#1 square knot, clove hitch, half ass weird clove hitch. For fucks sake. I'm barely knot capable. Real knot-knowers will be downvoting my comment and ripping me a new one. And rightfully so
hehe, for the bridge one, I think most people could simply give a little jump over a gap of that size and, for those that can't, it doesn't really do much as an accessibility aid.
I see a rope and a tow bar and am inclined to remind everyone that the initial jerk when you start towing another car is enough to rip any climbing rope and most ropes you get at the hardware store. Only ever use ropes specifically designed for towing!
Did you know, the claw end of the hammer will hold the nail for the first hit? No need to use a second tool to do exactly what the hammer was designed for...
I think that might actually be the correct name. I did a search of archimedes bridge and it showed results of the bridge type so I went with that, but comparing the results between archimedes and da vinci, the latter appears to be the real name.
Having installed a number of closet rods, including one like a week ago, doing it the right way barely takes any more effort, looks better, and is a million times sturdier.
Just strange and unusable. Okay, now you have one end attached to the wall with a piece of plastic, so what about the other end? Can this take any significant load, clothes are heavy?
I’m a biologist and I’ve had to hack plenty of shit…but one time I was driving over the western Ghats (first time driving in India) and I fucked the car up so bad I had to tie it together with all my USB cords. I made it and I consider that a win. I did not get my deposit back.
you put your money in, pull the handle like half way out, hit coin return, and you should get your money back but still be able to pull the handle the rest of the way. it's probably been fixed in most machines by now tho if you can even find one of them
Yeah, I can't even remember the last time I saw one of those machines. But my memory of them in bars is strong and just wanted to know for old-times sake. Plus, one never knows when they might be transported into the past...
The greeble on the head of the key is used to rotate the lock cover. It may be magnetic to keep someone from just turning it with their thumb. Once realigned, you can put the key in as normal. You rotate the key several times because the lock has multiple bolts linked in serial, rather than one arm to draw them all at once.
Thank you! Watching on mobile, it was way too small to see that there was just flat metal through the hole in the cover at the start of the video, and there's only any kind of opening or keyhole after the rotation. I was sitting there, staring at my phone, trying to figure out why the lock didn't seem to have a cylinder.
Also, the one-ended clothes bar using a bottle cap seems just strange and unusable. Okay, now you have one end attached to the wall with a piece of plastic, so what about the other end? Can this take any significant load, clothes are heavy?
Assuming the other end is also attached with a bottle cap (Or that particular rod just comes with screw on mounts that just look like bottle caps) It's actually going to hold better because it's secured to the wall instead of pressure fit like normal rods like that.
If the other end of the bar also has this bottle neck/cap arrangement, how does one get this bar with the bottle neck parts at both ends between those caps, and also, how does one then screw those bottle cap threads in at both ends?
So: shorten bar, screw one end into cork, lengthen bar while screwing other end into the other cork? The thread rise on that bar lengthening part would of course have to match the cork threads to make this work at all.
Sailors use the bowline for a reason. No matter how much pressure you put on it, it's pretty easy to undo. I taught a unit on knots in scouts and one of the dads, in response to the bowline, said "This is how I do it" and tied an overhand loop knot. So I had the IMMENSE pleasure of putting my foot in the loop and pulling as hard as I could and giving it back to him to untie. Then I demonstrated with the bowline.
I am rather fond of the bowline, myself. It doesn't cinch down, and even if you *really* put some tension on the knot, there's a loop you can (relatively) easily flip over to loosen it up.
I mean that tracks, but yeah kinda scary to think about driving heavy stuff across it in a hurry. I bet you could build it, then drive some super heavy auger-style holding bolts in place to make it less likely to bounce apart.
I have this irrational belief that Da Vinci was a time traveler whose time machine was irreparably destroyed in an accident and he remained stuck in the 15th century. 😏😉😹
I haven't... is it really good? This seems like my kind of sci-fi movie (I'm also a big Stargate fan). Don't know how I missed knowing about it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GLVsHZ9J1I
Btw, as a little segue, have you ever seen the TV series "Fringe"? It's kind of like an X-Files alternative, but with a much grander scope.
The alternate reality viewer device... totally blew me away. And I've wondered... how cool it would be to have something like that for reality time travel. You could view historical events as they actually unfolded. And you could shift perspective... and thus, uncover hidden facts. Like who really killed JFK! 😏😉
I'm like 90% certain that the bottle being used as a funnel there would be broken down in some way by the gasoline. Like it's not going to just eat all the way through the bottle but im thinking that it might not be great to continue to do that.
