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00:00In the airport, they usually ask you to take your laptop out of your backpack
00:03and put it in a separate bin while going through the security check.
00:07Laptops are dense and the x-rays can't see through them,
00:10so you could be hiding something dangerous there.
00:13If it's out and it's on its own in a separate bin,
00:16it's easier for the scanners to capture a prospective hazard.
00:20Normally, the messages you send using iMessage are blue,
00:24but look, this time it turned green.
00:26No need to panic, it's not like the user blocked you or anything.
00:30It's just that you sent a regular SMS and not an iMessage.
00:33iMessages can only be sent to people who own an Apple device,
00:37so if the recipient doesn't have one, they're all going to be green.
00:41Another reason your phone might opt for an SMS
00:44is that your iPhone isn't connected to the Internet.
00:47iMessages go through the web, and SMS uses a cellular signal.
00:53The jacks you put in your devices have little plastic rings on them
00:56that separate different sections.
00:59These sections are called pins,
01:01and each of them serves a different purpose.
01:03Each plug will have at least one plastic ring
01:05because any plug must be separated into at least two pins.
01:10One of them is there to cancel out any interference,
01:13and the other to carry the signal.
01:15If, for example, your headphones have one ring and two sections,
01:18they have a mono playback.
01:20They deliver the same sound to both your right and your left ear.
01:24If there are two rings and three sections,
01:27then there is a basic one to cancel out interference
01:29and the other two for either ear.
01:32Three rings and four sections mean that you have a set,
01:35one basic, one for either of the ears,
01:38and the last one is the microphone pin.
01:42I bet you've never even noticed,
01:44but all credit cards,
01:46no matter what bank or country they come from,
01:48are the exact same size.
01:50The first ever credit card was issued in 1958 by the Bank of America,
01:55and later, the international standard was established
01:58for every issuer around the world to follow.
02:01The standard dictates both the proportions and the thickness.
02:06Whistles can work perfectly fine
02:08even if they don't have that ball inside,
02:10yet they all have it.
02:12That's because even though there's a sound without the ball,
02:15the noise it creates is very flat
02:17and not distinguishable enough.
02:20When you blow, the ball starts moving around inside,
02:23creating different pitches and making the noise more noticeable.
02:28Jeans have had those metal rivets ever since they were invented.
02:32Jacob Davis, the man who made the first pair of jeans,
02:35added copper rivets to those spots
02:37where the pants were more likely to rip to make them stronger.
02:40Today, they have more of a decorative purpose
02:43because they're distinctive and traditional for jeans.
02:47A basketball has little dots all over its surface
02:50and they serve as friction points.
02:52It's important for that ball not to slip out of the hands.
02:55There were times when they played basketball with a soccer ball.
02:59The floor was very slippery
03:01and it was impossible to play
03:03because you'd have to be very careful
03:04just to keep the ball in place.
03:07So, they had to redesign it.
03:09The more points of contact any object has with some surface,
03:13the more friction there is
03:14and the less likely it is to slip on the surface.
03:17So, that's how the ball got its dots.
03:21Those holes at the end of the handles
03:23aren't just there for you to hang your pans easily.
03:26You can also place your cooking spoon in there while making a meal.
03:29It'll hang right above the pan
03:31and the sauce won't spill around.
03:34Make sure to tap off the sauce or food beforehand though
03:37so that it doesn't go down the spoon's handle.
03:41You unload the dishwasher
03:42and while everything is dry,
03:44your plastic containers get all wet once again.
03:47Seems like they never get dry
03:49and that's actually true.
03:50The reason for it is the material.
03:52The dishes heat up and cool down slowly
03:55so the remaining water evaporates
03:57and dries out easily.
03:59When you take out those plastic containers,
04:01they cool down way too fast
04:03so the water doesn't dry out of the surface
04:05and just stays there.
04:09Another water source is those upside-down cups
04:12that collect water on top.
04:14But have you noticed that cups have chips on the bottom?
04:17They serve as a water drain in the dishwasher.
04:20So yeah, these cups don't accumulate water in the dishwasher.
04:24Take a look at aluminum foil.
04:27One side of it is always shiny
04:29and the other one is dull.
04:31When producing the foil,
04:32they flatten it with rollers.
04:34It's so thin that the rollers tear it.
04:36So they take two layers at a time.
04:38So the sides facing the roller remain shiny
04:41and those in the middle stay dull.
04:45We say it all the time,
04:472 a.m. and 2 p.m., without thinking.
04:50Why such a choice of letters?
04:51It's just Latin,
04:53which is still used for many other abbreviations.
04:56A.m. stands for ante meridium,
04:59which means before noon.
