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Always go after crawly bugs with a wet paper towel or tissue. It immobilizes them.
Most of the time, these ‘hacks’ lists are LAME. However, at least half of these are cool!
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Re: the hard boiled eggs. I place mine in a pot filled with ice and water while the eggs are still hot. The eggs literally jump out of the shell once they have cooled.
Last week I used (2) $20 Meijer pharmacy coupons at Giant Eagle, added 5 other coupons (buy 4 boxes get 1 box free), and $11.25 out of pocket to the free $40. I bought 25 boxes of cereal that had extra fuel perks attached.
End result - 25 boxes of cereal AND $30 worth of free gas, all for $11.25 from pocket!
But putting pasta in a Pringles can might make your pasta taste like potato chips [depending on the humidity].
Pasta absorbs flavors...best to keep it free from all flavors until cooked.
The paper towel in the freezer to cool a beer does not work.
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That was disappointing. I am always trying to find a way to get a beverage colder, quicker without putting ice IN it, and thought this would fill the bill. But...didn’t work so I didn’t try any of the others.
But, you know what WILL cool a beer down quickly? Fill a large bowl with ice, pour in a tablespoon or two of salt, add water and beers. Swirl around and let set, and in less than 10 minutes, you have an ice cold beer.
THAT works, because I have done it.
Some did look interesting and useful, though.
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Yeah, you kinda had to know him.
I took a straw and cut it in half put the ends over the bolts to "extend" them...just tipped the bowl over and slide the straws though the holes lowered the bowl and a perfect fit..
Last two bowls were a one shot deal...
This doesn’t work as well if the only plug you have is for the lamp you’re using to see the screw... :)
My daughter needed a bit of machine oil to fix a squeaky hinge in her apartment that was driving her nuts. She had none and was griping to me about having to go to the big box store for a tiny can of oil.
I told her to pull out her cars dipstick and she have the drop she needed.
what foreign language is “life hack”?
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Keep this handy pH chart of acids and bases.
http://i.imgur.com/ulTYcl2.png
The two best common household cleaners are pure ammonia in solution with water, which is very basic at around pH 11; and white vinegar, which is acidic, at pH 4.5-5.
If you need milder cleaners mix them with a buffer solution to make them less harsh. An easy buffer solution is made by mixing white vinegar with baking soda (pH 9), waiting until it has stopped fizzing. It will make acids less acidic and bases less basic.
Bleach makes a superb sanitizer, but liquid bleach takes up a lot of space and is hazardous to handle. So make your own by getting a box of sodium hydroxide at a hardware store and mixing it with water. A single box can make a LOT of liquid bleach, because liquid bleach is only 6% sodium hydroxide, so is 94% distilled water. (Important, do not get sodium hydroxide *substitute*. Get the real stuff.)
If you have raw meat that is either not too fresh and/or tough as shoe leather, thin slice it, then put it in enough water to cover with a teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in it, for one hour, no more or less. After it is done, rinse it very thoroughly, soak it for a minute or two in white vinegar water, then rinse it again. It should be very tender, with a little residual foaming when it is cooked, but with a strong sauce it will be delicious.
Original sugared Coca-Cola has a pH of 2.8, and while some people use it to clean car battery terminals, its real forte is in dissolving rust. Just leave rusty parts to soak in it for a day or two, and they come out bright and shiny.
You can make a solution from purple cabbage leaves and boiling distilled water that you can use to indicate if something is acidic or basic, and to some extent how strong it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ArCiQwSMY
Hydrochloric acid has a pH of about 1.0 Ordinary liquid toilet bowl cleaner is about 23% hydrochloric acid. Liquid drain cleaner has a pH of about 14.
I’ve been using sticky notes to clean out the keyboard for years. I didn’t know that other people have had the same idea.
The sticky strip is great for catching cat fur.
