Toothbrush Bracelet Help

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Well after seeing how cool they were, I decided to attempt making toothbrush bracelets from the bunches of dentist toothbrushes and orthodontist toothbrushes at my house. So I put the water in two pots (one fairly big and one just big enough for a toothbrush) and then boiled the water to a rolling boil, and put the toothbrushes in. No matter how many I boiled in one pot (anywhere from 1-4) or how long I boiled them (anywhere from 5-30 minutes) they just would not end up bending enough to stay on my wrist. Has anyone ever come across this or knows the solution? Or should I just use a different type of toothbrush, like CVS ones or something?