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Lanyards, strings used for holding name cards, often has the shape of a Mobius band.

A picture of lanyard: Mobius bands used as lanyards Many more can be found on Google Image.

The purpose of using this shape is probably to help the card stay flat on the chest.

This is certainly a real world application of the Mobius band. It is a bit amusing to see so many people wearing an unorientable, one-sided surface! Showing a lanyard and pointed out its shape can be a convenient way to introduce the Mobius band to people.

(I learned this from someone else. A search on the web shows that somebody has noticed this earlier: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/l890m/why_the_hell_are_keybadge_lanyards_made_into_a/])

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