Wildcat Lv 1
Forgive me if these "hints" are either self-evident or "common knowledge". :)
It is not necessary to anchor both ends of a rubber band into two different objects – they can be anhcored into two different sections of the same object, or one end can be anchored in empty space!
In a fit of experimentation with the Strep Binding puzzle, I anchored both ends of one of the flat sheets, then hit "wiggle", and watched for a few seconds, as the band drew the ends together, forming a "bow"! For less "severe" bowing, I would "wiggle" it for only a second or two then stop.
Again in Strep Binding, I chose one end of the entire structure, and anchored it as far to the left as my screen would allow, then did the same on the right, and hit "wiggle", and watched as it unfolded everything into a long, untangled strand.
Another experiment involved stretching out a helix by anchoring the ends to points further out in space, and successfully stretching it a little bit. Taken to the extreme, you can uncoil a helix beyond repair – until you use "undo", of course. :)
Helices can also be bent, by anchoring both ends, and then pulling the middle.
None of these have proven to be "game-breakers" for me – in fact, I've only managed to squeeze out a couple of extra points that I had otherwise struggled to score using one or two of these applications. However, in the right hands, there's no telling what can happen. :)
Wildcat
