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How to remove ants from seeds like falooda?
Is there any way to remove tiny red ants from falooda seeds, or urad dal.
I have spread the seeds on a paper, but then also they are not going away. How do I get rid of them?
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How to refreshen when you sleep too much or sleep in the afternoon?
There are many cases where we sleep more. Like losing control of time or our body or being sick, or pulling an allnighter etc..
When that happens we wake up feeling more exhausted, more sleepy, faint etc.
So what is the best way to refreshen…
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Can I obtain that jeans color with bleach?
I heard one can add bleach in washing machine in order to lighten the colour of a pair of jeans. Could I make the colour of the jeans on the right just like the colour of the jeans on the left using that method, and if so, how much bleach should I…
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Cleaning a blood stain from a silk tie
A friend of mine recently moved to a pretty arid climate, and has been experiencing nosebleeds. While he's trying to fix that, he kinda wrecked a brand new silk tie the first day he wore it :(
Since he's new to the area, he doesn't know which dry…
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How to get cat pee smell out of a camera
Yes, you read it right! I was staying with friends and their rotten little furball peed in my handbag. Anything soft, like my cloth wallet, was a write-off. Anything hard, like keys, just needed a good rinse with soap. But I don’t know what to…
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How to repair a physically damaged whiteboard?
We have a large whiteboard in one of our conference room, and there is a dent about 3 inches long and 2 inches wide. We were thinking that maybe using spackle or something similar to fill in the dent and then paint over it with whiteboard paint.
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How to quickly thaw accidentally frozen milk?
Some spots in my refrigerator are colder than others, and sometimes I accidentally put milk in a spot that is cold enough to freeze it.
Now I have a gallon or half-gallon of frozen milk, and want to unfreeze it. I can move it to a warmer part of the…
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Earplugs hacks for keeping water out of my ears?
My ears start to ache after swimming 4-6 laps of my daily workout, and it's getting really annoying. I thought I would ask for a solution here before I consider buying from a sporting goods store... Any ideas???
If anyone thinks that one of the…
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Replacement for watchband loop?
The loop on my watchband broke, but the band and watch are both otherwise fine. Now when I wear it, the tail end of the watchband sticks out awkwardly.
What can I use as a replacement for the loop without having to buy a replacement watch or…
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How to protect micro switches?
The power button on my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Note) stopped responding after carelessly using the phone outside on many rainy days. It would not come back so over time I got used to alternative tricks to turn on/off the display as well as the…
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How do I clean the bottom of a gas grill?
What is the best way to clean the bottom of a gas grill?
Wire brushes apparently work for the grilling surface. The metal grid that touches the food. But when that is cleaned, the gunk falls into the pan below. Along with all the other burnt…
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Can't cut my hair with clippers and I have no scissors. Any other solutions?
I have electric hair clippers that are pretty much like this:
It seems to cut the hair of everyone else, but when I try it, I notice it tears and rips each hair follicle/strand out one by one and hurts very bad; it also won't glide/smooth across my…
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How do I protect small objects?
I have a few small objects I care about, which I'd like to protect from unfortunate accidents.
Here are their stats
small total volume (~24cm^3, more or less "half a glass"), very small weight
worthless for anyone but me
they also "look" worthless,…
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How to remove color bleed stain?
Recently, I bought some new cloths, one of them is a jean, and some other white cloths. By accident, I washed the jeans together with other light colored cloths, and the white cloths got colored. When I finished washing, I didn't notice since it was…
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Preparing to have a cast put on; anything to do to preemptivly prevent scratching
I've never had a cast before and am getting one. It's for a break in the base of my thumb so it could be over the wrist or entire thumb. Is there anything I should do in preparation (it's such a small fracture I can in fact use my hand)? I hear…
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