What's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?
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A basket/bowl thing for keys, wallet, and whatever one carries around. No more hunting for them when walking out the door.
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Pretty easy to cut, but of course it'll never be perfect, and it's better to cut smaller than larger since it sticks to the window using water, and needs a complete seal, so any corners that overlap a frame will just slowly force the whole thing to peel off.
Very easy to re-use, it sticks using water and requires a flat piece of card (e.g. an old credit card) to spread it out over the window
Is that the static type then that are reused and just need water, with adhesive backed ones being single application only?
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Electric screwdriver from Lidl (well, it was less than £20) - as a DIY novice/flat pack builder, it changed my life
Lidl's tools are surprisingly good.
::: spoiler And don't just take my word for it.
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Chopsticks are also nice to mix fluids in a bottle because for some they are long enough
I also started eating potato chips with them, can reach deeper in + clean handseating chips with chopsticks also slows me down and some times prevent me from overeating chips
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$20 bread maker I found at at a thrift store. There's no telling how many hundreds of loaves of healthy, fresh baked wheat bread I've churned out of that thing over the past two years, especially now that we're grinding our own wheat too.
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Fyi this also works with a steel faucet or sink in a pinch
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Or the outside of a stainless mixing bowl. That’s what I use since there’s usually one drying next to the sink anyway. And it’s also useful as a bowl!
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I knew I wouldn't regret starting to use user notes.
User notes? What are these, and how would I go about using them?
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Chopsticks are also nice to mix fluids in a bottle because for some they are long enough
I also started eating potato chips with them, can reach deeper in + clean handsI’m gonna leave this right here…
SNACTIV LITE Finger Chopsticks... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXG8ZTNG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
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I did this at my last House and it was fantastic.
Just need to remember that once it's dark outside the reflective side "switches" and everyone can see clearly into the house.
That's just how a normal window works
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A screwdriver kit with multiple head tips, can repair almost anything as long as I am given some schematics
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Is that the static type then that are reused and just need water, with adhesive backed ones being single application only?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Huh, never heard of the adhesive type. I've used the static/water ones for ~4 years without any issues
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Even though I don't regularly use it, I'm glad I have a p38 can opener on my keychain. Just in case I end up in a survival situation, it's good to have alongside a good keychain bottle opener. Obviously not as good as a leatherman, but for under $20, yeah, these two are worth it.
I used to always carry one but it ripped holes in sooo many of my pockets
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User notes? What are these, and how would I go about using them?
As for what they are, the green text in my screenshot.
How depends on how you access Lemmy. In my client, Connect, I expand a comment, tap the three dots to the right of it, and click "add user note."
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That's just how a normal window works
Yes but the film has a one-way mirror effect and most people don't put 2 and 2 together and think the window is opaque when is not.
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These are mostly a myth to my understanding.
There is some theory on how the chromium in stainless steel could help with breaking down and removing the smelly compounds from onions and garlic off your hands, but there aren't any studies proving this.
In my experience just properly washing your hands with water for 15-20s works just as well. I think the "soap" kinda works because it tricks people to not just rinse their hands.
It's true, I've never used one of these and was absolutely lying about their effectiveness.
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Does this also work for jalapenos?
Not that I'm aware of.
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Does this also work for jalapenos?
No. The heat from peppers is an oil. Dry finger tips absorb the oil. So either gloves or rub a drop of neutral oil on your fingers before handling peppers.
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A basket/bowl thing for keys, wallet, and whatever one carries around. No more hunting for them when walking out the door.
My husband still doesn't use it, the hunt for his keys is getting old
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One of these stainless steel bars of "soap". It's for getting onion and garlic smell off your hands. I was skeptical when my partner bought it, but it totally works. Rub on your hands under cold water and it's like you never even looked at the garlic.
So any stainless steel will do that. No need for a special disk. I use a stainless steel cocktail shaker to peal garlic. Then when I rinse it clean it also removes the smell from my hands.
Just drop the cloves into the shaker and shake hard for 30-45 seconds. Most of the garlic is now peeled and some just need a bit help. So much faster and easier.
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One of these stainless steel bars of "soap". It's for getting onion and garlic smell off your hands. I was skeptical when my partner bought it, but it totally works. Rub on your hands under cold water and it's like you never even looked at the garlic.
"I too love to rub heavily metals into my skin"...idk if anyone has said this before lol
