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“I Blew Her Mind”: 40 People Who Suddenly Realized They’ve Been Using Things Wrong
Interview With Expert
Sometimes, people take "thinking outside the box" to a whole new—and sometimes completely ridiculous—level. Whether it’s wildly creative solutions or downright hilarious fails, these moments prove that ingenuity can sometimes go a bit too far. You can’t help but laugh while wondering, “What were they even thinking?”
From using objects in the most unexpected ways to creating situations that defy logic, these "not the right way" moments are equal parts funny and baffling. Keep scrolling for a collection of the most bizarre and entertaining examples shared online—you might even find a favorite!
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#1
I had a coat that I absolutely loved for over a decade. I would always say I loved everything about this coat except it didn't have a hood. Its an army inspired style coat, so when I met this cute new guy he said he used to have one just liked it and loved it too. I asked him if it not having a hood was his only complaint about it too. He looked at me funny, took my coat, flipped the colar down to reveal a zipper. He unzipped it and pulled out a perfectly pristine hood that now sat attached this decade old worn down jacket. My jaw dropped. And I married that guy.
Bacon Tentacles 12 months ago
NGL, I have discovered hidden things about articles of clothing that I would have realized sooner if I had bothered to read the tag or just explore said clothing thoroughly. This is wholesome and adorable. Glad you married them. Hopefully you can return the favor at some point.
Bacon Tentacles 11 months ago (edited)
Wow. My comment certainly triggered a lot of moronic asshats, didn't it? Anybody who chooses to be offended by my use of "they" instead of "he"...can f**k off. (stupid a******s)
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Agfox 12 months ago (edited)
We've had large 2 leather recliners for 6 years. About 3 months ago, I discovered that each armrest has a hidden hinge that enables them to open upward to one side. We now have 4 largish storage areas for the TV remote, charging cables, glasses cleaner, tissues, etc etc. Neither my wife nor I can remember the salesperson telling us about these compartments & we can't find the instructions that came with them to check. We haven't told our daughters in case they decide that's the tipping point for an intervention
John Dilligaf 12 months ago
old style US Army field jacket. For some reason we were never allowed to use that damn hood. It looked "unmilitary"
Michael Largey 12 months ago
In case of divorce, does OP have a pre-nup stipulating who gets custody of the hood?
Sand Ers 12 months ago
I bought a used car that had manual controls for the driver's seat. I didn't discover for over six months that it also had a power control for height. And the only reason I discovered it then is that a mechanic had lowered the seat and it felt different when I was driving.
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#2
So, picture this: I’m at a friend’s house last night, casually sipping on a lukewarm cider (by choice, don’t @ me), when I see them load their dishwasher. And then it hits me.
THEY PUT THE SOAP IN THE LITTLE COMPARTMENT.
For SEVEN years, I’ve been just chucking the soap tablet straight into the bottom of the dishwasher, like some feral raccoon who accidentally found modern appliances. “Why isn’t my dishwasher working well?” I’d think, as I scraped dried pasta off plates. I thought it was just vibes.
Anyway, now my dishes are sparkling, my confidence is shaken, and I’m pretty sure my dishwasher has been side-eyeing me this whole time. Who else has been living a lie, and how did you discover it?
P.S. Yes, my friend laughed at me. Yes, I deserved it.
Amity 12 months ago
The image of a greasy little raccoon using it's little paws to throw pieces of soap into the dishwasher amuses me.
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Robert T 12 months ago
All the little compartment does is delay when the tablet enters the water. The door opens and it drops into the bottom of the machine.
Remi (He/Him) 12 months ago
Then why the difference? Genuinely I've never used a dishwasher, but sounds like the results with the compartment are way better than just chucking a tablet to the bottom
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Epona 12 months ago
Clearly, the OP did not grow up with a dishwasher, or if they did, they were never taught how to use it properly. What else would that little compartment on the door be for?
Verena 12 months ago
For the powdered cleaner. It is still possible to use dishwashers with cleaner, salt and "shiner" (don't know the correct word).
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Michael Largey 12 months ago
And the OP's car gets better mileage now that they've learned to put the gas in the tank instead of just schloshing it all over the engine.
Toni Epple 12 months ago
Never understood why anyone uses the tablets. A dishwasher has separate compartments for salt, cleaner and rinsing agent and releases them when needed, while a tab dissolves always the same. The programs of my dishwasher range from 30 minutes (party program) to 4 hours. A tablet cannot work well in both programs. A dishwasher needs way less cleaning agent when the water is soft - a tablet is always the same amount. It simply can't work. Nevertheless I tried several brands and none worked, so I switched back to the powder. It's a tiny bit more work, but the result is far better and it's a lot cheaper as well.
Khavrinen 12 months ago
It'll do even better if you do both. Technology Connections explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHP942Livy0
Aleksandras Tvardauskas 12 months ago
Was about to make the exact same comment. The guy went above and beyond with the whole dishwasher thing. Love that channel ^^
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Packet Tracker 12 months ago
Reason for soap compartment: The dishwasher runs through a few cycles. The first is a rinse. The second is the wash cycle ... and that's when the compartment opens and dumps the soap. In your case the soap was draining out at the end of the rinse cycle ... leaving nothing but water without soap to wash your dishes. :)
#3
I went to a garage sale and saw a pretty current model of Hoover upright vacuum for $5. I asked if I could plug it in. Sure, but it doesn’t pick up dirt was the seller’s answer.
Motor was great so I got it. And took it home to change the bag (stuffed as full as a sausage), replace the belt (broken, natch) and slice the hair packed on the brush. Really disgusting but $5!! For a virtually new vacuum!
They did zero maintenance and just bought a new vacuum instead.
Damned_Cat 12 months ago
Many years ago, a lady I worked with told me that she took her vacuum cleaner in every year for a tune-up. They open it up, check to make sure all of the hoses are sound, with no holes, tighten or replace the belts, lube the moving parts, and clean whatever dirt is inside. I don't do it as often as I should, but I find that my vacuum has lasted for years longer by making sure it gets a tune-up every now and then.
Geoffrey Scott 12 months ago
My wife was frustrated her home vac was not picking up well anymore. We are both custodians at the local school, me with 7 yrs full time service, she with 25+ yrs as a temp fill in. I disassembled the newer vac and, just as I suspected, the HEPA filter was clogged. Works great now.
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Chich the witch 12 months ago
Was helping someone move and asked to borrow their vacuum. Went and got it but said they were chucking it as it was useless and time to buy a new one. Full bag and plugged hose. How can you have one and not know how to check these things?
Sand Ers 12 months ago
The bag especially. Clearly it never occurs to these people to even idle wonder where the dirt from the floor goes.
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goldenwood_cottage 12 months ago
My mom did this. I bought her an Orick light weight vac. 6 months later she was complaining it wasn't working, and was too heavy. I drove several hours to her house, only to find out she had never once changed the bag. The 8 pound vac probably had 20 pounds of sand stuffed in it.
Jane No Dough 12 months ago
I "fix" vacuum cleaners for friends and family all the time. Most will last well over a decade if you just keep the rollers clean (under the belt as well).
Beth Wheeler 12 months ago
I have a bagless Dyson and I have to remove our hair and pet hair from the roller and clean the filter on it. I've had it for almost 20 years and it's still going strong.
Diane H 11 months ago
Same here. My Dyson is the best investment I ever made. Over 15 years and still going strong.
Load More Replies... Pink Panda 12 months ago
We had a hoover that wasn't working great. So I cleaned out the rollers. Next time I used it, it worked so well it ripped up some carpet
Margaret Nupponen 12 months ago
I have seen Dysons on the curb and presumed they didn't know how to clean them.
April Dancer 11 months ago
Take them home, take it to pieces and sell all the individual parts. You'll be quids in.
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Apatheist Account2 12 months ago
Tim Vine: I'm thinking of selling my old vacuum cleaner. Well, it's just collecting dust...
Celtic Pirate Queen 11 months ago
Okay, humble brag here. My Mom was a single parent to 4 kids with no child support. Our vacuum cleaner died and my Mom literally cried. We didn't have money for a new one. Well, I'd spent a great deal of time with my Grandpa learning how things work. I figured if it's already broken I can't hurt it, right? I took it apart and found a small pebble stopping the fan motor from working. I cleaned all the parts and oiled it really well. That beast worked for another 10 years. I did the same thing when our dryer stopped working a year later. Pulled it out and tore it apart. It was the drum belt. We cleaned the sh*t out of it (huh, that's where the other sock goes) before I replaced the belt. It also ran for another 10 years. I have been fearless in taking on repairs ever since.
We’ve all been there—making mistakes because we were trying something for the first time, didn’t have all the information, or maybe just had an off day. But let’s be honest, sometimes errors happen simply because we’re being a little... let’s call it “creative.”
Luckily, many complicated things in life—like appliances or gadgets—come with manuals or instructions to guide us. And if you’re still stumped, there’s almost always a video tutorial on YouTube to help. But when people skip the instructions entirely and decide to wing it, the results can range from mildly frustrating to downright hilarious.
#4
I knew a girl that thought you got tan from the heat of the sun and not the suns rays. So one day during our cold winter I see her in a bikini by the fireplace. Tells me she’s trying to keep her tan up. You’re never as stupid as the next person.
Erik Biesemeier 12 months ago
It's better for her to understand what's going on; then she's at least a little more likely to use sunscreen.
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The Doom Song 12 months ago
Do not sunbathe in Australia!! The UV index is crazy here and you'll just end up with skin cancer.
33Possums 12 months ago
That is why Australian companies make the best sunscreen.
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Perfumista Perfumista 12 months ago
Everyone's ignorant. Just on different subjects.
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 12 months ago
My mom tried doing the same on a chilly late August day at the beach. Overcast and windy. I asked her what she thought she was going to get out of bringing us here to freeze. "Wind burn" she said.
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
You know what makes me uneasy? I have significant brain damage from traumatic brain injuries, and I'm above average intelligence. That fact should scare us all.
Steve Nelson 12 months ago
The heat of the sun is from the visible spectrum. Tanning is from the UV. A lot of misconceptions all around.
lisa_l_ross58 11 months ago
Why do people tan? Looks bad. Whatever your natural skin tone is go with that.
#5
I overheard a conversation at work, someone was talking about how their sister found a strange plastic thing inside their dishwasher and just threw it away. For years afterward she didn't understand why her dishwasher was working so poorly. The thing she threw away was the spinny arm thing that sprays the water.
