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How can I remove my dryer's lint filter without creating a mess?
My new dryer has a large lint filter on the top. When I remove it, lint and dust fall off the filter onto the top of the dryer, and the dust floats off into the air as well.
In the second picture below, you can see the black dust on top of the…
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How to break an egg without making noise?
Sometimes I have to break an egg while my baby daughter is asleep, and since her sleep is very light, the noise breaking an egg usually does (single sharp noise) sometimes wakes her up.
So my question is, how to break an egg silently, without making…
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Laptop screen brightness irritates me at night
When I am using my laptop at night, the laptop light irritates me, despite the fact that my laptop brightness is normal. Please tell me how to overcome this problem.
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How to use the spare and wasted tooth brushes?
Is there any tips to reuse the wasted tooth brushes in a useful and interesting way?
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Plastic wrap sticking to spine of Blu-Ray disc packages
One thing that drives me nuts about Blu-Rays is that for some reason the packaging methodology causes the outer cellophane-like wrap to stick to the spine of disc case, so when you take it off, there is a messy residue all along the spine which…
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How do I get up quicker in the morning?
If I am tired, I don't want to get up.
What are a few tips for getting up quicker?
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How can you reuse a disposable water bottle indefinitely?
I like to reuse disposable water bottles as many times as I can so that they get many uses before having to be recycled.
Assuming you continue to properly wash the disposable water bottle, is it safe and feasible to continue using the same one?…
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How to remove mould (fungus) from clothes?
I had left some wet clothes in a damp place for somever days due to my carelessness. The clothes have now developed black mould.
Washing clothes with detergent simply does not help.
What is the way out?
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Throwing a party when the bathroom door can't be properly closed
I am planning to throw a party at my place. The problem is that the bathroom door is quite difficult to close: the door knob is loose and hence I don't dare pulling it to close the door. Instead I need to pull the small latch under the knob quite…
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How to clean spilled honey on piece of cloth/mattress?
I have honey spilled on mattress, How could I remove and clean it?
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Defusing hook and loop fastener's dangers to other materials
Hook and loop fasteners (hereafter shortened to velcro) are incredibly handy.
But it is also dangerous to other material. Especially outdoor clothing is often found to be adorned with many velcro straps that wreak havoc on wool or many other types…
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Preventing children from attacking my house
How it started?
Last weekend, I had a little Halloween party in my house, all the theme ornaments brought the children from the neighborhood attention to my house. Especially because it's not a common celebration where I live (Brazil).
That night,…
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Cutting fruits so that it lasts longer without refrigeration
I wanted to know if there is a way to make slices of fruit, e.g. apple, last longer outside the refrigerator. I wouldn't like my pieces of apple getting brown (oxidizing). Ideally, This would be to make them last in a picnic basket or in a lunchbox.…
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How to hold an umbrella to cover two people?
When you're with someone outside and it suddenly starts raining and only one of you has an umbrella, you'll most likely squeeze under that umbrella with that person.
In my experience one of the people always get's more dry/wet than the other one.
If…
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How to Resurface/Refinish the induction cooktop
We cook 4-5 times a day using our induction stove, resulting in a lot of scratches and spots on the surface.
Is there any super smart way to remove the scratches?
Thanks
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