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Most People Don’t Know About These 50 Hidden Features In Things Of Everyday Use
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Many everyday items have hidden features that we often overlook but can really improve our daily routines. For example, I recently discovered that the hole at the end of my pot handles isn’t just for hanging—it’s perfect for holding a wooden spoon or spatula while cooking, keeping them from slipping into the pot.
Luckily, there are kind people all over the internet who love sharing these helpful tips. We found some great ones under this r/AskReddit thread, and of course, we had to let you in on them as well. Take a look below—you might find something that could make your life a bit easier!
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#1
Spiderwebs have coagulant properties. If one has a laceration if you put spiderweb on it, it will stop the bleeding.
My grandmother was seminole indian. She knew old stuff like that.
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#2
For Microsoft Windows users: If you have to copy and paste more than one part of a text or if you want to paste something that was copied some time ago hold the windows button and press "V" instead of ctrl + V. It will show you a list of recently copied Texts/Pictures that you can paste.
Curious to know more about the hidden features we come across in common things, Bored Panda got in touch with London-based product designer Oyindamola Ajibike. While we might dismiss them as happy accidents, Ajibike reveals that most are the result of thoughtful design.
These features, she explains, exist to spark a sense of discovery. In fact, many products are crafted to encourage exploration, rewarding us with unexpected functions that enhance our interactions with them. For example, Google’s search page has fun Easter eggs, like the dinosaur game in Chrome when there’s no internet connection. “I’ve used a bank app that brings up the help chat when you shake your phone,” Ajibike adds. “I thought that was quite interesting.”
#3
Lifetime warranties on products such as Columbia jackets and Jansport backpacks allow you to file claims online if issues like zipper failure, material separation, or loss of water repellency occur. You typically cover shipping costs to the manufacturer's facilities, where they will repair the item or provide a similar replacement. This process helps companies improve product quality by learning from returned items while ensuring long-term customer loyalty.
Tabitha 1 year ago
LLBean too. I bought my husband a parka from them in 2003. A couple years ago the zipper finally broke. Called LLBean, and they said to send it back and they’d replace the zipper. I had it replaced locally because I needed it fixed fast. They said to email them the receipt, which I did, and they reimbursed me for 100% of the cost.
#4
The star symbol next to one of the floors on the elevator button panel is the floor that leads you out to the street.
Will Cable 1 year ago
Well that's another wrinkle in my bum (phrased used by grandparents when learning something new)
Humans are wired to love discovery, which is why novelty plays a big part in design. Neuroimaging studies show that our brains respond three to five times more strongly to new experiences, according to Dr. Sylvain Moreno, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Simon Fraser University.
“Let’s say a musician, who’s very experienced in sound differentiation, hears a sound they’ve never heard before; their brain will react very strongly because their brain is already trained to capture differences in sounds,” he says. “The same would go for someone who isn’t a musician, just to a lesser degree.”
The heightened response comes down to our evolutionary development. “It’s rooted in survival,” Dr. Moreno explains. “We need to understand if novel stimuli in our environment is dangerous or not.” This triggers a dopamine release, a neurotransmitter linked to reward, which makes encountering new things inherently exciting.
#5
The little pepper looking thing that hangs off of most pin cushions is filled with emery powder to help clean/sharpen your pins and needles.
#6
Nearly all dishwashers have a filter, usually in the bottom, that can be removed and cleaned. If you have a dishwasher and you’re not familiar with the filter, I bet the filter needs cleaning.
Nevertheless, hiding features isn’t just about excitement; it’s also practical, especially in the digital realm. “From a design perspective, [it] can help with decluttering or streamlining a product’s functionality,” says Ajibike. Too much information at once can be overwhelming, so concealing certain elements makes things easier to navigate.
“Advanced features in a product can be hidden for users to find later on. This, I believe, can minimize overwhelming them. As users become more familiar with the interface, they gradually discover more complex [ones],” she explains. Think of the settings on your phone—you don’t need to explore them all right away, but they’re there when you need something specific.
