Slog - Comments on MacGyver-worthy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy How to open a beer bottle with a piece of paper: Nifty! (via Lifehacker)... Copyright 2008 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:20:40 -0800 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:45:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by schlatty Why would you keep Bounce(TM) on your kitchen counter?

]]> schlatty http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667293 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:55:30 -0800 Comment by hee Thinking the same thing!

]]> hee http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667296 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667296 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:58:40 -0800 Comment by Matt in Michigan That was my first thought!

]]> Matt in Michigan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667304 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667304 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:03:33 -0800 Comment by StrangerDanger 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.

]]> StrangerDanger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667307 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667307 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:04:06 -0800 Comment by Joey The Girl I just love that they kept the TV on in the background

]]> Joey The Girl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667313 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:07:41 -0800 Comment by COMTE 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)

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667320 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667320 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:12:44 -0800 Comment by Jamey I thought the same thing as 1, 2 & 3

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

]]> Jamey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667406 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:49:08 -0800 Comment by Otter What might be more useful is how they're going to uncork their wine with that piece of paper.

]]> Otter http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667430 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667430 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:48:04 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Carry a bottle opener with you dumb ass. Honest to Pete.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667479 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667479 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:32:09 -0800 Comment by anothertrick A table edge works fine - press the edge of the bottle cap firmly against the edge. Smack the top of the bottle.

Presto

]]> anothertrick http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667483 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667483 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:44:02 -0800 Comment by Fnarf 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).

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667508 Chow Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:40:03 -0800 Comment by Thegrizzle Who needs college when you've got posts like this?

]]> Thegrizzle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667607 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667607 Chow Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:01:42 -0800 Comment by matthew @6: sort of... see the Snopes post debunking some of those emailed items:

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

]]> matthew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667635 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667635 Chow Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:25:03 -0800 Comment by Misty Brown I know this goes without saying, but opposible thumbs RULE!!!

]]> Misty Brown http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667789 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667789 Chow Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:27:35 -0800 Comment by him Apparently the guy checked the "dryer sheets" box on his Lust Lab profile.

]]> him http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667994 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c667994 Chow Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:31:06 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Is this a good time to mention just how much I hate the smell of dryer sheets?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c668160 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c668160 Chow Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:22:00 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO mmmm. Negra Modelo. Muy buena cerveza...

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c668327 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c668327 Chow Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:35:45 -0800 Comment by elswinger 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.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c668774 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/macgyverworthy#c668774 Chow Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:21:36 -0800 Comment by long dental implants dental same implants

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