Things you have discover that nobody else seems aware of

[Sysman]

You put some hard boiled eggs in the egg tray in the fridge, then someone else fills up the tray with fresh eggs.

How do you tell which ones are the hard boiled ones?

Try spinning them on end on a flat surface. The hard boiled ones will stay upright (for a bit anyway).

[d000hg]

If you lick your finger, then put it into an electric socket, you will get an electric shock. If you cross the fingers of the other hand, you will be safe.
scientists think its because the electrons form a 'henry field' and the adiabatic lapse rate prevents the ohms from flowing.

same with putting a fork into a toaster. cross your fingers and you will be ok.

I've certainly never seen anyone report that this trick doesn't work.

[SueEllen]

oh. ok.

Why this one works, I do not know. But it works :-


When making packet soup, you often end up with a lumpy mess.
To make a nice even packet soup, pour the powder into a dry saucepan. Mix in a few drops of water and stir in for about half a dozen stirs.
Add a few more drops, stir, and so on. each time increase the drops slightly.

pretty soon you will have a thick paste. continue adding drops and stirring, increasing the amount of water as you go.
When you reach the required amount (pint , pint and a half) you will a perfect consistancy soup.

sounds a lot of effort but only takes a couple of minutes in reality

It works with a lot of cooking sauces etc that start as powder as well as some building materials and art supplies.

[TimberWolf]

Cotton socks are one of the least useful things invented by mankind. Not only are they cold in winter, but they stink to high heaven in summer, and give you blisters. Yet despite wool mixes not being much more expensive than cotton, they still manage to sell millions of the them. You can even wear wool socks two or more days running.

[TimberWolf]

The human index finger is almost the exact same size as a human nostril.

[Pondlife]

The human index finger is almost the exact same size as a human nostril.

Surely if you keep poking something into a hole, that hole will get big enough to accomodate it over time.

[TimberWolf]

Surely if you keep poking something into a hole, that hole will get big enough to accomodate it over time.

Yep, another nature versus nurture conundrum.

[Scrag Meister]

Slightly scarey, but my electrician is a tad old school and when I asked him about installing POE+ cameras he'd not heard of it. And was going to recommend some BNC connected thing with shotgun power on RG59.

Following last weeks break-in am looking to install some internet viewable IP cameras at home.

Power Over Ethernet

[Freamon]

The human index finger is almost the exact same size as a human nostril.

How did you discover this?

[Diver]

How did you discover this?

Just rooting around, just rooting around