However, there’s a downside. Ajibike acknowledges that some hidden functions might go unnoticed, which can be frustrating. In such cases, “it is important to ensure users understand how a product works, particularly when accessibility is a key factor,” she adds.
That said, when done well, hidden features can contribute to a seamless and delightful product experience. In the bigger picture, this is what sets good design apart from bad. When everything feels intuitive and natural, it’s a clear sign of excellent craftsmanship.
So, the next time you discover a secret feature, take a moment to appreciate the thought and creativity behind it. Hopefully, these little surprises will continue to make your everyday life a bit easier and more enjoyable.
#7
The metal part on the end of your tape measure isn’t loose, it’s designed to wiggle by the exact amount necessary to ensure you always get the correct measurement whether you’re measuring from an inside edge or an outside edge.
Ali H M Salehuddin 1 year ago
The amount of people who do not know this, but they should, is staggering. They are QC inspectors, fabricators and welders. Yes, I am speaking from experience.
#8
Expo marker ink will remove Sharpie ink. Cover completely and simply wipe away.
#9
The metal rods on car headrests can be used to break out windows if you are trapped.
Nancy Bourque 1 year ago
Or you can just buy one of the gadgets specifically meant to break the windows so you're not wasting time by fighting with the headrests while you're about to drown.
Saphyre Fyre 1 year ago (edited)
I don't think one can get to the store if they are trapped in a car, and this doesn't say anything about being underwater. It's also a simple press of a button and it comes off.
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MaggieMay85 1 year ago
Mine either. I have a window cracker/gadget with a seatbelt cutter. By golly, I’m not going to be stuck.
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Bill Kubeck 1 year ago
I have to pull the headrests out of the back seats in my Kia Soul to get the back seats to fold down all the way. I hope to whatever that I never need to use them for that, but I keep them where I can grab on short notice.
David 1 year ago
Have you tried flipping them around backwards? Mine still fit in the seat when facing the wrong way. I don't have a problem folding my seats down, but one of the grandkids' car seats didn't fit right with the headrest in the normal way.
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NancyandCharlie Miller 1 year ago
It depends on the vehicle. My headrests (Dodge Journey) do not remove from the seat.
The girl who wore glasses 1 year ago
This assumes you are able to get it off and use it, or have the strength and presence of mind to do it. In an emergency, you probably won't remember. My mother drowned in her car, I know.
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
I liked the easy and convenience of power windows unless I was crossing water. That's when you want a nice turny-handle.
Craig Boddys 1 year ago (edited)
It states this in the owners manual of my two cars. However, my nissan has removable headrests so it's useful info, but my toyota has bucket seats as standard, so no removable headrests (it does, however, have a pointed hammer in the door pocket on both front doors for the same situations. As it has butterfly doors, if the car rolls over onto its roof, there's no way you can open the doors, so breaking a window is the only way to get out.) I think the toyota manual (which is translated from Japanese to english) was translated from the toyota starlet manual (which my car shares some parts with) rather than the toyota sera manual (its a fairly obscure car though so can't grumble)
Charity Angel 1 year ago
My headrest hits the roof before it comes free... Also, I have the little hammer thingy because I'm sensible
#10
If you own a windows computer, do this from time to time, especially if it's behaving oddly and a reboot doesn't seem to fix the issue:
1. Run CMD/PowerShell/Terminal as admin (easiest way is to right click the start button and select it.
2. type in this and press enter:
sfc /scannow
3. Let it run and look at the results.
I work in IT, and this fixes a range of problems. Why Windows isn't set up to run this automatically in the background occasionally, I have no idea.
#12
The "end" of a roll of tape doubles as a temporary mustache for impromptu spy missions—perfect for undercover operations in the office.
#13
When working with spreadsheets, tab moves you to the next cell, but shift+tab moves you back.
I was working in a grocery store, and they were teaching me how to do the end-of-night spreadsheets. Put in a wrong number, tabbed to the next cell.
