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Use two 2025 batteries instead of one 2032 battery
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2032 and 2025 are literally the dimensions of the battery. A 2032 is 20mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick, and a 2025 is slightly thinner, at 2.5mm thick. They usually both have the same voltage (3V), and assuming they fit in the case, they are…
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Remove liquid trapped under glass
If I have a table with a glass inset, and this inset is sealed/glued into the frame, but I spilled some tea and it somehow seeped under, what might be the best way to dry or remove that tea?
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How to remove tarnish from gold plated necklace chain?
I've tried using a polish cloth, but the chain is too fine. I don't want to damage the delicate chain - what should I try?
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Alternative to an electric iron?
I often go to a location where there is no electricity. When I need to press my clothes, I have no idea of an alternative method. I also often face this problem in my city because of loadshedding. Please tell me if anyone knows some hacks to remove…
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How Can I Remove Oil Stains From Carpet?
Today, a bottle of oil slipped from my hand and fell onto the carpet. I tried removing the oil from the carpet by rubbing it with detergent, but it is not coming out. Can anyone tell me a better way to remove the oil from the carpet?
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How to avoid getting car light directly in eyes when on bike without using polarized glasses?
When I come back from university, mostly it is late night. I am on bike and when I enter an area where there is no road light and having darkness every where. When a car came in front of me then it was irritating me and it blindens me for few…
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How to store opened PU sealant cartridges?
I usually have an opened, partially used 300 ml cartridge of polyurethane (PU) sealant around that I slowly use for various repairs. It's the type of cartridges used in a sealant gun.
Now PU cures by reacting with humidity in the air and till now, I…
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How to take attendance without my part and without disturbing the class
I am working as a TA for a large class (approx 200 students). TAs generally use the following methods to take attendance along with them I listed corresponding issues:
1) Circulating the attendance sheet among students to mark their attendance
Proxy…
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How do you open a bottle like this?
I bought this bottle of fish sauce and cannot seem to find a proper way to open it. Tried some methods but so far all failed 1: using my fingernails to pull the translucent plastic cork upward; 2: unscrewing the whole yellow cap with absolutely…
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How to Repel Otters from my Boathouse
Otters are cute. What's not cute is the mess they leave when the come into my boathouse and use the deck (and anything laying on it) as a latrine. It smells like fish and urine. The otters must go.
Trapping or poisoning is not an option. I don't…
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How do I enhance my handwriting?
I'm an adult, yet my handwriting looks like a child's. I would prefer an answer from someone who used to have a bad or ugly handwriting, and fixed it.
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What can I do when the handle breaks and falls off my screen door?
I have a screen door on my house that has a handle like this:
But the handle broke so now it's loose and falls off easily when pulled on. It left about a half inch of square steel shaft:
I can order a new one, but it takes time to get here.…
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Squeaking sneakers
I have been wearing my new sneakers for a few weeks now and they keep squeaking. I tried the powder trick, and it worked for only one shoe. I then tried walking in the other one without the insole, and it still squeaks.
Any solution for this?
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How to move to a new place, without contaminating it with bedbugs?
I have to live in a dormitory, and I found out, that there are bedbugs here. I reported it to the administration, but they do not care about my problem. They know, that we have no other place to live.
Fortunately I am finally able to move to a flat,…
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Increase legibility of computer screen in the sun
In Western Europe, we currently have a long spell of warm and dry weather. The perfect moment to combine sunbathing with working from home. However, outside in the sun, the legibility of my laptop screen is greatly reduced when compared to inside…
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