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Lifehacking pics - Simples.

Capt'n Midnight · 2011-08-28 17:55:01

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 :)

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#752 15-11-2018 8:29pm

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Ayla Petite Ping-pong wrote: »

^ That's all well and good if you're in sunny Summer Bay or frying in Fla.
But in 53oN un-sunny Ireland what you really want is either zero-cost GPS sun tracking garden reflectors...

/ Or this orb concept, which can even use magnified moonlight to charge the smart car during the nighthours.
During the day it could probably boil a kettle in second, or heat the outdoor swamming pool in an hour.

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/spherical-sun-power-generator/

I want one. Now. Please.

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I want one. Now. Please.

Guesstimate it won't be cheap, but on the plus side the only maintence might be via a quick burst of the garden hose once a week or so.

There are cheaper alternatives, if you've an old Sat dish sitting about, although care should be taken to ensure it's convex (reverse/outside) not the concave, to avoid 'parabolic cooking' anything that crosses it's focal point.

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Archimedes, is that you?

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About those braces...

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Laces.

https://i.imgur.com/IbY4YfX.mp4

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Must try this in my folk's place where the damned dog keeps opening the door letting the heat out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfs7wKGn8As

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Now lets see a lifehack where he replaces the wonky handle of the hammer.

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"The strongest loop knot you can tie" (or so the caption said)

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"The strongest loop knot you can tie" (or so the caption said)

Yup is it.
Non-slip loop knot. A fishing knot, doesn't weaken the line the same a figure of 8 does.

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From YLYL

Tabnabs wrote: »

Airline Luggage Allowance - Guide to Hand Baggage Sizes & Weight Restrictions When Flying With EasyJet, Jet2, Ryanair ... & Cabin Bag Deals
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/airline-luggage-allowance-guide-to-hand-baggage-sizes-weight-restrictions-when-flying-with-easyjet-jet2-ryanair-cabin-bag-deals-3189810

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Easy, when the bin is made of mesh.

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^^^ What other way do people put bags in bins?!

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They "dip" the whole bag in and then stretch it around the edges.

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New Home wrote: »

"The strongest loop knot you can tie" (or so the caption said)

Mellor wrote: »

Yup is it.
Non-slip loop knot. A fishing knot, doesn't weaken the line the same a figure of 8 does.

What does the water drop symbol mean? What difference would wetting it make?

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If you dampen a rope (one made of natural materials, especially), it contracts and stiffens as it dries.

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Thargor wrote:

What does the water drop symbol mean? What difference would wetting it make?

If it was taken from a fishing site, you need to lubricate monofilament fishing line or the friction caused when pulling the line tight will cause it to melt slightly weakening the line/knot.
Bit of spit is what's usually used.

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I'm gobsmacked by some of these
wine glass as a dip receptacle for crisps
duvet cover lifehack
start a fire with a battery and tinfoil
check for dud batteries by bouncing them
sticky notes to clean keyboard

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The tinfoil spoon is gross, imagine the dust, dirt, and pawprints on it. You'd need to wash it, first.

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What???

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stop animal cruelty wrote: »

What???

1 two, 3 fours, 5 sixes.....

1 think the original is 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, …...

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If you look at the order of the numbers, the password is one 2 (1 2), three 4s (3 4), five 6s (5 6) and seven 8s (7 8). So if someone wants your wi-fi password but you don't want them to have it, you can tell them that the password is 12345678, and you wouldn't be lying, technically.

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Oh! Very good ha!

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^^ took me a sec to realise that was a pancake and not one of those tissues on the table...

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The tissues would be a good option, too - you know, in case you need to increase the amount of fibre in your diet.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hko1N9sWoPQ

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Mods, can Doge please be banned for that? My eyes are crying...

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Mods, can Doge please be banned for that? My eyes are crying...

Ah well you know what they say...

... There's no use crying over spilled milk...

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:D:D:D:D Bravo, Doge, that was excellent!

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See, a real lifehacker would have turned it towards the counter, and would have put a plate at the right distance.

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Shoulda croque-monsieur-ed it so doesn't matter which side it lands on

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I hope they applied the 5-second-rule.

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It's actually this link, but same idea, will ring even if on silent: https://www.google.com/android/find?u=0

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Potential-Monke wrote: »

It's actually this link, but same idea, will ring even if on silent: https://www.google.com/android/find?u=0

Works with my smartwatch too, handy!

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