"Great," said my boss. "Now you've got to hold down tab for like 10 minutes to go all the way around and get back to that cell."
I look at her. I hit shift+tab. Her jaw dropped.
EDIT: For the folks asking, "Why didn't she just point and click on the cell?" This was 20 years ago. It was old-back-then software custom built for our chain of stores. DOS-based. All keyboard entry. No mouse.
#14
Aluminum foil comes on a roll in a box. At the ends of the box are triangular cutouts that you are meant to push in, forming a spindle for the roll to rotate on.
#15
On many xacto knives / box cutters, the butt end of the handle is removable and has a slot cut into it. This is to break off the tip of the blade for when it gets dull.
#16
If your car key gets stuck in the ignition (a safety feature to prevent you from removing the key if the transmission isn't in Park), look for a small plastic/rubber ring around the ignition. Pry it away from the lock and you'll find a small button underneath. That's the manual key release.
#17
Super Glue - stick the metal end of a tack/push pin with the plastic top in the hole instead of the screw top. Keeps the glue fresh & always easy to remove. Caulk in a caulk gun - use a plastic electrical wire nut on the end to keep the caulk fresh after use.
#18
If someone walks into your space and you don’t want them to see the stuff on your screen (Windows) all you have to do is hold down the Windows key and tap the letter “L”. Win+L (it’s not case sensitive) It immediately gives you the LOCK screen. You might have your Cayman Island bank accounts open, or “something else”…😬.
John Mosley 1 year ago
Whatever you actually had up, they are immediately going to assume it was "something else" when they see you lock it.
#19
Cars have a little arrow on the gas tank icon that tells you which side has the refueling hatch. You're welcome.
2econdSelf 1 year ago
Also, if you ever find yourself locked in the trunk (boot) of a car, look for a luminescent tab to release the hatch...usually near the center of the hatch. I hope you don't need to do this, but it's a good thing to know.
#20
Some truck beds have indented slots on the sides so you can put 2x6 boards across the bed to section it to keep stuff from sliding around.
Matthew Currie 1 year ago
On smaller pickups which do not have a full 4 foot floor width between the fender wells, those slots allow you to put boards across to hold 4 x 8 sheets of plywood or sheetrock flat at a higher level. 5/4 x 6 decking works just fine.
#21
The lines on the red SOLO cup are measurements: 1oz, 5oz and 12oz.
#22
Some vehicles have extendable sun visors. This blew a buddies mind when I extended the visor in their truck to block the sun that the visor otherwise didn't reach.
#23
I dunno about other phones, but Apple phones have a neat typing feature. If you hold down the spacebar, you can gently slide to other parts of the messages if you make a typo or something. So much easier than trying to manually go back in the message.
#24
Most ceiling fans have a summer and winter switch on the head above the blades.
Toothless Feline 1 year ago
To explain this in a little more detail, the switch reverses the direction the blades rotate. You ideally want them rotating counterclockwise (looking from below) in the summer and clockwise in the winter. You should always fully stop the blades before flipping that switch (just like you fully stop the car before shifting into reverse gear), and while you’ve got the fan stopped, you should dust the blades (I use a vacuum cleaner with an extension), because if you don’t, when it starts spinning in the other direction, all the dust that had accumulated on the leading edge of the blades will suddenly be on the trailing edge, and it will all fall on whatever’s under the fan. It’s amazing what you can learn when you read the manual!
#25
Potato peelers have a notch to help pick out the spaces that your peeler doesn’t get so you don’t waste any potato trying to peel it.
#26
Babies clothes: The neck hole flaps are not for some sort of weird baby style points. They are to allow the garment to be pulled down over the shoulders and be pulled off the legs in the event of a poopocalypse (or whatever else). When a cousin who told me this over a year in to ours, she was like "🤯🤯🤯 right?!??" She was excited to tell me because she had JUST learned it and didn't know herself, and her kids are both out of college haha. Almost every new parent I talk to now, I ask if they want a couple tips, two important things no one told us and that we didn't read anywhere, this is the first. Not that I talk to that many new parents, but so far the score is 7 of 8 didn't know.
