32 Common Items That Are So Widely Misused You Might Not Even Know Their Original Purpose

We use the plastic yellow egg things the toys from Kinder eggs come in now

It still counts as running.... away from your housework

To be fair, you can also use it to bring herbs if you want to do that. Is even quite practical. I have one that looks like a fat round cat, and I don't even drink, let alone smoke anything.

My 76 yr old mother with diabetes relys on Ozempic and will some times have to go without for a week or two because the pharmacy is out. Very concerning just for someone else's vanity.

Also not recommended for your ear canal

We live in a world now where one app can require reading hundreds of pages of Ts&Cs. It's ridiculous and needs to be sorted out. It is not the fault of the consumer.

Yeah that's where baking pans go.

I use mine for weighing foster kittens =)

You need a jeweller's scale for anything lower than 1g

I use one for measuring powder charges when reloading ammunition.

Finding one with accurate gram measurements seemed weirdly difficult, and they're all very small. I'm weighing grams of gecko and I want the fine numbers haha

I guess I'm weird. I use mine for weighing shoes. I have developed an obsession with lightweight comfortable shoes.

They are good enough to check the weight of small packages for mailing (Click-n-Ship)

I make my own greeting cards and as long as my oversized cards to America weigh 25grams or less I get to pay 140 yen and not 300 yen.

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I use mine for weighing resin.

Ik weeg er onder andere brieven op

.. clearly not a baker 😉

Use mine to decrease the size of food, no one needs more than 4 oz of meat in a sitting, but often 10oz porkchops in pack. Also I buy family sized chips and put them in baggies.

It's also common for people who are really into their coffee.

We use them (much more sensitive) in pharmacy for compounding drugs.

Excellent for things like flour or oats here "a cup" depends on how tightly it packs. Give me grams every time!

The old days were simpler.....what happened to the penny 1/8? In England all we needed was a penny and a pencil

Can I buy a pound and a half of kittens ?

I use it to weigh yarn. Helps me calculate how much I've used.

Even 100gr of flour needs only a few grams of salt or yeast, colouring, etc. There is 50% between 2g or 3g of yeast.

I thought this was common knowledge but most instruments (scale, pressure gauge) are more accurate towards the middle of their intended range. In other words a kitchen scale that could weigh 10 pounds of chicken would be a poor choice for weighing 2.5 grams of herb if you care about accuracy

Shouldn't a jewelry scale work for that?

Well, tell us?

1/8th ounce is approximately equal to 3.5 grams and you know EXACTLY why I know this.

You want clean ear canals, the nurse at the clinic I went to recommended Debrox. It comes as a little kit with the Debrox drops and a little squeeze bulb. Huge game changer for me. Followed the instructions to the letter and my ear wax is gone.

In the pictured example. Strangely, the brick and the Benzoate of Soda are both shelf stable so they could have easily included it with the brick but they didn't. Hmmmmm....

Archaeology major. Can confirm: the agricultural revolution happened because beer.

Oh, good god......🥴

But it tastes so much better when baked.

CERTAINLY NOT ONE OF THE KINDS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE!!!!!!! I sure love shattering my pelvis. /s

As an adult wth bowel issues, electrolyte drinks are a must. Luckily in Japan they sell non-flavored electrolyte drinks. They even come in gel style packs.

I've never used my hydroponics kit to grow pot (which is legal where I am). I actually grow veggies. You should try it. Much cheaper than using the grocery store and you get fresh year-round produce.

“I accidentally sat on it” 😂😂😂

Erm, Mr Smith, I have some good news for you: first of all, your drug test came back clear. And also, congratulations, you’re pregnant.

I use it in chicken salad, egg salad, pasta salad, 7 layer salad...

About 15 years ago there was this sketchy bodega around the corner from the house I was living in. Always thought it was weird they carried those keyboard dusting cans. Then my roommate told me people use them to get high. Then he proceeded to demonstrate. We don't live together anymore.

We all know what they are really used for. Well at least i do being a recovering addict. (5 years as of 02/06/24) Edit: I'm not saying it was the only thing they were used for. Shoot when I make jewelry it is normally in a little baggy until it is delivered to the person who ordered it. Also there's some sort of crabby person on here who likes to download people giving encouragement to others. Grow the actual f♡c♡ up!!! Edit 2: Just forget I said anything.