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What can you do with a paper clip?
The main use of paper clips is to clip pieces of paper together. But there are many more interesting things to do with them. Here's a suggested list:
  1. Make jewelry (bracelets, necklaces, earrings and more)
  2. Clean your fingernails (note: it is not advised to use them to clean your ear or nose).
  3. Open your laptop CD-ROM drive even when the computer is shut down.
  4. Get the Sim card out of iPhones (preferably use a small paper clips for this).
  5. Hang a "Keep out"/"Be back soon" sign on a paper clip string of your cubical.
  6. Hang a string of paper clips to create a limbo line and have people in the office dance with you.
  7. Make a long enough jumping rope out of many attached paper clips and try to set a personal record.
  8. Back scratcher.
  9. Fishing rod.
  10. Book- mark.
  11. Pick a lock.
  12. Make a compass. Use a magnet to stroke the paper clip in a circular motion. This will magnetize the paper clip. place the paper clip in a cup of water. The clip will rotate and stop when it faces magnetic north.
  13. Stick a bunch into a ball of aluminum foil, or ball of clay, and bend them to hold pencils and pens.

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