05:01P.m. stands for post meridium,
05:04meaning afternoon.
05:05Same with pounds,
05:07which are noted as L.B.,
05:09from the Latin phrase Libra Pondo.
05:12Most movie theater seats are red
05:14and the reason isn't better visibility,
05:17but quite the opposite.
05:18In low light conditions,
05:20red is the first color that fades away in our eyes.
05:23And that's what we want in a movie theater,
05:26to see nothing but the screen.
05:28Also, movie theaters were inspired
05:30by fancy Italian opera houses,
05:32so that's another reason too.
05:36Have you ever wondered
05:37why so many Disney characters wear white gloves?
05:40Well, back when animated movies were black and white,
05:43putting white gloves on characters
05:45was a way to make the hands stand out
05:47from the rest of the body.
05:49Then animation evolved,
05:51but the gloves stayed as a Disney tradition.
05:53But there are other reasons too.
05:55Human hands make animal characters
05:57more humanized and relatable.
05:59Also, those gloves are way easier to animate,
06:02which speeds up the process.
06:05Cats often rub their bodies against your legs,
06:08but do you know why they do it?
06:10This way, they transfer their scent to you,
06:12marking you as their territory
06:14and as their human.
06:16It's also a sign of affection.
06:18By doing this,
06:19they show that you're part of their inner circle.
06:23Wonder why it's so hard to swat a fly?
06:26Well, to a fly, we're sloths.
06:29That's because they see things
06:31in slow motion compared to us.
06:34Species have a different perception of speed.
06:37The speed we see will be twice as fast for a turtle,
06:40and it will be four times slower for a fly.
06:43Turn a video to 0.25 speed
06:45and imagine someone approaching you at this pace.
06:48Well, that's how a fly sees you.
06:50So yeah, it has enough time to escape.
06:55Road signs have different shapes and colors
06:57to send different signals to your brain.
07:00Oval shapes are more friendly,
07:01and squared ones are very familiar and secure,
07:04so they're usually regulatory.
07:07Triangles reflect instability,
07:09so they're usually warning signs.
07:11And finally, the stop sign has a special octagon shape,
07:14the most unusual and unsettling.
07:17It's supposed to draw your attention to it.
07:20Together with the red color,
07:21this sign stands out the most,
07:23just like it's supposed to.
07:27Some sidewalks have little plates with bumps on them.
07:29We don't pay much attention to them,
07:31but they're very important for visually impaired people.
07:34They signal a slope that then leads to a crosswalk.
07:38Also, there are several patterns that signal different things.
07:43Name the school grades.
07:45A, B, C, D, and F.
07:48No E, but why?
07:51The modern grading system dates back to 1897.
07:55In the beginning, it was all the letters from A to E.
07:58A meant excellent.
08:00B was good.
08:03C was fair.
08:05And D was passed.
08:08Below that was an E, or fail,
08:11which was often confused with the opposite.
08:13Excellent.
08:14So soon enough, it was changed.
08:16F for fail is way more intuitive.
08:23Have you ever wondered what these extra holes
08:25at the top of your running shoes are for?
08:27They're designed so that you can tie the shoes
08:30in multiple different ways.
08:31That's useful when you want to compensate for things
08:34such as a bad stride or even a damaged toe.
08:38Plus, you can change the look of your shoes
08:40the way you prefer.
08:44Many people use a dust jacket of their book
08:47as a bookmarker.
08:48No problem with that.
08:49It will save your book from bent page corners.
08:52But the primary purpose of a dust cover
08:54is to keep the book safe from distortions.
08:57For instance, if you spill juice
08:59or drop some of the food on your book while reading it.
09:03The tic-tac dispenser has this little groove on its top,
09:06so you can dispense only one tic-tac at a time.
09:10Even though, let's be honest here,
09:11nobody does that.
09:13Most of us just spill a whole bunch at once
09:15and then we wiggle all those extra tic-tacs back in.
09:20Those rubber bumps you see between the tire treads
09:22are there for your safety.
09:24The raised edges tell you
09:26what the minimum height of your tread is.
09:28If the bump and the edges are even,
09:30it's time for you to visit the tire shop
09:33as soon as possible.
09:34But if the bumps are well beneath the level of the edges,
09:37you're good to go.
09:40What about that black grating on the microwave window?
09:43It's something called a Faraday shield.
09:46And it's there to prevent microwaves from getting away
09:49and turning the entire room into a Faraday cage.
09:52If the microwaves escape,
09:54your meal won't cook properly either.
09:56So yep, the cage is not there
09:58to make it difficult for you to see your meal while it's cooking.
10:01It's keeping the electromagnetic energy inside.