Mia Hamsa 1 year ago (edited)
As someone who worked twenty years in the technical side of kids clothing I can categorically say it is not true. You can use it as such, if you like. The flaps and anything around the neck is there to accommodate for the disproportionately large head babies and toddlers have in comparison to the rest of their bodies. You wouldn't be able to fit tops and onesie over their hat without the ability to extend the neckline
#27
You can turn the standby light off on tvs. I like to sleep in the pitch black and spent years covering the light with an object until I was made aware that there was a setting to turn it off!
#28
This should be common knowledge as it's obvious but people do still seem to miss it. Most toasters come with a little removable tray which collects crumbs for easier cleaning.
The paper sauce-holders in McDonalds peel open to make a bigger sauce tray for easier dipping and more sauce-to-surface ratio.
#29
Fisher & paykel washing machines can play 3 different national anthems. (US, NZ, Aus.)
No, I don't know why, either.
#30
When you pop open a can of soda, you can turn the popper around and insert a straw through the hole.
#32
On those gas station pumps that advertise to you while you fill up your vehicle: there are buttons on each side of the screen. Pressing the second from the top on the right side will mute the speaker. Is this a USA only thing?
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
I have read this one before. I tried it at several gas stations and it never worked.
#33
Most "modern" European windows have a 3rd setting called "Spaltlüftung" (gap ventilation). It's a setting between the tilting and full opening of the window, that just leaves a tiny gap. Extremely useful if you have a pet, but nearly no one knows about it.
#34
Oven doors come off so they can be cleaned properly.
Matthew Savestheworld 1 year ago
Everything can come off of anything if you are motivated enough
#35
A lot of microwaves have an option to turn the sounds off. I you think this would be useful, the manual will have instructions on how to do this.
#36
Can't believe I'm admitting this, but the little black slider on the lid of Yeti mugs is magnetic. It comes completely off of the lid so you can wash all the nooks and crannies. I only discovered this after accidentally dropping the lid once and it flew off. I spent years washing around that little black piece. I felt so dumb.
#37
Mose staplers have a hole in the sides allowing you to see if you are running low on staples so that you don’t have to dry fire or open it up to check.
On Swinglines the staple pusher thingy is copper colored so that it stands out through the hole.
John Mosley 1 year ago
And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept ...
#38
Kraft Parmesan cheese lids that screw on also fit on mason jars. Side by side refrigerators do not have enough space so we keep a small mason jar of the cheese in there with the larger container in a garage fridge.
David 1 year ago
Related - I have a ziplock bag of various small lids I've saved. If you drop a bottle of this or that and the lid breaks - I use a spare one. But also - many of the sizes fit other things. The lid on my melatonin broke - a different one fit. A spice mix I use only had a screw lid, but another lid with a flip top feature and sprinkle holes fit.
#39
If you need to open a tube of ointment. Screw the cap off and turn it around, there is usually a pointed cone built into the top to puncture the seal of the ointment.
ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
Gods bless this poster for qualifying their statement with “usually” as opposed to most of the others, which are stating the common knowledge as fact/given.
#40
Most garbage disposals can be reset easily if it stops working. It’s a red button under the disposal device you can press and it resets.
David 1 year ago (edited)
so it does. TIL EDIT: I feel like I'm in the twilight zone. I made this comment yesterday and I'd swear it had nothing to do with garbage disposals. The red button would be a thermal reset. Many things have them but on a lot of stuff it auto resets (bimetalic, changes shape as it cools down). Some stuff it is a manual button.
#41
The spot in between the handles on scissors to open bottles. When we first started dating I blew my wife's mind when I used scissors to open a bottle of soda that was screwed on very tight.
