Abstract: A hair curler and an applicator therefor, the hair curler formed from a hollow cylinder of a Velcro.RTM.-type material having a plurality of filaments protruding from its external surface. Where the applicator is to be used by a hair dresser, it is a hollow cylinder of rigid material, freely slidable within the hair curler. Where the curler is to be applied by the user, the applicator is formed with a handle portion and a roller portion, and is formed of a resilient material which can be reduced in diameter upon application of pressure.

Abstract: A tool and method for picking crab which includes a long, narrow and strong forceps that is specially adapted to be inserted into cavities within the shell for tearing the shell and picking out the crab meat. The crab picking tool is preferably formed from two halves which are joined at one end to form a large tweezer-like forceps. The tool has a handle portion and a pincer portion. In the preferred embodiment, the end of the pincer portion is made up of two roughly spoon shaped tips of a selected width. The tips are preferably textured with ridges or some other surface pattern to enhance the holding power of the tool. The pincer portion is much narrower, approximately one eighth of an inch, and is thus specially adapted to pick crabs using the method of the present invention. In use, the tool is inserted into the subchambers of the crab shell to remove crab meat.