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Creative uses for a car tire

What can you do with a car tire besides the obvious? No player has tried a car tire yet in our 90-second creativity test: be the first, and your ideas could appear on this page.

Classic answers

The uses most people think of first. Ideas close to these lower the originality score.

Your turn: 90 seconds, one car tire

List as many uses as you can for a car tire in 90 seconds. You get a score out of 100 on fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration, and your ideas can feature on this page after review.

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Frequently asked questions

What are some creative uses for a car tire?

Popular ideas include swing, planter, sandbox, obstacle course, dog bed. The most original answers go beyond the object's usual function: look at the rare ideas on this page for inspiration.

How is creativity measured in this test?

The test follows the alternative uses method: in 90 seconds, you list as many uses as possible for one object. Your ideas are scored on fluency (how many), flexibility (how many categories), originality (how far from the classic answers) and elaboration (how detailed).

What is the alternative uses test?

It is a classic divergent thinking exercise, popularized by the psychologist J. P. Guilford, in which people list unusual uses for an everyday object. Our free version is a quick, informal training exercise, not a clinical assessment.