So remember: no matter how dumb you feel, there is always someone dumber.
Verena 12 months ago
So she never checked that the "spinny things" could properly spin (before it fell off). Maybe some famous influencer should dance the dishwasher manual?
Ace 12 months ago
I hate that the picture shows a completely blocked spray arm, which is another rookie error, but not the one mentioned in the text. Remove them and clean periodically for best results.
Janissary35680 12 months ago (edited)
We've lived in two places where the water was increadibly hard. No matter how much I tried to keep the spray arms clean (dedicated DW cleaners, descalers, vinegar, etc etc) they would need to be replaced every few years.
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Steinem Sukker Rumpe 12 months ago
It's grossing me out that the sprayer in the picture has gunk n s**t l in it.
Epona 12 months ago (edited)
Fighting the temptation to say "Some people don't deserve dishwashers if they're not going to learn how to use and maintain them properly". Didn't win the fight
Just stopping by 12 months ago
Relax. Some people didn’t have dishwashers growing up and later moved to somewhere that did have the one. Vast majority of the time, the manual is no longer there.
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Shoe 12 months ago (edited)
Back in the early days of my teaching career we'd just gotten a new copier to replace the old mimeograph machine (if you know you know). I went in one day and a teacher was standing there hitting the 1 and "copy" over and over until she had 30 copies. When I explained that she could just hit 3 and then O to get 30 copies she looked at me like I had a marmoset on my head. How this woman got a college degree is beyond my comprehension.
Immortal Jellyfish 12 months ago
What a lot of people don't realise is that it detaches easily. Take it off tap it, poke a pipe cleaner through the holes, get all the bits out through the big hole in the middle. Oats are the worst culprit! Your dishwasher will thank you.
#6
It gets worse. When I was 22, I was sharing with a girl who used to do the smallest wash loads. We’re speaking 2 socks and a blouse kinda thing.
Where I live, you don’t pay for water (at least not directly). When I confronted her she claimed that it doesn’t matter cause Water is free. I said well okay, but no, but also what about the electricity?
With a serious expression she said: “electricity? Wtf are you talking about? Washing machines run on water.”
I moved out a few weeks after.
Epona 12 months ago
I feel sorry for anyone else that girl lived with (the one who did tiny loads of laundry)
XenoMurph 12 months ago
I don't know that that's really fair. I Happened to be born with a fairly high level IQ. It's not my doing, I bear no responsibility for that. just like brown eyes, brown hair, just an accident of birth. But the same must also be true of people who have low IQ. They are no more to blame for than than people who are short, or have red hair or blue eyes. It's one of the only genetic prejudices that's acceptable. It's not fair.
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86ccg75nrq 12 months ago
Water (and air) is the most precious thing on earth. We must value it even if it doesn’t cost much. I see so many people wasting water as if it didn’t matter. We’re talking dry places like Israel.
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
I'll bet she never in her life washed any clothing out by hand. Her waste of energy and water is shameful.
Nice Beast Ludo 12 months ago
One time we were in the movie theater and there was a preview for a coupon for a sandwich you could get through your email. My sister shout-whispers "BUT HOW DO YOU EMAIL A SANDWICH???" I think it was top 5 dumbest things she has ever said
Curry on... 11 months ago
Years ago, I had a coworker tell me she thought gas and electricity should be free, because they are natural products. She gave no thought to how those resources were developed and delivered.
Sharkbait1313 12 months ago
After a long day of little league practice and games for my son the league held a carnival to raise funds for each team out on the fields. Like a total and complete turnip I asked my son's father where we were going to be able to plug in the generator to power our booth. It took me about 5 seconds to realize what I had just said and remembered why I was born a blonde.
To get a better understanding of the importance of instruction manuals, we spoke with Piyush Jain, a professional manual writer who has created guides for a variety of products.
“We try to make instructions as easy to follow as possible,” he explains. “It’s all about simplifying complex tasks for users.”
#7
Not me, but my brother once complained to me that all toasters are c**p because after a few months they always smell like burning toast even though the toast wasn't burnt.
He looked at me with the blankest expression I've ever seen when asked how often he empties the crumb tray at the bottom.
TheGirlWhoWoreGlasses 12 months ago
Nowadays, not all of them have a crumb tray - we had to buy a new one recently and it does not, we have to turn it upside down and shake.
Urbangirlatl 12 months ago
Crumb tray or no, you know that the crumbs need to come out.
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Aleksandras Tvardauskas 12 months ago
Our el-cheapo toaster has stopped working recently. So I used the oppotunity to nerd out and research what are the best toasters on the market and what can you get with an unlimited budget. I am proud to report that by paying $200-$300 for a toaster, you will still get the same uneven toasts. Hopefully, by the time el-cheapo2 dies, there will be something worth investing into on the market.
Tom Nagel 12 months ago
A couple of years ago my twin daughters had a birthday sleepover. My boss's, bakery owner/chef, daughters were there, and in the morning my daughter was going to make toast for everyone. The look on my boss's daughters faces when they learned toasters existed. Boss always just makes toast in the always operating ovens.
Kim Gatlin 11 months ago
My toaster pooped out so I just use the toaster oven. One less thing on my cluttered counters.
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 11 months ago
It actually amazes me that people don't know tis is a "thing". We don't use our toaster that often, but each time we do I make sure to empty the crumb tray. I even have a paint brush that I use to get the rest.
Lisa Tetlow 11 months ago
I remember asking a friend of mine that very question. She said, "Crumb Tray??"
Riley Quinn 12 months ago (edited)
The bread I buy is loaded with seeds and nuts and some of them fall out into the crumb tray that I empty about once a month onto my porch for the sparrows. FYI: Do NOT feed birds/ducks bread. It's not nutritious, it fills their stomachs, and can can cause digestive issues, some very serious.
Heather Yueng 12 months ago
I had the same conversation with my husband. He'd been throwing away smoking toasters for years.
Joanne Hudson 11 months ago
Maybe we don't realize they now make bread that doesn't drop crumbs. idk I'm learning new things here.
#8
I had a cousin in her thirties who didn't know how to boil eggs. She complained that no matter how long she boiled them (up to an hour), they never got "soft." Turns out, she didn't know you had to peel them after you boil them. She threw away two whole cartons of eggs because the shells weren't boiling off of them.
Panda Bear 12 months ago
Exactly, you can’t just expect people to know things
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Epona 12 months ago
A possible explanation for why she didn't know how to boil eggs is that both her parents might be either allergic to eggs or not eat eggs often (or prefer them cooked in a different way than boiling them). My mom is allergic to egg yolks, so I had to learn how to boil eggs myself.
Remi (He/Him) 12 months ago
But you went somewhere to check how to boil eggs. I needed to figure out the minutes too, because my parents are fans of the boiled to oblivion eggs. The cousin didn't bother to check the basics
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Bryn 12 months ago
my mom was raised in a traditional dad works, mom stays home & does all the work. She never really had to cook until she left home. my parents used to joke that she could burn water.
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Bi.Felicia 12 months ago
When I was kid, my aunt/my mother's sister in law, who doesn't know how to cook, called my mom to ask her how she would know if the water was boiling? My mother was literally silent, for what seemed like 5 minutes, due to not being sure how to answer such a question. She eventually said when you see the little bubbles turn to big, angry bubbles, that blow off a lot of steam, that is how you'll know that the water is boiling. 🤦🏻♀️
Dusty's mom 12 months ago
Boil them in a concentrated citric acid solution until the shells dissolve, then peel off the membranes.
David McKendrick 11 months ago
My mother-in-law was the same. Someone told her that you boil eggs the same way you boil potatoes. She tried it but could never get a fork through the shells.
Sharon Attwood 11 months ago
A friend asked her teenage son to put 6 eggs in a pot and put them on the stove to boil. He followed the instructions, put the pot of eggs on the burner, turned it on and walked away…unfortunately, my friend didn’t specifically tell him to add water to the pot! Not the best boiled eggs ever.
Maggie Fulton 12 months ago
I had a nephew, in his 30s , who tried to boil an egg in the microwave. He kept putting it back in because “it didn’t look done.” The last time he pulled it out, the egg exploded and left egg stuck to the ceiling.
#9
I have a confession. I was at my sister's house a while back and while we're talking she's getting ready to put some biscuits in the oven so she grabs a brand new box of aluminum foil out of the pantry and pushes her thumb into both sides of the aluminum foil box. I ask her why she poked holes in the box and she looks at me weird then tells me it's so the aluminum roll stays in place when you're grabbing a sheet. I have been fighting with my aluminum foil for all of my adult life and never knew that there were tabs on the side that you punch in to lock the roll in place.
Ace 12 months ago
I've been aware of that for years, on clingfilm and baking paper rolls as well, but it never works for more than a couple of uses, then the cardboard starts to flex and tear. So I never bother any more.
Robert T 12 months ago
Seems to weaken the box when you push the tabs in. I don't do it any more either.
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Epona 12 months ago
I just googled it and the image search showed a Reynolds Wrap box shows the tab with the words "Press to lock roll" written on the tab. People don't read! plastic-wr...9b9b8f.jpg 
Bob Brooce 12 months ago
Most people confidently assume that they can use aluminum foil without a set of instructions. They're mostly correct, and it's generally easy to use without engaging the tabs.
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Darth Kittius 12 months ago
I didn't know this until I worked at Crumbl for a summer and was told to do it with the plastic wrap. My mind was blown
nuberiffic 11 months ago
I've never once pushed those tabs in, but have also never once had an issue
Piyush shares that companies often have very specific requirements for what they want included in a manual. “They might want us to cover a lot of ground—from basic setup to advanced troubleshooting—while still keeping the guide user-friendly,” he says.
#10
My lawnmower just died once and I couldn’t pull the cord out to start up the motor. It was jammed. I thought it was an oil or motor issue and I’d have to get a new one or a service.
I was talking to my friend and she casually mentioned that she swept hers down and cleaned the grass out every time it went back in the garage.
I got on my hands and knees and reached underneath to feel around the blades and there was thick layers of grass that were hardened like concrete caked around the blades.
I ripped them all off and lo and behold I could pull the cord out and the mower started again.
I was so happy.
FreeTheUnicorn 12 months ago (edited)
DO NOT reach your hand in and feel around when the lawnmower (or snowblower etc.) is jammed!!!! That's how people lose fingers or worse. If the motor manages to move a little, or if you release the pressure and clear the jamb, those blades are moving with all that pent up force THIS ISNT ABOUT THR MORTOR TURNING ON, ITS BECAUSE THR BLADES HAVE STORED ENERGY, ONCE THE BLOCKAGE IS REMOVED THEY WILL MOVE. The tension has already been applied and it will be released if your hands are there or not.
