Bet you didn’t know that rubber bands had so many unexpected uses. Here are 20 tricks that can help you solve everyday problems.

1. Open the airtight lids of the jars
Sometimes a jar lid can be too tight and you can’t open it no matter how hard you try because it’s stuck. To open tight jar lids, you can tie a rubber band around the lid for a stronger grip to help you open it more easily.

2. Take selfies
If you don’t have a friend to take a picture of you, you can attach your phone to any object and click.

3. Make more storage space
If you have less space in your bag to store all your clothes, you can use it to wrap your clothes to make more room for them.

4. Prevent your cables from getting damaged
You can use it on the ends of charger cables to prevent them from being damaged.

5. Turn magazine/book pages
Magazine/book pages often get stuck, so you can use a rubber band to turn magazine pages easily by tying it on your fingertip.

6. Keep pot lids from moving
Many times the lid of a pot keeps moving as you move it from one place to another. To prevent the cap from moving, you can tie an elastic band around it.

7. Wipe off excess paint without making a mess
You can tie it in the middle of a paint container so you can wipe extra paint that’s on the brush onto the rubber band.

8. Keep your clothes intact on a hanger
Sometimes when you use a hanger for your clothes, they slide down or out. To prevent them from falling over and over again, you can use it at both ends of the hanger.

9. Chopstick holder
If you don’t know how to eat with chopsticks or find it very uncomfortable, then you can tie them with a rubber band at the end and it will be easier for you to use them.

10. Prevent book pages from wrinkling
When you store your books in your bag, sometimes the pages get bent, which can be very annoying. Tying a rubber band at one end of the book can prevent this from happening.

11. Use it as an eraser: If you’re writing something with a pencil and can’t find an eraser, you can always use it to erase whatever you want.

12. Prevent the door from being blocked: By putting elastic bands on the door handle, you can prevent it from being blocked again and again.

13. Keep your tea bag intact – While drinking tea, do you get angry every time you drop your tea bag? If so, you can simply put a rubber band around the thread of the tea bag to prevent it from falling off.

14. Tell the difference between two things that look similar: By putting a rubber band on one of the things that look the same, you can tell them apart. For example, you can put a rubber band around charged batteries and leave discharged ones as they are so you can easily tell which ones to use.

15. Open Nail Paint Bottles: When the nail paint around nail paint bottles dries up, it becomes a bit difficult to open them. You can use a rubber band around the top or the opener, which will help add more grip and help you open them more easily.

16. Keep your cutting board in place: While cutting vegetables, if you get irritated when the cutting board moves, you can keep it securely in place by placing it at each end of the board so it stays flat against the surface.

17. Prevent Zipper Falling: If your jeans have a loose zipper that keeps falling off, it can be a bit embarrassing. You can simply use an elastic band around the zipper and attach it to the waist button to keep it in place.

18. Pants Button Holder: If your pants are too tight and can no longer be buttoned, you can use an elastic band that will hold the button in place and prevent them from falling off.

19. Spoon Holder – While eating your cereal, do you get irritated when the spoon keeps falling into your big bowl of milk? You can simply tie a rubber band in the middle of the spoon which will stick to the bowl and the spoon won’t fall into it.

20. Make Cooking Tongs: If you’re planning to cook over a campfire and have forgotten your tongs at home, you can simply use two forks and tie them together to make tongs.