Innovative applications of Rubber Bands (Stanford U.)

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The 2008 Stanford Innovation Tournament challenged teams to creatively generate value from rubber bands within a week, culminating in video documentation of their projects. Participants showcased clever and amusing ideas, with one standout being a rubber band model universe. The tournament not only highlighted innovative thinking but also evoked nostalgia for familiar locations on the Stanford campus.

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2008 Stanford Innovation Tournament

Teams were given one week to create value from rubber bands and then documented their work with video.

http://eweek.stanford.edu/2008/winners.html

Clever and amusing.

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That rubber band model universe was excellent.

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Its fairly fun for me to watch as I remember all of those places on the Stanford campus.

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