There are skills in life that we have learned which most likely weren’t taught at school—something that you could potentially come across at the least expected moment in your life and well, that’s when your universal domestic knowledge would come in and save the day.
So whether it’s jumpstarting a car, saving a choking dog, or knowing how to make the most out of any Google search—you will totally cover it! It’s great to be fully equipped to face any situation that you could possibly find yourself in. People on the internet call it “dadvice”—something that your dad has definitely decided to teach you, but as we know, even the best dads fail to fill in the gap. This popular Reddit community called Every Man Should Know is on a mission to introduce you to anything that your dad could have forgotten to cover.
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The community has over 480K followers who are always ready to give you valuable dadvice. And although Every Man Should Know is perhaps aiming at a particular audience, we think that actually, everyone could definitely use some necessary life skills regardless.Bored Panda has selected a handful of tips offering you some spot-on skills to sharpen your life resume with.
Let us know the most valuable life skills you were happy to have in a complicated or not-so-complicated situation or have learned recently and wondered how the hell you have lived all of this time without them. You can share your stories in the comment section at the end of the list.
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How To Save A Choking Dog
Know That Screwdriver Handles Are Shaped So That A Wrench Can Slide Over Them
How To Jumpstart A Car
How To Gird Up Your Loins
Know The Front Desk Call To Verify Your Credit Card Details Scam
How To Sew On A Button
How To Break Down A Door
Recommended Amount Of Times To Wear Clothes Between Washes
The Phonetic Alphabet
How To Walk On Ice
I'm sure if i think like a penguin, I'll start belly sliding across the ice
What Each Car Dashboard Light Means
How To Use The Public Restroom Like A Gentleman
What The Symbols On Your Clothing Mean
The "Heel Lock," A Way To Lace Up Boots To Make Them Feel Comfortable And Secure
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How To Tie The Bowline Knot
The Bowline Knot Is Said To Be The Most Useful Knot Ever. So here's how to tie it
How To Make The Most Of A Nap
How To Set Up A Camp
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The little wooden wall behind the fire is very important as it directs the fire to your shelter and isolates it from warming the rest of the forest!
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Know The Warning Signs Of Suicide
How To Remove A Leech
Arnold's Six Rules To Success
How To Pack For Hiking
Just looking at the picture and not reading the labels, I thought the fuel bottle was the water bottle. ...I probably wouldn't make a very good camper.
How To Move With Friends
If you’re asking friends to help you move, have everything packed and stacked and ready to be loaded before they show up. Pay them with food and drinks. You should be completely ready to go even if you hire company movers, because you pay more the longer it takes to get you moved.
How To Get Your Truck Unstuck From The Mud
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Types Of Firewood
With EPA stoves moisture content should be 16-20%, Oak splits will take 2-4 years to season. I heat primarily with wood, I also try to keep 3 years ahead CSS so I always have a supply of seasoned wood. I burn different species depending on outdoor temperature so I don't waste high BTU wood when I just need to take the chill off. Never take someones word for it when buying firewood that they say is 'Seasoned". Moisture meters are cheap, check it yourself.
How Marginal Tax Rates Work
This is the UK tax system. It is not quite accurate in that it doesn't show National Insurance payments, which is another form of tax, but it has a lower threshold and upper limit, meaning that the middle tax band is more like 33%. The 40% tax band starts after N.I. ends. There is also talk of a 50% band for really high earners. What annoys me is that stamp duty (a tax on house purchases) doesn't work the same way - if you go over the threshold, you pay a percentage on the total - which is really unfair for any properties valued close to the thresholds.
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How Well Your Steak Is Cooked
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How To Dry Wet Boots With Hot Rocks
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The Different Cuts Of Beef And Best Way To Cook Them
I am from Texas. Some years ago, about twenty, I was in California and I was going to cook supper. I decided to buy a couple of porterhouse steaks. So, I went to the butcher's. I asked the man behind the counter for a couple of porterhouses, about three pounds, total. He looked at me and aid "you're from Texas, right?" And I said "yes" and he said "thought so, we don't sell those in California, I have some nice round steak, no fat, but we tenderize it." I said "what steaks do you have?" And he said "honey, this is California, they eat Prime Rib, hamburger [less that 2% fat], round steak and some roasts. Mostly chicken and fish." I left.
