The reverse of a question I asked on here a while ago.
Litter Robot
I’ve been thinking about getting one. Which model do you have, and how long have you had it?
I think zippo lighters say they’re wind proof. I did enough professional testing a month ago to confirm this. My neighbors can also confirm there was a man in my lawn with a lighter violently whipping it around in his hand until said man was winded.
Sadly i am not made of zippos.
I think “wind-resistant” would be more accurate.
As someone who used to smoke and had a Zippo, absolutely this. If it was pretty windy, the flame may stay lit but it wouldn’t hold still enough to light anything.
Head-On CAN be appied directly to the forehead! Which was it’s only claim.
Timex: Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
I licked my watch when I was a kid and it kept on ticking.
PIA wiper blades are pretty amazing. They’ve lasted me close to 6 years now I think. Way more price efficient than regular wipers.
I had some PIAA silicone wiper blades that lasted like 5 years, but I also kept that car in a garage. Amazing wiper blades!
When I moved to a new area where I had to park my car on the street because I no longer had a garage, I replaced the wiper blades with the same model but they didn’t even last a year.
I’m very surprised. I kept my out for the last 3ish years. Let me know if you try them again. I’m wondering if that was a fluke bad purchase? Hope its not quality degredation
This thing is way more expensive than it seems like it should be for what it is, but if you’ve got a yard full of burrs it’s worth the $270 to clear it up and reduce general misery at home.
https://stickerburrroller.com/products/sticker-burr-removal-tool
I fixed my hot tub with Flex Tape. It seems to be doing the job.
now that’s a lotta damage
I’ve repaired 2 kayaks and my tiny, flat-bottom boat. That shit is scary.
“Open heart surgery - guy’s got an artery going - FLEX TAPE”
Bone conduction headphones
Have a recommended brand or style?
I use whatever the premium Shokz product was 4 years ago. They have a new model that’s supposed to have better sound quality. I think it’s the open run pro 2. That’s what I’d get if I were buying another pair
Really? I’ve been dubious of these but…if true…
The sound quality is definitely worse than similarly priced regular headphones or earbuds.
But having the ears completely free make them a great option for cycling or running, where keeping track of your surroundings is literally kind of vital.
I think that goes without saying. But i was still very surprised on how good they were, my expectations were very whelmed.
I worked in a setting where we had to use them because people had to get audio prompts but still needed to be able to hear for situational awareness. They definitely work and work pretty well. You can even use them underwater. They can’t match the sound quality of actual headphones though. But for voice stuff or if you’re not super picky about audio quality they’re great, you can easily hear everything going on around you much more clearly than any of the “transparency modes” that modern noise cancelling headphones have because they don’t block your ears at all
They are fantastic for spoken audio like audiobooks and podcasts by themselves, if you’re using them in combination with earplugs they work a lot better for music because you get the low bass sounds that you would miss without the ear plugs.
They’re good for activities you want open ears for, like street cycling. Audio quality is not fantastic though. I use them for podcasts.
Darn tough socks, lamy pens, Ibanez guitars, and crumpler bags have all been very solid quality products I consider well worth the value.
Second Darn Tough. Best trail running socks I’ve ever had
I have a Lamy pen and it’s wonderful. I put a more fine nib on it and it writes beautifully, despite me being a lefty. I know you can get a lefty nib for them, but can’t really justify buying one and they only come in medium width.
i had like 10 of them since childhod, goddamn loved them. loved the colors and how smooth they were.
Have an Al-Star and a Safari with two of my favorite inks close at hand nearly always. Can’t remember the last time I so much as thought about cleaning either, even the one with a shimmer in it. I just keep refilling them, and they just keep working.
Dirt cheap, given the quality, too, IMHO. They could charge twice what they do for the lower end of their products, and there would still be value there.
Mr Clean magic bathroom erasers. Holy shit. They literally melted the soap scum from my bathtub when every other tile cleaner did next to nothing. I was completely blown away.
any they work incredibly well at putting micro plastics in the environment too!
Dude, foaming oven cleaner is similar. If you have a jacked up oven, get the foaming stuff and you’ll have a nearly brand new oven.
edit: oops, misread the parent post as the scrubbing bubble cleaner. going thru a colonoscopy prep, so im all funky. the foaming oven cleaner is good af tho. also, get melamine sponges. theyre the same thing as the magic sponges but much more cost efficient.
PSA to carefully read and follow all usage directions on any oven cleaner product. Some of that stuff can destroy your lungs (and more) if not used properly.
Good luck with your colonoscopy. The prep is fucking miserable, but it’s definitely worth it in the end.
(Don’t use foaming oven cleaner for that.)
Thanks! Everything went smoothly. I must’ve been funny under anesthesia because the nurses were looking at me funny when I came back to reality. I hope I didn’t embarrass myself 😬
I feel like no matter what happened, the chances are pretty low you’ll ever be the weirdest thing a bunch of professional butthole-looking specialists have ever experienced on the job.
Congrats on being done with it!
This 100%. Here’s a life pro tip: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is the trademarked brand. The generic product (which is exactly the same thing) is “melamine sponge”.
Depending on where you live, the Magic Eraser is an 4-5X more expensive than the equivalent generic on Amazon or eBay.
This was a very pro tip
Bought a Eufy g30 robot vacuum because it advertised that it could climb over thresholds and it does! The accessories are cheap too, especially if you buy knockoffs. Bought it in 2021 and still going strong, no complaints after almost daily use in a home with a cat and a small child.
Fender Telecaster
Similarly, Fender Precision Bass. Hard to go wrong with a classic.
Miele washing machine. Doing my laundry since 2001 and still as good as new.
Instant pot. I mostly use it for batch cooking, making homemade stocks and rice now. But, I used to make yoghurt in it weekly and proof dough in it every 3 days or so.
It advertised a bunch of functions and it only sucks at slow cooking, but pressure cooking is faster and better imo, it does suck at slow cooking though.
I have a different brand of multicooker, and it’s excellent. The “boil” function goes down as low as 40C so I use it to sous vide things fairly often
A $250 Epson ink tank printer.
500 full colour 10x15 photos and still half full.
LASERJET COPIERS ARE SUPERIOR!
