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Life hacks are basically an entire subgenre of online content. The trend has permeated all the social media platforms and gained a somewhat notorious reputation for being either inexplicably absurd (like, chopping onions with a face shield or getting stains out of your shirt with shaving foam) or simply “but why?”-inducing.

But luckily, the internet is one endless black hole (can we all just agree on that description?) and that means there should be some genuinely useful tips to make our lives easier and more efficient floating around. Well, if you are like me, in search of ways to make yourself do stuff by yourself, proving that you’re an independent responsible millennial adult, the chances are, sooner or later, you’d stumble upon the “How To” subreddit.

According to the sub’s description, it’s a place “where you can learn how to do anything and everything yourself! Need advice on how to start a podcast or how to fix your car? It's all here from A-Z!” So if it seems like a promise, a whopping 2.9M followers prove it overdelivers.

Scroll down through the most useful bits of random advice below that may be the solution you were looking for all this time!

#1

How To Find A Lost Dog

How To Find A Lost Dog

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    Hope This Is A "How-To" Helpful Resource!

    Hope This Is A "How-To" Helpful Resource!

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    #3

    How To Make Moss Graffiti

    How To Make Moss Graffiti

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    There are infinite tips on making the best out of this one hell of a crazy world out there on the internet. From changing flat tires to finding your lost pet out in the streets, every little situation seems to have a solution. But what if we look at one “how to” that is not about fixing things around us, but rather about making better use of ourselves?Well, becoming a better version of yourself starts from… well, you guessed it–yourself.

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    #4

    Cross-Posting: Guide To Draw Water Droplet

    Cross-Posting: Guide To Draw Water Droplet

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    #5

    H Oi W To Help People Learn Effectively With Patience And Compassion

    H Oi W To Help People Learn Effectively With Patience And Compassion

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    Jess
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All school thought me was how to memorize stg and then forget the next day, retaking the test a couple times would actually help to learn and remember

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    #6

    How To Not Pay Stupid Amounts Of Money To Read Research Papers

    How To Not Pay Stupid Amounts Of Money To Read Research Papers

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    One way to go about it is setting a goal for yourself in order to learn something. Turns out, it’s a key to long-term happiness, as it gives you both a long-term vision and short-term motivation. First off, it focuses on you and makes you the creator of your own life in a world where we too often believe in coincidences. No wonder many of those who accomplish their dreams, goals or resolutions become much more confident in themselves.

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    Your journey of progress really depends on what kind of goal you set for yourself. It may be big or small, life-long, year-long or even a week-long goal. For some, it may be losing a few pounds, for others it’s getting promoted, learning a new language, running a marathon, overcoming a fear, you name it.

    #7

    How Do Y’all Cook Your Egg? Tbh This Is Most Of Us

    How Do Y’all Cook Your Egg? Tbh This Is Most Of Us

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    Gin. No tonic
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Add eggs to cold water, bring to boil, boil 3,5 mins (half-easy yolk) or 5 min (hard york), take the eggs out and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.

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    #8

    How To Self Rescue In The Event You Fall Through Frozen Ice

    How To Self Rescue In The Event You Fall Through Frozen Ice

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    #9

    Using Google Like A Pro

    Using Google Like A Pro

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    Tolga ÜSTÜN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should be in a lesson in school...

    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dashes? It's a ruddy minus sign. Means don't include. Plus means must include. Vertical bar means "or" in many programming languages.

    Jody Brown
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boolean operators! This is great because Google recently reconfigured their Advanced Search service.

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guide should really be on the site and easily find-able. I don't know why it's such a secret. I already knew about "" and -, as well as site:, but not the others. Also, not really sure why they included the ~ or |. Google ALWAYS searches for associated words and will readily omit words it finds inconvenient, which makes it really frustrating when you're looking for something more specific, but not specific enough for "". In the last 15 or so years, they've just kept cramming in more and more associated words and choosing to ignore more of your must have search items, which is really frustrating. Wish there was an easy shortcut to turn those off. I'm guessing it's so that they can justify throwing more paid-for results at you. (also: *vertical, not verticle)

    Chich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It could just be me, but search engines seem to be getting stupider as time goes on. I have used these for years and used to get good results but not so much now.

