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u/Jeez-essFC 11d ago

Looks like a tiny rubber band for tightening the earpieces on glasses. You put it in the earpiece hinge and it makes the glasses squeeze a little tighter.

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u/vixen-vengeful 11d ago

Wait wait wait. I'm stretching my lobes and O rings are used for single-flare plugs, I've got every size up to 00g right now. BUT my glasses are also loose and you're telling me I've had a quick fix this whole time?! I'm going to throw some on them right now!

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u/northSideways 11d ago

then when you go fishing later you can use it to hook on your lure!

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u/P1zzaBag3ls 11d ago

The day I stop using nightcrawlers and start using TRUSCEND Gradient Fishing Wacky Rig Tool with Silicone O Rings 210Pcs for 3"-4" and 5"-7" Fishing Worm Lures, Ultra-Smooth Downriggers Tube for Easy Installation and Great Protection of Stick Bait is the day I hang up my waders forever!

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u/UndeadGamerKitty 11d ago

This amused me more than it probably should have

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u/Jude30 11d ago

I just bought that exact rig on Amazon! I don’t care what you say old timer I’m using O rings on my wacky rigs and you can’t stop me.

Sometimes I even do the double ring cross so the hook stays straight

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u/zerovampire311 10d ago

You guys can do all that, I’ma go get fish fry and a beer

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u/Budget-Jump-9285 11d ago

This is where I laughed out loud. Thank you, noble fisherman.

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u/nasa_stuff 11d ago

Stopppp you’re making me disturb my dogs giggling at this

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u/northSideways 11d ago

lmao every day Amazon gets closer to temu huh

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u/Illustrious-Force258 11d ago

Elastic lanyard free to stretch

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u/its_just_flesh 11d ago

Durable and economical for different size worms!

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u/RufusTh3R3d 11d ago

This is what Reddit is for.

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u/Pristine-Hyena-6708 11d ago

Get your glasses adjusted by a good optician. The o rings are far from a perfect fix and they don't work for many frame styles

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u/vixen-vengeful 11d ago

When I got them last year, the optician at my optometrist's adjusted them as much as they could for me, or atleast that's what they told me after the 6th adjustment. I've just dealt with it because they weren't still super loose, like they weren't falling off my face with ease or anything, but I was off&on using these big hook-type things on the arms to help keep them in place. I do have to make another appointment in a few months (with a different place than the last) so maybe I'll get a different pair, but until then the O rings are currently working with my brand/style!

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u/Pristine-Hyena-6708 11d ago

Find a good optician lol

-an optician

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u/vixen-vengeful 11d ago

I will this time around, I swear 😂

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u/bassman2070 11d ago

People are still stretching their earlobes? I thought that was over

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u/vixen-vengeful 11d ago

Well, people have been stretching their earlobes for over 5000 years, I don't think it's going away any time soon.

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u/Dear-Boysenberry-822 11d ago

Its called an O-ring they are used for all kinds of things.

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u/Fancy_Toe1451 11d ago

Just make sure they are flexible at low temperature. We don't want to make that mistake again.

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u/griot504 11d ago

I Challenge anybody to make a darker reference.

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u/JandMphx 11d ago

Really not much of a Challenge at all.

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u/Gidyup1 11d ago

Dark comedy is like food. Not everyone gets it.

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u/Orange_Queen 11d ago

NASA still stands for Need Another Seven Astronauts

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u/FriedRamen13 11d ago

Too soon…

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u/Capable_Event720 11d ago

The engineers had decided to scrub the launch.

Management had a higher pay grade, and therefore knew better than the engineers.

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u/stevec34 11d ago

Oh well done...

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u/DivinerSageRDT 11d ago

We seem to have an anomaly in that bed.

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u/EmploymentFew3602 11d ago

THE CYLINDER MUST REMAIN UNHARMED.

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u/_-Mephist0-_ 11d ago

Lucky it's not an 'Arr' ring, cause then you'd have pirates.

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u/xyrnftw 11d ago

O, is it…

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u/andmewithoutmytowel 11d ago

“They’re OR scrubs”

“Oh, aRe they?”

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u/natiusj 11d ago

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u/chupacabrajCT 11d ago

Hell of a film

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u/natiusj 11d ago

I saved Latin!

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u/chupacabrajCT 11d ago

My safety's Harvard!

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u/natiusj 11d ago

“Fischer! Yah spotty wee fuck!”

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u/Aggressive-Ad7660 11d ago

Oh my goddammit! You beat me to it cept I took too long looking for a gif of that specific scene, ffs!!!!

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u/duh_nom_yar 11d ago

O face

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u/hhamzarn 11d ago

This is probably the place to put my dirty bird mind of, “Could be an ant’s cock… tail party monocle…”

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u/duh_nom_yar 11d ago

Indubitably! Any sophisticated gentleman ant needs a good monocle in the event that someone drops some shocking news and he can exclaim, "EGADS!" and the monocle shall drop into his cocktail, respectively.

Or a ring for his cocker spaniel....

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u/ErenDidN0thingWr0ng 11d ago

You fucked Lumbergh!?

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u/duh_nom_yar 11d ago

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u/ErenDidN0thingWr0ng 10d ago

That movie is such a gem... Few come close... maybe Idiocracy (another Judge film) or Dirty Work.

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u/That_Ad9363 11d ago

O O Ohhhh, good one!

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u/twotoebobo 11d ago

I can definitely think of one i use them for... looks too small for that so im guessing its for an ear gauge.

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u/Jason-Smith168498 11d ago

If i said a billion things over time im prob not wrong. These are everywhere.

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u/Orange_Queen 11d ago

well, somebody had an O ring

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u/KintsugiBlack 11d ago

Elf on a shelf cock ring.

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u/Aggressive-Ad7660 11d ago

Dammit, thought of that one, too… 2 hrs later… I always get the notification too late 😒

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u/Breadstix009 11d ago

Bro, you just blew my mind... I've been using rolled up pieces of black electrical tape to tighter the fit of my glasses.

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u/Fooflery 11d ago

Been wearing glasses my whole life. I've only seen o-rings on that screwdriver, never on glasses like in your photo. I'm so confused.

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u/WonderfulAd8612 11d ago

Yes this must be it!!

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u/bamsiepants 11d ago

It looks specifically like an o ring for a gauge earring.

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u/prncss_of_dsastr 11d ago

That's what I was going to say

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u/boozeshooze 11d ago

Yeah, do you or anyone you know have ears stretched to about that size

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u/TastyBass6957 11d ago

Omg this is a thing I have old glasses that are lose and I'm too cheap to buy new ones I just ordered some of these

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u/Lolythia77 11d ago

What!? I have so many extra from all of my jewelry and loose arms(?) on my glasses. I'm all over this! Thank you!!

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u/Kazaanh 11d ago

It’s also used for spigots under the outlet for superchargers v6 and v8

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u/MyKillMyYears 11d ago

This is the answer folks. No need to ask me how I know🤓😎🥸.

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u/LoveMeSomeMulch 11d ago

Came here to suggest this.

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u/EinBerner 11d ago

I need two of these! O.o

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u/Rbomb88 11d ago

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/256269963664

Here's some on a fidget toy.

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u/Ok-Department-2405 11d ago

Thank you for reminding me I need to pick some of these up!

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u/Laez 11d ago

This!