#42
If your car has a memory drivers seat there's a decent chance your car ties the setting to a specific key fob. So you and your partner can each have their own key fob that automatically adjusts to your setting when you get in the car.
Auntriarch 1 year ago
I love these, since there's a significant difference between the length of Mr Auntriarch's legs and mine
#43
Most prescription bottles with childproof lids have a second pair of threads, so you can flip the lid over and it will screw on normally without the annoying childproof feature.
Toothless Feline 1 year ago
Only some pharmacies use this style of vial and lid. Around me, Walgreens is the primary one that does. But there’s a trick you can use on the ones that aren’t reversible like this. The standard childproof caps are made of two pieces that have to be pressed together so that the inner part can actually unscrew; otherwise the outer part just spins (this is what makes it childproof, as most children are incapable of pressing down hard enough to engage the inner layer). You can use a screwdriver or bottle opener to pry off the outer piece, and then you’re left with just the part that actually screws on, easy to open.
#44
If you put the Konami code into the Fisher-Price baby video game controller toy, it does a special sound effect and tells you that you won.
Edit - Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. For those who are curious.
#45
Your mattress might have a winter side and a summer side. Check its edge for a tag.
#46
Not sure if it’s only people around me that tend not to know this, but for most vacuums you should be able to rotate the top hook that holds the cable 180 degrees to take off the wire coil all at once instead of having to unwind the entire thing.
Toothless Feline 1 year ago
This is common on devices that have hooks for winding the power cable on.
#47
Your bic lighter is also a bottle opener, when you're cool.
#48
I didn't always know that most dish brushes have a scraping edge on the top. It thought it was pretty useful when I found out.
ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
I mean, c’mon. Are we really becoming that dense of a species that we can’t identify the scraper as a scraper?
#49
On a Apple phone, if you text yourself a flight number, tapping the number will reveal flight information. Don’t know if it works with whatsapp, but for text messages it works great!
Aisling Raye 1 year ago
To build on this. If someone sends you a text with a currency amount in it, a line will appear underneath. If you tap the amount it will show you currency conversions.
#50
Have you ever noticed the hole in the handle of a pasta spoon? It's actually there to measure out a single serving of spaghetti. Yeah.
David 1 year ago
from the net -- The hole in a wooden spoon can serve several purposes, including: Stirring risotto: The hole allows some rice to pass through, which can result in a smoother stir that's gentler on the grains and prevents them from breaking. This can help keep risotto from becoming too mushy. Measuring spaghetti: The hole can be used to measure out the recommended serving size of spaghetti for each person. You can thread dry spaghetti through the hole to fill it as needed. Lifting a boiled egg: The hole can be used to lift a boiled egg out of boiling water.
#51
I'm not sure about other car makes, but if you use the key to manually unlock your driver's door on a Toyota, turning it a second time will unlock ALL the doors.
🇳🇬 Asi Bassey 🇳🇬 1 year ago
I accidentally discovered this a few weeks ago. I have had my toyota for 3 years. 😀
#52
Automatic vehicles have the option to switch to a lower gear so you don't have to keep hitting the brakes going down a steep and/or long hill.
#53
You can use advanced Google search to find PDFs, Word Documents, Presentations, etc even if it’s not linked anywhere on the website. I’ve found a lot of court records like this. Also found a presentation created by a coworker from 15 years ago when they worked for a different company.
#54
Top drawers in dishwashers can drop down, usually to fit taller glasses. They generally are in the up position when new and drop down with lever tabs on the sides of the drawer.
#55
Osprey backpacks have an emergency whistle built into the sternum strap.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I didn't know ospreys wore backpacks. Who knew they'd have that much stuff?
#56
Most caulking guns have a hole near the handle that can be used to snip the tip of the caulking tube.
Cooter McCoughlin 1 year ago
But usually it just kinda squeezes or crimps it and you have to go get your utility knife anyway
#57
Almost all Name-brand kitchen faucets have a free replacement parts policy. There is no shipping fee.