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably cause now the information is so much more! And all they care now is their damn cookies rather than fix these issues

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    Thomson StClair
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    some of this is either way outdated or was always false. I searched: Jazz -utah -basketball and all I got was Utah Jazz results..

    John Dilligaf
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the site: search operation will also work on domains. for example site:.edu will only return results from education domains. .gov from government websites, .mil from non-classified military websites. etc. Very useful for finding legitimate sources when writing college papers

    Tom Hanlin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a hyphen, a "minus sign". It subtracts from the search results.

    Molly Block
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused about the "site:" query. Where do you put the term/item you are searching for in the specific website? After the query? Let's say I want to search for the flower called a 'petunia' at HGTV.COM. How do I do it? Like this?---> site:hgtv.com petunia OR petunia site:hgtv.com? Does it matter? Do I need to put 'petunia' in quotation marks?

    bob bruce
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As CatFist says, it doesn't matter. AFAIK the only thing that matters is the order of words that are the thing you're searching for. Even that may not always matter, but sometimes a different order will change the meaning and therefore the results.

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    H Moore
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't always work you know

    Mike Weber
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've tried these and it rarely made a difference

    MAKtheknife
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's all well and good, but I'm still searching for the vertical bar on my keyboard????

    BasedWang
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    heh , in this case Two Periods was a pun

    Concept-Peter Roosdorp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would say that this is just the beginner course.

    Karin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, sort of the same as you did when search engines were a new thing?

    Jace
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quotation marks are often, if not usually, ignored by google these days. Same for the rest of these. Google don’t care to be a search tool. They sell advertisement space.

    E. Morgan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was with Google about twenty years ago. Before phones. Do these still work the same way today?

    Brandy Grote
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, think about what you want before you type. Think of synonyms and alternate ways to ask for what you want. Spell as correctly as you can, then use Google's suggestions if you misspelled, or if you didn't! You can lock out the "did you mean" by clicking on your original search term below the box. Next, look at results. The first few WILL be ads. You can read a bit on each site before you click to get some idea. But if your search is obscure, you might get fake sites wanting clicks.

    Robin DJW
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought using quotation marks, especially around a phrase, meant the search would find things that contained that exact phrase. In this instance, searching for "I love you" will ignore the text that says "I know that my love for you will endure." All three words are there in that order, but are not the phrase. Even if this is not correct, searching for BROWN SONGBIRDS gets a different result from "BROWN SONGBiRDS" (caps are for emphasis only). Can someone clarify please?

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you can also use things like after:YYYY-MM-DD

    Rick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew all of these apart from the vertical bars one

    Jayne Kyra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right-click and saved!

    R Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I did the dolphins -football like it said and the first results were Tweets by the Miami Dolphins 😑

    Carbonel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn’t work perfectly because Google algorithms are complex. But it can help.

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    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a good one, never knew about these

    Dela Will
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Minus sign does not work anymore. In fact, most of these no longer work for most search engines...

    Mazer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Auto correct makes all of this obsolete

    Colin Conrey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if you are too lazy to go back and check your spelling. I’m a technical recruiter and I do this sort of search Every👏God👏Damn👏Day

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    Another way to go about it is to try and become more useful to the people around you. The feeling that you are, in some way, useful to another human being is one of the most precious things that can boost your self-esteem, help the relationship, and give a sense of fulfillment. And to be so, you don’t have to be an inverter, entrepreneur or have a wall of diplomas.

    The key to being useful to others is making them stand taller than you are. And it takes simple things like telling people their strengths when they forget about them, or helping them to avoid mistakes. Believing in others and telling them that is another way to empower those around you. Try listening without judgment as most often all people want is simply to be heard.

    By doing that, we realize that our actions, our words, and our presence are capable of adding value to another human being’s life. And that is one hell of a life hack I wish to carry with me for years to come.

    #10

    Useful Tip

    Useful Tip

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    Mihai Mara
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm ... m ..... Can't he .... hear you ..... you're ..... re breaking up ..... up....... *Hangs up*

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    #11

    This Is How My Wife Protects Her Yarn From The Cats

    This Is How My Wife Protects Her Yarn From The Cats

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    #12

    How To Delete All The Tourists From Your Travel Photos With Ease

    How To Delete All The Tourists From Your Travel Photos With Ease

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    LuckyL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know that I've saved this image at least two times before - and never tried the advice

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    #13

    Heimlich Manover For Dogs

    Heimlich Manover For Dogs

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    #14

    Good Boi How To

    Good Boi How To

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    Tolga ÜSTÜN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well yes but... Still the third and fourth one is so much cuter :)

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    #15

    How To Finish

    How To Finish

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    Tolga ÜSTÜN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Take twices as long" and "have twice as much fun" sounds easy to say but in reality...

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    #16

    How To Make Chloroform

    How To Make Chloroform

    "Did the news just teach us how to make Chloroform"

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    #17

    How To Apologize

    How To Apologize

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    Carrie Laughs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got to say it's a shame Boris Johnson hasn't seen this or knows how real apologies work.

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    #18

    How To Properly Pour A Beverage From A Box/Carton

    How To Properly Pour A Beverage From A Box/Carton

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    T. D. Bostick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned this trick a while back, and it definitely works.

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    #19

    How To Extract A Splinter

    How To Extract A Splinter

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    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, I needed this. I still have a splinter in my thumb and it's driving me nuts!

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    #20

    How To Get Help In Case Of Home Violence Or If You‘Re Being Threatened

    How To Get Help In Case Of Home Violence Or If You‘Re Being Threatened

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    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't a universally known sign.

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    #21

    My Coworkers Ear Got Blisters From Wearing The Surgical Mask. My Easy And Cheap Solution, 4 Large Paper Clips

    My Coworkers Ear Got Blisters From Wearing The Surgical Mask. My Easy And Cheap Solution, 4 Large Paper Clips

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    Tolga ÜSTÜN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Masks blisters are no joke and it ain't stupid if it works. This man is a MacGyver

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    #22

    How To Stay Sane In Isolation, From Stereoplex

    How To Stay Sane In Isolation, From Stereoplex

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    K Witmer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isolation has been so easy for me. I rarely leave my home and I prefer it this way.

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    #23

    Thanks To Your Advice On This Sub, I Was Able To Restore My Favorite Boots! Vinyl Repair Kit And Some Kiwi Really Did The Trick

    Thanks To Your Advice On This Sub, I Was Able To Restore My Favorite Boots! Vinyl Repair Kit And Some Kiwi Really Did The Trick

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    Whatshername
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now share how it works, please. I mean, who puts kiwi on a shoe? (yes, I know they're probably talking about the shoe polish brand and yes, I know banana peel seems to be a great way to make your shoes shine like.... a banana peel)

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    #24

    Especially If You Are Anti-Hand Washing...

    Especially If You Are Anti-Hand Washing...

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    #25

    Watering Your Plants While On Vacation

    Watering Your Plants While On Vacation

    "If you're going away on vacation,place a pot on a step stool on your counter your succulents around the step stool,wet & run strings from the pot to the plants (tuck into each pot),fill the pot with water & the water will leach down to the plants."

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    Francis
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how long are your vacations that your succulents will need water?

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    #26

    Explain Relatives

    Explain Relatives

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    Sawdust
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, is First Cousin Once Removed really used for two different relations?

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    #27

    How To Say “Sorry, I’m Not Going That For Free”

    How To Say “Sorry, I’m Not Going That For Free”

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    #28

    How To Know If You Have Heat Stroke

    How To Know If You Have Heat Stroke

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    Elliot Fowler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An EMT responder once told me to never dump ice cold water on on a person if they have a heat stoke. I don't remeber the reason but it might kill the person.

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    #29

    Howto Boost A Car

    Howto Boost A Car

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    malenchki
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it wrong that when I saw how to jump a car I thought of a person actually trying to jump over a car

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    #30

    How To Survive Falling Over A Waterfall

    How To Survive Falling Over A Waterfall

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    #31

    If You’ve Never Shovelled A Drive Way And Happen To Have A Snow Shovel. This Is The Most Efficient Way

    If You’ve Never Shovelled A Drive Way And Happen To Have A Snow Shovel. This Is The Most Efficient Way

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    Rijkærd
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to shovel snow. Am from the equator and only snow I've seen is on a mountain 5000+ m high that am not cli.bing anytime soon again..

