> My question is; Have you ever used a paperclip for some purpose other that the one intended? If so, you may have an inventive mind.

When I was in elementary school, I used to try to twist paper clips around on themselves so that the two ends of the wire touched, with just enough tension at the point where they met so that if you set it down on your desk, after a few moments it would "pop"

But all the kids did that. It wasn't even my idea.