New Leaf posted:

It works differently with dry-erase boards. If you accidentally draw on it with permanent marker, you scribble over it with dry erase marker and erase the whole thing. Don't know why it works, but it does. I used to be a teacher, you pick up weird things.

Another stupid but effective life hack I learned is using dry-erase board spray cleaner can kill warts! Which is a little scary, to be frank, since I have no idea what's in it.. I had a huge wart on top of one of my fingers for ages. It was right where the nail came out, and it was so large it left an indention in the middle of my nail for years. I'd gotten it frozen off twice, no dice. Once afternoon I was using some kind of spray cleaner to get rid of dry-erase residue on the board and when I was done I had this chalky white coating all over my fingers. I went to the bathroom and scrubbed it off quickly, no permanent damage done except some dryness for a few days. Within a week, the wart was completely gone. That was 2008, still no sign of it. So if you have warts, soak them in dry-erase board cleaner! (Please don't do this.. I'm sure it's toxic and I just got lucky.)

Bhodi posted:

Thanks to the recently-released torture report, we know even the CIA is getting into the act!



Edit: Some additional choice quotes
"[w]hile IV infusion is safe and effective, we were impressed with the ancillary effectiveness of rectal infusion on ending the water refusal in a similar case"
"[r]egarding the rectal tube, if you place it and open up the IV tubing, the flow will self regulate, sloshing up the large intestines"
"[w]hat I infer is that you get a tube up as far as you can, then open the IV wide. No need to squeeze the bag - let gravity do the work" (positioned in a "forward-facing position with the head lower than torso")

Hirayuki posted:

Simply put your toaster on its side to make cheese toast! Fleas will be attracted to the heat! The cheese toast will fly halfway across the room when done, taking the fleas with it and killing them in the process!

Extra-credit hack: Eat any dead fleas and floor detritus on your cheese toast for a protein, fiber, and immune-system boost!

axolotl farmer posted:

Dryer sheets makes typing more comfortable. To make them stay on, weigh them down with Altoid tins.

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Kwyndig posted:

Considering that digital television encrypts the signal in a way impossible to watch without the key, that's a Quantum Leap hack.

Ryoshi posted:

The basil one is nice actually, growing basil from a seed can be a pain and if you have a healthy plant it makes sense to clone it rather than starting from scratch.

No idea where your life has gone wrong though where it couldn't be improved a lot by more basil. Basil is delicious.

CommunistPancake posted:

I'm working my way through the backlog of the PYF Dangerous Chemistry thread, and this topic came up right about where I am in the backlog. General thread consensus is that the myth that bread in any form can filter methanol is likely bullshit, though an actual experiment is needed. Still, I wouldn't trust my eyesight to a loaf of burnt bread.

For the interested, the discussion starts here: