- Before resealing a can of paint, blow one deep breath into the can and close it quickly. You'll fill it with carbon dioxide, which will keep the paint from oxidizing prevent it from developing the "skin" that paint gets when it sits a while.
- When ordering a "custom" sandwich from a deli, Subway, or college cafeteria, say the name of each ingredient with a air of finality, as though it will be the last ingredient on your sandwich. The sandwich-maker will pile plenty of the stuff on, trying to fill your sandwich to a respectable size, not realizing you intend to ask for more ingredients.
- When caulking around the top of a bathtub, first fill it with water. The weight of the water will lower the tub and widen the gap to be caulked, giving you a lasting and complete seal. If you don't then the next time you fill the tub with water a gap will appear below your caulk line, allowing water to get behind the wall and damage the substructure.
Buried somewhere in the archives there was also a link on how to start a fire with a Coke can and a chocolate bar.
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