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Dareon posted:As a bonus, some of his inventions could fit in this thread if they were presented differently. I was actually really impressed how well these 2 things worked turkey cooker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywTcBSXAiQ toast knife https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcjGRXTpHGI
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You can tell this lot has been around by the artefacts:   Give corporations interest‐free, unsecured loans because you literally can’t even manage a savings account.   This is the entire thing. Use red goo. 
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Nov 20, 2016 08:55
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Platystemon posted:
Looks like pomegranate seeds to me. I'm not sure what the idea here is though, it's not like my problem with ants is that I'm unable to lure them into my house.
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Nov 20, 2016 13:39
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The Moon Monster posted:Looks like pomegranate seeds to me. I'm not sure what the idea here is though, it's not like my problem with ants is that I'm unable to lure them into my house. I've seen this one before, it's been around for decades as a household hint for thrifty people. The idea is that you mix something sweet like jam, jelly, fruit juice or peanut butter with Borax. Borax is poison for ants. So the ants take the sweet treat back home to mom, and everybody dies. It works, commercial ant bait killers often contain Borax.  This tip made a lot more sense back when most housewives had Borax laying around. You can still buy it, it's pretty cheap, and one box will keep you in ant killer for the rest of your life, but it just isn't that popular these days. If you have hard water it will soften the hard water and help your laundry soap work better, it won't do much of anything if you don't have hard water. Things like Oxyclean do better job at brightening dingy whites. Platystemon posted:
And of course without specifying that you should use borax, this lifehack seems to be telling you to throw parties for ants. Somehow this will lead you to gaining control of the ants.
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Facebook Aunt posted:And of course without specifying that you should use borax, this lifehack seems to be telling you to throw parties for ants. Somehow this will lead you to gaining control of the ants. Is that how Hank Pym did it? It always seemed fishy that just being ant-sized gave him the ability to control ants.
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Platystemon posted:This is the entire thing. Use red goo. Throw some strawberry jam on the floor to bait ants into your house #lifehack
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The hack is to put jam in your neighbour's house so all the ants go there.
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Nov 20, 2016 18:22
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Throw some spiders in the fan like a idiot u dum piece of poo poo
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Facebook Aunt posted:I've seen this one before, it's been around for decades as a household hint for thrifty people. The idea is that you mix something sweet like jam, jelly, fruit juice or peanut butter with Borax. Borax is poison for ants. So the ants take the sweet treat back home to mom, and everybody dies. It works, commercial ant bait killers often contain Borax. I did this when we had a huge infestation of the tiny black ants in my parents' house and it got them out of my room there, at least. it worked really well. my dad would spray the ones outside with 99% isopropyl alcohol but that only kills the ones in the immediate area. I was going to get some for our apartment to deal with roaches, hopefully!! a decent and cheap #hacc
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Nov 20, 2016 22:37
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Platystemon posted:
Is nobody going to mention "Confessions of Crafty Witches"?
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The Snoo posted:I did this when we had a huge infestation of the tiny black ants in my parents' house and it got them out of my room there, at least. it worked really well. my dad would spray the ones outside with 99% isopropyl alcohol but that only kills the ones in the immediate area. No joke. The development I live in was essentially built on a massive ant nest and borax cleared them out of my house. poo poo works well.
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Polymetric posted:Is nobody going to mention "Confessions of Crafty Witches"? Lay a bread tag at each corner of the pentagram, blessed be.
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The Snoo posted:my dad would spray the ones outside with 99% isopropyl alcohol but that only kills the ones in the immediate area. At least they died happy.
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Stoatbringer posted:At least they died happy. Na that's ethanol you're thinking of. Isopropyls really bad at getting you drunk before getting you dead.
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Isn't isopropyl alcohol the one that slowly steals your sight (permanently) while it feels like someone is driving a million red hot nail into your skull? Asking for a friend.
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flosofl posted:Isn't isopropyl alcohol the one that slowly steals your sight (permanently) while it feels like someone is driving a million red hot nail into your skull? Yeah, that's the one. Conversely, you can filter isopropyl alcohol through charcoal (like a fish filter) a couple times and it'll be harmless. Disgusting as gently caress, but essentially harmless. ..... I heard this from a friend.
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I worked out in the bush with an old timer who told me stories about dummies who would drink isopropyl and induce vomiting so their bodies could get rid of the "bad" alcohol after having already absorbed the "good" alcohol. I don't know what happened to them next.
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Nov 23, 2016 14:38
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Your buddies all really know how to party.
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flosofl posted:Isn't isopropyl alcohol the one that slowly steals your sight (permanently) while it feels like someone is driving a million red hot nail into your skull? You're thinking of methyl alcohol. Isopropyl alcohol becomes acetone when your liver's done with it; methyl alcohol becomes formaldehyde.
