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Easy way to remove the sticky pages of a book caused by being wet?
I have an old bible gold edition (recovery version) that has been soaked because of a leak in my ceiling during a typhoon. Now it is dry, but the pages are in poor condition and stick to each other, I can carefully separate the pages manually but it…
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What are the effective ways to repel mosquitoes without using commercial products?
Are there any life hacks or natural ways of repelling mosquitoes without using commercial products which may contain harmful chemicals?
I've already tried few iPhone apps which generates supposedly mosquito-repelling frequencies, but they doesn't…
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How can I keep from squirting myself with ketchup whenever I use ketchup packets?
When eating lunch at my desk in the office I'll be squeezing some ketchup packets out onto my sandwich wrapper so that I can dip my fries in the ketchup, and eventually, without fail, one of them will shoot out at an angle or velocity I'm not…
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How can I get damp clothes to hang-dry faster in the home?
It's cold at the moment and I can't spare much for heating the house.
Are there any cost-effective hacks to hang-dry wet clothes faster (and preferably limit mould-inducing moisture in the air)?
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How do I remove postal stamps neatly from envelopes?
I collect stamps as a hobby. I always face difficulty peeling off the stamp without damaging the the perforation around it. Also it is difficult to remove the adhesives and envelope paper stuck behind the stamp.
I usually peel off the stamp with my…
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How to naturally keep bugs away?
I hate bugs and do not want them entering my room. I tried various products but none of them performed as expected. There is gotta be a way to naturally, without also damaging me or my items keep the bugs from entering my room. I'd rather not use…
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What is the easiest way to put on a bracelet ('S-hook') pin with one hand without anyone help?
It is always very difficult for me to put on bracelet hooks with one hand when trying to head out the door. I wear the bracelet on my right hand, which is my dominant hand as I wear a watch on my left, so I have to use my non-dominant hand to put it…
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How do I fully utilize the pasty sauce on bottle with minimum wastage before discarding the bottle?
There are instances where I have thrown away ketchup bottles with a little content left inside, simply because I could not get it out.
Some bottles have a narrow neck & opening and others have complicated designs preventing me from inserting…
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How can I drain the water from a saucepan of pasta without a colander?
I sometimes find myself having to cook pasta without a colander. When it is cooked and I want to get rid of the water, I generally just hold the lid over the pan with a slight opening for the water to drain out and then tip it over the sink, but…
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Removing mold from walls without use of harmful chemicals
I have mold in the corner of my kitchen.
Usually remove it with mold-removing chemical products like bleach spray and it work perfectly. But recently some people told me these chemicals are harmful and I should not use them. It is very dangerous…
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Homemade car CD holder
My MP3 player just broke :/ But that's not what I'm asking about. Tomorrow I'm going back home from college. I have a good many CDs that I can listen to on the way home, but they are in a case similar to the following, but the cover for each CD is…
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How to remove large quantity of dust from electronic/mechanical equipment?
Say for example, I have a computer with many many fans, and which that computer sits on the carpet floor.
What is the best way to get dust, hair, bits of trash, maybe even bugs, out of a moving piece of hardware like a computer fan? Ideally, you…
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How to retrieve items from under a refrigerator?
I dropped a AA battery this morning, which conveniently rolled right under the fridge. Using a flashlight, I was able to see that it was about 12 inches (~30cm) back.
I tried reaching for it with a ruler, but that only pushed it back further. (Now…
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What is a good makeshift bookend?
Whenever I put books on a bookshelf, if the don't fill up the entire shelf, they fall over. I don't have a bookend, and I am lazy and like easy methods. How can I prevent the books from falling over?
I've tried leaning them towards the end of the…
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Stay conscious and focused while driving
I believe this problem is well known to most drivers: there are times you just feel your eyes closing while driving, even if you slept well the night before.
Ideally, you would stop the car in a gas station and "refresh" yourself, or even stop the…
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