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Monday, March 12, 2007

MacGyver-worthy

posted by on March 12 at 17:20 PM

How to open a beer bottle with a piece of paper:

Nifty! (via Lifehacker)

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1

Why would you keep Bounce(TM) on your kitchen counter?

Posted by schlatty | March 12, 2007 5:55 PM
2

Thinking the same thing!

Posted by hee | March 12, 2007 5:58 PM
3

That was my first thought!

Posted by Matt in Michigan | March 12, 2007 6:03 PM
4

The most important think I learned at harvard was how to open a beer bottle with a spoon. Much faster and easier than that , truly ingenious, paper trick.

Posted by StrangerDanger | March 12, 2007 6:04 PM
5

I just love that they kept the TV on in the background

Posted by Joey The Girl | March 12, 2007 6:07 PM
6

Supposedly dryer sheets are good for all sorts of non-clothes drying related applications:

A sheet will repel mosquitoes on your patio. Hang a sheet when outdoors during the mosquito season.

Eliminates static electricity from your television and computer screen. Fabric softener sheets are designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television and computer screen with a used sheet to keep dust from resettling.

A sheet can be used to dissolve soap scum from shower doors, and the tile walls. Clean the surfaces with a sheet.

A fragranced sheet can be used to freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet in a drawer, hang one in the closet, locker at the health club, locker at work or under the seat of your car or truck. Leave several in the RV or camper while it's in storage.

A sewing needle run through a sheet prior to sewing, can prevent the thread from tangling.

A sheet left inside suitcase luggage or travel baggage can prevent musty odors. Place a single sheet inside the empty luggage before storing.

Fabric softener sheets are claimed to clean baked on foods from cooking pots and pans. Place a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight. Next morning sponge it clean. The antistatic agent apparently weakens the bond between the stuck on food between the pot or pans surface. The fabric softening agents helps to soften the baked on food.

Placing a sheet at the bottom of the wastebasket, helps eliminate odors found in wastebaskets. Placing an individual sheet at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper will accomplish the same results.

Collecting pet hairs. Rubbing the area with a sheet will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

Eliminating static electricity from venetian blinds and window coverings. Wipe the blinds with a sheet is said to prevent dust from resettling.

Wiping up sawdust, on the shop workbench, from drilling or sandpapering is easy. A used sheet will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

They will take the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.

Placing a sheet in your shoes or sneakers overnight, will help to deodorize them and as a result they will smell much better in the AM

(From doityourself.com)

Posted by COMTE | March 12, 2007 6:12 PM
7

I thought the same thing as 1, 2 & 3

But, dang, that's some cool DIY stuff @ 6

Posted by Jamey | March 12, 2007 7:49 PM
8

What might be more useful is how they're going to uncork their wine with that piece of paper.

Posted by Otter | March 12, 2007 8:48 PM
9

Carry a bottle opener with you dumb ass. Honest to Pete.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn | March 12, 2007 9:32 PM
10

A table edge works fine - press the edge of the bottle cap firmly against the edge. Smack the top of the bottle.

Presto

Posted by anothertrick | March 12, 2007 9:44 PM
11

I used to open them with my teeth. No sweat. Then I had $28,000 worth of dental work and I stopped (full crowns all the way around).

Posted by Fnarf | March 12, 2007 10:40 PM
12

Who needs college when you've got posts like this?

Posted by Thegrizzle | March 13, 2007 12:01 AM
13

@6: sort of... see the Snopes post debunking some of those emailed items:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/bounce.asp

Posted by matthew | March 13, 2007 1:25 AM
14

I know this goes without saying, but opposible thumbs RULE!!!

Posted by Misty Brown | March 13, 2007 9:27 AM
15

Apparently the guy checked the "dryer sheets" box on his Lust Lab profile.

Posted by him | March 13, 2007 12:31 PM
16

Is this a good time to mention just how much I hate the smell of dryer sheets?

Posted by keshmeshi | March 13, 2007 3:22 PM
17

mmmm. Negra Modelo. Muy buena cerveza...

Posted by Mike in MO | March 13, 2007 6:35 PM
18

I can open a bottle faster than 1m30s with the bottle opener on my key chain.

Now if you can find a video of how to make a bong out of an apple, let me know.

Posted by elswinger | March 14, 2007 8:21 AM
19

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20

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