Psychologists have used this question to gage openmindedness and creativity in children.

What can you do with a paperclip?

  • StorageB@lemmy.oneEnglish
    4·
    6 months ago

    I like to see if I can make it perfectly straight. Once I’m satisfied with that, I’ll wrap it around a pencil and make a spring.

  • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    I remember making small slingshot machanisms when I was a kid, popping away paper bullets in completely wrong directions.

  • Jaredude@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    I made a little guy to walk across a log. The paperclip ended up being too thick to do a lot of small bends with, but I like these legs.

  • itsathursday@lemmy.world
    English
    2·
    6 months ago

    I was looking for cherry piters and saw that an unfolded paper clip becomes a good tool for the job.