'Solutions' that don't work still tried in everyday life

5rtytry56

I'm talking about trying to revive dead non rechargeable batteries by putting them on the radiator. The same batteries are beyond their expired date.
Or rubbing cigarette ash into the carpet to clean it, all the time.
What's your favourite silly solution?

bluewizard

Going to work to earn money instead of peanuts.

stimpson

Praying

Jack the Stripper

Breaking red lights.

Fighting Tao

Homeopathy

80s Child

Roundabouts

Jack the Stripper

80s Child wrote: »

Roundabouts

They are a very efficient way in getting traffic through junctions. Once they don't have lights.

Fred Swanson

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BBDBB

Democracy. People are idiots

gifted

The G spot....what a rumour huh???......lol lol

JackTaylorFan

Telling anybody to "calm down"

JackTaylorFan

Shaking the cola bottle to try and get the fizz back

Barry Badrinath

Turning it off and back on again.

Senor Fancy Pants

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Turning it off and back on again.

In fairness, this does solve 99% of computer issues. However doesn't work as handily with life support machines.. as it turns out ..

Cee-Jay-Cee

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Turning it off and back on again.

That worked for my kettle.

Samuel T. Cogley

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Turning it off and back on again.

Have you tired interrupting the power to force a system restart?

Del2005

Looking for something you lost and repeatedly checking the same places.

GMSA

Praying when in trouble.
Voting for FF because FG didn't improve things.

BBDBB

Using the 'force'

hungry hypno toad

Uncontrolled immigration.

evolving_doors

Loosing something then Looking where you last had it.

evolving_doors

Antibiotics for a cold or cough.

longshanks

Low fat diets.

Victor

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

They are a very efficient way in getting traffic through junctions. Once they don't have lights.

Actually, traffic lights are more efficient for high volumes of traffic.

Winterlong

Putting a spoon in an open bottle of champagne to keep the fiz. It does not work and looks stupid.

http://www.decanter.com/learn/advice/putting-spoon-in-champagne-work-ask-decanter-349914/

Vinegar and newspaper for cleaning windows. All that happens is I get covered in newsprint and the flat smells like a chipper.

bnt

Open Plan offices.

RiderOnTheStorm

Electric razors. They just dont cut all the stuble down to the level of the skin. And they just pluck the hair if you leave it a few days. Wet shave all the way.....

corner of hells

Candie wrote: »

Vinegar and newspaper for cleaning windows. All that happens is I get covered in newsprint and the flat smells like a chipper.

Mmmm chipper smell.

corner of hells

corner of hells wrote: »

Mmmm chipper smell.

I lived above a chipper as a student. That smell eventually gets old.

ToddyDoody

Sending CVs. You're just not going to get the job.

CrabRevolution

Watching a game on TV with the volume off because you don't like the commentator, and listening to radio commentary instead.

There is a significant delay between the 2 feeds which gets very irritating since you hear what happens before you see it.

5rtytry56

BBDBB wrote: »

Using the 'force'

Trying the Jedi mind trick.

Wanderer2010

"Ignore Bullies". Never ever ever ever works, either in the playground or in the office. Whereas if you stand up to them and tell them to go fcuk themselves that always shuts them up.

Paddy Cow

Reviving the Irish language by making it mandatory in primary and secondary schools. What a waste of money.

Senna

Praying to God for his intervention. Like pissing into the wind.

BBDBB

Arguing with people on the Internet in the hope that you will convince them to abandon their ridiculous notions about the world through the sheer force of your logical reasoning

Mister Vain

Pulling back the foreskin before putting on a johnny.

Seth Brundle

BBDBB wrote: »

Arguing with people on the Internet in the hope that you will convince them to abandon their ridiculous notions about the world through the sheer force of your logical reasoning

Well that one isn't a good example. Everyone knows it does work. How could you not know?
They've even scientific proof that you can win your arguments online: https://www.google.ie/amp/www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/02/12/10-scientifically-proven-ways-to-win-an-argument-on-the-internet/amp/

iguana

Hitting something to make it work.

corner of hells

iguana wrote: »

Hitting something to make it work.

Are you hitting it in the right place ?
You might have to keep hitting it till it works.

RiderOnTheStorm

Putting up prices on cigarettes to put people off. And fining people as a way of modifying their behavior (eg not picking up dog crap, dumping litter, speeding, etc).

pickarooney

iguana wrote: »

Hitting something to make it work.

Does the trick with slaves.

5rtytry56

: As tried by some boardsies who keep on re - regging. And get caught within 5 minutes.

5rtytry56

Boardsies ressurecting years old threads: zombie threads.

the beer revolu

Solving society's drug problems with prohibition.

5rtytry56

Or, alternatively setting up the equivalent of "Needleplatz" for druggies to score in.

Satts

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Turning it off and back on again.

Deleted User wrote: »

In fairness, this does solve 99% of computer issues. However doesn't work as handily with life support machines.. as it turns out ..

One of my favourite Big Bang scenes, not a life support machine but still a matter of life and death, lol.

oppenheimer1

Senna wrote: »

Praying to God for his intervention. Like pissing into the wind.

There are no atheists in foxholes.

hungry hypno toad

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Putting up prices on cigarettes to put people off. And fining people as a way of modifying their behavior (eg not picking up dog crap, dumping litter, speeding, etc).

What do you suggest as an alternative, rubbing their face in the dog crap?

hungry hypno toad

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

There are no atheists in foxholes.

How do you know someone is an atheist? Because they take very opportunity to tell you.