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Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

BREADS

Gullous posted:

when is that communal drip ever good?

When you’re tired enough.

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bunnyofdoom
Mar 29, 2008
THE HATE CRIME DEFENDER HAS LOGGED ON
And also too cheap to afford coffee....haha :smith:

dordreff
Jul 16, 2013

chitoryu12 posted:

You wouldn't need plastic bottle shoes in Rio if they had flip-flop vending machines like Sydney.



all of sydney's beaches are shithouse though, so there's no need for them

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Gullous posted:

when is that communal drip ever good?

Ever work graveyard?

All coffee becomes good.

Intoluene
Jul 6, 2011

Activating self-destruct sequence!
Fun Shoe

dordreff posted:

all of sydney's beaches are shithouse though, so there's no need for them

Can confirm. Gotta travel a bit to get to any good beaches near Sydney. For all its fame, Bondi is a really lovely beach.

MonoAus
Nov 5, 2012
I've never been to a beach in Sydney but can confirm most other beaches I've been to around the country are poo poo compared to WA.


HardDiskD posted:

when you lose or have your flip flops stolen at the beach but there's thrash everywhere so you just wear those to the shop and buy another cheap pair of flip flops.

Hmm, look mentally ill or do without thongs for 5 minutes while you go back to your car... tough choice.

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




MonoAus posted:

Hmm, look mentally ill or do without thongs for 5 minutes while you go back to your car... tough choice.

The sand is really hot, okay? You want people to burn their feet? You monster.

GI Joe jobs
Jun 25, 2005

🎅🤜🤛👷

Mustached Demon posted:

Ever work graveyard?

All coffee becomes good.

heres a life hack:
i worked front desk at a best western one summer, second shift but occasionally had to do 11pm to 7am which sucked rear end. Id use two coffee packets for the pot instead of one (thats the hack, make strong coffee) and would be wired as hell. the last week im training this new guy while sipping the 2x coffee, wired plus having to pee frequently. he thinks im doing drugs and doesnt buy my coffee story at all. doh. LPT

Decrepus
May 21, 2008

In the end, his dominion did not touch a single poster.


CharlieWhiskey posted:

Some of those are actually good lifehacks. Mods?

No.

Teriyaki Hairpiece
Dec 29, 2006

I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

Len posted:

I dunno I thought it wasn't bad. It says it's for tissues in the car so they don't get crushed and while I'm pretty sure they make things just for that Tupperware is probably cheaper.

I'd imagine that the edges of the ragged slit you cut in the tupperware could rip the tissues or could accidentally slice your hand up a little. Say, if you're behind the wheel and fumbling for a tissue without taking your eyes off the road.

They make tissue box holders of a million types and styles they are cheap and plentiful. Something unnecessarily complicated that already has a cheap and easy solution is the very definition of a bad "lifehack".

Tiggum
Oct 24, 2007

Your life and your quest end here.


Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

Something unnecessarily complicated that already has a cheap and easy solution is the very definition of a bad "lifehack".

FTFY.

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

My daughter has started watching lifehack videos on YouTube. (I'd rather she watch something more enriching, like furry scat porn, but she gets to make some of these choices.) Every 3 minutes I get either "daddy, come look!", "why do they even need to do that?", or "why don't they just...". The proportions are encouraging.

Space Kablooey
May 6, 2009


MonoAus posted:

Hmm, look mentally ill or do without thongs for 5 minutes while you go back to your car... tough choice.

Ever walked in anything except grass, mud or wet wood that has been under the subtropical/tropical sun for hours? Besides, that's a great way to have your feet slashed by glass or whatever else.

Edit: Not that it isn't stupid as gently caress, and gently caress having to do it, but sometimes you have to.

Also, it's better than using cardboard pieces.

Space Kablooey has a new favorite as of 17:41 on Jan 10, 2017

Tiberius Thyben
Feb 7, 2013

Gone Phishing


Subjunctive posted:

My daughter has started watching lifehack videos on YouTube. (I'd rather she watch something more enriching, like furry scat porn, but she gets to make some of these choices.) Every 3 minutes I get either "daddy, come look!", "why do they even need to do that?", or "why don't they just...". The proportions are encouraging.

Schmorky alt spotted.

AlbieQuirky
Oct 9, 2012

Just me and my 🌊dragon🐉 hanging out
I would make the water bottle sandals if I was staying in a hostel and didn't have shower shoes, because I would rather look like an idiot than get athlete's foot.

Then I would jump in front of a bus because clearly I had lost the ability to make good decisions. Life? Hacked!

Blue Footed Booby
Oct 4, 2006

got those happy feet

HardDiskD posted:

Ever walked in anything except grass, mud or wet wood that has been under the subtropical/tropical sun for hours? Besides, that's a great way to have your feet slashed by glass or whatever else.

Edit: Not that it isn't stupid as gently caress, and gently caress having to do it, but sometimes you have to.

Also, it's better than using cardboard pieces.

From what I've seen, the third world DIY sandal material of choice is bits of old tire cut into a foot shape.

I'm honestly kind of surprised I've never seen American hipsters do this.

Proteus Jones
Feb 28, 2013



Blue Footed Booby posted:

From what I've seen, the third world DIY sandal material of choice is bits of old tire cut into a foot shape.

I'm honestly kind of surprised I've never seen American hipsters do this.

I think the hippies ruined it for them.

Kwyndig
Sep 23, 2006

Heeeeeey


I thought it was because modern radial tires will tear the poo poo out of your feet if you cut them up and use them as sandals.

