Hello everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! A couple of weeks ago, I decided to dive back into everything, and made a new schedule. All streams are on twitch and the podcast will be uploaded here and on Spotify! I am super excited to get back into this, as I hope all of you are, too! We have a busy month ahead of us, so let’s just jump right in!
As the title says, we’re going to be taking the Paperclip Test. A while ago, I had read an article about this guy who conducted an experiment where he asked a bunch of young children to come up with all the uses for a paperclip. They ended up with a ridiculously high number (I believe it was 200 or something), but adults could only come up with 15-20. We lose a lot of our creativity as we grow, due to school and other influences, so today we’re going to see how many uses we can come up with…
- Clip papers together
- Jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pendants, etc.)
- To push small reset buttons on toys, remotes, fire alarms, etc.
- To clean under your nails
- To open sim slot in phones
- To make a simple circuit (with some other items)
- Hook
- Keychain
- To tie things together
- As a stencil
- To help make wing tips
- To make sculptures (with or without clay)
- Unclog small bottle openings/nozzles
- To fling rubber bands
- Scrape out tiny spaces
- Close bags
- Staple remover
- To clip zipper-pulls together
- Money fold
- Hair clip
- Clay tools
- Roach clip/bowl scraper
- Toothpick
- Wire organizer (the center of it)
- To make dots of glue/paint
- Screwdriver
- Makeshift button on a shirt
- Chains
- Hook bra straps together for a razorback
- Tiny sundial
- Bend it to make a fancy “S”
- To pick up beads
- A really bad tongue-scraper
- To test if a cake is cooked all the way through
- Makeshift antenna
- Twisty tie
- Replacement t-pins
- Replacement clothesline clips
- Pick a lock
- Replacement zipper pull
So I came up with 40 (with some help, of course), which I don’t think is too bad! The whole point of the test is to push yourself to think in a way that you haven’t since you were young, and to push the limits of your imagination! I will continue to try and come up with other uses for not only paperclips but for other objects, as well!
I’m going to wrap it up here, let me know down below if you come up with any other uses for paperclips, or different and creative uses for other items! I love you all so much, and I hope you have a great week! Keep kicking ass and I’ll see you soon!
The Change 