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What Type Of Screwdriver To Use
My work would be so much easier if there were just the two old standards, Flat head and Philips.
But listen, mate, there's PROFIT to be had in screwdrivers! Imagine all those poor little suckeroonies shelling out the big bucks for our arbitrary-polygon-shaped screw that is used on the new 4Phone EX!
Load More Replies...Americans call it 'square' because they didn't think of it'
Load More Replies...May be a stupid question.. But why is there so many types? Why not just have the Phillips?
Different purposes! Slotted screws are the earliest form because they were the easiest to make, and allow the use of quite a bit of torque. Phillips is more complicated to form, allows lower torque, but requires less precision with the driver. Pozidriv is an evolution of Phillips with tighter tolerances (which makes it better for power screwdrivers). Square is lower-tolerance, but still good for power drivers. It's commonly found with screws that need to be driven at high speed (like drywall screws). Allen requires no inward-pressure to remain engaged. Torx is my preferred screw head, as it offers a blend of all the positive traits. Schrader is for removing valve cores (and really shouldn't be on this list). The rest are used in situations where unauthorized personnel should be discouraged from removing them (public fixtures, dangerous equipment, etc.).
Load More Replies...There are also triangle ones that a lot of toys have - pain when you want to disable the speaker.
what countries use pozidriv, clutch, spanner, tri-wing, schrader, or the scurity torx and allen? Canadian and never seen these
Look around, and you will see them. Public places, like on a bus or a bathroom stall... where they don't want vandals messing with it, they use these "uncommon" types because it is unlikely for someone to have that kind of screwdriver with them, and hard to create a makeshift version. Also in electrical settings where it would be dangerous for someone to tinker with it. You won't see it at the hardware store, you need to go to specialty shops.
Load More Replies...If you want to screw something in really really tight and not worry about the screwdriver skipping or stripping the screw, then Torx is what you need.
Load More Replies...Pozidriv? You're just fking with me, right? Do you ever REALLY need a Pozidriv??
They aren't compatible with Phillips, so yes. Yes you do. In cross-section, a phillips driver is wedge-shaped, while a Pozidriv has much straighter sides for better engagement when using power tools.
Load More Replies...In Canada we call the square a Robertson, developed by Peter Robertson.
I can tell quite easily by looking at the head of the screw I'm using.
Pozidriv is more like 'protestant' because it's an evolution of the older Philips design.
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and if you can't be nice, at least be polite. Life will be a bit easier.
Load More Replies...Actually I think it's a little refreshing. Yesterday I saw yet another article about what womens clothing you might wear that's a turn off for men. I thought why is it always women? Men dress like crap too :)
Load More Replies...Next time, please have a post that tackles "how to have manners," because it seems today's society are lack of that character.
Some youtube hacks: In the app double tap on the left or right side of the video to skip 10sec. In the browers use the arrow keys for the 10sec. And J and L for 20sec skip. The K pauses/plays the video. My left hand fingers are always on top of JKL on the keyboard when watching youtube. Also if you see little lines in the YT play bar that are chapters. You can go through the capters by pressing 0123456789.
maybe change the heading to life skills that may be useful to some MEN. Hey, gives you an opportunity to do a similar article for women
and if you can't be nice, at least be polite. Life will be a bit easier.
Load More Replies...Actually I think it's a little refreshing. Yesterday I saw yet another article about what womens clothing you might wear that's a turn off for men. I thought why is it always women? Men dress like crap too :)
Load More Replies...Next time, please have a post that tackles "how to have manners," because it seems today's society are lack of that character.
Some youtube hacks: In the app double tap on the left or right side of the video to skip 10sec. In the browers use the arrow keys for the 10sec. And J and L for 20sec skip. The K pauses/plays the video. My left hand fingers are always on top of JKL on the keyboard when watching youtube. Also if you see little lines in the YT play bar that are chapters. You can go through the capters by pressing 0123456789.
maybe change the heading to life skills that may be useful to some MEN. Hey, gives you an opportunity to do a similar article for women