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ProfessorGAC

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56. As Others Have Mentioned...
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 09:34 AM
Jan 2021

...flex cuffs & zip ties differ.
Functionally, they are the same, but the material of construction differs.
Zip ties will simply break with sufficient linear force, and even easier with angular force (twisting).
The very purpose of flex cuffs makes that "flaw" of zip ties, a problem.
Flex cuffs very likely have a substantial amount of a urethane elastomer that increases flexibility, strain resistance, and typically increases tensile strength.
So, lots of people use zip ties, but flex cuffs, by the chemistry used to make them, are designed for one purpose.
We don't need those, as folks just living their daily lives

I have 6 or 7 difference sizes on my workbench right now. DURHAM D Jan 2021 #1
YouTube's ProjectFarm compared the top selling ones, both after 1 year UV exposure and Indoor Use. TheBlackAdder Jan 2021 #87
I bought zip ties to anchor a 3-tier shelf to a doorknob to keep the cats from tipping it catbyte Jan 2021 #2
Your cats chew electrical cords? PatSeg Jan 2021 #75
Once in a while. They're better now that they're adults. It got to the point with Otis that I catbyte Jan 2021 #80
Oh, I suppose PatSeg Jan 2021 #82
I have a cord chewer kcr Jan 2021 #99
Really? PatSeg Jan 2021 #101
Yes, I have bought zip ties as a separate item. TexasTowelie Jan 2021 #3
Use them all the time. 101 uses. Doodley Jan 2021 #4
Yabbut zipplewrath Jan 2021 #5
Yes Wawannabe Jan 2021 #6
They come with some large, construction-size, garbage bags, and... AmyStrange Jan 2021 #7
They come with PC power supplies and they're actually quite useful! Initech Jan 2021 #90
Tiny ones for tying up climbing rose bushes to a frame. fierywoman Jan 2021 #8
Zip ties. Gorilla glue. Duck tape KentuckyWoman Jan 2021 #9
All true, says this old lady. nt Hekate Jan 2021 #19
True dat sez this old guy. yonder Jan 2021 #25
Plus the Flex Seal line of products. n/t trackfan Jan 2021 #86
Guilty, I use them all the time for many of the aforementioned uses... wcmagumba Jan 2021 #10
Second only to duct tape for temporarily attaching shit to other shit. BusyBeingBest Jan 2021 #11
Yes. Niagara Jan 2021 #12
There are a bunch in the garage Retrograde Jan 2021 #13
They work well with keeping the 100 some cables you have in the back of your entertainment Doreen Jan 2021 #14
Halloween decorations lame54 Jan 2021 #15
Flex Cuffs are special type of zip tie LeftInTX Jan 2021 #16
I use them for zip tieing, naturally. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #17
Little ones for cords and such. Nothing at all big enough for handcuffs or around the body. Hekate Jan 2021 #18
I buy zip ties all the time. Caliman73 Jan 2021 #20
Those people didn't have regular zip ties. Bleacher Creature Jan 2021 #21
Cable management, Holding car parts in place in lieu of mechanics wire, wood joinery with glue. TheBlackAdder Jan 2021 #22
I've bought and used thousands of zip ties Mariana Jan 2021 #23
holding a string of lights to the patio railing n/t orleans Jan 2021 #24
Cable management. roamer65 Jan 2021 #26
I zip-tied a license plate on the car once. Budi Jan 2021 #27
Must've been a heck of a long zip tie. NT raccoon Jan 2021 #38
Lol.. haaahaa.. they said, "The plate must be visible". That's it. Budi Jan 2021 #79
Maybe I should do that. Somebody stole my license plate at the end of December. raccoon Jan 2021 #83
No i actually zipped it on the front where the plate goes, cuz the place that wrapped my vehicle ... Budi Jan 2021 #84
Tens of thousands back in the day. Quite expensive when they first came out. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2021 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jan 2021 #29
Much like duct tape, 2 part epoxy and my sewing kit they sort of ... WePurrsevere Jan 2021 #30
They sure do hold the universe together, along with epoxy, duct tape & sweing kit SheltieLover Jan 2021 #34
Yeah, I'd heard they were actually flex cuffs... WePurrsevere Jan 2021 #46
Sometimes useful as camping gear for tying things down left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 #31
These aren't zip ties. They're Flex Cuffs. You can't buy these at Home Depot. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #32
Did you see that pix of "stolen" police backpack full of flex cutfs? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #35
