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FIGURE 27.1 Relaxed. © Elaine Carson

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Featuring work by Elaine Carson

THE UBIQUITOUS RUBBER BAND has many uses and Carson uses them in her constructed metaphors. Rubber bands have an intrinsic attraction for people. They can temporarily solve the most outlandish problems and they are fun. They can be used as a self-propelled sling with the thumb to serve as a launch pad. Which kid in class has not studied the accuracy of such projectiles with more dedication than the subject matter they were supposed to be paying ...

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