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How to slightly shrink a film canister?

I have the standard 1.25" film canister, but I need to make it slightly smaller, around 2-3mm smaller. Is there any way to do this? I need to keep the tube light-proof(no light leaks)
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Comfortable arm rest

I already brought a chair and the chair is doing well for my purposes. But, an issue is that is has fixed arm rests. For my height, I cannot able to keep my arms comfortably. There is atleast 5 cm gap between my arms and the arm rest. Is there any…
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How to fairly select participants from a group of unwilling students?

What is the best solution if there are cases like the following: There is a competition at the school that requires each class to send 4 students. In class X, there are no students who are willing to take part in the competition. If a class does not…
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What are some ways of temporarily relieving toothache until getting to the dentist?

Sometimes getting to the dentist today is just not possible, and painkillers just don't touch it. I found myself in this situation, and in desperation I ran to the fridge, grabbed a carton of milk, put it to my mouth and swirled the ice cold milk…
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Prevent surgical mask from riding up

Due to covid I'm now required to wear a surgical facemask in communal areas for work. The one we have look like this: I have the problem that the mask often rides up until it nearly covers my eyes and I have to touch it frequently to pull it back…
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My son's socks are stiff

My son's socks are soaked from his working everyday. I turn them inside out wash them in cold water add fabric softener vinegar detergent and they still come out stiff at the toes. Any suggestions?
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Best glue to fix stripped frying pan lid knob?

I have a frying pan with a metal lid. The lid has a small threaded post sticking out of the top of it onto which a wooden knob is screwed. The threads inside the knob have become stripped so the knob will no longer stay attached to the pan…
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How to give eye glasses "rear mirrors"?

I want to put "rear mirrors" on my glasses to be able to somewhat see behind me without turning my head (my eye sight should be good enough to roughly see without the lens). I'm thinking of putting something reflective on the 2 outer sides of the…
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How to deal with loud drilling in flats above me?

Yesterday, during one of my zoom calls, I heard some really loud drilling because some people are changing the floor tiles on one floor. It went on for hours and hours, sometimes stopping for a while, until around 8-9pm. What shocked me even more…
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How to fill the gap between stairs steps?

I want to find some kind of carpet or mesh that could come underneath or on the stairs (if is a thin carpet - but the preference is to have it underneath) for stairs with gaps like this: (Picture from EleveStairs example stairs.) Or do you know…
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How to silently fart in workplace?

I am sitting in my workplace and everyone is doing their work silently. Suddenly a loud noise comes from nowhere and everyone gets panicked. But when they SMELL, they already know who is it... I want to get rid of such situations sooner as…
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Physics laboratory setup for fluid dynamics experiments

I'm beginning research on how the Earth's Coriolis Effect affects solids suspended in moving liquids. I have run into a challenge that lifehackers may be able to help solve. I would like to compare two similar liquids—one turning clockwise and the…
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How do I stop my eyelet curtains from rattling on the curtain pole when the window is open

We sleep with the bedroom window open and if there is any breeze outside the curtain rings rattle on the curtain pole. Any ideas how I could stop this apart from the obvious of closing the window.
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How to repurpose old fridge with broken compressor as ant-proof dry food storage?

I have an old refrigerator (the compressor died) and I would like to keep it as ambient room temperature pantry storage for food items which don't really need refrigeration, like coffee, dried food, powdered milk, herbs, oils, even eggs. It would be…
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What to do with big pieces of chocolate milk powder

The chocolate powder I bought to add in milk came in plastic jar. Now accidentally one must have added a wet spoon to take the powder out. Now the fine powder has changed into sticky big stony masses, which are difficult to take out from the small…
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