How to escape

As previously mentionned in this instructable, I also tried to make finger traps out of strips cut in an old bicycle inner tube...

While the finger trap did not work due to the material being stretchable, I found the pattern it made quite pleasing to the eye, and also providing a good grip. This could be used to personalize a racket for example, or to make a grip for a flashlight... etc.
Simply staple the ends of the rubber strips, then cover with some plumber's or electrical tape.

Comments

[Rimwulf]

Didn't show how tho  make it.

[SeaCaptain]

Fun Instructable! Worked the first time!

[BraisedDuck]

the way to escpe is to push your two fingers together, and work ur way through.right?

[iwantacuracy]

64% of american school children. get their fingers stuck in these and dont know how to get them out!! ROFL

naaaahh
great instructable ive always wondered how to make these.

[8bit]

Says Iwantacuracy. Have you actually looked at the article he used to support that claim? What you are experiencing is confirmation bias. Look it up if you don't know what that is. Why people from countries such as yours are predisposed to belittle American citizens would be an interesting study by itself.

[sgt.paper]

i did this whith strips of alumonum from popcans and it was awsome

[8bit]

Sounds like that might make some sharp finger scissors.

[MadScience#1]

seems like that would be fail because it would pinch the *feces* out of your finger correct?

[8bit]

Always downing Americans. Doesn't show well on one's character, does it?

[8bit]

The article used to assert your prejudiced and generalized view against Americans to the masses shows you might be lacking in a good deal of common sense. It speaks vaguely about an unsourced study sponsored by www.fakecrap.com and makes overreaching claims based on inadequate information.

[Kryptonite]

I used a quite good quality finger trap once before, made of plastic, and I worked out how to undo it though it took a minute or two. If you made good strong ones then if you attached it to all of the person's fingers, that would be brilliant for stopping a person from doing a lot of things. Thanks for posting! BTW, did you come up with design yourself?

[sam noyoun]

mmmm... sorta... the design was essentially based of pictures of fingertraps I saw for sale on the net... I think mine has a simplified design however...

[Kryptonite]

Fair enough, the way I look at it it's deffinitely your idea.

[15zhangfra]

the tire one could be a slingshot band i see what you mean by "bad quality", the ones you buy are ussually some sort of husky material, except its fake so that it seperrates easily

[B.D.H]

when you are taping them into pairs, do you put one of the end's of the ribbon and put it at an 80 degree angle in the middle of the ribbon or at the end? & do youtape the pairs together?

[sam noyoun]

1 at the end 2 no

[power]

hmm I still don't understand how to build them.

[l1ttl]

do you think decorative ribbon would work?

[sam noyoun]

Yeah probably, if it's stiff enough.

[nerd12]

this is to tough!!!

[AznPanda]

Always wantded to make one haha like you make 5 of them one on each finger

[coolz]

to escape, you just push your fingers together and carefully work your fingers out

[coolz]

It you do it right, then you can use it as handcuffs

[babloon]

Do you know that, in smaller scale, you can use it to fish a wire in walls ? You just tie the string at one end of the trap and insert the cable in the other end and voilà !

[Pumpkin$]

i like zip tyes better.... muhahahaha!

[safdar]

pretty nice but i dont know how to braid the ribbons properly could any one tell me

[sam noyoun]

yea, look at step 6 of this instructable...

[snipegoat]

awesome i can never find anywere that seels them except crapy one you can get at places like cheddar o. chubbies (i call it that for humor) and spike shadow it because you body phsically and mentally know what happening and it contracts and tightens so it doesnt tickle thats why you can never repeat tripping or anything the same or hit your self in any pressure point (all though some people can hit certain pressure points and they get hurt cause it wont respond)

[ll.13]

I remember one of these in a British Museum gift shop, of course I had to do the obvious... fortunately I got out of it before it convinced me I had to buy it on my finger...

[Kiteman]

Nice. I can see me making these with the kids at school...

[IlluminatedAntichrist]

I always wanted to know how they made these!

[spike shadows (secret agent man)]

amswering another of lifes great mysteries. next you should try "why tickling yourself isnt much fun" goo instructable though

[ItsTheHobbs]

what about rope? or string?

[sam noyoun]

too flexible... just bring your hands together and untie...

[LasVegas]

Pretty cool! A great project to share with the grand-kids! :)

[sam noyoun]

It was actually a bit of a struggle figuring out how to make these, but in the end it turned out to be a lot of fun watching wifey struggle with it!

[John Smith]

Always wondered how to make that...