I will forever be pointing and yelling at my straightener, “You’re unplugged!”
before I leave the house so I don’t panic about it later.
Well, this thread introduced me to some tips that actually surprised me!
Here’s what people shared:
1.
“Put your hard drive in the freezer to get it to spin up one more time.
I swear to god I thought it was BS until I was out of options and tried it.
u/knightcrusader
“I’m not sure there is a better answer for this question.
It is such a goofy solution that shouldn’t realistically work.
The number of times I’ve successfully extracted data from a dying drive using this technique is ridiculous.
He had 20+ years in IT at that point, and he was my go-to in times of crisis.
I was absolutely gobsmacked when it worked.
u/MJSlayer
2. to buy something from them!”
u/Chloe_Clementine
3.
“Sniffing rubbing alcohol gets rid of nausea.”
u/actuallyamber
4. u/EngagingAgar
5.
Look at it when a superior is approaching.
They’ll assume you’re on your way to discuss something, the copier, etc.”
u/CTnaturist
6.
“How to get rid of cold callers at your door or on the phone quickly without being rude.
I discovered this by accident.
I said, ‘Oh, I’m already a customer.
I’d love to talk about it.’
I was being genuine, too.
They could not get away quickly enough, which I thought was odd.
u/Lloytron
7.
Never had another issue with it the entire rest of the time I owned that computer.”
u/Plantayne
8.
The wood from the toothpick in the compressed space should hold on and keep it from moving again."
u/Lord_of_Allusions
“I did this for our loose doorknob.
u/-whodat
9.
“Warheads Extreme Sour Candy for when you’re panicking.
u/itstheskinofakiller
10. u/VastTraffic8870
11.
“If you live alone, you should buy an anti-choking gadget.
Some brands are DeChoker, LifeVac, etc.
Do some shopping research and pick whatever you see fit.
People that live by themselves are at a higher risk since usually there is nobody around to assist them.
With this apparatus at home, you’ve got a chance.”
u/Separate_Mango_666
12.
“Yell at your vacuum cleaner to get your dogs to stop barking at it.
Sounds like BS, but I literally did it once, and it was never a problem again.”
u/IAmNotScottBakula
“This works!
After that, the dog didn’t care about the vacuum.”
u/silver_ells
“The opposite works, too.
They were totally fine with it afterwards.”
u/GoHernando
13.
“I like the ‘two-minute rule.’
If it takes less than two minutes, just do it right now.
It greatly helps for people like myself who are prone to procrastinating.
u/musecorn
14. u/monstertots509
15.
“White vinegar is great for washing clothes.”
u/theartilleryshow
“And removing odors.
I used white vinegar on pet bedding and blankets to get rid of the smell.”
u/SnotandMisery
“Dilute it by half and put it into a spray bottle.
The vinegar smell dissipates quickly.”
u/urkgurghily
16.
“If you hold your car key fob up to your throat, the signal goes farther.”
u/Routine_Trick_6775
17. u/0kNowWhat
18.
You WILL remember that you did, in fact, turn it off.”
Now, I make funny faces in the mirror every time I turn off my straightening iron.
Works like a charm.”
u/tekchic
19.And: “Baking soda is a miracle cleaner and unpleasant odor remover.
u/TheBassMeister
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