At Least 10 uses for Tennis Balls
From http://www.thisoldhouse.com/
1. Erase scuff marks. With a utility knife, cut an X in a tennis ball and slip it over the end of an old broom handle. Rub the ball over scuff marks on your wood floors; they’ll come right off.
2. Protect a padlock. Cut a slit in a tennis ball with a utility knife and slip it over an outdoor padlock to prevent water from getting into it and freezing.
3. Remove a broken lightbulb. The bulb broke off in the socket? No problem. Carefully clear away any shards of broken glass, then gently push a tennis ball against the light socket and twist it to remove the bulb’s embedded stem.
4. Cushion the blow. Cut an X in a tennis ball and slip it over the head of a hammer so you don’t ding up walls, wood, or other fragile materials while you’re pounding away.
5. Install a parking guide. Hang a tennis ball from a string from the ceiling of your garage so that the ball touches the top left corner of the windshield when your car is properly parked. Now you’ll know how far to pull in each time you come home.
6. Open a jar. Cut a tennis ball in half. Use the open end to grip and unscrew tight lids.
7. Make a hitch cover. Make a long slit in a tennis ball with a utility knife. Slide the ball over the hitch of your trailer to keep it from scratching other cars (and protect it from getting damaged).
8. Collect change for tolls. Cut a slit in a tennis ball and stash spare change inside. Keep the ball in your car so you don’t have to grope for your wallet when you’re at the tollbooth.
9. Keep a door open. Who needs a doorstop? Wedge a tennis ball between the door and the doorjamb instead.
10. Get a better grip. Hold a tennis ball in each hand. Squeeze and release repeatedly to strengthen your hands and arms for using tools.
From http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/
If they are split or worn out cut in half and create slug collectors - leave in strategic locations in the garden and then collect the slugs etc - you can decide how you want to dispose of them -my local birds find them a treat!
I often use old tennis balls in my dryer cycles. The balls help fluff around your clothes in the dryer, which gets them more air. Essentially, this helps lessen your dryer running time. I usually use around five balls, and they last forever…so this may notbe that efficient either.
They slit them then use them to put on the bottoms of the metal chair legs in the classrooms at the elementary school here - cuts way down on the noise as the chairs are moved around on the tile floors.
I’ve seen the elderly &/or hadicap use them on the bottom of their walkers, canes & crutches
From http://planetgreen.discovery.com/
Child-proof spiky points around the house
From www.LifeHackery.com
Put a tennis ball into your washing machine along with your shower curtain and 1/2 cup of vinegar, then wash with hot water. The vinegar will kill the mildew and the tennis ball will help to scrub the mildew off.
When you are seated, put a tennis ball (or two or three) under each foot and roll your feet around on them. They make wonderful massagers.
1. Erase scuff marks. With a utility knife, cut an X in a tennis ball and slip it over the end of an old broom handle. Rub the ball over scuff marks on your wood floors; they’ll come right off.
2. Protect a padlock. Cut a slit in a tennis ball with a utility knife and slip it over an outdoor padlock to prevent water from getting into it and freezing.
3. Remove a broken lightbulb. The bulb broke off in the socket? No problem. Carefully clear away any shards of broken glass, then gently push a tennis ball against the light socket and twist it to remove the bulb’s embedded stem.
4. Cushion the blow. Cut an X in a tennis ball and slip it over the head of a hammer so you don’t ding up walls, wood, or other fragile materials while you’re pounding away.
5. Install a parking guide. Hang a tennis ball from a string from the ceiling of your garage so that the ball touches the top left corner of the windshield when your car is properly parked. Now you’ll know how far to pull in each time you come home.
6. Open a jar. Cut a tennis ball in half. Use the open end to grip and unscrew tight lids.
7. Make a hitch cover. Make a long slit in a tennis ball with a utility knife. Slide the ball over the hitch of your trailer to keep it from scratching other cars (and protect it from getting damaged).
8. Collect change for tolls. Cut a slit in a tennis ball and stash spare change inside. Keep the ball in your car so you don’t have to grope for your wallet when you’re at the tollbooth.
9. Keep a door open. Who needs a doorstop? Wedge a tennis ball between the door and the doorjamb instead.
10. Get a better grip. Hold a tennis ball in each hand. Squeeze and release repeatedly to strengthen your hands and arms for using tools.
From http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/
If they are split or worn out cut in half and create slug collectors - leave in strategic locations in the garden and then collect the slugs etc - you can decide how you want to dispose of them -my local birds find them a treat!
I often use old tennis balls in my dryer cycles. The balls help fluff around your clothes in the dryer, which gets them more air. Essentially, this helps lessen your dryer running time. I usually use around five balls, and they last forever…so this may notbe that efficient either.
They slit them then use them to put on the bottoms of the metal chair legs in the classrooms at the elementary school here - cuts way down on the noise as the chairs are moved around on the tile floors.
I’ve seen the elderly &/or hadicap use them on the bottom of their walkers, canes & crutches
From http://planetgreen.discovery.com/
Child-proof spiky points around the house
From www.LifeHackery.com
Put a tennis ball into your washing machine along with your shower curtain and 1/2 cup of vinegar, then wash with hot water. The vinegar will kill the mildew and the tennis ball will help to scrub the mildew off.
When you are seated, put a tennis ball (or two or three) under each foot and roll your feet around on them. They make wonderful massagers.
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