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'''Extensive use of the whammy bar can cause all the strings to go out of tune, ''particularly on a floating bridge.'' ''' It's best to save such for the end of a song or before a set break, where you can either retune the guitar or switch to an in-tune guitar.
Many claim one of the flaws of a floating bridge is that your double-stops are out-of-tune. This means that if you are bending on one string but not another, the bend increases overall string tension on the bridge, causing it to pull-up a little, which causes the unbent string to fall a little flat. There are two simple solutions: pull up on the bar a little or apply a slight bend to the flattened flatted notes. This counteracts the raised bridge and keeps the unbent note in tune.
There are ''devices'' that claim they can help keep your tremelo bridge in tune even with whammy use. These work to various degrees, but they all tend to diminish the desirable qualities of the floating bridge by preventing a smooth transition between pitching downwards vs. upwards. They particularly hurt flutters, but also affect vibrato. I recommend ''not'' using these.