How Do Rubber Bands Work?
4/22/202611 min
In this episode, we explore how rubber bands can stretch, store energy, and snap back into shape!
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First 90 secondsJosh· Host0:00
How do rubber bands work? [upbeat music] Hi, welcome to Curious Kids Everyday. I'm Josh. How are you doing today? It's so good to hear from you. Hey, do you know what this sound is? [rubber band bouncing] That is the sound of a stretched out rubber band. [upbeat music] Rubber bands are such a strange thing, aren't they? [laughs] When you really think about it. They can be one shape, but if you stretch them, they become a different shape. You don't wanna just let go of a stretched rubber band, right? I mean, if you just let it out of your fingers, what's gonna happen? [rubber band snapping] Yep, it snaps back. [rubber band snapping] Ouch. And if you apply too much pull to a rubber band, what might happen? [rubber band snapping] Ouch again. It'll snap. Have you ever wondered how rubber bands work? Let's figure it out today. [upbeat music] [rubber band snapping] Rubber is made of extremely long, twisty chains of