Lifehacks Stack Exchange
Lifehacks Stack Exchange

Most Popular

more tags
1500 questions
7
votes
3 answers

How can I extend the life of steel wool used for cleaning?

How can I prevent or reduce the rate of rusting for a piece of steel wool used for cleaning things like greasy pots and pans? If I use it once and then put it away somewhere, it is usually beginning to have rust the next time I take it out to use.
cluemein
  • 231
  • 1
  • 5
7
votes
2 answers

How can I get single portion size amount of sprouts per day, with minimum attention?

For example some seeds (such as lentil seeds) require humid environment and washing ~2 times a day to sprout. How can I get a small portion of sprouts every day, with minimum attention (I'm not around most of the day)?
Sparkler
  • 171
  • 1
7
votes
1 answer

Seal a window Temporarily (in monsoons)

Almost everyone might have faced few windows that do not close properly , or have little gaps even after closing. Problem- One set of my Flat room windows falls under opening , we do have a shield on rest of the windows, I cannot build my own due to…
Friendy
  • 241
  • 2
  • 6
7
votes
4 answers

How to Avert / Deflect refrigerator heat in room?

I am living in a tropical country right now, it gets pretty hot (~45 °C) in here. Now, I have single room home which has my desktop & a refrigerator. As obvious, in order to make ice in high ambient temperature the fridge has to work extra hard,…
RinkyPinku
  • 171
  • 1
  • 4
7
votes
4 answers

How to remove ball pen marks from the clothes?

I got a lot of drawing from ball pens on my clothes. I tried washing them with soap, but that didn't help. How can I successfully remove ball pen marks from my clothes?
Aquarius_Girl
  • 812
  • 5
  • 12
  • 20
7
votes
4 answers

Stopping my shirt from falling up when I run

I like jogging to school - it's good exercise, and it makes me wake up in the morning. I have to run with my (moderately heavy) school bag on, and my bag makes the back of my shirt ride up as I run. (When I take a step, my shirt and bag both…
Greg d'Eon
  • 171
  • 1
  • 3
7
votes
6 answers

Air Conditioner/Coolers best substitute

It is too hot here. Nearly touching 40°C. And I cant afford to buy an AC or a Cooler right now. So, what would be the best substitute which I can afford or can make by my own?
mustangDC
  • 267
  • 1
  • 2
  • 7
7
votes
5 answers

Makeshift cooler after buying icecream or beverages at the beach

When offering to buy icecream and beverages for me and my friends at the beach, and then discovering that the shop is a little farther away then expected, how do you suggest transporting the icecream and beverages back to my friends without the…
holroy
  • 6,974
  • 1
  • 22
  • 46
7
votes
4 answers

How to make Ice melt slower?

I am making a cool air equipment on a bucket with a fan above the closed bucket lid. The problem is that the ice on the bottom of the bucket (kept in a packet/bottle) melts faster. I tried using salt with the water, but it does not seem to have much…
mustangDC
  • 267
  • 1
  • 2
  • 7
7
votes
2 answers

Easy way to scan a book

I want to scan a book which has more than 1000 pages, but I don't want to turn every single page in the book. Is there any easier way to scan the entire book without having to turn all the pages by hand?
Vasanth Kumar
  • 597
  • 1
  • 6
  • 8
7
votes
3 answers

How to clean a mattress?

I was reading some clickbait "cleaning hacks" article, and it mentioned cleaning a mattress by using vodka in a spray bottle, then leaving it to air dry. Is this actually effective? If so, I'd rather use something with even more alcohol, like…
briantist
  • 404
  • 3
  • 8
7
votes
7 answers

Dispose of sensitive paperwork

Over several months I have accumulated a stack of mail that I need to dispose of. I have a shredder, but it can only run for a few minutes before needing to cool down and it would take hours to shred all this. How can I get rid of this safely…
Dave
  • 1,749
  • 2
  • 16
  • 26
7
votes
7 answers

Allergy relief without medicine?

Ah-choo! My seasonal allergies (aka Hay Fever) are flaring up and I'm caught without my medicine. What can I do for short-term relief?
Mooseman
  • 11,567
  • 16
  • 58
  • 99
7
votes
2 answers

Keep a rug lying flat on a carpet

I've got a large rug (7 feet by 5 feet, or 2.1 metre by 1.5 metre) in my living room with a coffee table on top (see image below). As you can see, the rug keeps curling, particularly around the coffee table. I've searched the web and all results…
dfife
  • 173
  • 4
7
votes
5 answers

Fast and Easy way to put-on pants (that need a belt)

Problem: I get a lot of people dressed and when I do most of them wear belts. I usually have to put the belts on myself, but my arm span sometimes doesn't cover their waist so I have to dodge around them. This opens me to have to be very close them…
Pobrecita
  • 8,682
  • 6
  • 34
  • 69
1 2 3
…
99 100