Lew k 12 months ago
This isn't how that works at all. There is no stored energy in a gas motor that is shut off. There is no spring of tension its a direct driveshaft system. I would agree not to reach under blind. I normally elevated mine so I could get under.
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tmw 12 months ago (edited)
never use your hands! you might not have them for long if you go mucking about under a mower! ( yes. I know it was off. but still. never do it)
Forrest Hobbs 12 months ago
Correct. But if you don't use your hands, what do you use? Best to give positive advice: ensure the machine cannot run (using whatever method is appropriate according to the instructions), then clear the jam using a wooden stick. Being cautious, I make a point of selecting a stick skinny enough that if the blades do start spinning, the stick would mostly likely get chopped up without dragging my hands into harm's way.
Load More Replies... Bob Brooce 12 months ago
This past summer my mower abruptly seized up while I was mowing. I took the cover off of the starter cord and did a few minutes of unnecessary troubleshooting before I tipped it up and found that the tip of the blade had made it half-way through a pine cone. I had to use a hammer to remove it.
2WheelTravlr 12 months ago
The responses to this post are a very good example of why it's important to remember that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. Many, many responses here sound logical, and to those who don't understand the basic workings of an ICE (internal combustion engine) they sound correct. Unfortunately, that's not the way an engine works. They take in air and fuel which is squeezed as the piston arrives at the top of the cylinder then a spark occurs and combusts the fuel and air. This is what drives the piston back down and causes the blade to rotate. There is no "compressed air" trapped in the cylinder. There is no trapped energy in the system if the blade is obstructed and the engine stops. Yes, always turn off the engine or unplug an electric before attempting anything below a mower deck. Prop the mower up for a better view. Wear gloves. Use caution when removing blockages. Do not worry about your lawnmower suddenly re-animating and spinning the blade.
Forrest Hobbs 12 months ago (edited)
When an i/c piston engine is compressing the fuel/air mixture prior to ignition, it is storing up energy by way of compressing gas. If the engine jams at any point before the compressed charge has been ignited, then there is energy stored in that compressed charge. If the engine jams after ignition and before the power stroke is completed, the energy stored is greatly increased by the liberation of combustion energy. Any time the blade jams, it is possible for the metalwork of the mechanism to store elastic energy - components under load act as springs, which can "unspring" violently when the jam is cleared. Your lawnmower won't start suddenly spinning the blade like in a horror movie, but clearing a jam could cause the blade to jerk with enough force and energy to sever a finger due to any of those energy storage mechanisms. @2WheelTravlr: you are indeed entitled to your opinions. I hope everyone remembers that opinions are not the same as facts.
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Rob D 12 months ago
Also better for the grass and should be done way more frequently than most realize.
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ManuelQue 12 months ago
I've read through all the comments here and the bottom line seems to be do NOT use your hands to unclog any kind of lawn mower. Shut it off/unplug it, turn it upside down, and start removing the clog with a stick or other tool.
Forrest Hobbs 12 months ago
Yeah. Also: don't use your hands to unjam *any* sort of powered machinery that's jammed up, not unless you've been fully trained, understand exactly what you are doing, and are absolutely certain that it is the safe and correct thing to do.
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Scott Rackley 12 months ago
They even have them now with quick connects the deck to a water hose. It's a simple matter to install one if it didn't come with it.
Puppy Dancing! 12 months ago (edited)
I use the little handrake and mini shovel that you can get for flowerbeds, and I have an electric mower with a key-I take out the battery, then the key, then scrape
#11
I got a free office size printer because it was broken. I asked to take it and see if I could get it to work. They said sure because they had ordered a new one already. I asked what the problem was and the said it wouldn't pull the paper in. I get it home and it was tray 2 that wouldn't be work. I asked if they had tried tray 1. They looked at me funny. Still use it 5 years later.
S.Jeffery Turner 12 months ago
I once knew a girl who said she couldn't make kraft dinner because she didn't know how long to boil the water before putting the pasta in.
Forrest McCanless 11 months ago
Often, you can spray auto-parts store "belt dressing" on a Q-Tip and lightly swab the infeed roller rubber outer surfaces.
Chris the Bobcat 12 months ago
My dad used to work at a company's distribution center. One time, the company was throwing out a bunch of old equipment, including an air compressor. My dad took the old compressor home and improvised a couple of hard lines and a new power cable. That was thirty years ago and he still has it. Still works perfectly too.
#12
Not my personal "living a lie" moment but, like others have shared here, that of an acquaintance which I got to witness...many years ago a coworker and I drove to an afternoon event about 90 minutes away. We met at her place, and she drove us down in her car--some kind of newer model Toyota or Nissan or something.
On the way back--in the evening--she asked me to drive us back because she was tired. About 20 minutes in, during a lull in conversation, I noticed the windshield had gotten pretty dirty so I used the wiper lever to spray down the windshield and wipe it clean.
It took several tries and, after she had watched it spray and wipe for a moment, my coworker screamed "WHAT'S THAT?!" in a very confused voice.
Me, confused: "What's what?"
Coworker: "That water! Where's it coming from?!"
Me: "You mean this?" [Pulls wiper lever again]
Coworker: "YES! WHAT IS THAT? HOW DID YOU DO THAT?"
Me: "That's...wiper fluid. You pull the lever here to clean the windshield".
Coworker: "Oh my god! I had no idea!"
Me: "..."
I guess it's conceivable that she had somehow never ever used her windshield wiper fluid before--let alone *refilled* it, because why would you think about refilling something that doesn't exist in your reality?
But still...
ILoveMySon 12 months ago
Honest question. Did driver's education courses stop teaching routine vehicle maintenance? I knew the basics before the class but there were students who honestly didn't. Then again this was in the 80s. Wow, I am old.🙂
Joey Marlin 12 months ago (edited)
Well, it's worse than that really. She'd not pulled the lever to switch on the windscreen wipers whilst simultaneously cleaning the windscreen. That's a basic car function. Yes, topping up the fluid would be necessary at some point if she'd ever used this facility but she hadn't so knowing how hadn't figured into anything. She'd not read any of the owners manual about how to use the levers though (or looked at the symbols on them/tried any of them!). I was not taught vehicle maintenance as part of my driving course. However, I'd been DRIVEN in a car before and seen this happen! 100s of times! Hardly difficult to join the dots and find out how to do it in my own vehicle.
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Roxy222uk 12 months ago
??? Has she never been in a car when someone driving has washed the windscreen? Not even as a child?
Sand Ers 12 months ago
That was my question too. I don't recall anyone ever telling me it existed. I was well aware of it long before I was old enough to drive. And I learned how to drive when I was 12.
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Liam Walsh 12 months ago
Bought a new car recently and, yes, checked the manual. I also watched a YouTube video on the model to get some quick tips.
Load More Replies... Robin Roper 12 months ago
I met a person who didn't know the side mirrors of her car, that she had been driving for several years, were adjustable. The driver license tests should include an IQ and common sense sections.
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
People who don't know the basic parts of a vehicle they plan to operate shouldn't be allowed a license. Back in high school, my friends and I rebuilt engines, every farm kid knew how to drive years before a license, so this level of lacking curiosity is... well, it's typical of the dumbing down that sweeping the nation. Keep 'em stupid and docile.
Apatheist Account2 12 months ago
I didn't realise that my first car had a full beam headlight until I accidentally flicked it on.
Chich the witch 12 months ago
I knew someone who took their car to the dealership when it ran out of washer fluid. Did not know how easy it was to do it yourself.
Alex Bailey 12 months ago
I suppose, to be charitable, if you've never seen someone do it - unlike actually using the windscreen wiper/fluid function to clean a windscreen. Who hasn't been in a car and seen THIS?
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Mir Adwari 12 months ago
Had she never been driven by someone who'd used this function though? No, it wasn't taught to me but I still knew about it by being driven by my parents, partners, friends...
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Huddo's sister 12 months ago
I know little things about cars can be missed when learning to drive, but you have to demonstrate using the wipers to pass your driver's test where I live.
Alex Bailey 12 months ago
I didn't have to - well, unless it rained or I needed to clean the windscreen (I didn't, it was a dry day).
Load More Replies... weatherwitch 11 months ago
Surely this is Absolute Basic learning to drive teaching?? Does she understand it has lights too that she can use? Has she never looked at the real world or films ffs?
Despite these challenges, Piyush and his team strive to create manuals that are clear and helpful. “It’s not just about instructions—it’s about making sure people feel confident and supported when using a product,” he adds.
#13
My wife thought dishwashers filled ALL the way up with water. I blew her mind when I opened it while it was running & put in a fork. Lol.
Damned_Cat 12 months ago
I've never had a dishwasher, but I always assumed they filled up like a washing machine too. Well, now I know!
Bacon Tentacles 12 months ago
I remember seeing a video some years back where a dude put a GoPro in his dishwasher because it wasn't working very well. It was really neat.
StrangeOne 12 months ago
I might've thought that when I was younger. I used to also think front loading washers filled up half way with water. Nope. At least not anymore.
Gen X Feral 12 months ago
They used to fill halfway up, but now they don't wash clothes for sht. Unless you go to YouTube and figure out how to increase the water level.
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Uren Bugwandeen 11 months ago
I asked my dishwasher if it filled up with water and got a blue eye! Never asked the wife that again
Brian Droste 12 months ago
The dishwasher I have you have to lock it before you could run it.. I don't know if you could unlock it and add other dishes or silverware and it stills will run. Never tried it.
Lisa Tetlow 11 months ago
If you've ever seen a Cascade commercial you know the dishes get "sprayed" not "soaked." I wonder if she thought the plasticware floated during the wash.
#14
I dated a guy (a science teacher!) who thought all you needed to wash clothes was the fabric softener. I like to think I helped him suddenly seem much cleaner.
Geoffrey Scott 12 months ago
Here in the low humidity winter north, you would get electrocuted if you didn't due to the static.
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Chris Landrum 12 months ago
I read the other day that most of us use at least twice as much detergent as we need
tee-lena 12 months ago
I drive my mom nuts with this. We bicker everytime we do laundry. I use too much she doesn't use enough.
Load More Replies... Jane No Dough 12 months ago
Guess who just hates doing laundry, and now has some sucker doing it for him?