#58
Some brands of mustard squeeze bottles allow you to snap the flip-top in an open position so it doesn’t get in the way when dispensing.
#59
On the hatch to your gas tank, there is a hook for the 'cord' or a place to put the gas cap to keep it from dangling and scratching your car while you fill up.
#60
Holding down the PS button on your PS4 controller for around 10 seconds turns off the controller but not the console. Great for downloading games or watching a movie and preserving the battery of the controller.
#61
Most Swiss Army Knives have a set of tweezers and a toothpick. There will be a small gray or white plastic bit on the end which you can pull out with your finger. I had no idea for the longest time. They are small and flush with the sides and it never occurred to me to try and pull it out.
#62
Window restrictors found in many hotels will have a button on the hinge that allows you to fully open the window.
#63
Some cars will roll all the windows down if you put your key in the door and hold it in the unlock position, same goes for locking position it will roll them up, pretty handy if you forgot to roll one up.
#64
The cap on disposable pepper grinders can be left on to hold/transport the ground pepper and also keeps steam from getting into the grinder.
#65
Swiping the little horizontal line at the bottom of your iPhone to the left or right when you have an app open allows you to go back and forth between apps that you frequent.
#66
The instapot handle on the body fits the lid handle. You can put the lid handle in the body handle so you don't have to put the wet dirty lid on the counter.
#67
Some tent bags have a removable strip of fabric on the bottom that, when removed, makes extra space for repacking the tent.
#68
Many (not all) dishwasher front panels are color reversible. Unscrew, slide out the front panel, and flip it over to change the color. Check instructions online or contact the manufacturer for instructions, and always disconnect power first for safety. Usually the panel flips from white to black, but sometimes there are other hidden color combinations. This makes it easy for the manufacturer to ship out units in whatever color was ordered.
#69
There is a tiny k**b on the base of a combination square. You can unscrew it and have a scribe, arguably better than a pencil. I find they tend to loosen and disappear over time, but great for when it is there.
#70
Some funko pop boxes contain a little plastic stand to clip under the figurine feet in order to stabilize it.
Sheena Leversedge Wood 1 year ago
particularly the dinosaurs. big heads on a therapod body are not stable
#71
If you hold the RIGHT button in on your Casio F-91W wrist watch for 3 seconds, the word **Casio** appears on the screen. You're welcome.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
Very useful information. I will immediately go out and buy that model watch just to see that.
#72
The clear section at the end of a lipstick tube that shows you the color can be removed. It's filled with more lipstick!
#73
Many large appliances like washing machines have a diagnostic mode where you can test every mechanical function of the device for faults. Depending on the issue and model you have you can theoretically fix an issue without calling an expensive repairman over.
keyboardtek 1 year ago (edited)
When High Efficiency washers first came out, the Whirlpool model we bought would freeze every other use. We had to keep running the diagnostic mode and clear the "faults" the computer would find. The tech came out like four times. He replaced the mother board. He replaced the water level sensors. It was discovered the single bolt that secures a large drum with magnets to the bottom of the motor had come loose. It was not designed with a reverse thread so it comes loose when the motor turns. It wobbles and ruins the motor sensors. That washer did not even make it a year.
#74
Cars Most cars have a secret compartment to store your sunglasses, usually on the ceiling in front of the sun visors in the middle. recent Toyota Sequoias have five for some reason Side panel of your car door tells you what to set your tire pressure for your car Trunk/back of your car has a pull so that you can open your gas tank in case the switch in the front of the car doesn't work By the odometer on your dashboard this small silhouette of a gas pump and an arrow which shows you what side she used to fill your gas tank.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
Ignore the tire pressure recommendation. I did this once and it underinflated my tires and I prematurely wore out the edges of the tread. Use the recommended inflation pressure that is on the tire.
#75
The slots on your blade guard front of your chop saw is so you can look through the guard to see directly above the blade to line up the cut target, and not look around the side to line up target cut. It's hard to adapt at first, it is difficult to reprogram old habits.