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    #32

    How To Know How Much Time There Is Until Sunset

    How To Know How Much Time There Is Until Sunset

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    Elizabeth Elliot
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ..Hugely dependant on time of year and latitude!

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    #33

    How To Get Your Kids To Take Medicine

    How To Get Your Kids To Take Medicine

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    Oopsydaisy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A kid of that age shouldn't even know what a can of soft drink is.

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    #34

    How To Survive A Grenade Explosion

    How To Survive A Grenade Explosion

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    Tolga ÜSTÜN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "How to jump a car" to "how to survive a grenade explosion"... Well that escalated quickly

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    #35

    How To Make Different Color Camp Fire

    How To Make Different Color Camp Fire

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    Tolga ÜSTÜN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Becareful for colorful forrest fires tho...

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    #36

    Wanted To Share This Great Idea

    Wanted To Share This Great Idea

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    BorPand8
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here's the bit they should have included with this: "So I just remembered something my dad taught me about organizing the disassembled screws/nails during a project, simply use cardboard and a pen"

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    #37

    How To Escape A Sinking Car

    How To Escape A Sinking Car

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    Nianudd
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, when the kids I work with pass their driving test, I give them a present. In the bag is a seatbelt cutter/hammer tool, a small book on basic car maintenance, and a keyring that can fit a rolled up £20 note for emergencies. All useful things to have, and not very expensive

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    #38

    How To Test If A Plant Is Edible

    How To Test If A Plant Is Edible

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    Jody Brown
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great advice. Sadly, cannot be applied to mushrooms.

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    #39

    How To Make Hand Puppets

    How To Make Hand Puppets

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    September
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That boredpanda, looks more like a snail. Wait! Is that a euphemism 🤔🤭

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    #40

    How To Correctly Reverse Park

    How To Correctly Reverse Park

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    Steffen Rehm
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You forgot the Car behind you, that usually keep close to you, or take the spot you want first.

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    #41

    How To Gird Up Your Loins

    How To Gird Up Your Loins

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    #42

    How To Most Efficiently Stack Infants Into A Duffel Bag. According To My Cpr Trainers Handbook

    How To Most Efficiently Stack Infants Into A Duffel Bag. According To My Cpr Trainers Handbook

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    #43

    How To Sleep Warm When You Are Outside

    How To Sleep Warm When You Are Outside

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    Dawn Bodtke
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was taught no water and make sure your bladder is empty. The less fluid your body has to keep warm is heat that can be used for the rest of your body.

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    #44

    How To Make An Amazing Sofa Fort

    How To Make An Amazing Sofa Fort

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    F. H.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you have that specific sofa, that is.

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    #45

    How To Bounce A Roll

    How To Bounce A Roll

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    Jef Bateman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wonder why I'm not immensely popular, and it's because I've never seen this before. Look out world!

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    #46

    How To Tie A Tie

    How To Tie A Tie

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the right hand, (completed) column, most look similar… 🤷🏽‍♀️

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    #47

    How To Paint More Realistic Clouds

    How To Paint More Realistic Clouds

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    rumade
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really like the look of the hard edged one, it's like an old gouache travel poster style

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    #48

    How To Move A Lamb Over A Small Wall

    How To Move A Lamb Over A Small Wall

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    Sawdust
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trying to fall asleep the hard way.

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    #49

    How To Fix A Bleach Stain On Black Fabric

    How To Fix A Bleach Stain On Black Fabric

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    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another alternative is to just Jackson Pollack bleach all over the rest of it and make it a fashion statement.

