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A slap bracelet (or snap bracelet) is a bracelet
Bracelet

A bracelet is an article of jewelry which is worn around the wrist. Bracelets can be manufacturing from leather, cloth, hemp, plastic or metal, and sometimes contain Rock s, wood, and/or Animal shells....
 consisting of layered, flexible stainless steel bistable spring
Spring (device)

A spring is an Elasticity object used to store mechanical energy. Springs are usually made out of hardened steel. Small springs can be wound from pre-hardened stock, while larger ones are made from annealing steel and hardened after fabrication....
 bands sealed within a fabric cover. The bracelet can be straightened out, creating tension
Tension (mechanics)

In physics, tension is the magnitude of the pulling force exerted by a string, cable, chain, or similar object on another object. Tension is measured newtons or pounds-force and is always parallel to the string on which it applies....
 within the springy metal bands. The straightened bracelet is then slapped against the wearer's forearm
Forearm

The forearm is the structure on the upper limb, between the Elbow-joint and the wrist.. This term is used in anatomy to distinguish it from the arm ....
, causing the bands to spring back into a curve that wraps around the wrist, securing the bracelet to the wearer.

History
The slap bracelet was a popular fad
FAD

In biochemistry, flavin adenine dinucleotide is a redox Cofactor involved in several important reactions in metabolism. FAD can exist in two different redox states and its biochemical role usually involves changing between these two states....
 among children, pre-teens
Preteen

Preadolescence is a stage of Human development through childhood that occurs in a child's years before adolescence. Sigmund Freud termed this the latency period, which he saw as a period of unparalleled repression of sexual desires and erogenous impulses....
 and teenagers in the early 1990s, and was available in a wide variety of patterns and colors.






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Slapbracelet
A slap bracelet (or snap bracelet) is a bracelet
Bracelet

A bracelet is an article of jewelry which is worn around the wrist. Bracelets can be manufacturing from leather, cloth, hemp, plastic or metal, and sometimes contain Rock s, wood, and/or Animal shells....
 consisting of layered, flexible stainless steel bistable spring
Spring (device)

A spring is an Elasticity object used to store mechanical energy. Springs are usually made out of hardened steel. Small springs can be wound from pre-hardened stock, while larger ones are made from annealing steel and hardened after fabrication....
 bands sealed within a fabric cover. The bracelet can be straightened out, creating tension
Tension (mechanics)

In physics, tension is the magnitude of the pulling force exerted by a string, cable, chain, or similar object on another object. Tension is measured newtons or pounds-force and is always parallel to the string on which it applies....
 within the springy metal bands. The straightened bracelet is then slapped against the wearer's forearm
Forearm

The forearm is the structure on the upper limb, between the Elbow-joint and the wrist.. This term is used in anatomy to distinguish it from the arm ....
, causing the bands to spring back into a curve that wraps around the wrist, securing the bracelet to the wearer.

History


The slap bracelet was a popular fad
FAD

In biochemistry, flavin adenine dinucleotide is a redox Cofactor involved in several important reactions in metabolism. FAD can exist in two different redox states and its biochemical role usually involves changing between these two states....
 among children, pre-teens
Preteen

Preadolescence is a stage of Human development through childhood that occurs in a child's years before adolescence. Sigmund Freud termed this the latency period, which he saw as a period of unparalleled repression of sexual desires and erogenous impulses....
 and teenagers in the early 1990s, and was available in a wide variety of patterns and colors. The bracelet was banned in several schools following reports of injuries stemming from improper use. The bracelet was later reintroduced with a plastic spring, but there were still reports of injuries.