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Nov 23, 2016 15:32
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Drink enough of either and the difference becomes irrelevant.
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regardless of the type of alcohol used, i doubt the ants enjoyed having their bodies and eyes covered in it, and having their respiratory spiracles sucking it inside their bodies to fill their flesh with burning agony.
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I saw a great show once where they were testing vodka in a spray bottle as a wasp killer. What they got was a bunch of totally shitfaced wasps flying into walls and rolling around on the floor who, several hours later, were basically fine.
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Nov 23, 2016 23:37
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Hairspray does a great job of killing bugs, though, if you don't mind the sticky spray residue it leaves behind. I've done in my share of bathroom spiders this way.
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Nov 23, 2016 23:42
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I prefer canned air upside dow . Freeze em solid. ...I have black widows that have become immune to almost every poison I can get.
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Pham Nuwen posted:regardless of the type of alcohol used, i doubt the ants enjoyed having their bodies and eyes covered in it, and having their respiratory spiracles sucking it inside their bodies to fill their flesh with burning agony. I had to use isopropyl alcohol to kill and preserve fish for a project at my college. We also used clove oil to anesthetize the fish first because it would probably be incredibly cruel to kill them with the alcohol. Rysithusiku posted:I prefer canned air upside dow . Freeze em solid. Black widows are only likely to bite you when you're actively trying to squash them. Please be careful and also consider putting them in a cup and taking them outside instead.
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Pham Nuwen posted:regardless of the type of alcohol used, i doubt the ants enjoyed having their bodies and eyes covered in it, and having their respiratory spiracles sucking it inside their bodies to fill their flesh with burning agony. I took a blast of 200 proof ethanol from a filter canister that wasn't tightened all the way. Drenched my shirt, it got in my eyes, and the vapors were rough to breathe in. Not much fun, but I was a little loopy for a couple hours afterwards.
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Man, those Mr Gear videos on YouTube. They're all stupid, pointless and dangerous and I keep watching. It's great that he never explains what he's doing so you have no idea what he's making or why he just glued a hypodermic needle to a lighter. I'm surprised he's not lost any fingats the number of times he's cut towards himself with a scalpel.
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Improbable Lobster posted:Black widows are only likely to bite you when you're actively trying to squash them. Please be careful and also consider putting them in a cup and taking them outside instead. While the majority of spiders get a pass.. gently caress widows. Those things die violently and, if i have my way, painfully.
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Rysithusiku posted:While the majority of spiders get a pass.. gently caress widows. Those things die violently and, if i have my way, painfully. That's like, literally the only way to get them to bite you
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Rysithusiku posted:I prefer canned air upside dow . Freeze em solid. If you're outdoors or in the garage, both brake cleaner and automotive electric contact cleaner seem to do an excellent job against black widows and the enormous New Mexico roaches that sometimes wander into the garage
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Aussie lifehack: DON'T kill the deadly venomous spiders that surround you, instead why don't you try catching them with a jar instead! Then send them to your nearest reptile centre who will happily milk it for you to produce some lovely anti-venom (which you'll need if you did the first part of the hack wrong  )Have an instructional video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oarr8ZadGg8 Helith has a new favorite as of 04:43 on Nov 24, 2016 |
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Helith posted:Aussie lifehack: I live near this place and they really do need the donated spiders.
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Hirayuki posted:Hairspray does a great job of killing bugs, though, if you don't mind the sticky spray residue it leaves behind. I've done in my share of bathroom spiders this way. I tried that, they just started singing along...
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BioEnchanted posted:I tried that, they just started singing along... Try Cats next time, they can never pronounce "Mister Mistoffelees" correctly and die of shame.
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Helith posted:Aussie lifehack: Our spiders arent actually deadly enough for them to give a poo poo. Only way they can kill you is if you have an allergic reaction. And then you need an epipen, not antivenom.
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Lifehack: there isn't a way to post "Actually, it's Antivenin" without sounding condescending
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Nov 24, 2016 16:42
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Helith posted:Aussie lifehack: Do you label your jar o' spiders when you mail it or just leave it a surprise?
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Improbable Lobster posted:Lifehack: there isn't a way to post "Actually, it's Antivenin" without sounding condescending Including this way.
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chitoryu12 posted:Do you label your jar o' spiders when you mail it or just leave it a surprise? You take it to them directly. People doing this is why nobody has died of a spider bite in Australia since 1979.
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rydiafan posted:Including this way. Maybe I can find a lifehack that uses rubber bands, breadclips and a lemon to make me sound like less of a huge prick
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