Innovative applications of Rubber Bands (Stanford U.)

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The 2008 Stanford Innovation Tournament challenged teams to create innovative applications for rubber bands within a one-week timeframe. Participants documented their projects through video presentations, showcasing creativity and humor. The tournament highlighted the versatility of rubber bands, leading to clever designs and concepts that resonated with the Stanford community.

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

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