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34 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are
Article created by: Jurgita Dominauskaitė
We all grow up with a different skill set depending on our circumstances. A person who grew up on a farm will know how to milk a cow and a person who grew up in a city will be aware of when traffic gets heavier to avoid it. These skills and knowledge are acquired by experience or are taught, but even if you need them, you don’t necessarily have them.
Redditors noticed that some people lack knowledge that they consider to be basic, so they shared what gaps bother them and filled others in when user ej1273 asked “What’s considered basic knowledge that many people don’t know?”
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#4
That homelessness isn't just caused by bad life choices. It's very often caused by things outside the person's control. It's also a lot harder to come back from homelessness than many people think.
#5
The little stick on the left side of the steering column of every car is your turn signal. If you push it up, it will tell people around you that you are turning right and push it down to indicate a left turn.
#13
To not stop in the middle of the sidewalk and have a conversation, causing everyone to move around you
#14
You can't catch a cold from walking outside with wet hair.
Ps. My mom still believes this to this day.
#18
That your local pharmacy doesn't have any control over the actual production of your meds.
Why is cough medicine out of stock? I don't know. Maybe a factory in Ukraine blew up and they are our main supplier. Maybe Jeff pressed the wrong button and contaminated all the medications in the production line. I DON'T KNOW.
And yes, I am well aware that a pandemic is currently occurring. Thanks for the reminder.
I hate people.
#19
Idk if this is considered basic knowledge but it's really good to know:
If your car gets stuck in snow, take out the floor mats and stick them under your tires as best you can, in the direction you are wanting to go (so the tires can drive on them). This helps give you some traction. You can reuse this technique as far as needed, just parking, getting out, and moving the floor mats back to right in front/behind your tires.
It irks me when I watch TV shows where the characters get stuck and can't get out of the snow, when they clearly have floor mats in their car. It has come to my attention over the past couple years that a lot of people don't know this, so now I try and bring it up every time it remotely comes up in a convo.
Also, keep emergency supplies in your vehicle. Jumper cables, a flashlight and batteries (keep them stored separately because corrosion), food/water, gloves, winter boots if applicable where you are, etc. Also, look up the underwater car episode of Mythbusters, just good to know :)
EDIT: as u/ruetheblue says below, if the snow is covering the tailpipe TURN THE CAR OFF. (Carbon monoxide)
#21
When your turn signal starts blinking at 2x speed it's a warning that one of your turn signal bulbs is out.
#22
Ladies, don't flush your tampons. It doesn't matter if you are on city sewer or a septic system, it is _terrible_ and causes all kinds of issues.
Mike Goslin 7 months ago
Everyone should know that. It was explained in a Frank Zappa song (Flakes, from Sheik Yerbouti). What? Everyone doesn't listen to Frank Zappa?!?!?! Well, there is the problem.
#25
A yield sign means to let the other vehicle go before you, not you trying to beat the other vehicle.
#26
Each time you make a credit card purchase, you are taking out a short term, high interest loan which will accrue interest if you don’t pay it off by the end of the month.
#27
Don’t put water on a grease fire. This is when your pan/pot catches fire while cooking.
Cover it with the pot or pan lid and turn off the heat
Edit: people in the replies have also added that baking soda and salt can work to smother the fire. Additionally a grease fire safe extinguisher is a good thing to have in your kitchen.
#29
Drinking alcohol makes a person FEEL warmer but you're much more susceptible to freezing to death.
#31
Just basics of using a computer. Especially nowdays when most things are done digitally.
It’s just mind boggling when co-workers wifi does not work, or a program froze and they just don’t know what to do. Then when I reset the router or restart the computer they proceed to call me a Wizard. Like dude, what the heck?
#32
That forgetting your headphones doesn't mean we want to hear you scrolling through tiktok on the bus
#34
ZIPPERING, the method of keeping a sustained stream of traffic from both sides be it merging or whatever.
What do you think ?
Mike Goslin 7 months ago
A few good ones, but most were things everyone knows, they are just too rude to care, like turn signals, and not using headphones in public. People know about that. the offenders are just sociopaths.
Mike Goslin 7 months ago
A few good ones, but most were things everyone knows, they are just too rude to care, like turn signals, and not using headphones in public. People know about that. the offenders are just sociopaths.
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