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    #50

    How To Do A Turtle

    How To Do A Turtle

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    #51

    How To Draw Escher’s Impossible Triangle

    How To Draw Escher’s Impossible Triangle

    KaantjeBanaantje Report

    rumade
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a tattoo of the bottom stage of this 🤔 maybe I should go in and finish it

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    #52

    How To Break Down A Door

    How To Break Down A Door

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    #53

    How To Stop Talking To People Without Ghosting

    How To Stop Talking To People Without Ghosting

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    Francis
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    grey is a normal person, but if he was a nice guy he would totally flip out and call blue names... (Edit: same goes for nice girls)

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    #54

    How To Survive A Lightning Thunder

    How To Survive A Lightning Thunder

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    Ray Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously? The picture literally has its own title but we get "How To Survive A Lightning Thunder".

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    #55

    How To Analyze Blood Spatters

    How To Analyze Blood Spatters

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    #56

    Guide To Washing/Drying Tags

    Guide To Washing/Drying Tags

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    Mermaid Elle-Jaye
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m trying to think where the hell - do not dry - would apply considering it’s using the same symbol base as line drying/shade drying etc

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    #57

    How To Choose The Right Type Of Wood

    How To Choose The Right Type Of Wood

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    #58

    How To Make A Tinder Bundle

    How To Make A Tinder Bundle

    crosspostninja Report

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After you've got the fire going fill a bottle with hot water nearly to the brim and press affected part of hand tightly against mouth of bottle. ;)

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    #59

    For Regions With A Lot A Mosquitoes, This DIY Trap Is Quite Effective

    For Regions With A Lot A Mosquitoes, This DIY Trap Is Quite Effective

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    Agfox
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeast today, now all the mozzies have just gone away, I really thought that they were here to stay, Now I believe in yeast today (with apologies to Lennon & McCartney)

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    #60

    How To Properly Close A Bag Of Chips

    How To Properly Close A Bag Of Chips

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    Bill
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean that bag isn't a single serving?

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    #61

    Guide: How To Sew A Button

    Guide: How To Sew A Button

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    t-Grex
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What luck! I've been needing to sew on a button on my pants

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    #62

    Howto Escape From Zip Ties

    Howto Escape From Zip Ties

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    Katie Nelson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish i'd known that when I got kidnapped with a ziptie...

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    #63

    True...

    True...

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    #64

    How To Work From Home

    How To Work From Home

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    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or better still, play with cat.

    #65

    How To Read Braille

    How To Read Braille

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    Elmie Pumpkinbush
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given that there's 64 possible combinations, why do some numbers coincide with the letters?

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    #66

    How To Tell If Egg Is Fresh

    How To Tell If Egg Is Fresh

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    K Sarfo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "how to tell your wife she is selfish" - maybe I really need to go sleep..

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    #67

    How To Keep Your Kids Busy At Home

    How To Keep Your Kids Busy At Home

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    Rijkærd
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not everyone can sustain that. Kids should also be taught to take care of s**t without expecting payment...

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    #68

    Mask Effectiveness Guide (DIY Compared To Surgical/N-95)

    Mask Effectiveness Guide (DIY Compared To Surgical/N-95)

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    Daniel Marsh
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. This is the percent of particles equal to .3 microns that are filtered out. A small enough particle will fit through ANY hole. (N-95 are sold static-charged, which makes them better at stopping particles than they otherwise would be.) And fun fact: guess what happens when you trap particles in a steamy, damp face mask? So no, scraves and bandanas can be WORSE than 0 percent effective. Here's a tip-off of bad reporting: there IS NO Missouri University. It's either the University of Missouri or Missouri University of Science and Technology, known as Missouri S&T and most definitely not Missouri U.

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    #69

    How To Knot

    How To Knot

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    Sawdust
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this one is for the wire to hang framed pictures with.

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    #70

    How To Repair Toys

    How To Repair Toys

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    XSpooky_Mint
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could dye the hair too with food coloring so it matches

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    #71

    How To Build A Campfire

    How To Build A Campfire

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    Hamster
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, there are numerous campfire types where you pre-build the fire (stacking the wood in various configurations) so that you don't have to add fuel piece by piece

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    #72

    How To Find Waldo

    How To Find Waldo

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    Red
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm saving this one. I have a Waldo book since I was 8 and was never able to find the last Waldo in it and it bugs me. It's the image where almost every drawing is Waldo, you have to find the real one.