Soda bottles and water jugs are great one-use gas cans. They'll last the day. Gasoline in a plastic shopping bag, though... that's no good. Different kinds of plastic I guess.
I've had a PET bottle full of petrol in my garage for probably 15 years or so now? Started off I just needed to dispose of some old stuff and never quite got around to doing anything with it. Now it's mostly because I kinda wonder if something will eventually happen
They're PET and are impervious to most chemicals gasoline included. I got a lot of 3D printing with PETG and the only thing I can bond the parts with is super glue or epoxy. Now, if you see some idiot using a Styrofoam cup it's poor man's napalm in short order.
Gas breaks down some plastics, so youd be right. Just cause the gas looks fine doesnt mean there isnt plastic particles all over in it, and now your engine.
It'll decay after use but those bottles are typically a fairly durable plastic to chemical contam. Flowing like this, it'll prolly be fine to use once and then chuck it.
Even if it's gas-disolvable plastic, it will be fine for the 30s required to pour that down. It's just that I never saw any jerican with that type of opening.
There was a young guy who started manufacturing gasoline from ground up plastics. I think he got blocked because he made the machine and distillery in his back yard
The issue is that you can't make fuel from plastic cheaper than throwing plastic in a landfill and also drilling/refining oil. If people really cared about fuel economy and sustainability more than making oil companies rich, they would just switch to solar with electric vehicles. It's vastly more economical and sustainable than burning oil, much less burning plastic.
You can just grind up and decompose the plastic* in a bioreactor, the issue is that its more expensive to do so than to throw it in a hole and hope nobody cares.
*For the plastics that you can turn into fuel, at least. There's a lot of kinds of plastic and their differing chemistries require different solutions.
I once cut up a bit of bottle and left it in a glass jar full of gasoline for a few months as an experiment and it was fine. I don't remember which type of plastic it was though and can't be arsed to find my notes so repeat the experiment and take note of the plastic type if you want to use this life hack.
#2 HDPE is most resilient and #5 Polypropylene is good for not-super-long storage. But there's still variety in quality, and of course thickness and sturdyness matter. But in a pinch you can grab a milkjug for this trick.
fun fact! (not fun at all...) kerosine won't kill you, I know this because my xso just chugged a liter from my pack (it was clearly marked), not well enough... good thing we we were at a place with free healthcare )'(
... Styrofoam, aka polystyrene is 100% a plastic (synthetic polymer). Polystyrene is most commonly recognised in its form as foamed polystyrene (ie styrofoam) but non-foamed polystyrene is a clear (or dyed opaque), smooth resin-type plastic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene
AngurProne
#1 square knot, clove hitch, half ass weird clove hitch. For fucks sake. I'm barely knot capable. Real knot-knowers will be downvoting my comment and ripping me a new one. And rightfully so
eselsaft
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dghughes
Knot tying is the key combos of real life. That bridge of sticks too was amazing.
Niagaran
hehe, for the bridge one, I think most people could simply give a little jump over a gap of that size and, for those that can't, it doesn't really do much as an accessibility aid.
LavaDiver1312
I see a rope and a tow bar and am inclined to remind everyone that the initial jerk when you start towing another car is enough to rip any climbing rope and most ropes you get at the hardware store. Only ever use ropes specifically designed for towing!
givemepickles
Truth.
Boopdoot
I'll have this gif on hand when I need to do one of these things sometime in the next 10 years.
PressthamGravey
The one with the motorcycle spring is great. Mine comes with a spanner wrench to turn the adjuster and it's still a pain.
GerbilHereReportingLiveFromRichardGeresAss
wow that's a lot of things I'll never do!
KrampusCopia
Did you know, the claw end of the hammer will hold the nail for the first hit? No need to use a second tool to do exactly what the hammer was designed for...
echonite
The last one is an archimedes bridge.
mrsdowneyjr
Or davinci
echonite
I think that might actually be the correct name. I did a search of archimedes bridge and it showed results of the bridge type so I went with that, but comparing the results between archimedes and da vinci, the latter appears to be the real name.
FelonyRaptor
This is a great post to save & forget, thanks!
