• Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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    11 months ago

    For years there was the “Phantom”, a notorious criminal, haunting all of Europe. DNA testing revealed that it was a female and her crimes ranging from petty theft to murder were seemingly unrelated to each other. That each of them were done in different countries didn’t make solving the case any easier.

    But eventually they did solve it. They found the woman working in a cotton swab factory. Turned out many police departments were using the wrong type of swabs. So there seem to be more than one way to incorrectly use cotton swabs.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    I swear every time my spouse tries to use wd40 I have a stroke. We have several kinds of specific lubes for different situations ffs, all in the same easy to access bin, stop trying to use wd40 as a catch all super lube that’s not how it works.

    People don’t send letters much anymore but please don’t lick the envelopes. Just dip a finger in water. Just as easy, less germy, and doesn’t cause a lingering chemical taste.

    Nobody seems to understand how to use dental dams. Look it up, stay safe people.

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      11 months ago

      So… being one of those spouses who uses wd40 on everything. Do you have link to some easily understandable info on when to use the right lubricant?

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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        11 months ago

        One easy rule of thumb is if you’re looking to lubricate something WD40 is never the correct choice. It’s not a lubricant, it’s for cleaning/breaking shit loose.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    I never use them to clean my earsz I use them to masturbate my ears. Nothing so good as a good ear scratching

  • Vej@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    Well. I’ve seen a video where a guy tried to put a pickle jar in his pooper and then a whoopsie happened where the jar breaks.

    • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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      11 months ago

      what do you do about googles ‘omnibar’? its the most infuriating combination of address and search boxes, and there is absolutely no way to turn it off.

      oh yeah, one way: firefox.

      its still triggers me to this day as the last straw for me and google

  • Extras@lemmy.today
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    11 months ago

    The ceiling fan: it changes directions with a switch, clockwise for winter, counterclockwise for everything else. Also opening those glass Doña María mole sauce jars: gotta flip it upside down on a paper towel and pry where the lid indicates, then flip it rightside up and twist

    Edit here’s a vid that I learned from for the mole sauce. pipedbot do your thing pls