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    #73

    How To Clean Titanium: Boiling Water And A Dishwasher Tab

    How To Clean Titanium: Boiling Water And A Dishwasher Tab

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    #74

    How To Clean, Maintain, And Season A Cast Iron Skillet

    How To Clean, Maintain, And Season A Cast Iron Skillet

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    T. D. Bostick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeesh! That's a lot of work. I think this is why we switched to more modern skillets.

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    #75

    How To Unclog A Toilet Like A Plumber

    How To Unclog A Toilet Like A Plumber

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    #76

    Guide To Inserting Complicated Symbols Like Tm And Such

    Guide To Inserting Complicated Symbols Like Tm And Such

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    Ray Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alt+0252 is a good one because it creates ü, and that allows you to write fück and another rude word in the BP comments section

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    #77

    How To Survive An Earthquake

    How To Survive An Earthquake

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    Ray Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should have waited for the earthquake to stop before drawing this one.

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    #78

    Good To Know In Case Of Emergency

    Good To Know In Case Of Emergency

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    IlovemydogShilo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I carry a juiced up power bank and a charger cable in my handbag for just such an emergency. When my power bank is fully charged it has the capacity to charge my phone from dead twice over. When I get home I just recharge the power bank fro the next time I go out.

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    #79

    Roast Some Chestnuts Over An Open Fire, A Holiday Tradition

    Roast Some Chestnuts Over An Open Fire, A Holiday Tradition

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    Guido Pisano
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25 minutes? I've cooked several times and I can tell that if you do for so long on an open fire you will eat coal...

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    #80

    How To Draw A Humpback Whale

    How To Draw A Humpback Whale

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    Kay blue
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if I followed this I still wouldn't end up with a recognisable whale.

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    #81

    How To Shuffle A Deck Of Cards

    How To Shuffle A Deck Of Cards

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    SusanS
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Key: Have hands BIG enough to hold the cards.

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    #82

    Optimal Tea Brewing Temperatures And Times

    Optimal Tea Brewing Temperatures And Times

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    Lucky
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And what does that mean in the not-Fahrenheit-using-community aka the rest of the world?

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    #83

    Googly Eyes Are An Excellent Way To Distinguish Which Way Up A Micro USB Cable Is

    Googly Eyes Are An Excellent Way To Distinguish Which Way Up A Micro USB Cable Is

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aw, but then we lose the connection to all of humanity by not being able to say, “Dammit!” When we put it in the wrong way! 🤣👍🏽

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    #84

    How To Win At Tic Tac Toe

    How To Win At Tic Tac Toe

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    rumade
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to win at this game = go first

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    #85

    How To Get The Edible Part Of An Almond After Picking It From A Tree

    How To Get The Edible Part Of An Almond After Picking It From A Tree

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    Daniel Hansen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm don't eat too many of them raw, they contain cyanide when they are raw

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    #86

    How To Tie A One-Handed Bowline Knot

    How To Tie A One-Handed Bowline Knot

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    #87

    How To Determine The Middle Of An Object With 2 Tape Measure's

    How To Determine The Middle Of An Object With 2 Tape Measure's

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    Red rockin lobster
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or just measure with one tape and divide in half...

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    #88

    How To Not Smell Like A Middle School Locker Room

    How To Not Smell Like A Middle School Locker Room

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    DON’T WEAR FRAGRANCE ON PLANES! (Or in close-knit public spaces!) 🤢

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    #89

    How To Do A Perfect Push-Up

    How To Do A Perfect Push-Up

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    Pumpkin Spice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm just gonna stick to my floppy-fish twig-arms crying, thanks.

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    #90

    How To Wright In Secret Code

    How To Wright In Secret Code

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    #91

    I Had Lots Of Old Jeans That Either Didn't Fit Or Were Worn Out, So I Made Them Into A New Pair!

    I Had Lots Of Old Jeans That Either Didn't Fit Or Were Worn Out, So I Made Them Into A New Pair!

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    #92

    How To Be Exceptionally Likeable

    How To Be Exceptionally Likeable

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    XSpooky_Mint
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this is what I must do to be liked, then why would I want to be liked?

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