I usually get crazy looks when I tell people this.

If you ever happen to nick yourself when shaving and kleenex/tp aren't doing the trick, just apply a pinch of ground coffee to the cut. The coffee will act as an adhesive and after about 3 minutes, the bleeding will stop.

or get a styptic pencil for like $.99 and you don't need to smell like coffee all day

Crazy Glue works too.

if your radiator starts leaking, not gushing, but just a slight trickle, pour pepper in it to temporary plug the leak until you can have a mechanic look at it

im sure everyone knows how to tell if a steak is done by feel:

http://www.lifespy.com/2007/how-to-c...teak-doneness/


simple bootable CD to get rid of all your Pr0n before the feds come:

http://www.dban.org/


links for stuff like this that I read everyday:

http://www.lifespy.com/

lifehacker.com

rubbing toothpaste on something that smells bad will get the smell out

I know a million of them

The elevator trick works in the elevators at one of the courthouses where I practice. The law enforcement guys abuse the hell out of it. Most everyone else just waits like normal.

LOL at freezing phone cards.

also, that elevator trick doesn't work on any modern elevators. i've heard it worked on old Otis elevators, but in recent times, all that stuff is computer controlled.

however, I do believe that the "close door" button is usually a gimmick; along with crosswalk buttons in areas designed to handle a lot of pedestrian traffic.

Make sure you wash all new clothes you buy before wearing them. Most of my friends say they love that 'new clothes' feel, however the amount of dust and dirt on them is pretty disgusting.

- or put them in a sink full of water and watch it turn brown.

Air dry a nice filet for about two hours.

Pan sear it [both sides] in butter, then shove it in the oven at 400' for 8 minutes.

Take it out, keep it covered under foil for ~5mins. Serve.

This will likely taste better than steak you order out at expensive places.


Also, $20 tricks pretty much work everywhere in service industries. Esp LV,NYC, Miami. Highly recommend. I don't think it's ever not worked for me [$20-100 depending on place, size of line, expected wait, etc]

my mom taught me this

for super white whites (ie if you have sweat stains) wash once in cold water with detergent, and than another wash in hot w bleach and detergent.

yeah pretty amazed at the number of people who don't use bleach for stuff like undershirts

Correct, the close door button is only activated when the firemans key is in use. It allows fireman to close the door when smoke interferes with the infrared safety beam.

In NYC, Chicago, or another city with a lot of old elevators I imagine this trick would work quite a bit.

If you spin it on it's side, a hard boiled egg will spin and a raw egg won't.

I have only ever been in one elevator where a close door button produced a definite result. It was an older elevator at Mathes hall at Western Washington U. It was 5:50 and the liquor store closed at 6pm. We got on at the 6th floor and started going down to 2nd floor to exit the building. The elevator stopped at the 3rd floor. Usually people on the 3rd floor would hit the elevator button on their way to the stairs, and if the doors opened immediately they would ride the elevator, otherwise they'd go down 1 flight of stairs. So when the elevator stopped at the 3rd floor, I started immediately pounding the door close button to minimize the time wasted (which would be a whole 10 seconds or so...). The doors opened, two girls started walking towards the open elevator and the doors closed immediately after opening fully. The girls looked shocked and appalled that we could do such a thing. I have never seen anyone look so disappointed in me. We hastily exited the building after getting off on 2, and made it to the liquor store just in time (though the person buying got me MONARCH 151 instead of Bacardi).

Every other time I have used the door close button I see it as a coincidence that the doors closed a short while after.

If you are male and you would like to piss another male off easily without getting into a fight... this one is classic.

I have tested this hundreds of times in every possible situation; from drunk NFL games when I am cheering for the visiting team all the way down to the guy serving at the coffee shop.

Whatever you say to this person, follow it up with "tough guy"

This takes guys back so much, their whole demeanor will change. Its hilarious and they are so thrown off by it, they never do anything about it.

Guy standing in your way at the bar? Touch his shoulder as you slide past.... "excuse me, tough guy"

Excuse me, is my order ready yet? we havent called you yet - "Ok, well its been 20 minutes, can you check on that for me, tough guy?"

Say it with confidence and guys will feel like their ego was popped. Also even more hilarious when girls are around because they seem to find it hysterical.

i def. could see some meat-head loaded at a bar get mad for this and start some **** with you.

Seems like a good way to get popped in the mouth.

a teaspoon of sugar cures hiccups.

Hotel elevators that require card keys to be inserted before you can select your floor can be hacked by pressing a button for a floor that is already selected and at the same time press the button for the floor that you want. It's not a major deal but it saves the trouble of fumbling around for your key.

From an email sent to me

1. Budweiser beer conditions the hair
2. Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish
3. Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes
4. Mayonnaise will KILL LICE, it will also condition your hair
5. Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any

6. Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea
7. Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water
8. Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste
9. Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!
10. Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too

11 Bee stings - meat tenderizer
12. Chigger bite - Preparation H
13. Puffy eyes - Preparation H
14. Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals)
15. Stinky feet - Jello !

16. Athletes feet - cornstarch
17. Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks vapor rub
18. Kool aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. (Wow, and we drink this stuff)
19. Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!
20. Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper

21. Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray
22. Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby
23. Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls
24. When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on
25. Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar !

26. Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice!
27 Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak
28. Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and cup of milk of magnesia , soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many years!
29. A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!
30. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste

31. Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt.
32. To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.
33. Remove labels off glassware etc. rub with Peanut butter!
34. Baked on food - fill container with water, get a Bounce paper softener and the static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also; you can use 2 Efferdent tablets , soak overnight!
35. Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush it!

36. Dirty grout - Listerine
37. Stains on clothes - Colgate toothpaste
38. Grass stains - Karo Syrup
39. Grease Stains - Coca Cola , it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from car batteries!
40. Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. Maybe this will work if you get them back again.
41. To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer Add a little Clorox , or 2 Bayer aspirin , or just use 7-up instead of water.

42. When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so you 'squeeze' for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie.
They are:
Monday = Blue
Tuesday = Green
Thursday = Red
Friday = White
Saturday = Yellow.
So if today was Thursday, you would want a red twist tie; not white which is Fridays (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue- Green - Red - White - Yellow, Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember. I thought this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the ones with the plastic clips have different colors. You learn something new everyday! Enjoy fresh bread when you buy bread with the right color on the day you are shopping.

Peanut Butter will get gum out of hair.

Ice will work also.

If you want to save money but not be a nit all the time, focus on saving money on big ticket items such as cars and homes rather than small purchases such as pens and decks of cards. Saving 10% off a $10,000 purchase saves you as much money as saving 10% off 1000 $10 purchases, but with a fraction of the time and energy spent out of your life, which leaves you the freedom to enjoy your new toys more and be unburdened by the fear of getting ripped off.

Holding your car remote up to your chin will significantly increase its range

Wow, this is life changing. Seriously.

Who the hell saves money for pens or a deck of cards?

I'd rather have gum than peanut butter in my hair.