Lifehacking pics - Simples.

Capt'n Midnight

Actually you may need to use a curved suface to keep a constant radius from the lens.



Must find that picutre of using a PostIt to capture dust when drilling a hole in a wall

tricky D

Iroquois

I'll go raid 4chan.org and see if I can find any more pictures

Cool pcs

Capt'n Midnight

Be cool if there were more of these

Sindri

This looks pretty cool.

Capt'n Midnight

:pac:

Sindri

^^^

I should do that. My glasses have been missing the hinge screw for about a year. I stuck a toothpick through and broke it off and then sellotaped it. It's been remarkably durable and it's fully functioning.

Capt'n Midnight

fasttalkerchat

fasttalkerchat

A personal favourate of mine. Any it nearly always works:

If you're in a lift and don't want to stop to let people on, hold the door close button and the floor you wan't to go to button at the same time.

danniemcq

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

ummmm you are forgetting something..


what happens when it pops?

fasttalkerchat

danniemcq wrote: »

ummmm you are forgetting something..


what happens when it pops?

Didn't think of that! I've done it a few times and never been caught out.

danniemcq

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Didn't think of that! I've done it a few times and never been caught out.

ah my toaster has quite a kick so not really practical for me but i can see how it could work

leave it as close to edge as possible i guess

irish_goat

danniemcq wrote: »

ummmm you are forgetting something..


what happens when it pops?

Tzar Chasm

OK I tried that toast thing

so long as you're not a muppet and dont place the toaster on the edge of the worktop the problem in the above picture is avoidable, I placed a dinnerplate beside the toaster to catch the finished product, very useful, also I would recomend using grated cheese instead of sliced cheese, the sliced can take too long to melt and either you have unmelted cheese or burnt toast.

but yeah worked brilliantly, that said tho the springs on my toaster are not excessivley strong so it may be nescessary to move the catcher plate further back if you have a more energetic spring

DaveDaRave1

throw on some fresh onion, garlic granuals and lea and perrins and you're sorted

liamog

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

A personal favourate of mine. Any it nearly always works:

If you're in a lift and don't want to stop to let people on, hold the door close button and the floor you wan't to go to button at the same time.

Really that works, must find a lift to try that one, hmm when's college back

TheCrey

That think with the toaster... easy but brilliant

Will try that. Just a plate near the toaster and dinner is served... nice.

Loire

TheCrey wrote: »

That think with the toaster... easy but brilliant

Will try that. Just a plate near the toaster and dinner is served... nice.

Any issues with the cheese melting and sticking to the inside of the toaster?

BeerSteakBirds

Any issues with the underside of the toast burning due to being closer than usual to the thermal element or does the cheese get melted before that can happen ?

Capt'n Midnight

Bluegrass

Haha she would be doin well to cycle in dem clogs

Capt'n Midnight

Capt'n Midnight

from https://xkcd.com/1077/

Nervous Wreck

Capt'n Midnight

From http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/18-household-tips-that-will-help-you-get-through-y













If oil based use a wire

RUCKING FETARD

Capt'n Midnight

Reoil

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

What the hell is that?!

Capt'n Midnight

Reoil wrote: »

What the hell is that?!

Looks like olive oil and using the pith of an orange as a wick.

Gillo

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Looks like olive oil and using the pith of an orange as a wick.

It'd probably smell great until the orange itself starts to burn.

Capt'n Midnight

uch

Stick a couple of eggs in the kettle in the morning before making tea, then top up and boil again, then whenever you want your hard boiled egg, she'd be ready

fasttalkerchat

uch wrote: »

Stick a couple of eggs in the kettle in the morning before making tea, then top up and boil again, then whenever you want your hard boiled egg, she'd be ready

An old student trick. Also works with frankfurters.

MeMeJK1

Some great ideas in here!

RUCKING FETARD

jaqian

uch wrote: »

Stick a couple of eggs in the kettle in the morning before making tea, then top up and boil again, then whenever you want your hard boiled egg, she'd be ready

Would that not give a weird taste to the tea?

Capt'n Midnight

jaqian wrote: »

Would that not give a weird taste to the tea?

TBH from a hygiene point of view you should at least wash the eggs since they aren't washed when you get them.

syklops

uch wrote: »

Stick a couple of eggs in the kettle in the morning before making tea, then top up and boil again, then whenever you want your hard boiled egg, she'd be ready

I did this in work a few times with varying degrees of success. The different kettles I used were difficult to get the eggs out of. Also one of the eggs cracked, so I had to wash it out and start again for the tea. I can see frankfurters working better as you can stab them with a fork to get them out. If I was in that much hurry in the morning, then I would hardboil 10 eggs on a sunday evening, and have them ready in the fridge each morning.

If you really want to save that precious couple of minutes in the morning, assuming you get up the same time every morning, is before you go to bed, fill the kettle, press the button, and have a timeswitch on the kettle so it starts around the same time your getting out of bed. It should be boiled by the time you are dressed and in the kitchen. Maybe get a second kettle for your eggs and do the same thing? Im not sure i would recommend using the same water for the tea and the eggs.

newmug

Anyone got any ideas on how to improve phone signal around the house?

danniemcq

Mobile calls? Mobile data or home phone reception?

zg3409

newmug wrote: »

Anyone got any ideas on how to improve phone signal around the house?

Go with the network that has the strongest signal where you live. Try vodafone, meteor, 3 and o2. They each use different masts so their coverage is different. Best to unlock a phone and try a SIM from each. You cannot compare the "number of bars" from different phones. Best to use the one phone and change SIMs. Also a UK regisered phone can normally roam onto any network and show you the signal levels of each of them

You can also view all the masts and see which operator is closest here:
http://www.askcomreg.ie/mobile/mobile_sites%3B_base_stations_and_masts.36.LE.asp

newmug

danniemcq wrote: »

Mobile calls? Mobile data or home phone reception?

Mobile calls.

zg3409 wrote: »

Go with the network that has the strongest signal where you live. Try vodafone, meteor, 3 and o2. They each use different masts so their coverage is different. Best to unlock a phone and try a SIM from each. You cannot compare the "number of bars" from different phones. Best to use the one phone and change SIMs. Also a UK regisered phone can normally roam onto any network and show you the signal levels of each of them

You can also view all the masts and see which operator is closest here:
http://www.askcomreg.ie/mobile/mobile_sites%3B_base_stations_and_masts.36.LE.asp

I'm locked into an 18 month contract with Emobile. Their reception is grand everywhere, except in my own house! I need something like an amplifier to boost the signal, I was wondering is there any life-hacking way of doing this?

zg3409

newmug wrote: »

I'm locked into an 18 month contract with Emobile. Their reception is grand everywhere, except in my own house! I need something like an amplifier to boost the signal, I was wondering is there any life-hacking way of doing this?

eMobile is the same network as Meteor. In theory there are such devices but they need to be supplied by the phone company. 3 supply a model that only works on their network, vodafone supply a unit that uses your internet. I don't think eMobile have such an item. Ask in a phone shop if eMobile have such an item.

If you are happy leaving you mobile in the one place you could get a phone that works with a "car kit" and uses an external car roof mounted aerial (not all car kits nor phones do this). They you could mount the car aerial high up outside the house.

Or move your sim into a device like this:
http://www.gsmdeskphone.co.uk/ with a roof aerial. The simpler way is to check coverage before signing a contract and try to cancel in the first few days if it is not working.

Capt'n Midnight

RUCKING FETARD

Kat1170

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Eggs-cellent :D

Stinicker

Savage yolk that!

RUCKING FETARD

shayno90

It is a long list but worth it.