Heavenlysent
Amazing....
funlovinkrimenal
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ajU5ZDdya2o5Nng5bHlzaHVjZ3RoNnF6cHY2bHR2MjVyNG85a3dvNiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/PetCDV7hpeJi0rkjRJ/200w.webp
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
I already tie stuff like that
ChicksDigTrucks
When you screw in the bottle cap at one end, the one on the other end is unscrewed
Snooj
Having installed a number of closet rods, including one like a week ago, doing it the right way barely takes any more effort, looks better, and is a million times sturdier.
ExTechOp
Just strange and unusable. Okay, now you have one end attached to the wall with a piece of plastic, so what about the other end? Can this take any significant load, clothes are heavy?
hyptosis
Also a bottle cap is not strong enough to hold a bunch of clothes. That shit would break just from a couple of my jackets alone.
Swordguy
As long as you're just using it for light duty, it's fine. Years ago I used that trick to hang my lingerie when I didn't have enough closet space.
JustSomePersonThere
One presumes that the other end is not supposed to be screwed in, rather, it would be resting on a shelf-like structure or wooden lip.
turdfergusonisafunnyname
One presumes
ChicksDigTrucks
Yes, as one does.
VoidForScreaming
Or someone could just be holding it the whole time?
givemepickles
You mean to tell me, someone lied in an internet video?!?
seenunseen
If you never experience life, you'll never need to hack it
Vempire
Experiencing life? Okay, Mr. Moneybags.
truthader
I’m in this comment…
Imalwaysready
lujotu
I’m a biologist and I’ve had to hack plenty of shit…but one time I was driving over the western Ghats (first time driving in India) and I fucked the car up so bad I had to tie it together with all my USB cords. I made it and I consider that a win. I did not get my deposit back.
dreikommavierzehn
digital life needs life hacks too 🤷♂️
HashMaster9k
As long as you know how to Triforce.
eeeeeeeeeeeeerik
Alt + F4
comeonjointhejoyride
Del del del del del del del del
firlefranz
givemepickles
Nah, that knot he used to tie down the load is going to snap. Because he forgot the most important step:
Patting it a couple of times and declaring,
“This isn’t going anywhere!”
anarchoFeline
my father taught me how to steal all the cigarettes out of those old cigarette vending machines
samuelwestphalia
Please pass your sacred wisdom down to us :)
anarchoFeline
you put your money in, pull the handle like half way out, hit coin return, and you should get your money back but still be able to pull the handle the rest of the way. it's probably been fixed in most machines by now tho if you can even find one of them
samuelwestphalia
That's awesome, thanks a lot
Yeah, I can't even remember the last time I saw one of those machines. But my memory of them in bars is strong and just wanted to know for old-times sake. Plus, one never knows when they might be transported into the past...
MichaelLC
Select a brick, any will do but find one that speaks to you. Aim true, be sure you do. When that brick fires through the glass, hurry your ass.
ht6zvhymf21
Can someone please explain what I'm looking at in the second clip, with the key and the lock?
todayok
It's just a different and unusual type of key and lock, not a 'hack' to open the lock.
LathiArcanus
The greeble on the head of the key is used to rotate the lock cover. It may be magnetic to keep someone from just turning it with their thumb. Once realigned, you can put the key in as normal. You rotate the key several times because the lock has multiple bolts linked in serial, rather than one arm to draw them all at once.
ht6zvhymf21
Thank you! Watching on mobile, it was way too small to see that there was just flat metal through the hole in the cover at the start of the video, and there's only any kind of opening or keyhole after the rotation. I was sitting there, staring at my phone, trying to figure out why the lock didn't seem to have a cylinder.
meme2zombie
These range from specific niche uses to just "yes that's a knot".
dickblack12
*hitch
meme2zombie
ExTechOp
Also, the one-ended clothes bar using a bottle cap seems just strange and unusable. Okay, now you have one end attached to the wall with a piece of plastic, so what about the other end? Can this take any significant load, clothes are heavy?
CyberHexx
Assuming the other end is also attached with a bottle cap (Or that particular rod just comes with screw on mounts that just look like bottle caps) It's actually going to hold better because it's secured to the wall instead of pressure fit like normal rods like that.
ExTechOp
If the other end of the bar also has this bottle neck/cap arrangement, how does one get this bar with the bottle neck parts at both ends between those caps, and also, how does one then screw those bottle cap threads in at both ends?
CyberHexx
same way the pressure fit bars work. They unscrew in the middle to adjust length.
ExTechOp
So: shorten bar, screw one end into cork, lengthen bar while screwing other end into the other cork? The thread rise on that bar lengthening part would of course have to match the cork threads to make this work at all.
CBadger
Using the bill-hook blade to hammer something under an obstruction was clever but very niche, the rest... meh.