Ein cooler Typ
Nov 26, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
you will appreciate that vending machine if you've ever stepped on a pop top, cut your heel and had to cruise on back home

Space Kablooey
May 6, 2009


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=275VsDVauN8

Blue Footed Booby
Oct 4, 2006

got those happy feet

Kwyndig posted:

I thought it was because modern radial tires will tear the poo poo out of your feet if you cut them up and use them as sandals.

The metal bands are inside the rubber. As long as you trim the edges cleanly I don't see how they could cut you.

vvv You can blow a hole a foot wide through a tire and still have enough material for sandals that won't mangle your feet.

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Kwyndig
Sep 23, 2006

Heeeeeey


Because who throws out perfectly good tires?

Control Volume
Dec 31, 2008

Screaming Idiot
Nov 26, 2007

JUST POSTING WHILE JERKIN' MY GHERKIN SITTIN' IN A PERKINS!

BEATS SELLING MERKINS.
way 2 irradiate ur shoes shitlord HEH

Powered Descent
Jul 13, 2008

We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

Ein cooler Typ posted:

you will appreciate that vending machine if you've ever stepped on a pop top, cut your heel and had to cruise on back home

That reminds me, it's time to put booze in the blender.

AlbieQuirky
Oct 9, 2012

Just me and my 🌊dragon🐉 hanging out

flosofl posted:

I think the hippies ruined it for them.

Yes, it was very popular with hippies in the US up through the mid 80s.

Somebody could probably make a Kickstarter to sell those poverty sandals to a new generation.

Grassy Knowles
Apr 4, 2003

"The original Terminator was a gritty fucking AMAZING piece of sci-fi. Gritty fucking rock-hard MURDER!"

AlbieQuirky posted:

Yes, it was very popular with hippies in the US up through the mid 80s.

Somebody could probably make a Kickstarter to sell those poverty sandals to a new generation.

https://indosole.com/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/997949183/hand-made-leather-sandals-with-upcycled-car-tire-s
http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/recycled-rubber-flip-flops
https://xeroshoes.com/

Karate Bastard
Jul 31, 2007

Soiled Meat

Facebook Aunt posted:

The sand is really hot, okay? You want people to burn their feet? You monster.

No, he wants to watch people traipse, gallivant and prance frantically to and fro before him like they are desperate for a toilet but at the same time have third degree rugburn of the crotch. I thought that was pretty obvious?

BlankIsBeautiful
Apr 4, 2008

Feeling a little inadequate?
In his final years, Howard Hughes wore Kleenex boxes as slippers pretty much constantly.

Blue On Blue
Nov 14, 2012

BlankIsBeautiful posted:

In his final years, Howard Hughes wore Kleenex boxes as slippers pretty much constantly.

I'm going to assume that's where the simpsons gag came from

Did he also invent the spruce moose ?

Mad Hamish
Jun 15, 2008

WILL AMOUNT TO NOTHING IN LIFE.



Sappo569 posted:

I'm going to assume that's where the simpsons gag came from

Did he also invent the spruce moose ?

It was the Spruce Goose, but yes.

Rysithusiku
Nov 10, 2013

Witness the assless man and despair!
All futures point to a world of filled holes.
He (meaning his engineers) invented and fabricated some special spacers to hold his toes apart at night, because he refused to trim his toenails for years and theyd click together all night and keep his wife awake.

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

BREADS

Mad Hamish posted:

It was the Spruce Goose, but yes.

He hated that name.

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

BREADS

Gullous posted:

heres a life hack:
i worked front desk at a best western one summer, second shift but occasionally had to do 11pm to 7am which sucked rear end. Id use two coffee packets for the pot instead of one (thats the hack, make strong coffee) and would be wired as hell. the last week im training this new guy while sipping the 2x coffee, wired plus having to pee frequently. he thinks im doing drugs and doesnt buy my coffee story at all. doh. LPT

I can believe you’re that wired at first, but you didn’t build a tolerance to it?

Coydog
Mar 5, 2007



Fallen Rib
Not with all the extra meth, no.

MonoAus
Nov 5, 2012

HardDiskD posted:

Ever walked in anything except grass, mud or wet wood that has been under the subtropical/tropical sun for hours? Besides, that's a great way to have your feet slashed by glass or whatever else.

Edit: Not that it isn't stupid as gently caress, and gently caress having to do it, but sometimes you have to.

Also, it's better than using cardboard pieces.

lol yes.

Amazingly I've never once had to attach garbage to my feet to get around this "problem".

Chard
Aug 24, 2010




Just cut your feet off and wheelchair around, no worries about garbageshoes ever again

Grassy Knowles
Apr 4, 2003

"The original Terminator was a gritty fucking AMAZING piece of sci-fi. Gritty fucking rock-hard MURDER!"

Chard posted:

Just cut your feet off and wheelchair around, no worries about garbageshoes ever again

And then you'll get to wrap the wheels with zip ties to winterize

Samizdata
May 14, 2007

Grassy Knowles posted:

And then you'll get to wrap the wheels with zip ties to winterize

Dunno. I always stick bread tabs in the tread of my Rascal.

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Screaming Idiot
Nov 26, 2007

JUST POSTING WHILE JERKIN' MY GHERKIN SITTIN' IN A PERKINS!

BEATS SELLING MERKINS.

Chard posted:

Just cut your feet off and wheelchair around, no worries about garbageshoes ever again

look at this little baby

i have lifehacked my brain to give me the power to float

gravity is for mindless groundwalkers lol

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