primitives discuss using everyday objects

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1093590

Oh my.

snagglepuss (8,584 posts)    Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:15 PM

35 Lifechanging Ways To Use Everyday Objects

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/35-lifechanging-ways-to-use-everyday-objects

Several that caught my eye:

Add saline solution to refresh dried-out mascara.

Use fabric softener and vinegar in a spray bottle to release wrinkles from clothing.
 
Use a cereal container as a trash disposal in your car.

Suich (8,652 posts)    Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:49 PM

1. I'm going to get someone else to try the "open wine bottle with shoe!"

I really want to know if it works!

Curmudgeoness (9,757 posts)    Fri Mar 1, 2013, 06:39 PM

3. I was willing to try it......

but the video is "no longer available", so I have no idea how that would work.

The stupidest suggestion there was to use Vicks VapoRub on things that you don't want pets to chew or pee on......and all those things are like carpet, furniture, shoes, etc. Sure, I really am going to smear greasy, stinky Vicks on these things. WTF.
 
I will vouch for mayo to remove water stains on wood furniture. It does work and is easy.....but it doesn't work to remove alcohol stains. I haven't found anything to remove whiskey stains.

^^^the primitive who's looking for a charity for the homeless operated by atheists.

Suich (8,652 posts)    Fri Mar 1, 2013, 07:06 PM

4. I Googled "open wine bottle with shoe."

Got 2,440,00 hits in 0.18 seconds.

Tell me if you try it.

Curmudgeoness (9,757 posts)    Fri Mar 1, 2013, 07:32 PM

5. OK, I googled.

I am pretty shocked at all the posts! But I did find this:

Inspired, challenged, bored and thirsty on a summer afternoon, I grabbed a bottle of six-year-old Italian Pinot Grigio and three-year old California Sauvignon Blanc, both closed with real corks, and headed to the nearest sturdy tree. I banged the bottles against the tree with Crocs, Keens, dress shoes, cycling shoes, dish towels and, finally, straight-up, bottle against tree. Neither of the corks budged. Not a millimeter. Now I was sweaty, annoyed, chagrined and thirstier than before. And the wines had angry bubbles swirling around the bottles.
 
I’m not saying it can’t be done. I’m just saying I couldn’t do it that day. So my advice to you: at picnics, hiking, when you need to open a bottle without a corkscrew, bring a screwcap. Or champagne
 - See more at: http://www.drvino.com/2010/07/16/how-open-wine-bottle-shoe-croc/#sthash.hFqvL65m.dpuf
 
That will be me. Actually, I watched a few of these and I think that I would end up being a klutz and ending up with a broken bottle. I bet if there is a way to hit that just right to break the bottle, I can do it.
 
Actually, I liked that idea of wine while I'm hiking. That is one place I never thought of wine.....with being so loaded down with bottles of water. Wine is a better idea. (Hey, can anyone figure out how to read this compass?????)