Life Hacks

[Shaolin]

Hoofy said:

Shaolin said:

Hoofy said:

He's removing the egg yolk with ease. Useful if you make meringues. Pointless for everything else because there's nothing wrong with yolks.

What's wrong with an upside down egg cup like my granny used to use?

Dunno. I don't see the problem with just scooping it out with my hand.

"Life hacks" - hey look I've just invented a round thing! I'll call it the wheel!

[Hoofy]

Shaolin said:

"Life hacks" - hey look I've just invented a round thing! I'll call it the wheel!

Idiot. I've got octagonal wheels on my car and there's no need to improve them.

[ConorE]

Potentially helpful life hack- WD-40 removes chewing gum from shoes.

[xreyuk]

I need a life hack, if anyone can help

First house, bought some curtains with an extendable pole. Curtains rings keep getting caught on the joint between the two poles, anyone got any suggestions to make the curtains slide easier?

[Justin Cyder]

Candle wax. Works on sticking drawers too.

[Pistom]

Justin Cyder said:

Candle wax. Works on sticking drawers too.

May try that on the Mrs as an alternative to KY.

[Pistom]

Pistom said:

May try that on the Mrs as an alternative to KY.

OK I've tried it but learn from my mistake, don't apply from a burning candle.

[vinnie83]

Salgar said:

Bloody crap one I have didn't do anything but leave a nice pattern in the plastic wrapping from hell!

[Jezzerh]

LIFEHACK: Tired of cold butter ruining your morning toast experience? Hold a knife in the toaster while your bread is toasting, and it'll be nice and hot to soften up that creamy butter.

[Negative Creep]

You can see if the batteries in a remote control are working by looking at the transmitter through a camera phone. If it is you'll see the infra red light flash when you press a button

[ConorE]

Negative Creep said:

You can see if the batteries in a remote control are working by looking at the transmitter through a camera phone. If it is you'll see the infra red light flash when you press a button

Just tried it and saw nothing.

[lord trumpton]

You know when you are contemplating maybe going out for a walk or to do some work outdoors and look through the window to see if it is raining?

Sometimes its that fine rain and you can't be sure if it is raining or not yeah?

Instead of straining the eyesight simply open the front door and step outside! If you begin to get wet then chances are it is still raining. Easy

[davhill]

Jezzerh said:

LIFEHACK: Tired of cold butter ruining your morning toast experience? Hold a knife in the toaster while your bread is toasting, and it'll be nice and hot to soften up that creamy butter.

Does it get hot enough before you get the electric shock?

[vinnie83]

davhill said:

Jezzerh said:

LIFEHACK: Tired of cold butter ruining your morning toast experience? Hold a knife in the toaster while your bread is toasting, and it'll be nice and hot to soften up that creamy butter.

Does it get hot enough before you get the electric shock?

I think (hope) that his suggestion was in jest.

But if you actually want to do this, a cup of hot water works far better (without blowing any fuses).

[Fer]

vinnie83 said:

davhill said:

Jezzerh said:

LIFEHACK: Tired of cold butter ruining your morning toast experience? Hold a knife in the toaster while your bread is toasting, and it'll be nice and hot to soften up that creamy butter.

Does it get hot enough before you get the electric shock?

I think (hope) that his suggestion was in jest.

But if you actually want to do this, a cup of hot water works far better (without blowing any fuses).

Water in a toaster? That's madness.

[ConorE]

Fer said:

Water in a toaster? That's madness.

[HereBeMonsters]

davhill said:

Jezzerh said:

LIFEHACK: Tired of cold butter ruining your morning toast experience? Hold a knife in the toaster while your bread is toasting, and it'll be nice and hot to soften up that creamy butter.

Does it get hot enough before you get the electric shock?

Not sure if serious.

[monthefish]

xreyuk said:

I need a life hack, if anyone can help

First house, bought some curtains with an extendable pole. Curtains rings keep getting caught on the joint between the two poles, anyone got any suggestions to make the curtains slide easier?

It should have come with a chamfered collar to avoid this happening.

[hman]

monthefish said:

xreyuk said:

I need a life hack, if anyone can help

First house, bought some curtains with an extendable pole. Curtains rings keep getting caught on the joint between the two poles, anyone got any suggestions to make the curtains slide easier?

It should have come with a chamfered collar to avoid this happening.

Appropriate coloured gaffer tape over the join

[aclivity]

monthefish said:

xreyuk said:

I need a life hack, if anyone can help

First house, bought some curtains with an extendable pole. Curtains rings keep getting caught on the joint between the two poles, anyone got any suggestions to make the curtains slide easier?

It should have come with a chamfered collar to avoid this happening.

Get a pole that has the middle actually in the middle. That way one part of the curtains is on the narrower pole, and the other is on the larger, and in the middle it is affixed where no curtain goes over it.