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How can I safely trim my fingernails without a fingernail clipper?
On very rare occasions, I've found myself camping in the middle of the wilderness when I realized that I had forgotten to pack a fingernail clipper.
I really hate having long fingernails. Especially when camping, they're harder to keep clean, so I…
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How do I remove hairs from a caster wheel on a roller chair?
My roller chair is now immovable since there is somehow HAIR, which is about 3 feet (9 dm) per strand, rolled and tangled into all 5 wheels. Below is a picture of the chair:
MSRP for this chair: $625.49
I cannot afford to take it to get fixed, and…
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How to make my batteries work for a short time, one last time
What would be a good trick to make my batteries work one last time?
Right now, I was using my trusty USB wireless mouse and the batteries died, right in a bad time.
What is a good way to make them work for at least 15 minutes, one last time, before…
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How can I "wear in" my shoes without wearing them?
I have a new pair of leather shoes, and "wearing them in" promises to be uncomfortable for a little while. In the past, I've tried to solve this problem by wearing my shoes, which isn't preferable because it's uncomfortable.
How can I wear my…
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How does a blind passenger not die, if driver becomes unconscious
I am driving a 2017 Honda Ridgline with automatic transmission, cruise control, and lane keep assist engaged. Traveling at the legal speed of 70MPH (112KPH) suddenly I become unconscious.
If my hands and body don't alter the steering, the vehicle…
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What is a good way to organise and identify keys on a keyring?
I have a number of keys on my keyring - screen door, main door, garage door, some random key that I don't know where it goes, etc. When I purchased the house, the previous owner placed different coloured zip ties on each key for identification and…
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What is the quickest way to defog car windows?
If I don't warm up my car in the mornings the windshield gets so foggy that I can't see.
The Heat/AC doesn't seem to help fast enough, and wiping the windshield leaves streaks.
How can I deal with this quickly so I can get back to driving safely?
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How can I get rid of the tiny fish-bone stuck in my throat upon eating fish?
My dinner is a fried Milkfish. While I am eating a portion of this fish I feel a tiny bone is stuck near my throat.
What are some effective ways of removing this?
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How to wake up without waking up other people in the same room?
Every day, I need to wake up at 7, and my girlfriend has to wake up at 8. This is all part of a carefully scheduled day plan and a compromise of both standing up sometime in between is not an option. How would I wake up without waking her up? I…
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What hack can I use to find a small screw that falls in the floor?
I was fixing my laptop, and as you may know, laptops have a lot of small screws to take out when you are fixing it. One of the screws fell into the floor (the floor has carpet on it), and I was unable to follow the screw with my sight. If I don't…
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How can I avoid getting static shocks in the winter?
Some days, it feels like everything I touch gives me a shock. Car door, metal sink, even the dishwasher.
What can I do to reduce static shocks?
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How can I swallow pills more easily?
I've had trouble swallowing pills all my life. I've tried tilting my head forward, backward, doing the thumb trick and nothing worked. How can I swallow pills without gagging on them?
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I lost my closet key, how to open it?
I lost the key to a closet and I need to open it. I don't need for the lock to remain operative after the operation, so I accept "radical" solutions.
The key is of this type:
I have no experience of, nor tools for lockpicking.
Any ideas?
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I…
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How can I get the smell of garlic off my hands?
I've been peeling and chopping garlic, and now my hands stink of it. I can wash my hands with soap, but no matter how hard I scrub the smell persists, sometimes for up to a day or two.
How do I get rid of the garlic smell from my hands?
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How to clean out a peanut butter jar for recycling?
Peanut butter is sticky. It takes several gallons of hot soapy water to wash it out so that it is ready for recycling.
Is there a better way to do this?
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