I love hook-and-loop fasteners. It is one heck of a useful tool. On the other hand, hook-and-loop fasteners are often a thorn in my side, always sticking places it need not be. Much like the infamous ...

As a species, we’ve done a pretty good job at inventing some useful devices. But as clever as we think we are, given sufficient time, natural selection will beat us at our game at almost every turn.

Bandits are tiny bungee cords with a built-in plastic hook. They're like the similar (and larger) ball bungee, only the hook makes them even more versatile for joining things temporarily together. You ...