Staticneko
And a nightmare door to open while drunk.
DemSumBigAssRidges
Different strokes for different folks cause I was immediately impressed and wanted it...
Nivvi
This is Locking Picking Lawyer and what the fuck is this.
Anfalicious
Not always the best knot either. Some of those are going to tighten against themselves when you put load on them. There are better options.
BananaForScaIe
My ex did the same thing.
Snooj
Sailors use the bowline for a reason. No matter how much pressure you put on it, it's pretty easy to undo. I taught a unit on knots in scouts and one of the dads, in response to the bowline, said "This is how I do it" and tied an overhand loop knot. So I had the IMMENSE pleasure of putting my foot in the loop and pulling as hard as I could and giving it back to him to untie. Then I demonstrated with the bowline.
InevitableBadger
Bowline is really hard to tie under tension, for that sort of work there are cleats
JohnThatcher
I am rather fond of the bowline, myself. It doesn't cinch down, and even if you *really* put some tension on the knot, there's a loop you can (relatively) easily flip over to loosen it up.
GimcrackGewgaw
How do you tension a line with a bowline?
Evenmoreuselessname
You don't. But you can put a bowline somewhere it's going to have tension put on it. For instance, the jib sheets to the jib clew
GimcrackGewgaw
Damn, I thought I was missing a bowline trick!
Lampmonster
I like the cut of your jib.
cytherians
The bridge one is so really amazing and useful!
LitigiousWhelk
I think some people are immune to sarcasm.
JohnThatcher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vinci%27s_self_supporting_bridge
It's been around a while. Not actually used very often though because it tends to rapidly disassemble itself if you bounce on it.
KramitTheFrog
Sounds like my sex life.
hyptosis
It looks like it'd be more useful as a starting point to build a real bridge over it or something.
JohnThatcher
According to the wikipedia article, it was probably mostly used as an easy-to-assemble temporary bridge for military troops.
hyptosis
I mean that tracks, but yeah kinda scary to think about driving heavy stuff across it in a hurry. I bet you could build it, then drive some super heavy auger-style holding bolts in place to make it less likely to bounce apart.
bigdix69420
Yes awhile...DaVinci invented it....
extraDimensionalAnxiety
I don't know, looks like the guy in the video invented it, to me. /S
cytherians
Really?
I have this irrational belief that Da Vinci was a time traveler whose time machine was irreparably destroyed in an accident and he remained stuck in the 15th century.
😏😉😹
PosthumousExile
Im pretty sure Da Vinci was The Doctor and the church was holding the TARDIS so he had to paint a bunch of religious shit for them until he got access
bigdix69420
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dDdpZnUydWp3bGNjMmd0OHc5MmthdmllY3Rzd3FuNW9zNmI3dHM5YyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/YrGnB7vjuvR5K/200w.webp
bigdix69420
Lol you ever seen the Michael Crichton movie based his book called "Timeline" ? Featuring Paul Walker before he knew about family
cytherians
I haven't... is it really good? This seems like my kind of sci-fi movie (I'm also a big Stargate fan). Don't know how I missed knowing about it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GLVsHZ9J1I
cytherians
Btw, as a little segue, have you ever seen the TV series "Fringe"? It's kind of like an X-Files alternative, but with a much grander scope.
The alternate reality viewer device... totally blew me away. And I've wondered... how cool it would be to have something like that for reality time travel. You could view historical events as they actually unfolded. And you could shift perspective... and thus, uncover hidden facts. Like who really killed JFK! 😏😉
Trueshadowspawn
I'm like 90% certain that the bottle being used as a funnel there would be broken down in some way by the gasoline. Like it's not going to just eat all the way through the bottle but im thinking that it might not be great to continue to do that.
Grimmrog
I would expect that too, usually just regular bottles aren't made for fuel and would dissolve.
rbudrick
Maybe, but it would take a crap ton of usage. Then you get another bottle.
GimcrackGewgaw
Soda bottles and water jugs are great one-use gas cans. They'll last the day. Gasoline in a plastic shopping bag, though... that's no good. Different kinds of plastic I guess.
valen00
I've had a PET bottle full of petrol in my garage for probably 15 years or so now? Started off I just needed to dispose of some old stuff and never quite got around to doing anything with it. Now it's mostly because I kinda wonder if something will eventually happen
wobblecopterrrr
i have this old coke bottle with gnarly/rusty gas, probably 10 yr+ it seems kinda floppy.. might just burn it ;)
CBadger
Gasoline isn't a solvent for PET plastic.
