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Mellor · 11-04-2016 1:29pm

I don't get the Coke bottle pencil sharpener

rubadub · 11-04-2016 1:35pm

Mellor wrote: »

I don't get the Coke bottle pencil sharpener

I think it is just a way of making coils of strong plastic ribbons for use in other projects.

Mellor · 12-04-2016 12:37am

rubadub wrote: »

I think it is just a way of making coils of strong plastic ribbons for use in other projects.

Ah ok, would they be tie-able?

thesandeman · 12-04-2016 2:48am

Any way of slowing it down?

Mellor · 12-04-2016 5:40am

thesandeman wrote: »

Any way of slowing it down?

The larger version (link in original post) appears to run a little slower.
If you really want to slow it down, you could use a video speed extension for chrome like this. I fine it a very handy.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk?hl=en-US

rubadub · 12-04-2016 9:38am

Mellor wrote: »

Ah ok, would they be tie-able?

I doubt it would be suitable. You might be able to join them by heating or glueing. Coke bottles would be PET, if you pour boiling water on them or use a heat gun it would shrink. So you could glue them and shrink it later to get a really tight fit.

If you have a soldering iron you can wrap the end in tin foil for working with plastic. Not sure how well PET works. Wiki says it can be used in "plastic welding"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_welding

Doge · 18-04-2016 11:35pm

I don't have a pic for this knot hack, but since this is the main thread on the forum I said I'd post it here.

I have 2 of those cheap chinese nylon hammocks you can buy online that have an orange rope doubled over at both ends going through loops which have a knot tied around each loop.

I wanted to know how to make the knot because I'm clueless when it comes to knotting, so here's what I did:

I recorded a video of me undoing the knot slowly using my android phone,
Then used an app called Reverse Video to create a new video played backwards.

And voila, the reversed video looked like I was tieing the knot from scratch and I learned how to do it!

It's possibly a common hack but i felt proud that I that I came up with the idea myself.

Mellor · 19-04-2016 1:34am

Post the video on youtube

rubadub · 19-04-2016 10:12am

Excellent site on knots here, with step by step pictures

http://www.animatedknots.com/

suave.4u · 11-05-2016 8:57am

Easy way to share crisps:

Mellor · 11-05-2016 9:00am

You can't embed web video. You need the gif link. (I won't embed it to steal your thunder)
http://i.imgur.com/CLZ7wGg.gif

I've actually been doing that for a while now. It's really handy.

suave.4u · 11-05-2016 9:05am

Mellor wrote: »

You can't embed web video. You need the gif link. (I won't embed it to steal your thunder)
http://i.imgur.com/CLZ7wGg.gif

I've actually been doing that for a while now. It's really handy.

haha, thanks buddy. Another life hacking tip learnt today

kitten_k · 24-05-2016 10:23am

Dramatik · 18-06-2016 12:53pm

Ever bought a pair of shoes but they turned out to be slightly too big and you were unable to return them for whatever reason. Take an insole out of an old pair of shoes an put over the insole of your new pair to make them a smaller fit.

corsav6 · 18-06-2016 11:32pm

Dramatik wrote: »

Ever bought a pair of shoes but they turned out to be slightly too big and you were unable to return them for whatever reason. Take an insole out of an old pair of shoes an put over the insole of your new pair to make them a smaller fit.

Or wear 2 pairs of socks

SuperS54 · 19-06-2016 11:01am

Dramatik wrote: »

Ever bought a pair of shoes but they turned out to be slightly too big and you were unable to return them for whatever reason. Take an insole out of an old pair of shoes an put over the insole of your new pair to make them a smaller fit.

Or buy a set of insoles, who would want an old set of insoles in their new shoes?

suave.4u · 19-06-2016 11:30am

SuperS54 wrote: »

Or buy a set of insoles, who would want an old set of insoles in their new shoes?

Cause this is the aliexpress thread.

Amalgam · 19-06-2016 11:57am

How Bangladeshi inventors are making eco-friendly air conditioners from plastic bottles

http://observers.france24.com/en/20160602-bangladesh-air-conditioner-plastic-bottles-technology

The change in pressure that occurs when air enters the wider part of the bottle and comes out through the bottleneck cools the air. It seems uncanny, but the principle is simple. Blow on your hand with your mouth wide open. The air feels hot, doesn’t it? Now, blow on your hand with your lips pursed. It feels like a cool breeze.

New Home · 19-06-2016 12:08pm

That's very smart.

I wonder, how much of a breeze would you need to actually feel the benefit? Would it still work if the air was dead still and very humid? And if you had the bottles installed the other way around, with the small opening on the outside and the large opening through a large hole, would it do the opposite and work as a heater of some sort?

kupus · 19-06-2016 12:10pm

^^^^^. Reminds me of this http://permaculturenews.org/2014/03/14/solar-water-bottle-bulbs/

Michael D Not Higgins · 19-06-2016 2:52pm

New Home wrote: »

That's very smart.

I wonder, how much of a breeze would you need to actually feel the benefit? Would it still work if the air was dead still and very humid? And if you had the bottles installed the other way around, with the small opening on the outside and the large opening through a large hole, would it do the opposite and work as a heater of some sort?

It doesn't cool the air at all, it just funnels it and speeds it up which feels cooler. It won't work in still air, there has to be airflow for it to work.

New Home · 19-06-2016 2:55pm

Ah, fair enough. I thought it might have a cooling effect like with gas being released out of a canister, but I suppose pressure might be a factor too, in that case.

Michael D Not Higgins · 19-06-2016 3:00pm

New Home wrote: »

Ah, fair enough. I thought it might have a cooling effect like with gas being released out of a canister, but I suppose pressure might be a factor too, in that case.

The thing is, there is a pressure change as it flows through but they don't mention that it goes back to atmospheric pressure so there's no net change (and there can't be since that would violate the 2nd law of thermodynamics).

New Home · 19-06-2016 9:26pm

mrcheez · 01-07-2016 2:18pm

Dramatik wrote: »

Ever bought a pair of shoes but they turned out to be slightly too big and you were unable to return them for whatever reason. Take an insole out of an old pair of shoes an put over the insole of your new pair to make them a smaller fit.

Cheers. Going to do this today as the new pair of shoes I got are 1/2 size too big and no chance of return plus the old shoe soles are still fine.

Capt'n Midnight · 07-09-2016 9:07pm

New Home · 07-09-2016 9:10pm

Looks like a good idea (at least as much as the upside-down iron to make toast...), but I wonder whether the metal tube of the ironing board's legs and the joints would be strong enough to carry the weight of anyone bigger than a small child.

Thargor · 07-09-2016 9:12pm

How much height are youactually gaining there? You'd still have a sore back by the time you had a full service done.

Mellor · 07-09-2016 11:17pm

New Home wrote: »

Looks like a good idea (at least as much as the upside-down iron to make toast...), but I wonder whether the metal tube of the ironing board's legs and the joints would be strong enough to carry the weight of anyone bigger than a small child.

It's raising it to carry out maintained, he's not climbing on and pedalling it.

New Home · 07-09-2016 11:26pm

Ah, fair enough. We just used to turn them upside down to do that, so that they'd balance on the handles and the seat.

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