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Tie the bands together, attach a paper clip to each end, then pull it around the broom and latch the paper clips together.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
The idea is that an AI, tasked only with making as many paper clips as possible, would transform everything around it into a giant paper clip manufacturing facility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
This titanium whistle is about the same weight as a paper clip and is incredibly durable.
—Stephanie Gray, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
When the juice flows, the nail becomes temporarily magnetic and can pick up paper clips.
—Rhett Allain, Wired News, 31 Oct. 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
The idea is that an AI, tasked only with making as many paper clips as possible, would transform everything around it into a giant paper clip manufacturing facility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
This titanium whistle is about the same weight as a paper clip and is incredibly durable.
—Stephanie Gray, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
When the juice flows, the nail becomes temporarily magnetic and can pick up paper clips.
—Rhett Allain, Wired News, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Paper clip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20clip. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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