Frigating wrote: » 19: I've never understood the point of touch-free soap dispensers. I mean, you are literally seconds from getting all the germs off your hands anyway, why does it matter if there's just a few more.
kupus wrote: » On the subject of cleaning. A cheap alternative to cleaning hands is sugar and soap. (a small teaspoon is plenty) rather than the expensive stuff. It gets out oil, grease soil earth dirt etc.
red_0007 wrote: » Is this supposed to be home-made sugar soap?
The Dagda wrote: » It's not a touch free dispenser. You use the back of your fingers to depress the pump, the backs of the fingers being, generally, cleaner than the fronts.
Mellor wrote: » It's not about keeping germs off your hands, its about keeping dirt/germs off the dispenser.
rubadub wrote: » No, the sugar is acting as an abrasive, you can get the same effect by putting some sand in your hand with regular soap, but the sugar dissolves away down the sink. You mix the sugar in fresh, you do not make a bottle of it or anything, as it would dissolve. Salt can work to some degree but it should be granulated sugar, not caster, as the granulated size works best. Swarfega is more than likely the "expensive stuff" he was talking about.
Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
The_Captain wrote: » A cheap alternative to sugar and soap is soap, cuts out all that unnecessary sugar wastage
Rucking_Fetard wrote: »
1. Need some light in a pinch and a candle alone won't cut it? Grab a soda can and cut open the sides, fold them out and place the candle in. This will reflect your light and give you some decent protection from the elements. 2. If you ever find yourself without a clean water source grab a piece of cloth and 2 containers. Put the dirty water in one container and run the cloth from it to the empty glass. After a short while you will have filtered, muck free water. Remember to boil.. 3. Need to get a cooking fire going with minimal effort? Grab an empty egg carton and place charcoal into the slots. Seal it up, light a corner and enjoy. 4. If the mosquitoes are getting bad you can repel them easily using common household herbs. Since you already have that little cooking fire going, sprinkle some basil or drop some rosemary on the coals. The bugs can't stand it and will stay far away. 5. How about a solar microwave? Grab a small food box and cut out a fold. Wrap the top in aluminum foil and line the inner box with it as well. Place your food inside and give it some time. You now have a solar charged grilled cheese sandwich. 6. Need to find the right direction home? Get a small sliver of metal such as a needle and rub it against your clothing several times. Place the needle on a leaf and float it in some water. The needle will point you North. 7. And finally, the emergency oil lamp. Grab some old cloth and bundle it up. Take a soda can and fill it about half way with olive oil. Place the cloth into the can and light. You have yourself a makeshift oil lamp that will last hours.
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Sindri wrote: » This looks pretty cool.
