HANDY HINTS (Kitchen/Home etc)
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Cutting them underwater helps too.Originally posted by TehJarVu:Heard that if you put onions in the fridge, when you take them out to cut, you will not tear so much. -
It's the smell that makes u tear, jus cover ur nose can alreadyOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:Cutting them underwater helps too. -
The smell of pandan leaves keeps roaches away from the car or the cabinet.
Towels appear to dry faster if you keep them outside the bathroom.
And if you prefer to save water, open and fill the cistern of your toilet with not-so-soapy recycled water (from the washing machine) after each flush. (Well, it's possible with ours as it uses a lever mechanism and the top can be opened.) -
Not quite the smell... it's the fumes released by the tissues of the onion when you slice it. These noxious fumes irritate our tear ducts and make us tear.Originally posted by The man who was death:It's the smell that makes u tear, jus cover ur nose can already
Alternatively, if no time to wait for the onions to turn cold in the fridge, wear your swimming goggles!
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it is true.Originally posted by TehJarVu:Heard that if you put onions in the fridge, when you take them out to cut, you will not tear so much. -
I just read this from another forum...is anyone willing to try it?
"This may come in handy someday.
"Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are home, call someone on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk)." -
sprinkle some salt onto freshly cut fruits to make it sweeter.
i think most people know this right?
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cos the tears would have been frozen??Originally posted by TehJarVu:Heard that if you put onions in the fridge, when you take them out to cut, you will not tear so much. -
Originally posted by Kuali Baba:I just read this from another forum...is anyone willing to try it?
"This may come in handy someday.
"Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are home, call someone on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk)."
Wah... definitely worth a try!! But then again, wonder what kind of cell phone you gotta use... and point which part of the phone at the car? 
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the browning of cut apples is a natural plants' response to injuries which is complicated process starting off with the necrosis of the area to 'isolate' it.Originally posted by Rhonda:Actually, keeping the cut apples in soaked in salt water helps. I think you might not have added enough salt in your water? Even restaurants use this method for their cut apples, pears and other fruits.
it is an oxidation process if i can remember. (plant biology ARENT my forte) -
broadcasting the 'unlock signal' over the phone? interesting..Originally posted by Kuali Baba:I just read this from another forum...is anyone willing to try it?
"This may come in handy someday.
"Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are home, call someone on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk)."
err...noxious fumes?Originally posted by Rhonda:Not quite the smell... it's the fumes released by the tissues of the onion when you slice it. These noxious fumes irritate our tear ducts and make us tear.
Alternatively, if no time to wait for the onions to turn cold in the fridge, wear your swimming goggles!
i dont think yr onions are 60's diesel engines ?
wearing a biosafety suit meant for BSL3 would be fine too.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Cutting them underwater helps too. -
Yes, it's a sign of oxidation going on. But we're in a 'Handy Hints' thread so maybe that's why no one's focusing that much on the Why's but rather, more on the How's.Originally posted by bismarck:the browning of cut apples is a natural plants' response to injuries which is complicated process starting off with the necrosis of the area to 'isolate' it.
it is an oxidation process if i can remember. (plant biology ARENT my forte)
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Oh yeah, wehn my parents used to run a shop, they'd wrap bananas in newspapers to speed up the ripening process. Wait, or is it the reverse?Originally posted by Rhonda:Place unripened fruits into a brown plastic bag to ripen it.
Wrap vegetables in newspaper before putting them in a fridge to absorb excess moisture and keep them fresher.
Anyway, one great tip I found when moving in... to remove bad fridge smells, squeeze lime juice all over the fridge and leave them in.. and turn the fridge on... just a little something my fiance discovered... otherwise a fridge deodorant costs exorbitant
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This one gotta tryOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:I just read this from another forum...is anyone willing to try it?
"This may come in handy someday.
"Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are home, call someone on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk)." Sounds really interesting -
how do you lock you keys in the car?Originally posted by elindra:This one gotta try Sounds really interesting -
very carefullyOriginally posted by kalangkabo:how do you lock you keys in the car?
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if u have damp shoes. n its late in the evening to dry them yt u gota use them the nxt day.....
stuf them w crumpled newspapers....
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if yr making soup n it becums too salty... dnt add water n dilute the flavors.... add in a raw potatoe n boil... the potatoe will absord the salt... boil to taste...
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Originally posted by the Bear:very carefully
but seriously...
I mean, do cars nowadays autolock themselves if you turn off the engine for too long? have been wondering about this...
(once went down to the carpark in the middle of the night cos i couldn't remember if i've locked the car)
otherwise, if you only have one key with you and it's those "beep beep" type, how do you lock your keys in the car? -
i dunno.. i've forgotten to lock my car... but i can't think of how to lock your keys in your car these days..
anyway, here's a silly one.. if you have a CD writer, and wrecked a few CDs (like i have) or buy a big bundle of generic CDs which come with a few unlayered CDs to protect the blank ones, you can use the wrecked CDs and the unlayered ones as coasters
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interesting ...... will try this next timeOriginally posted by skeujin:if u have damp shoes. n its late in the evening to dry them yt u gota use them the nxt day.....
stuf them w crumpled newspapers....
replace n repeat as nessacary....