Gibleteousjack
They're PET and are impervious to most chemicals gasoline included. I got a lot of 3D printing with PETG and the only thing I can bond the parts with is super glue or epoxy. Now, if you see some idiot using a Styrofoam cup it's poor man's napalm in short order.
medimr
Even if that's true, it's not like it's hard to find a replacement water bottle to use.
ImNotActuallyEvilAfterAll
That plastic isn't disappearing into nothing though. If it erodes then you will have plastic bottle in your fuel system or engine. Likely not ideal.
PowerThruster
You'd be putting liquefied plastic into your engine. Convenient hack if you care more about your paint or spilling than your vehicle.
LateNightBunnyParty
Well, you're 90% incorrect.
WhatD0thLife
Bottles are discarded on the side of the road I think you can just grab another.
cosonfused
then you replace the bottle. i don't see the issue here.
PowerThruster
Gas breaks down some plastics, so youd be right. Just cause the gas looks fine doesnt mean there isnt plastic particles all over in it, and now your engine.
Ulthirm
It'll decay after use but those bottles are typically a fairly durable plastic to chemical contam. Flowing like this, it'll prolly be fine to use once and then chuck it.
wobblecopterrrr
eh, in an emergency w/e, I've used oil bottles too, especially if the fill point is horizontal, just cut the side off, it's a hack for emergencies.
thoushaltnotpass
Even if it's gas-disolvable plastic, it will be fine for the 30s required to pour that down. It's just that I never saw any jerican with that type of opening.
Snooj
Just don't drink out of it after.
wobblecopterrrr
...
brodieflynn17
There was a young guy who started manufacturing gasoline from ground up plastics. I think he got blocked because he made the machine and distillery in his back yard
CBadger
The issue is that you can't make fuel from plastic cheaper than throwing plastic in a landfill and also drilling/refining oil. If people really cared about fuel economy and sustainability more than making oil companies rich, they would just switch to solar with electric vehicles. It's vastly more economical and sustainable than burning oil, much less burning plastic.
brodieflynn17
I would say it could be a solution to the pollution but it just makes more.
CBadger
You can just grind up and decompose the plastic* in a bioreactor, the issue is that its more expensive to do so than to throw it in a hole and hope nobody cares.
*For the plastics that you can turn into fuel, at least. There's a lot of kinds of plastic and their differing chemistries require different solutions.
Leonon
I once cut up a bit of bottle and left it in a glass jar full of gasoline for a few months as an experiment and it was fine. I don't remember which type of plastic it was though and can't be arsed to find my notes so repeat the experiment and take note of the plastic type if you want to use this life hack.
JustSomePersonThere
God info, thx!
pixelsnader
#2 HDPE is most resilient and #5 Polypropylene is good for not-super-long storage. But there's still variety in quality, and of course thickness and sturdyness matter. But in a pinch you can grab a milkjug for this trick.
wobblecopterrrr
fun fact! (not fun at all...) kerosine won't kill you, I know this because my xso just chugged a liter from my pack (it was clearly marked), not well enough... good thing we we were at a place with free healthcare )'(
DexPumpkinGod
I once put gasoline in a super soaker as a child. Great fun, but the super soaker did not survive the gas. Tank tuned to mush.
svga
I read 2 as "hope" and thought this was a meme post
ongabonga
Pete hope vs. lope peepeepees other?
ImFunAtFunerals
I've repetitively stored gasoline in a plastic bottle for months and it ended up fine
lonosham
Tastes awful, though
ImNotActuallyEvilAfterAll
Mine tastes like regular gasoline.
Snooj
But goes down smoother thanks to the degraded microplastics.
StillNotYouTube
Depends on the plastic. I once pour gasoline into a plastic cup and it ate through it in seconds.
TheHillsHaveNostrils
Life tip: a plastic product has its type written somewhere on it. See @leonon's comment above for a symbol key.
Snooj
You sure that was plastic and not Styrofoam?
bamblebimble
That's plastic, just not what most would consider a plastic cup. Solo cups are made from the same stuff, just not puffy
TheHillsHaveNostrils
... Styrofoam, aka polystyrene is 100% a plastic (synthetic polymer). Polystyrene is most commonly recognised in its form as foamed polystyrene (ie styrofoam) but non-foamed polystyrene is a clear (or dyed opaque), smooth resin-type plastic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene
giraffytaffy
TIL