Forrest Hobbs 12 months ago
He was doing the laundry, or at least telling the washing machine do to so. He just wasn't doing it right.
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
A science teacher who lacks the intelligence to read labels? Refer back to my dumbing down comment because this is part of the problem.
April Dancer 11 months ago
I imagine he thinks he's too intelligent to need instructions and labels.
Load More Replies... Robin Roper 12 months ago
This educated person didn't understand the difference between the words "detergent" and "softener?" These two words are not interchangeable.
David Fenner 11 months ago
I graduated drivers training in 1958 and the instructor never mentioned those procedures. We washed the windshield with a pail of water and squeegee.
Caia Calabrese 11 months ago
I spent 2 years without using softener but once I bought a Downy that makes 3 times the amount and I'm hooked again. You rub the fabric and your fingers get parfumed.
Celtic Pirate Queen 11 months ago
Fabric softener is actually really bad for towels. It makes them less absorptive.
#15
I have a mate that spent 5+ years holding the trigger on the gas pump the entire time he was pumping. When I showed him the lock and explained that it will shut off when the car is full, his facial expression was priceless. Like a man who just found an entire world inside his own house.
Verena 12 months ago
In the Netherlands the locks don't work, because of safety regulations: People tend to forget that the pump still sits in the tank and drive off, pulling the hose with them. Other reason is that the automatic stop can fail while you are busy with other stuff. In all other countries they work. Some Dutch put the tank plug in the handle to solve this.
Roxy222uk 12 months ago
Thank you for explaining footage on Caught On Dashcam that shows people driving off with the petrol nozzle still in the car - I could never understand why someone would stand and hold the trigger until they have enough petrol, but not put the nozzle back on the stand. I was completely unaware that there is a locking mechanism in some countries.
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Warren Peece 12 months ago (edited)
I don't use the trigger lock because I like to feel that I'm in control.
Shannimal 12 months ago
There are some states in the US that don't allow you to lock it (NY) and some states that don't allow you to pump your own gas (NJ).
QueenBean 12 months ago
That's not true for New York. Just this week I taught my daughter how to use the locking mechanism.
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Sera 12 months ago
Pumps may or may not be lockable depending on your state or municipality in the US. You still can’t even pump your own gas in some states.
Jro308 12 months ago
Looking at you New Jersey! Which actually I would be more than happy to let someone pump my gas in the winter!
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Marie Clear 12 months ago
US here - our pumps do have the locks to keep the handle up, and yes, once the auto-shutoff didn't work and gas sprayed over my nice silk suit. Then it was my nice silk garage rag. But even so, to this day if the lock is broken and it's cold out (I live in the northern states), I'll use the gas cap to keep the handle up. I never leave the pump, but after over 1,000 trips to a gas pump, I'll risk my jacket one time rather than freeze my hands 1,000 times.
Andy Frobig 11 months ago
Not all US pumps have locks. They're very rare in my part of NYS
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Christos Arvanitis 12 months ago
There are some places that remove the locking things... easy workaround is to put q standard Chapstick dispenser in. Holds it perfectly and shuts off just fine.
Ace 12 months ago
Most EU countries have the locking mechanism disabled by simply removing a little pin on the hand;e. Back in the day when I was driving a lot in the UK I would carry a little split pin on my key-ring so I could just stick it through and not have to hold the pump the whole time. In Switzerland they are not removed so all pumps can be used properly.
Verena 12 months ago
Most EU countries still have the lock. The Netherlands are the only country of the 20 I travelled/lived in, where they are disabled
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Debbie 12 months ago
In pumps in the Netherlands I think this feature is removed out of safety. I do encounter it in Belgium though.
BossyCloud 11 months ago
My tank doesn't have proper air flow (or something) such that the pump constantly clicks off while filling so I have to hold it manually and can't put the pump all the way in to not block it off. I hate it. But also feel like I can't sell it to someone with that problem 😔
Safety is another crucial aspect of writing manuals, according to Piyush. “We have to think about all the ways someone could potentially misuse a product and ensure those scenarios are addressed in the guide. It’s not just about convenience; it’s about keeping people safe.”
#16
My friends girlfriend used to pre-heat the microwave like you would an oven.
Urbangirlatl 12 months ago
That is a good way to kill your microwave. Do NOT run it empty. It damages the magnetron (the thing that allows the microwave to heat food).
StarCrossedFriday 12 months ago
Well, that’s confusing, since the Dutch word for microwave is literally magnetron.
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Verena 12 months ago
Are these people the reason why "don't use to dry your pet" is part of the manual? Just read the damn manual.
Steve Licence 11 months ago
During WW2, when a Radar set broke down, it was always because there was no doughnut in it!
April Dancer 11 months ago
She should put a cup of water in there too. If nothing else she could crack the plates.
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I got an old stained mattress removed by the company I bought it from after buying a big fancy new one from them after just a few pandemic years, and as they took it out to the truck they unzipped and removed the full mattress-top protector that had been on the top the whole time leaving a gleaming fresh untouched mattress underneath and I just turned around and went inside and shut the door because now I had a huge heavy new bed to make with a mattress I didn't need on it........
Celtic Pirate Queen 11 months ago
It astounds me as well how stupid/clueless people can be.
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Marie Clear 12 months ago
In fairness, the zips on the fancier mattress covers (the type of mattresses that aren't simply old-fashioned traditional innerspring mattresses we boomers grew up with) aren't obvious at all. And a regular mattress cover goes on top. So if your last mattress was a regular tufted innerspring that didn't have a removable outer cover, it's not surprising the OP wouldn't think to check.
Rob D 12 months ago
Anyone that thinks replacing a mattress is an every few years thing, is in their own little world anyway. And how tf is it getting stained so bad it needed replacing...actually never mind.
Sue User 12 months ago
Okay, so if i didnt know it had a protector, i would have bought one.
Load More Replies... Epona 12 months ago
The mattress store salesperson didn't explain the mattress protector to you in the showroom?
Huddo's sister 12 months ago
I did not know they made ones all in one like that, but I've never bought expensive ones. I would think I would notice a zip though.
Nadine Debard 12 months ago
I didn't, but once I had a pneumonia and, long story short, I sweated liters for weeks before getting better. I very quickly bought a mattress cover because of the stains. Now every bed has its cover that I wash frequently (thanks IKEA).
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Melinda Flick 11 months ago
Mattress covers are a thing? I knew that by the time I was 10, in 1965.
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
A mattress is one of the most important investments you make. Think about how many hours you spend on your mattress. This is not a whimsical purchase. This is what keeps you from being a sleep deprived maniac. By the time I'm ready to purchase a mattress, I know as much as the sales clerk does, if not more. I love my mattress.
#18
58M.
In 2018 I bought a 2yo Mazda 6 with remote keyless entry. Before that, all of my cars had keyless entry but a keyhole to open the door manually from outside the car. The 6 had no keyholes in the door but a button on the outside of the handle. I had no idea that you could remote lock/unlock one/all door(s) with a push of the button on the handle. So I constantly used the remote. Worse, the 6 would lock all the doors the moment you shut one. So I was dating this woman at the time and I'd hold the door open for her, she'd get in, I'd shut the door and they would all lock. I'd go around to my (driver's) door and fish out my keys, look for the unlock button and unlock my doors to get in. Every time. When I ended things after about 6 months, one of the last things she told me was something like, "By the way, there's a button on your car door handle to unlock the doors." She knew.
st4x2gt974 12 months ago
How do you know she didn’t feel comfortable mentioning it to him? The fragile masculine ego is REAL, Adrian. Sorry I had to womansplain that to you.
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Upstaged75 12 months ago
Me too! Just last week we got locked out of my mom's car because the battery in the remote died. Her car has no keyholes so it took 20 minutes of googling to figure out how to access the emergency key and start the car. (You have to take apart the center console and find the emergency socket thing.) The whole time I was thinking "in my car I'd just put the key in the door and then in the ignition" which I've done when my clicker died.
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highwaycrossingfrog 11 months ago
I once called the rescue company out because my (pretty old) car wouldn't start. The remote wouldn't unlock, so I took the battery out to see what kind of was before driving to buy a replacement. I unlocked the door manually and tried to start the car by inserting the key as usual. I didn't realise that the car wouldn't start if it couldn't sense the remote nearby. That was quite an expensive call-out to be informed that I needed to put a battery in the remote I was just off to buy a new battery for...
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
The weirdest part, the button is labeled. All he had to do was familiarize himself with his interior.
Andrew READ 12 months ago
You should have read the manual, but the dealer should have showed you this anyway.
Piyush also notes that while most people think of manuals as boring or tedious, creating them can be surprisingly creative. “We have to think about how someone with absolutely no prior experience can navigate a product,” he shares. “It’s almost like telling a story, guiding them step by step.”
#19
When I was a kid, I saw my mom pour some white powdery soap from a box into the dishwasher. It was in the mid-90s, soap pods weren't a thing yet, so you had to fill the dishwasher compartment with some of that white stuff I didn't know about. One day, I decided to help her by imitating her, grabbed a box that had some chunky white stuff in it that was stored in the pantry, and poured a good part of the box into the dishwasher. The thing is, the soap box wasn't reachable by a kid, but the rice box was, and it was now pretty much all in the dishwasher. I then told my mom, proud of me helping out. When she found out it was rice, tho, she was pissed, but me being a little innocent 4 years old or something saved my a*s. My parents emptied it as much as they could, but they kept finding rice grain in the dishes for quite a while.
Amanda Fondaumiere 12 months ago
I brushed my dogs teeth with my dads toothbrush.
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Milady Blue 12 months ago
My Mom and I hosted a friend and her son, while my Dad and our friend's husband were working in Alaska. I was about 4 years old at the time, and friend's son was a bit younger. We were in a TINY one bedroom house. Mom was griping about all the housework she and our friend had to do, so, friend's son and I volunteered to clean the kitchen floor. Great, Mom thought, one unpleasant chore done for me! Well, about 20 minutes or so later, Mom started smelling something strange, and followed her nose to the kitchen. Friend's son and I had a huge jar of Noxema, and were smearing it all over the floor. Mom was in shock, and asked me what I thought we were up to. I said, "Well, Mommy, TV says this stuff cleans REAL good!" There was about a pound of Noxema smeared all over the floor. Friend's son and I were shooed out, while Mom and friend got to work on cleaning up the "help." Mom said that on the bright side, she had never seen the floor that clean.
Alli Marston 12 months ago
When I was 3 I fed the fish a box of Gerber's baby food. Hey, I liked it! Why wouldn't they?
