Editing Blu Tack (section)

== Alternative uses ==
Like all poster putties, Blu&nbsp;Tack provides an alternative to the artist's traditional [[kneaded eraser]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sibleyfineart.com/tutorial--erasing-pencil-blu-tack.htm |title=ERASING PENCIL with BLU-TACK wall putty at MIKE SIBLEY FINE ART |website=sibleyfineart.com|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

Blu Tack was often used with the [[ZX81|Sinclair ZX81]] microcomputer to help mitigate crashes caused by wobbly external RAM modules.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2011-03-11|title=ZX81: Small black box of computing desire|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12703674|access-date=2021-12-23}}</ref> This was such a widespread problem that Sinclair Research's technical support department officially recommended the use of Blu Tack to resolve this issue.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sinclair ZX81 {{!}} Platform {{!}} VideoGameGeek|url=https://videogamegeek.com/videogameplatform/23052/sinclair-zx81|access-date=2021-12-23|website=videogamegeek.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2007 the artist Elizabeth Thompson created a {{convert|200|kg|abbr=on}} sculpture of a house spider using Blu&nbsp;Tack over a wire frame. It was exhibited at [[London Zoo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spider Sculpture Largest Blu-tack Sculpture Britain – Photo éditoriale de stock – Image de stock |url=https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/editorial/image-editorial/spider-sculpture-largest-blu-tack-britain-designed-by-702842c |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Shutterstock Editorial |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Largest Blu-Tack® sculpture |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/118849-largest-sculpture-made-from-blu-tack%C2%AE |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref>

Blu&nbsp;Tack can be used as a [[Damping (music)|damping agent]] for sound and vibration applications, due to its low amplitude response properties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stereophile.com/content/sound-surprise-loudspeakerstand-interface |title=The Sound of Surprise (the loudspeaker/stand interface) |work=Stereophile.com|date=30 June 1995 }}</ref> A 2013 study concluded that the substance is a comfortable alternative to over-the-counter ear plugs for the attenuation of everyday sound.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Watson |first1=G J |last2=Trainor |first2=G |last3=Camilleri |first3=A E |date=June 2013 |title=Is Blu-tack as effective at attenuating sound as over-the-counter ear plugs? |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022215113000807/type/journal_article |journal=The Journal of Laryngology & Otology |language=en |volume=127 |issue=6 |pages=574–577 |doi=10.1017/S0022215113000807 |issn=0022-2151}}</ref>

The New Zealand Government Earthquake Commission recommends that products such as Blu Tack should be used to prevent ornaments and small household items from falling or moving in the event of an earthquake.<ref>New Zealand Government Earthquake Commission.[https://web.archive.org/web/20201216015542/https://www.eqc.govt.nz/sites/public_files/EQC0053_QuakeSafeGuide_Singlepage_FA_0.pdf "Easy Ways to Quake Safe Your Home"]  [pamphlet]. </ref>

Blu&nbsp;Tack is sometimes used by electronic hobbyists to hold through-hole electronic components in position for soldering onto PC-boards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soldering Tips |url=https://learn.pimoroni.com/article/soldering-tips |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=learn.pimoroni.com}}</ref>