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Where in the US do people say 'gum band' meaning an elastic 'rubber band'?
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∙ 9y ago
In Southwest Pennsylvania, people often say 'gum band' meaning an elastic 'rubber band'.
In contrast, in Northeast Ohio, people say 'rubber band' and do not use the term 'gum band'. In fact, Ohioans are confused by the latter term.
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Is a rubber band a synonym for elastic strain?
yes.......................it is a stretchy elastic rubber band
How elastic is a rubber band?
Rubber bands are very elastic. They demonstrate perfectly the property of elasticity. Some people even call rubber bands "elastics."
Is there energy in a rubber band?
If a rubber band is stretched, it has elastic energy.
Where did the expression 'gum band' meaning an elastic 'rubber band' come from in some areas of the US?
The expression gum band came from the state Pennsylvania.
How can a rubber band model elastic energy?
You can treat the rubber band as a spring. Ve=1/2*k*x2Where Ve is the elastic potential energy stored in the rubber band, k is the spring constant for the rubber band (can be calculated experimentally), and x is the distance the rubber band is stretched.
What would you need to do to a rubber band to increase its elastic potential energy?
Stretch the rubber band.
What has more Elastic Potential Energy a spring apart or together?
a tightly packed spring, it will act like a rubber band from a rubber band gun when you let go. that is how i remember ELASTIC potential. rubber bands are like elastic.
When you wind a rubber band on a toy airplane types of energy does the rubber band have?
Elastic Potential energy
What is rubber band energy?
Elastic potential energy
What rhymes with great rubber band?
fantastic elastic
What is a hair elastic?
its a rubber band used for hair
Elastic rebound is similar to what happens when you?
A stretched rubber band
