 5.479 feet (1.670m) tall (circumference: 18.996 feet (5.790m)), and weighed 2,088.14 kilograms (4,603.6lb). He began building the ball, with help from his family, in November, 2005 and would store the ball in their garage. [25] Wazoo Survival Gear Ranger Bands Strong, Useful, and Versatile Rubber Bands constructed of strong EDM rubber! a b c "Why are Snoopy Loops called Snoopyloops?". ukcaving.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26 . Retrieved 2017-10-25. s Skog Ranger Bands are heavy duty rubber bands first developed by Army Rangers for use securing and silencing their gear. Manufactured in the United States, our high-quality Ranger Bands are made from EPDM rubber, a material also used in roofing membranes because of its resistance to UV light from the sun, rain, wind, and extreme temperatures. An EPDM Ranger Band does not stretch as much as a regular office-supply-type rubber band, but is much stronger and more durable. The result is that a rubber band behaves somewhat like an ideal monatomic gas inasmuch as (to good approximation) that elastic polymers do not store any potential energy in stretched chemical bonds. No elastic work is done to "stretch" molecules when work is done upon these bulk polymers. Instead, all work done to the rubber is "released" (not stored) and appears immediately in the polymer as thermal energy. Conversely, when the polymer does work on the surroundings (such as contracting to lift an object) it converts thermal energy to work in the process and cools in the same manner as an ideal gas, expanding while doing work.