Phantom Phoenix 1 year ago
Reading this has caused my brain to caused my brain to caused my brain to 💩
#77
So, before I say this, I realize you can use basically anything to do this, but, Maruchan ramen cups - the cardboard cover is designed to be removed and not torn off, then flipped upside down and there are little slits to fit the edges of the cup in to hold down the lid while it cooks. It's useless, because again, you can use anything...like the fork you'll eat it with. It fits the topic though.
#78
Hairbrushes- many have a tiny ball at the end of the handle. If you pull that ball, it pops out to reveal a stick. That stick is used for cleaning the hair from your hairbrush and then it pops right back into the handle.
#79
On a Heinz bottle of ketchup the "57" glass on the bottle is where your supposed to tap it to make ketchup pour out faster.
Matthew Savestheworld 1 year ago
Not 'Supposed to" just a trick someone made up. Hitting a bottle at an angle can help but they did not intentionally design a target.
#80
Most can openers have a bottle opener at the end. Most wine openers with the two handles do, too.
Romek Vili 1 year ago
Many knives have two edges. You shoult always use the sharp edge. When both are dull, you shouls sharpen it.
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Ali H M Salehuddin 1 year ago
Bored Panda has a little X on top left of the screen. Click this is to exit the site because you and I have been browsing BP for far too long!
Auntriarch 1 year ago
The most useful thing I picked up here was from a fellow Panda's comment
Brandon Parisien 1 year ago
Just because it's not here, and a car lover actually didn't know this: flip the tab on your rear view mirror at night so the jerk behind you doesn't blind you with their high beams ;)
Toothless Feline 1 year ago
The standard power bricks for Apple Macintosh computers (the big ones, not the small blocks for iPhones or the medium blocks for iPads) have pop-out feet to wind the cord that goes from the brick to the computer around. You can wind the cord between the brick and the outlet (if you’re not using the adapter that plugs the brick directly into the outlet) around the brick between these feet, and then wind the other cord around the feet, using the clip that’s usually on it to clip it to itself, and it will hold both cords in place, no muss, no fuss. I don’t know that it’s specifically designed to do that, but I use this trick whenever I have to pack up my MacBook.
Gobi Todic 1 year ago
Most of these so-called hidden features are in fact described in the manuals. So just RTFM.
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
I totally enjoy these. If I already know something I can feel smug. If it is new to me I learn something useful.
Will Cable 1 year ago
My favourite ones are how some Skoda cars have an ice scraper in the fuel filler flap and that there are slots inside some Volvo car door pockets for them.
Ali H M Salehuddin 1 year ago
Bored Panda has a little X on top left of the screen. Click this is to exit the site because you and I have been browsing BP for far too long!
Auntriarch 1 year ago
The most useful thing I picked up here was from a fellow Panda's comment
Brandon Parisien 1 year ago
Just because it's not here, and a car lover actually didn't know this: flip the tab on your rear view mirror at night so the jerk behind you doesn't blind you with their high beams ;)
Toothless Feline 1 year ago
The standard power bricks for Apple Macintosh computers (the big ones, not the small blocks for iPhones or the medium blocks for iPads) have pop-out feet to wind the cord that goes from the brick to the computer around. You can wind the cord between the brick and the outlet (if you’re not using the adapter that plugs the brick directly into the outlet) around the brick between these feet, and then wind the other cord around the feet, using the clip that’s usually on it to clip it to itself, and it will hold both cords in place, no muss, no fuss. I don’t know that it’s specifically designed to do that, but I use this trick whenever I have to pack up my MacBook.
Gobi Todic 1 year ago
Most of these so-called hidden features are in fact described in the manuals. So just RTFM.
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
I totally enjoy these. If I already know something I can feel smug. If it is new to me I learn something useful.
Will Cable 1 year ago
My favourite ones are how some Skoda cars have an ice scraper in the fuel filler flap and that there are slots inside some Volvo car door pockets for them.
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