DramaDoc 12 months ago
When I was about 4 and microwaves were the hot new appliance, I wanted to make a cup of tea and put the copper kettle in the microwave. Fortunately, I was smart enough to realize that the electricity arcing inside was probably not a good thing and shut it of pretty quickly. The microwave was undamaged, so I never had to tell anyone what I did..
Lesley Relph 12 months ago
When my Mum asked me to scrub potatoes I took them into the bathroom and scrubbed them with soap. I was around 6 I think.
HARDTIMES 12 months ago
Don't feel bad, my dad was a VP for one of the largest West Coast Appliance Mgf. He was having a Managers Club party at our house. When I got home from a date and opened the front door there were soap suds from the kitchen, through to the door. They used laundry detergent instead of DW soap.
Summer S 12 months ago
That reminds me of the time I was maybe 12 or 13 and I decided to help my parents out by starting the dishwasher. I didn’t realize you’re not supposed to use liquid dish soap. My dad wasn’t happy when he saw all the soap in the kitchen, but I I didn’t get in trouble cause I didn’t do it on purpose. My dad did show me what I was supposed to use and told me not to let it happen again (it did not)
A. HAM 12 months ago
My mom was 40 years old and had never before used a dishwasher. There was no instruction manual and the internet hadn’t been born yet. She did the same thing. Poured liquid dish soap in the detergent cup, all the way to the top. Our kitchen was filled with soap suds, like a scene from a stupid comedy. Dishwashers seem to be the root of all evil on this thread!
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Vermonta 12 months ago
I engraved my parents dining chairs with the sharp end of a safety pin.
#20
I waited in a drive thru for ten minutes before I realized I was actually just behind a parked car.
Norm Gilmore 12 months ago
I've followed a car that I thought was pulling to the side to turn a corner. They were parking... :-)
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Kalikima 12 months ago (edited)
I was in the parent pick up line at my sons school behind a bunch of cars.. the line started moving, but we did not.. after a couple minutes, the person loading the kids in pointed out the car in front of the line we were all behind was a parked car, and we had to go around it to the front of the line. Lol in my defense, it was 7 cars in front of me, and I have a small car, I couldn't see past the car in front of me. How the person directly behind the parked car didn't notice, I have no idea..
scteach87161921 12 months ago
I was so distracted in a drive thru once that I completely bypassed the speaker where you order. Thankfully they let me order at the window. 🤦🏻♀️
Jan Moore 12 months ago
On one of the streets in our town, there is a lot of street parking just before you get to the stop light. I think the parking may start about two car lengths from the light. I have noted on several occasions cars stopping behind the last parked car to wait for the light. Sometimes the car will pull out and get behind me after I pass them.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 11 months ago
I've done this. Seriously questioned my intelligence after that.
Donna Sempek 12 months ago
Stopped behind a line of cars at a red light at the intersection. The light turned green and I realized I was behind parked cars
#21
I just figured out you can keep your phone on silent mode and your alarm still works. This way every random notification from texts or otherwise won’t wake you up in the middle of the night.
For years I’d be sleeping and get a text or whatever and wake up for no urgent reason.
Nuku Nyara 12 months ago
I set my phone to "Do not Disturb" mode for select time of the day as I work Graveyard shift and set only immediate family and roommates for being able to contact me during those times in case of emergency 👍
Bob Brooce 12 months ago
Yup. Do Not Disturb from 10 PM to 9 AM, with an exception for my favorites. My favorites include 7 close family and one close friend.
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Magenta Blu 12 months ago
I never discovered how to hear music in my cellphone while I'm doing anything else, like reading a PDF or scrolling down BP.. I just can't imagine how to do this, so I basically stopped hearing music for years, because I don't know how
StarCrossedFriday 12 months ago
I was delighted to find that the ‘find my phone’ app lets your phone play a sound so you can find it even if the phone is on silent. It happened so often my husband got me a nifty phone lanyard for Christmas, so now I go ‘where’s my phone? Oh. It’s around my neck, yay!’ several times a day instead.
Cold Eagle 12 months ago
Just be sure that the alarm is allowed to break through the do not disturb/ silent. Years ago it was a default, now many phones you have to actually select it.
Huddo's sister 12 months ago
I didn't know this, but no one calls me, I turn off wifi unless actively using it, and I don't use my phone as an alarm. I just assumed you had to turn it on do not disturb, rather than silent if you wanted the alarm to work.
weatherwitch 11 months ago
I use the Do Not Disturb and only allow Two numbers to get through on the special settings
Patty Dayton 11 months ago
I got chewed out by a "friend" for texting too early, so I told her about "Do Not Disturb" for notifications. She refused to use it because "What if I get an urgent call? I WoN't HeaR iT!!!!" 🙄 She FINALLY tried it and guess what???
Even with detailed manuals, though, people sometimes choose to skip reading them altogether. Whether it’s out of impatience or overconfidence, this often leads to mistakes that are both entertaining and baffling.
From assembling furniture with pieces upside down to loading a dishwasher in the most creative (but ineffective) ways possible, it’s amazing how many things can go wrong when instructions are ignored. And let’s be honest, these moments often end up being the funniest stories to share.
#22
Hey, I met a woman recently who thought double-tying one’s shoes to stop the laces from untying meant making 2 single-tie sets of bows. She’d tie the first time normally, then use the loose ends to do the same again. I showed her how to tie the first set of bows together for the second tie. She’s in her 60s and was stunned.
She’s not stupid (nor are you). Sometimes we just miss the common knowledge, for whatever reason, and we don’t even know we missed it.
Bacon Tentacles 12 months ago
I consider myself an intelligent person, but there are very obvious (in retrospect) things that just do not occur to me, and they are mind blowing when someone points it out. We're all going through the same s**t. Best thing to do is be kind.
Cathy Jo Baker 12 months ago
We need to stop confusing lack of experience with lack of intelligence. Not the same
Sand Ers 12 months ago
I commonly have customers apologize for asking "stupid" questions about how things work. I tell them nobody was born knowing any of this, and someone had to teach them.
Sarah Bailey 12 months ago
That second paragraph has Beautiful explainations with kindness and grace. Thank You. 😊
spillherguts 12 months ago
I do the "wrong" double tying for my laces that are just insanely long!
Erik Biesemeier 12 months ago
Most people's shoes come untied because they're taught to tie them incorrectly. Most people go around the loop the wrong direction. If the loops lie perpendicular to your foot you're doing it right, if they lie at an angle you're doing it backwards and they'll come untied much more often.
#23
It’s like learning your stove has a slot in the door to clean the inside of the window….
Reyalta:
... a what now
Judy Reynolds 12 months ago
Because the dog is curled up in my lap, and he looks so sad if I make him move!
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Lady of the Loft 12 months ago
I got up off the couch to check and mine does not have one 🤦🏽♀️😔
Michelle C 12 months ago
I’m 30 something years old and I just learned this…., The next time I’m in my kitchen I’m going to take a look to see if my oven has one because I don’t think the previous one did.
Huddo's sister 12 months ago
They usually have double walled glass. I don't know how or why you would need to clean in between.
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#24
I lost a necklace that I absolutely loved.
Found it two years later in the washing machine water trap. I watched an insta reel on how often you're supposed to open that thing and empty the debris. I was shook.
Miracle.
Life lesson learned.
Jordan Croff 12 months ago
This is something that shouldn't just be in the manual but on the machine itself because I have never heard of this in my 50 years on the earth. A lot of washers are inherited (comes with the house) or bought used and the original manual is long gone. Even on dryers there's a notice to clean the lint trap.
Gen X Feral 12 months ago
Seriously! Today I learned at 55 that this is a thing🤦
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Chloe 12 months ago
I did know to do that. What I don't know is how to do it without getting water all over the floor. I've tried putting a tray under it, I've tried towels, I still end up mopping the floor.
Gin 12 months ago
When I've had my washing machine repaired (died last year, RIP it was 30) they asked me for a baking tray to catch the majority of it. Still needed towels and a clean up afterwards but it got the majority - bearing in mind the machine was not working properly at the time. When I check this normally the amount of water is minimal.
Load More Replies... Beth Wheeler 12 months ago
I'm 63, go through the owners manual on new machines and have never heard of this. My washer is also a top load that's about 20 years old. I will only ever buy top load washers because front load washers retain water and they get moldy. You have to leave the door open and run empty loads with bleach.
JP Purves 12 months ago
This right here! I will never have a front load washer for this very reason.
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Hey! 12 months ago
***Me, who leaves all the manuals for the next owner of my house...*** Real story. I'm moving next year and I'm preparing the next owner's pack of manuals.
CBolt 11 months ago (edited)
When we were cleaning out my late brother's house, I collected all the manuals & left the ones for the major appliances, ceiling fans, HVAC, garbage disposal, & tankless hot water heater on the kitchen counter. We gave away a lot of things & donated a lot to charities & if there were manuals for any of those we attached them.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 12 months ago
Last time this was mentioned on here I went to look at my machine and there wasn't one. It wasn't mentioned in the manual either so I guess it depends on the machine?
Kristin Nicole 12 months ago
My machine doesn't have one, per the manual.
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Cath Rowe 11 months ago
I recently learned about the trap at the bottom of the washer …I unscrewed it …it was disgusting so I put the thing into a jug of hot water with some bicarb and went off to make the tea then after tea I chucked a load of tea towels in to the washer …and went off to watch Tv .The dog jumped up onto my knee she was soaking wet I actually went outside to see if it was raining before I went through the flooded kitchen into the utility room and nearly broke my neck on a very soapy floor … it took hours to mop it all up but the floors were cleaner than they have ever been !
Tom Brincefield 12 months ago
I cleaned the water trap in my front loader for the first time in the 17 years I've owned it. It had nothing in it. Either it works really badly, or I have been extraordinarily good at emptying my pockets.
Romek Vili 12 months ago
I know about water trap, but never clean it. Also know people who cleans in after every wash
At the end of the day, manuals exist for a reason—to save time, avoid headaches, and prevent costly mistakes. But let’s face it, when people choose to ignore them, the results can be downright entertaining.
Whether it’s a backwards piece of furniture or an overly inventive use of a household appliance, these moments remind us of the value of a good set of instructions—and the hilarity of doing it wrong.
#25
I just learned that Epsom Salts is not salt. It did not taste good. I'm 32.
Dog Mom to Zoe 12 months ago (edited)
This, my friends is why one must ALWAYS read instructions, directions and manuals.
Přemek Marek 12 months ago
Wait until this person learns about uranium salts, nicotine salts etc...
Funhog 12 months ago
Epsom salt is good for a foot soak (I personally like the one with peppermint oil added). Can also be used to relieve sprains and stings. The bag shown in the picture is probably 4 lb.
Load More Replies... Verena 12 months ago (edited)
Skipped biology and chemistry at school and any diet or general cooking instructions? Salt for eating = Natriumchloride, NaCl. Epsom Salt = look at the bag, MgSO4. Pay attention at school, it can help with shopping
Pablo Ramos 11 months ago
It is salt. There are many salts. Not just Sodium Chloride (table salt)
#26
I used to think a lint roller was a one time use thing. I had no idea you could pull off the tape for a fresh roll underneath.
Noel Bovae 12 months ago
Good grief! With a house full of cats, I'd go through 5-6 lint rollers on black pants day, if i had to buy a new one every time i needed a fresh sheet.
Epona 12 months ago
Yeah, with the number of sheets on the roll written on the wrapper!! It doesn't say 75 sheets for no reason!
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Ripley 12 months ago
Once upon a time, back in the Olden Days (70s and 80s) you could get a lint brush. It had a kind of velvet surface - smooth one way and rough the other - and you could use it to brush most of the lint and hair off, and it lasted forever. No really, I've still got one - must be 40 years old.
Nikki Gross 12 months ago (edited)
I bought a Chom Chom pet hair lint roller off of Amazon and it's one of the best purchases I've ever made. I have 6 cats so I could blast through lint rollers like theres no tomorrow. My CC can be used on ANYTHING and it works so much better then the disposable ones, seriously guys if you have pets it's worth the investment because it will save you a ton of money.
Robin Roper 12 months ago
Before these could be purchased, my father (Still living at age 98.) used duct tape. He'd pull off about 10 inches and with the sticky side using a stick on and then pull off motion go up and down his pant legs. In the mid-70's I did this is college in front of roommates and they thought I was brilliant.
weatherwitch 11 months ago
What a numpty 🤦🏻♀️🤣🤣 But I'm pretty sure there's bits I'd get wrong too 😊
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
I get it. The manufacturer didn't bother putting instructions on the back of the package of the millions and millions of lint rollers they produced.
#27
A roommate once commented, “man, my car seems sluggish.” Me: when the last time you changed the oil?” Roommate: “you have to change the oil?” Four year old car that they put a ton of miles on. Apparently the oil kind of oozed out and (according to them) mechanic may have needed some compressed air. Car did run better 😂.
Karl der Große 12 months ago
Teslas don't require oil changes, but you should change the electricity twice a year. I can do it for you for $82. Give me a call.
Nikole 12 months ago
I was thinking of upgrading to premium electricity this year. Is that a product you offer?
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
This hurts. Oil is the life blood of the engine. Shocked the engine didn't seize requiring a rebuild.
Beth Wheeler 12 months ago
Once upon a time a long time ago I was a warranty clerk at a Mazda dealership, back then the 1st oil change part of it was free. A man had a 626 that he hadn't done any other oil changes on and was towed in. One of the camshaft bolts went through the head when the engine seized with under 50,000 miles. Mazda denied the warranty claim because the idiot didn't do any maintenance on his car. And yes he was pissed off got a lawyer and the claim was still denied and he had to pay the bill! Oil changes are the most important thing to do to your vehicle.
Celtic Pirate Queen 11 months ago
Oh, man. When I was a kid (maybe 10?) I learned how to change the oil, thanks to my Grandpa. We were broke @ss poor, so me being able to do it saved my Mom a bundle.
Crissy Newbury 11 months ago
My daughter took her first little car to uni. When the oil light came on she just ignored it. Bye bye 👋 little car…
Ray Perkins 11 months ago
Again, watch "Just Rolled In" vids. There are tons of folk who never change/add oil.
So, the next time you’re tempted to skip the manual, maybe think twice—or don’t, and give us all a laugh instead! Have you ever had a moment where ignoring the instructions led to a hilarious disaster? Let us know your stories!
#28
My best friend was complaining about how inconvenient it is to store tongs in the drawer. Until I showed her that you can pull the tab at the end and they stay closed. She is a very smart person, but this was just one of those things I guess nobody showed her because it's assumed everyone knows 🤣 I blew her mind that day and she went to her husband saying "DID YOU KNOW...?!?" and he looked at her like she was nuts lol.
Bill Swallow 12 months ago
"'Nobody knows' what 'everybody knows', because nobody talks about it, because everybody knows it." -- Swallow's Fourth Observation
Ralph Vanloton 11 months ago
It's especially wonderful for the human condition when people can figure things out for themselves. Makes one wonder how humanity ever advanced...
#29
Roughly 4 years ago, my wife was living with her brother to help cover rent after his ex-gf moved out. One day, she asked if she should get more of the same brand of dish packs. He says, "Not sure. They clean well, but THEY'RE SO HARD TO PEEL OPEN."
He was peeling open the pack and sprinkling the contents into the dishwasher for months!
Forrest Hobbs 12 months ago
I genuinely have no idea what this means. Dish pack? Is it wrong to peel something open? Can anyone explain?
Kit the Demon Angel 12 months ago
You know how like Tide Pods, for example, have liquid inside of them with plastic over it? That's what their talking about. They were peeling off that plastic, which you shouldn't do. At least I think that's what they mean.
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Reviewer01 11 months ago
My old housemate did this with those blue blocks you put in the toilet cistern. She said she always gets so messy. I told her the paper dissolves, you just drop it in. Mind blown.
Montanavanna 12 months ago
Just get the liquid soap. Those packs aren't very effective in a dishwasher anyway. The dissolvable cover gums up the workings in the soap trap and can damage it over time.
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Not overly surprised considering he probably is in the generation that ate them for social media clout.
Megalodon Meg 12 months ago
Lmao pretty sure they mean before they were married bro.
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I used to work in a boarding school, one of the common rooms had a dishwasher that staff were allowed to run. Once I went to run it and found multiple tablets still in the silver wrapping at the bottom of the dishwasher.
Hmmm hmmmm 12 months ago
In fairness the second one was a four year old so we can forgive that
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Lisa Tetlow 11 months ago
I had a coworker who called home to say she was going to be a little late. She asked her little brother to put the chicken pot pies in the oven at 350º and set the timer for 40 minutes. The next day she came in and said he had done exactly what she instructed him to do, but unfortunately she never told him to, "Take them out of the box."
Binky Melnik 11 months ago
Guh. I remember going to pick up a prescription for a yeast infection, and the label on the box said to remove the medicine from the foil package before nsertignitnin my catbag. OW OUCHIE OWIE! The foil packaging had REALLY sharp corners, but the instruction to remove the foil really needed to be there? I’ve known a couple pharmacists and they’ve told me that whenever I see wacky instrux on a prescription, it’s because someone’s done something dopey and they’re trying to prevent it happening again. 🤦🏻♀️
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Of course you did. We've all had "those" co-workers. Inept. Incapable. Inefficient.
Huddo's sister 12 months ago (edited)
If you have kids living away from home and access to kitchens etc, I would think you would want to have classes to teach them the skills their parents *might* not have bothered to teach them. Do they assume they can all wash their clothes too, or do they have laundry services?
Hey! 12 months ago
They bring everything back home! LOL. That's what I saw in comics though.
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#31
FYI, you should scrape the pasta off the plate before putting it in the dishwasher. Solid chunks of food aren’t magically evaporating in there.
Whatshername 12 months ago
We tell our children Victor (which is what we call our dishwasher) can't chew.
Gen X Feral 12 months ago
Hahahahahahahaha this is brilliant and hilarious!!!!
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DOH! 12 months ago
Oh the arguments I have had over the years trying to get people to rinse off their plates before they go in the dishwasher (not to mention how to load it), cleans better...less or no food scraps to empty from trap..IF they even know about the traps.
Random User 12 months ago
I get this may often be the case, but not all dishwashers are created equal. Mine has a soil sensor and a disposal. Obviously I scrape off scraps/solids, but I don't rinse food stains off with water. They come out like new every time, even casserole dishes with burnt-on bits. And yes, I clean out the trap/filter weekly, and it's pretty clean because again, it has a disposal. Also, I've already tried loading it with both rinsed and soiled dishes, and the end result is the same - so I go the route that helps my water bill and saves some time. Again, I know this isn't true for everyone, but neither is rinsing off dishes.
Load More Replies... Beth Wheeler 12 months ago
My nephews first wife ruined the dishwasher in their trailer because she wouldn't even rinse stuff before putting them in. I was there one time and told her she needed to get stuff off the dishes and rinse them first.
CBolt 11 months ago
No food scraps but don't go any further than light rinsing - detergents are made to "attack" food & if if there's not a little something left, like some sauce, etc, & there's no food to attack, the substances in the detergent turn to other surfaces / parts of the dw.
Load More Replies... Bacon Tentacles 12 months ago
Scrape the plate, but do not rinse it. Otherwise the sensor thinks it's clean and doesn't run the cycle long enough.
Huddo's sister 12 months ago
I thought the setting you put it on determined length of cycle?
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Puppy Dancing! 12 months ago (edited)
My dishwasher doesn't have a food trap, however, because I put in precleaned dishes (mostly dog cleaned), it is over 22 years old, and still going strong. I only needed to remove fibers(hair) that got stuck and built up in whirligig arms, and the drain screen.
Caia Calabrese 11 months ago
I don't have a dishwasher, but my friend does and she nevercallows me to clean dishes a little beforehand. But I know you're supposed to take off the chunks of grease and rests of food.
Learner Panda 11 months ago
An advert running currently in the UK says they load the dishes as they are. I don't believe it and always rinse the debris off.
Joanne Hudson 11 months ago
Just run it again if all the pasta doesn't wash off the first time. I think it was on the box. Or here.
#32
I had a friend who thought her Dyson vacuum was terrible cuz it kept cutting out. Told her to wash the filter… vacuum works like a charm now 😂.
Bacon Tentacles 12 months ago
The newer Dysons (with the little LCD screens) actually have instructions (and a little video) on how to clean the filters. They are expensive machines, but honestly you get what you pay for. Also, since the filters take at least 24h to dry, get spares, so that you're never out of commission.
Forrest Hobbs 12 months ago
The older Dysons have instructions on how to clean the filters, too - old fashioned printed-on-paper type instructions; both my ancient DC04 (was working to the end, but too many bits of plastic ended up cracked) and the current one. Yes, do buy a second set of filters. The new Dyson's design is the result of some sort of deal with the devil, I'm sure of it - hair never gets caught round the brush bar, which is clearly impossible without some sort of diabolical pact. Yes, the hair *does* get wrapped around inside the thingy up there in the dust container, but it's very easy to unclip things and pull it off.
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CBolt 11 months ago (edited)
Re the filters for Roombas, of course the instructions say they're single-use only so to put in a new one every time you empty & clean the little critter (with so many minute places to clean out that you need a collection of tiny brushes). So I bought a bag of 10 (?) filters from Amazon (the exact ones that come in the Roomba & there are different ones for different models) but one day decided to rinse one - just ran cool water over it & thoroughly removed dust, hairs, etc by gently rubbing my finger tip across the mesh surface a few times, shook it to get off excess water, let it dry, et voilà, looks exactly like a new one & performs just as well.
Celtic Pirate Queen 11 months ago
Right? My husband couldn't figure out why the stick vac in his office wasn't working right. He emptyied it all the time. The filter was clogged beyond belief. Once I cleaned it, it worked like a champ. He has a Masters degree.
Lisa Tetlow 11 months ago
If you use dryer sheets you should clean your dryer filter periodically too. Keeps the dryer running more quickly.
CBolt 11 months ago (edited)
We paid for an extended warranty for our w & d, which included an annual inspection & maintenance. The 1st year we had that done the person who came showed & told us things that weren't in the manual - like how to remove every consumer removeable pc of the washer, told us how to clean them, how often, etc. BUT SAID NEVER USE FABRIC SOFTENERS IN THE WASHER OR DRYER SHEETS IN THE DRYER. They leave a residue on the heat sensors so temp reads incorrectly & the appliances won't run for the correct length of time (ours have pre-set cycles which I will never have again). BTW, the warranty had run out by the time we noticed the cats running around the dryer or sitting in front of it at night. Didn't use it for a few days & the next time we pulled out the filter, the area under it where the air goes out was abt half full of bird seeds.
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#33
One time when I lived in an apartment the dishwasher was ruined by the previous tenants so they eventually replaced it. The guy installed it, and I loaded it right away, but for some reason it wouldn't start. It would turn on, but just wouldn't start. It was a cheap place so an older, used model. It took them two weeks to come out, and the guy was only there for five minutes. He switched the bottom dish tray around in the machine so that the proper bit hit the door to tell the machine it was locked. That was it, the dish tray was just backwards.
Sand Ers 12 months ago
I had a customer call me once because their 6 month old dishwasher suddenly wouldn't close far enough to latch...
Load More Replies... Bookworm 12 months ago
Yeah, come to think of it, it does seem like there should be a way to still have the tray roll in and out, but keep it from going in backwards. Like making one track a little higher than the other, so they don't go in if you flip the tray around.
Load More Replies... Hey! 12 months ago
The guy I call to fix my appliances (or to install them when I have a new one) just asks me a couple of questions, then try to solve the problem while on the phone instead of me paying for a visit. Good guy.
Sand Ers 11 months ago
I've talked myself out of a few sink disposal unit replacements that way.
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#34
When I was 30, I learned that I had been tying my shoelaces the wrong way my whole life. I thought that retying your laces a couple times a day was normal (it’s not like I was retying them 10 times a day).
Then I stumbled upon this website and realized I was tying my laces wrong. The author estimates half of people do as well, and are completely unaware.
https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm
Edit: After tying shoelaces the proper way, with laces that hold well, I can go weeks without retying them (I often tie them loose and slip my shoes on).
Edit: If the flowchart confuses you, here’s a simpler one:
1. Do your laces come undone at least once a day?
2. Does your knot look “ugly” with loops oriented vertically (up/down)?
If you answered Yes to either of them, you are probably tying the incorrect Granny Knot.
Upstaged75 12 months ago
Same. I never even untie my shoes. I just shove them on.
Load More Replies... Warren Peece 12 months ago
I don’t tie shoelaces. I make my own elastic laces. It’s a fairly easy procedure. I lace the shoe with the elastic. Put the shoe on my foot. Adjust the elastic to the snugness I want. Cut off the excess length. Use gel glue (from Dollar Tree store) on each end of the elastic (to prevent the exterior material from unraveling). The next day after the glue has cured, I overlap the ends of the elastic about one inch and sew them together with upholstery thread. In addition to not needing to tie laces, I find elastic laces to be more comfortable because they flex a little when walking. Elastic-La...7a3715.jpg 
K9 Dad 12 months ago
I've done something similar but with paracord in my boots. I use clear or black heat-shrink tubing to make the aglets. You can also buy metal crimp on aglets via Amazon. (I do not recommend using these on low-top sneakers, Ouchie) https://www.amazon.com/Crimping-Shoelaces-Replacement-Installation-Adaptation/dp/B0BXS1JRZB/
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TheNewJenBrady 12 months ago
Just checked out the link and now I know that I have been tying laces wrong my whole life. THIS IS BRAND NEW INFORMATION
Huddo's sister 12 months ago
It doesn't really matter how you tie them as long as it works.
Load More Replies... Jordan Croff 12 months ago
I learned how to tie my shoes late in life, I don't know why but for whatever reason I didn't learn until well after all the other kids but when I did finally learn I never really thought about it again. It just comes naturally. I don't think about which way I am tying the knot but apparently I'm doing it correctly because my shoes stay tied for weeks at a time. Sometimes the bow is balanced and sometimes it's not...but I also double-tie them which may be the reason. Which begs the question, why didn't OP just double-knot them if they were coming undone so often?
Huddo's sister 12 months ago (edited)
Yeah that's what I was wondering? Also I'm glad I'm not the only one saying double knot- a lot of people I know say double bow, which is not right.
Load More Replies... René Sauer 12 months ago
I just switch the laces for elastic ones to turn my shoes into slip-ons.
Mel in Georgia 12 months ago
I was a granny before I learned I tie granny knots on my shoes ...
CBolt 11 months ago
No, granny knots are the wrong way - it's the square knot you want - much stronger.
Load More Replies... Kelly H. Wilder 12 months ago
My son lacks the fine motor skills for lace-tying. Hickies were a delightful discovery for us. https://a.co/d/7dM10AW
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 12 months ago
We LOVE our Hickies! So many great colors and so convenient, especially if anyone has disabilities. I have arthritis and hubby has a bad back; Hickies are lifesavers for us.
Load More Replies... Lisa Tetlow 11 months ago
I learned early on that round laces come untied easily, but flat laces stay tied much better.
Jan Moore 12 months ago
Back when I could wear jeans to work, I had to retie my shoelaces. I finally figured out it was the stiffness of the fabric that would untie my shoes so I finally had to do a double granny knot, and since I had to do so often back then it's automatic to continue doing it now.
#35
Refillable lighters often need to be decompressed before you can refill them. I'd thrown away so many "broken" lighters before I saw a lady at a cigar shop refill one.
Zaach 12 months ago
Back in the day, you could attach the refill bottle and shoot flames across the room
Ace 12 months ago
I've no idea what they mean. You just need to make sure to use the right adaptor, as some that may seem the right size won't properly reach the valve.
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Jane No Dough 12 months ago
How many refillable lighters have filling instructions on their packaging?
Reviewer01 11 months ago
I have literally not once managed to refill a lighter. I've tried all the adapters, read all the instructions, watched the videos and either nothing happens or I get blasted with lighter gas. I've no idea what witchcraft is involved here.
#36
The recent discovery of the citrus zesting tool has rocked my world. I’m nearly 60.
DramaDoc 12 months ago
A zester--although you can absolutely use a micro-plane grater. IMG_7038-6...04bcd2.jpg 
Celtic Pirate Queen 11 months ago
I LOVE my zester. FYI - grate some fresh nutmeg into your spaghetti sauce or mac & cheese, also scalloped potatoes. Game changer.
#37
If it makes you feel better I knew a woman who thought lasagna noodles didn't need to be boiled. So she couldn't figure out why her lasagna never turned out right lol.
Forrest Hobbs 12 months ago
Long thin things are noodles. Lasanga is not noodles. Spaghetti counts as noodles. Lasanga is sheets of pasta. None of the lasagna recipes I've followed have required the lasagna sheets to be boiled first.
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Verena 12 months ago (edited)
So she ate cold lasagna, with no melted cheese on top? They do not need to be boiled. You stack them dry, alternating with the filling, and cook them in the oven. If you followed one of the gazillion of correct recipes, the filling has enough fluid to "boil" the lasagna plates in the oven. Edit: I cannot imagine how to handle floppy pre-boiled lasagna plates and to cook them twice. Btw, same applies for canneloni. They are filled in their dry, solid state, the sauce contains enough fluid to cook them al dente.
Karl der Große 12 months ago
Verena is right. Even those super hard American-style noodles can cook in the oven if you do it right. Verena - I don't know why you're getting downvoted, but I gave you an upvote to help out.
Load More Replies... Ace 12 months ago (edited)
In the rest of the world they are sheets, not noodles, much wider than the US ones (I only learned about those recently from BP) but they basically come in two types, those that need precooking and those that don't. You need to adjust your recipes to ensure there's enough liquid for the non-boil ones. Although now I think about it I haven;t used any that you need to cook for decades, so maybe they're all the non-boil type these days?
Verena 12 months ago
The traditional, original lasagna never needed pre-boiling
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Svenne O'Lotta 12 months ago
Boiling your lasagna PLATES is an American thing. I've never encountered the type anywhere in Europe.
Kelly H 12 months ago
Even the dried American noodles don't need to be boiled. There is a big scam with "no boil" noodles being sold that are exactly the same thing as regular.
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Kelly Scott 12 months ago (edited)
I've made lasagna many times and I've never boiled the pasta. You just need enough sauce.
nuberiffic 11 months ago
We put the dry ones in without cooking then every time we make lasagna. It's always great.
sari swick 11 months ago
I never boil my regular ones, just be sure to some water to the sauce to cover the noodles.
#38
I just found out yesterday I've spent the last 2 years dumping liquid fabric softener into the bleach compartment and not realizing it. There hasn't been issues with the washer yet, but I never run the bleach cycle because we don't bleach anything, so I wonder if there is 2 years worth of liquid softener just sitting in my washer somewhere.
Whatshername 12 months ago
Don't understand why they keep downvoting you when you're so right! Also, I will be checking our manual because I've never even heard of a bleach compartment. Not sure if it's a thing in the Netherlands.
