30 Times People Were Given Advice That They Thought Was A Joke Until They Decided To Try It

Our cat was lost for two weeks, when someone responded to our "lost" poster saying she thought she'd seen him. I walked our dog (who had been "mama" since the cat was a tiny kitten) to the person's house and home again, making sure to go around the block & not cross or retrace the path. Did this two days in a row, and the cat showed up on our doorstep on the afternoon of the second day. (EDIT - He was an indoor cat who managed to sneak out a couple times. After his "adventure," he never even attempted to go out the door again.)

We moved from the city to the country, you know, with coyotes... Our cat had never been outside before and somehow managed to get out. After a few days we thought the worst. About 2 weeks later he came back skinny as hell and looked like he'd seen some things. He never escaped again.

Cats tend to stay close to pretty home compared to dogs. I keep my cats inside, but when one does get out, I find them in my yard, shed or carport.

This is why my cats stay inside. They don't get lost, they don't get run over, they don't get bitten by other animals, and they also don't wreak havoc on the local wild birds.

I'm not sure about the night part, but otherwise it's true. People often assume the escaped/missing cat will wander off into the neighborhood and do a broad search. While in reality in most cases cat will be very close to home, hidden somewhere it considers safe. Cats are attached to a place and will try to get back home. And if they're usually home bound (lever going out, even for short walks) it's likely that after initial curiosity they'll find outside world scary. This combined leads to simple advice: Wait a bit, then look in nearby bushes, sheds etc.

Reminds me of a story a co-worker told me once. Stopped in the country to ask for directions and was told to drive until he comes to a horse standing in the corner of a field and turn there. Sure enough, he eventually came to a horse standing in the corner of a field and turned and found where he was going. Said he went by there several other times and the horse was always there.

I was once given directions that concluded with "you will see two pine trees right across the road from each other. Turn there." The road was lined with trees, pine and otherwise. Just when we thought we would have to ask for help we saw them. Two pines. Directly across the road from each other. There were no signs but there was a dirt road and we took it. Got where we were going.

I gave directions including "Just as you think it couldn't possibly be this far out, go round the next bend and turn right". I was told it was true and did work.

Aha!!!!

Level of Deliverance that came outta his mouth 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m filing that in my brain for future use 😂😂😂😂

I drop two things, I lose two things.

Another thing you can do instead of immediately scrambling and looking to see where it fell, is to stop and close your eyes and listen to where it lands and/or rolls.

Doesn't work from airplanes either!

This must be an European bathroom

Or soak your toothbrush in a cup with antiseptic mouthwash. Also gargle with mouthwash for the duration of the sore throat.

And the bedclothes.

Change your toothbrush every season as well.

I regularly spray mine with hydrogen peroxide, and rinse after three minutes.

Get a new one every 6 months and replace if you've been sick.

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I squeeze my own head to relieve my headache pains! I did not know it was a thing, i just did it because it felt better

I think it works only on tension headaches though

I used to get terrible migraines and would ask my friends to do this all the time. Didn’t make them go away but did help

I do this for my husband but it's at the base of his skull. He prefers my hands over any OTC meds lol

We all know the feeling when you find the solution to your issue (whatever it is, broken coffee machine, crashing software, technical term about taxes, whatever) in a forum or message board post from 2004. On the flip side, the worst is when you google your issue, and the only thing you find is someone asking about this on a message board in 2003 and there's no reply, nothing.

fxied the stuck key in the gm ignition, AND the AC turning off in a Chevy Malibu with this kind of research.

So in over 10 years the company writing the instructions for their own pump couldn’t figure out why so many people returned them?

This is why I will pay good money for a seasoned IT or telecommunications engineer who started out as a hands on tech over someone with certifications who can’t understand how to troubleshoot basic issues. Love my legacy employees! worth their weight in gold!

This is why, wire & terminal labels. Always.

And who ratted ya'll out?

The U S. government "requested" that the Xerox corporation stop producing a certain model of photocopier for this very reason. The images were too close to the real thing, and the government was worried that this might cause an increase in counterfeit bills being printed and passed.

In jr high a bunch of kids were photocopying money and gluing the colored pieces back to back. We had an actual concession attendant, and it was weeks before they caught on. Big investigation though!