Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Uses for Pool Noodles

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   Since I have seen most people add an anecdote when they mention something they have used 'pool noodles' for, I thought it would be fun to add a thread that might pop up for someone looking for solutions to problems in a search.

Please add examples of how you have used pool noodles for props, scenery, costumes, and anything else and any tips you have for working with this material. 

I'll start it off: 
- ears of corn -  for Wizard of Oz (takes some time sculpting with the band saw, but looks good when you add paper mache leaves, and you can put 'stems' on the ears to help placement on the stalk
- architectural moldings - fluted pool noodles, when split and flattened, look like fluted columns.  Most handy when trying to fancy up an outside corner with the added benefit of padding it for actors exiting in the dark. one or two 'flutes' work for inside corner dressing. 
-doughnuts - cut discs, then sculpt the outer edges to round, encapsulate in muslin with dutching glue, let dry, paint.  
-padding corners backstage - where a platform leg is hanging out in an inconvenient location

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