Load More Replies... deejak 12 months ago
The purpose of a bleach dispenser is to keep the potent bleach away from clothes until the basin is full of water. The purpose of the softener dispenser is to add the softener during the last rinse.
Panda Cat 12 months ago
I think the bleach releases a bit after the load starts because otherwise it isn't as effective. I may be wrong but don't want to Google it.
Load More Replies... Jordan Croff 12 months ago
What is this bleach cycle you speak of? 35 odd years of washing my own clothes I have never seen such a thing. I've seen the bleach compartment but no bleach cycle setting.
Luke Pavel 11 months ago
Also, it's best to put the recommended amount of liquid into whatever vessel you use and then top it up with water before putting it in the washing machine. Then, roughly fill the vessel with water a few more times and put that in as well. This helps the liquid to get into the washing machine and not clog it up. I was told this when I bought my first washing machine by the guy at the store, who also said that clogged washing machines from the liquid was their most common call-out.
Maartje 12 months ago
I do not use the bleach compartment, ever. I find that some leftover bleach will continue to be dripping out into the next loads. And oh yeah, this is an American thing.
zatrisha 11 months ago
What things are you bleaching so often over there in US?
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 12 months ago
I've never known what the other compartments are for, because I never use anything but detergent! Currently I don't even put that in there because I'm using detergent sheets that go directly in with the clothes.
#39
I lost reverse in my car for about six months because I forgot it was top left and thought it was broken.
Noel Bovae 12 months ago
How on earth do you use a vehicle without having to reverse even one time in 6 months??
Nichole Harris 12 months ago
Been there done that... It's not that hard just requires a lot of extra thought when parking
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Bertha Madott 12 months ago
My DH (M86) had a ‘59 Buick back in the olden days. It had no reverse and he couldn’t afford to fix it. He was a genius about finding parking spots. He claims he got stuck only once.
Ray Perkins 11 months ago
My old Pinto (automatic) had reverse gear die. Wasn't worth fixing, so I drove making sure I never had to reverse.
Geoffrey Scott 12 months ago
I once drove a 60's vintage pickup for work. Had a 'three on the tree' shifting scheme. Felt kinda stupid when a fellow employee told me how it works. Another one, my truck was getting body work done and the guy loaned me a Chrysler 300 with 'autostik' shifting. Had some fun with that. Took my wife's to work and body shop called telling me my trucks done. Thankfully it was only a 1/2 mile away as my wife took the 300 back to swap out for my truck.."this car sucks!" She told the guy...after driving it there in first gear... 'cause her stupid husband left it in 'autostik' mode.
Noyfb noyfb 12 months ago
I seem to remember that Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1914 because his limousine had no reverse gear and got in a jam on a side street. A would-be assassin who’d missed his chance earlier in the day saw the car outside the cafe where he’d gone to eat lunch, stepped outside and fatally shot the Austrian. The killing set off World War I.
Bacon Tentacles 12 months ago
Maybe they just lucked out and found all the pull-through parking spaces...
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#40
Up until I was about 21 I always wondered how people used those small lighters so easily, I thought you had to just use the small bumpy part on the side until I watched someone do it up close and realized you can use that whole side. I quickly realized how easy they are to use and that you shouldn’t hurt your thumb or break your nail by using them.
Noel Bovae 12 months ago
What? I've no idea what they're talking about (and i use a lighter probably 30X a day! ... Yes, I need to quit!)
Michael MacKinnon 12 months ago
Language issue, maybe...are we talking about the surface for striking matches?
What do you think ?
Caitlin Davenport 12 months ago
Can we try to be less negative? These are supposed to be funny stories for us to chuckle about and remember dumb things we've done, not judge the person or yell at them to read the manual.
Bacon Tentacles 12 months ago
I mean, that would be great and all, but... *steps back and gestures wildly at everything*
Load More Replies... Shanna Blue 12 months ago
I will say when my apt complex dropped off a new one randomly while I was at work they def didn’t leave me a Manuel or give me any kind of information about it. Now I can clearly read so I looked it up but not everybody is going to do that
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Serena Myers 12 months ago
Yuki's first experience of snow (or what we laughingly call snow in England these days, despite the media threatening doom and gloom with 1cm of snow set to fall in choose your place) just to lighten the mood a bit. He went out, the new toy was cold and wet, he came straight back in because his paws were cold. Yes, he is named for the Japanese word for snow. Forth-and-...ba1579.jpg 
Carrie Laughs 12 months ago
My dog had a good bark at the flakes falling. I'm in the South of England so we had a small scattering that lasted about an hour before it warmed up and rained. Though my sister living a few miles above and my sister living a few miles below both had rain. We get strange, slightly different weather in my teeny corner of Sussex to the surrounding area.
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Bookworm 12 months ago
I thought for way too long that one of the burners on our stovetop was just wobbly. To be fair to myself, our house is 120+ years old, so there's enough of this around that it wouldn't really be that notable. There's a board under the carpet that rocks like a seesaw and an outlet that can't be used because it makes the range light turn off, why not a wobbly stove burner? Anyway, turns out you just have to spin the grate until the little bump is in the notch. No one in my family in 20-something years had ever thought to tell me.
Sand Ers 12 months ago
If it was always like that they probably didn't know either.
Load More Replies... Shane S 12 months ago
I always took the tab off of the stick deodorant with my teeth. For some reason, it never occurred to me to twist it until the tab is high enough to just grab it. I know. 🤦🏻♂️
Carrie Laughs 12 months ago
If it's any consolation, I've read similar stories here on BP! You aren't alone!
Load More Replies... Limey 12 months ago
Years ago my now-husband and I bought an Austin Healey Sprite (old British 2 seater sports car). We loved it but boy was it cold in the winter! Used to bundle up to drive anything but short distances. One time we drove down to my dad’s in the winter, all bundled up in coats and hats and scarves and mittens. My cousin was there and he was admiring the car and we said yes it’s a shame it doesn’t have a heater. He opened the hood and showed us this little valve thing you had to turn on. We were so toasty driving back. I know… you might not expect that was how to get heat working in a car, but apparently it was common in those old British sports cars. We still laugh about it now 45 years later.
Carrie Laughs 12 months ago
Aw... I do love an old classic car, my personal favourite is the Austin Healey, but the Sprite is cute.
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ElfVibratorGlitter 12 months ago (edited)
Had this with a friend over the holidays and was about to peel some potatoes. He hands me a knife to get the eyes out, and I showed him how you use tip of the peeler to core out the eyes. He had never known that's what that piece is for. 🤓 Edit: I guess not all vegetable peelers have this but most do, including his
Apatheist Account2 12 months ago
No-one told us how to drive or use a dishwasher in school.
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CBolt 11 months ago
Re not having a manual, go to the manufacturer's website & search for "manual," "user manual," "documentation," etc. Sometimes it's under "Support." You'll need the model #, sometimes serial #. If still no luck, call Support to find out where it is. Then you can print it. Warning: If you Google, be sure the links in the results are links to the mfr - there are companies that charge for manuals.
Caitlin Davenport 12 months ago
Can we try to be less negative? These are supposed to be funny stories for us to chuckle about and remember dumb things we've done, not judge the person or yell at them to read the manual.
Bacon Tentacles 12 months ago
I mean, that would be great and all, but... *steps back and gestures wildly at everything*
Load More Replies... Shanna Blue 12 months ago
I will say when my apt complex dropped off a new one randomly while I was at work they def didn’t leave me a Manuel or give me any kind of information about it. Now I can clearly read so I looked it up but not everybody is going to do that
Load More Replies... Serena Myers 12 months ago
Yuki's first experience of snow (or what we laughingly call snow in England these days, despite the media threatening doom and gloom with 1cm of snow set to fall in choose your place) just to lighten the mood a bit. He went out, the new toy was cold and wet, he came straight back in because his paws were cold. Yes, he is named for the Japanese word for snow. Forth-and-...ba1579.jpg
Carrie Laughs 12 months ago
My dog had a good bark at the flakes falling. I'm in the South of England so we had a small scattering that lasted about an hour before it warmed up and rained. Though my sister living a few miles above and my sister living a few miles below both had rain. We get strange, slightly different weather in my teeny corner of Sussex to the surrounding area.
Load More Replies... Bookworm 12 months ago
I thought for way too long that one of the burners on our stovetop was just wobbly. To be fair to myself, our house is 120+ years old, so there's enough of this around that it wouldn't really be that notable. There's a board under the carpet that rocks like a seesaw and an outlet that can't be used because it makes the range light turn off, why not a wobbly stove burner? Anyway, turns out you just have to spin the grate until the little bump is in the notch. No one in my family in 20-something years had ever thought to tell me.
Sand Ers 12 months ago
If it was always like that they probably didn't know either.
Load More Replies... Shane S 12 months ago
I always took the tab off of the stick deodorant with my teeth. For some reason, it never occurred to me to twist it until the tab is high enough to just grab it. I know. 🤦🏻♂️
Carrie Laughs 12 months ago
If it's any consolation, I've read similar stories here on BP! You aren't alone!
Load More Replies... Limey 12 months ago
Years ago my now-husband and I bought an Austin Healey Sprite (old British 2 seater sports car). We loved it but boy was it cold in the winter! Used to bundle up to drive anything but short distances. One time we drove down to my dad’s in the winter, all bundled up in coats and hats and scarves and mittens. My cousin was there and he was admiring the car and we said yes it’s a shame it doesn’t have a heater. He opened the hood and showed us this little valve thing you had to turn on. We were so toasty driving back. I know… you might not expect that was how to get heat working in a car, but apparently it was common in those old British sports cars. We still laugh about it now 45 years later.
Carrie Laughs 12 months ago
Aw... I do love an old classic car, my personal favourite is the Austin Healey, but the Sprite is cute.
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 12 months ago (edited)
Had this with a friend over the holidays and was about to peel some potatoes. He hands me a knife to get the eyes out, and I showed him how you use tip of the peeler to core out the eyes. He had never known that's what that piece is for. 🤓 Edit: I guess not all vegetable peelers have this but most do, including his
Apatheist Account2 12 months ago
No-one told us how to drive or use a dishwasher in school.
Load More Replies... CBolt 11 months ago
Re not having a manual, go to the manufacturer's website & search for "manual," "user manual," "documentation," etc. Sometimes it's under "Support." You'll need the model #, sometimes serial #. If still no luck, call Support to find out where it is. Then you can print it. Warning: If you Google, be sure the links in the results are links to the mfr - there are companies that charge for manuals.
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