Would have been helpful for the cops to have had that backpack at the barricades. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #57
At the least! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #58
You can't buy flex cuffs at Home Depot but WePurrsevere Jan 2021 #48
Creative uses: Actually, had to buy more to secure flexible orange plastic fencing Backseat Driver Jan 2021 #33
Ducklings are escape artists. Bantamfancier Jan 2021 #72
Oh; come on... EarthFirst Jan 2021 #36
Flex cuffs aren't zip ties. Straw Man Jan 2021 #37
I didn't even know of the existence of zip-ties or flex-cuffs until a few smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #39
I use them to hang my Christmas lights every year. Works great! cbdo2007 Jan 2021 #40
If you do a little Googling, you'll find there is a brisk business in handcuffs... Klaralven Jan 2021 #41
Just remember your safe word! FSogol Jan 2021 #62
Yes, they're useful in various sizes for lots of things, but they are NOT Denzil_DC Jan 2021 #42
This was inadvertantly amusingly elitist Sympthsical Jan 2021 #43
They had flexi cuffs, not zip ties obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #44
All the time. Just took some out of my coat pocket this morning fescuerescue Jan 2021 #45
I have packets of them in all my tool areas, drawers, Christmas box, everywhere. cwydro Jan 2021 #47
I buy cable ties all the time. They're quite useful. Goodheart Jan 2021 #49
Works great for Tazing. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #50
Most recently used them to help secure the cargo basket on the front of my bicycle. Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #51
ID bands for our birds. Bantamfancier Jan 2021 #52
Zip-ties? Yes. Very useful. Speed-cuffs? Fuck no. apnu Jan 2021 #53
No, they are marketed to aliens. bluedigger Jan 2021 #54
The correct wort you are looking for is Flex Cuffs mercuryblues Jan 2021 #55
Cam a really strong person break out of those? Polybius Jan 2021 #74
As Others Have Mentioned... ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #56
I have a bag of 500 of them in different sizes. MineralMan Jan 2021 #59
I bet you don't carry them into the Capitol. BainsBane Jan 2021 #85
No, of course not, but they're a standard hardware store item. MineralMan Jan 2021 #88
can they be used more than once? Demovictory9 Jan 2021 #92
Not really. Normally, you cut the plastic MineralMan Jan 2021 #98
Yes, I use them from time to time jobendorfer Jan 2021 #60
I keep a big jar of various sizes and use them all the time. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #61
I'm a long haul trucker, I buy and use all sizes of zip ties. denbot Jan 2021 #63
I use them jcgoldie Jan 2021 #64
Zip ties are different than flex cuffs AnyFunctioningAdult Jan 2021 #65
I've used them around the house for various things. Marrah_Goodman Jan 2021 #66
I worked as a truck driver picking up containers in rail yards.. ariesgem Jan 2021 #67
Original teeet deleted. RichardRay Jan 2021 #68
I'm an old lady and I use them outside mainly Greybnk48 Jan 2021 #69
Sure, the regular ones. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #70
Stuff. Ellipsis Jan 2021 #71
All the time, who doesn't have zip-ties in their house? Polybius Jan 2021 #73
I routed some wiring in our basement and used them to bundle the wire Norbert Jan 2021 #76
My husband bought some to bundle computer cables Marthe48 Jan 2021 #77
I consider myself a regular human. I use zip ties for all kinds of things in my restaurant job. aidbo Jan 2021 #78
Yes, I have bought them multiple times. GoCubsGo Jan 2021 #81
Zip ties -- yes. Flex cuffs -- no. nsd Jan 2021 #89
Exactly. Me-too. mackdaddy Jan 2021 #95
I use them to keep electronic cabels together instead of a tangled mess. n/t twin_ghost Jan 2021 #91
Yep. To tie my pedals to my Holey Board. Iggo Jan 2021 #93
Absolutely! It is in my camping misc box, I use it to hang things up, Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #94
We use them in our dungeon. usedtobedemgurl Jan 2021 #96
Soccer Coach/referee's friend seleff Jan 2021 #97
well, you usually don't see the length of the zip-ties that were gonna be used by the seditionists. IsItJustMe Jan 2021 #100
I use them all the time... Happy Hoosier Jan 2021 #102
I use them in crafting. xmas74 Jan 2021 #103
Yes regular humans use regular zip ties. The would-be kidnappers did not have Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 2021 #104
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