Lifehacking pics - Simples.

Capt'n Midnight · 07-12-2013 11:46am

scotchy wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV6kxQYGVs0[/YOUTUBE]

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And IoS 7 will make your iphone waterproof

that sort of thing would only be done on fake batteries , speaking of which when rechargables first appeared the C and D cells were hollow with a small stubby cell not that much bigger than an AA inside them.

moral - look at the mAH rating or buy rechargables by weight. Not really a problem nowadays, but you do get the odd pack of cheap rechargables that are only half rated.

Notes on battery chemistry

Batteries for long term storage should be charged to 40%.
(NiCAD don't mind, lead acid full charge is better )

Lithium (laptops, phones) and Lead Acid (car , alarms, ups) batteries die forever if you let them go totally flat. I think the same is true of rechargable alkaline but they are rare. So if you leave batteries check up on them every so often.

Lithium has twice the storage capacity of NiMH by weight , by volume it's about the same.

NiCAD batteries are ok with being flat. Actually it's better to let them go totally flat than forceably deep discharge them because what kills all batteries is when one of the cells goes flat and the others keep pulling current through it.

Kat1170 · 16-12-2013 5:23pm

Chet T16 · 17-12-2013 12:39am

15 doesn't work

syklops · 17-12-2013 5:04pm

Chet T16 wrote: »

15 doesn't work

It has worked for me in the past.

Chet T16 · 17-12-2013 7:33pm

syklops wrote: »

It has worked for me in the past.

I've tried twice, maybe i need a new opener!

Eeden · 17-12-2013 11:41pm

Chet T16 wrote: »

I've tried twice, maybe i need a new opener!

... or a scissors?

syklops · 18-12-2013 10:40am

Chet T16 wrote: »

I've tried twice, maybe i need a new opener!

I had a really nice opener and it started slipping and I thought I needed a new one, but tightening the screw in the middle breathed new life into it.

... or a scissors?

I have broken 3 different scissors trying to open 3 different blister packs. I've also cut myself a few times. The tin opener does work.

BaZmO* · 07-01-2014 9:48am

There are some great ideas here that I haven't seen before.

http://www.glamumous.co.uk/2013/03/101-household-tips-for-every-room-in.html

Capt'n Midnight · 09-01-2014 11:28pm

Mellor · 10-01-2014 12:27am

Is it just the fact it goes both ways.
Are those seats not common?

Capt'n Midnight · 10-01-2014 2:19am

Mellor wrote: »

Is it just the fact it goes both ways.
Are those seats not common?

The base tilts too.

very handy to configure public transport when there's a group of ye

Mellor · 10-01-2014 3:05am

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The base tilts too.

very handy to configure public transport when there's a group of ye

I get how they work. All the trains here in sydney have them. I was just surprised that you hadn't seen it, I assumed they were standard everywhere at this stage. Was checking I hadn't missed a hack or anything.

Not just handy for groups, also good so you can always face the way you are moving.

syklops · 10-01-2014 8:40am

Mellor wrote: »

I get how they work. All the trains here in sydney have them. I was just surprised that you hadn't seen it, I assumed they were standard everywhere at this stage. Was checking I hadn't missed a hack or anything.

You've not used Irish public transport have you?

Mellor · 10-01-2014 8:48am

syklops wrote: »

You've not used Irish public transport have you?

I've lived in Syney five years now. They were standard on trains when I got here. I thought they might have been on new Irish trains by now, if not at least on the lives of London, Paris and other cities with proper rail networks. Guess not.

AlmightyCushion · 12-01-2014 5:07am

Mellor wrote: »

I've lived in Syney five years now. They were standard on trains when I got here. I thought they might have been on new Irish trains by now, if not at least on the lives of London, Paris and other cities with proper rail networks. Guess not.

We have the rancid upholstery but that's it.

red_0007 · 17-01-2014 11:20pm

Hopefully not a repost.

BaZmO* · 18-01-2014 1:24am

That'd be epic on a burger!

Invisible Pink Unicorn · 18-01-2014 1:32am

Is that Canola oil used with the egg & onion?

red_0007 · 18-01-2014 5:31pm

Invisible Pink Unicorn wrote: »

Is that Canola oil used with the egg & onion?

Possibly.
Note that this should work with most types of cooking oil.
And possibly Duckhams Hypergrade (but definitely not Magnatec - it will stick to the pan, rendering your non-stick pan completely and utterly sticky)
:pac:

biko · 29-01-2014 11:08pm

I don't have any batteries at hand to test this but it looks kinda cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_m6p99l6ME

Eeden · 29-01-2014 11:20pm

biko wrote: »

I don't have any batteries at hand to test this but it looks kinda cool

Tried a test just now; a bit inconclusive I'm afraid. (also not too scientifically carried out, though, I have to say)

Capt'n Midnight · 29-01-2014 11:38pm

biko wrote: »

I don't have any batteries at hand to test this but it looks kinda cool

I'm guessing it's gas making the battery swell or volumatic changes with chemicals. But would depend on the composition of the battery.

this is more fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uBY7ZtMKCY

jump to 0:30

Chet T16 · 30-01-2014 1:23am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRf9JTg3QwA

Capt'n Midnight · 13-02-2014 9:04pm

7ofBrian · 15-02-2014 12:08am

The charger on my dell xps has been the bain of my life! This is an awesome idea!!!!!!!!!

dinneenp · 18-02-2014 11:08pm

some ones I've never heard of before here

syklops · 19-02-2014 12:34pm

How is the first one a life hack?

thegreatiam · 19-02-2014 2:19pm

If you see something in costco priced at that price it wont be there next week and it wont be getting lower. so buy it now. If its not that price then you can probably come back later and it may be cheaper. pretty useful information if you use costco.

shanered · 28-02-2014 12:21am

http://www.her.ie/life/cooking-and-food-problems-solved-top-50-life-hacks-part-iv/

More food hacks!

Lifehacking pics - Simples.

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