10:06How about a wrench-compatible screwdriver?
10:08Cover your screwdriver with the end of your wrench
10:11and you can increase its torque.
10:13That's why the head of your screwdriver
10:14is designed the way it is.
10:16When you have odd angles,
10:18you can use this strategy.
10:21You've probably heard those myths,
10:23the blue side of the eraser can erase the pen.
10:26False.
10:27Its purpose is to erase a pencil.
10:29But in case you're writing something on heavier paper,
10:32the blue side can remove smudges you see
10:35after using the pink eraser too.
10:38Have you ever wondered why oranges in supermarkets
10:41mostly come in the red mesh bag?
10:44It's a trick to make this food look more orange
10:46and encourage you to make a purchase.
10:49An extra tip, don't throw away the mesh bag.
10:51Tie it up so you can have a small pot scrubber
10:54to clean your sink, kitchen, appliances, and dishes.
11:00You can see golf balls don't have a perfectly round shape.
11:03Their surface is covered with many little dimples,
11:06something golf balls didn't always have.
11:08At one point, experienced golfers started noticing
11:11how through time,
11:13older balls with imperfections,
11:15such as nicks and bumps,
11:17could travel further.
11:19Such things create turbulence in the air
11:22around the golf ball,
11:23which eventually reduces drag.
11:25So, manufacturers started producing balls with dimples
11:29so they could go farther and faster.
11:33You might have noticed that sometimes
11:35there are ridges in toothpick tops.
11:37It's more hygienic because when you break that off,
11:39you can prop the toothpick up on it
11:41and it won't touch anything.
11:45Another safety feature you'll find,
11:47this time in your car,
11:49is a tab on your rear view mirror.
11:52With it, you can change the position of the mirror
11:54so you don't get blinded if there's a car behind you
11:56with its high beams on.
11:58So, this little tab helps you control
12:01the glare of lights coming from behind.
12:03This feature showed up in the 1930s,
12:05but in the early 1970s,
12:07it became a part of standard equipment
12:09in most trucks and cars.
12:12Do you see that tiny hole on your iPhone
12:15right next to the rear-facing camera?
12:17It's a microphone,
12:18and it's there so your phone can record sound
12:21as you turn your camera around.
12:25Some cables have a thick cylinder
12:27towards the end of the cord.
12:29It's called a ferrite core,
12:31or a choke.
12:32It's a magnetic iron oxide
12:34that stops high-frequency electromagnetic interference.
12:37For example,
12:39you know that annoying static noise you get
12:41if you bring your phone too close to a speaker?
12:44This interrupts your call,
12:45which is why cable cords with big cylinders
12:47are pretty useful
12:48because they prevent these things.
12:52Do you know why nearly all luggage bags
12:55and backpacks have two zippers?
12:57It's way more convenient
12:58and easier to open in that way.
13:00But not just that.
13:01You can also lock these two zippers together
13:04to keep the stuff inside your bags safer.
13:08You know how toilets at public spots like malls
13:11have those big gaps at the bottom?
13:14It's primarily for better circulation of air.
13:16This type of door also makes it easier
13:19to clean the toilet
13:20or check if it's occupied
13:21if you're standing in line.
13:23Other than that,
13:25if you get stuck there
13:26and the lock gets broken,
13:27you still have a way to escape.
13:30You can just crawl out.
13:33Ever notice those plastic end caps
13:35on utility knives?
13:36And they also have scales on them,
13:39which indicates you may use them multiple times
13:42but with sharp edges.
13:44You can separate the blades
13:45through these plastic end caps.
13:47Then, you can move the slider
13:49and bring the sharp blade to the front.
13:52If you've ever taken a moment
13:53to examine a regular grocery cart,
13:56especially their fold-out section,
13:58you probably noticed
13:59those metal loops jutting out.
14:01They're designed to protect the items
14:03you carry in your cart.
14:05You can use them to hang bags
14:07with soft items.
14:09You don't want to accidentally squish
14:11with heavier products,
14:12like bread,
14:13or easily breakable things,
14:15like eggs.
14:17Many coffee mugs come with curved notches
14:20on their bottom.
14:21When you're washing your mugs,
14:22put them against the rack
14:23at an angle in your dishwasher.
14:25This way,
14:26the water won't pool in there,
14:27so your favorite cup
14:28will be completely dry
14:30by the time you take it out
14:31of the dishwasher.
14:33If you're a McFlurry fan,
14:35you've probably noticed
14:36there's a square hole
14:38in the handle of the spoon.
14:39It's there,
14:40so you can attach it
14:41to the special machine
14:42that mixes the ice cream
14:43and your favorite toppings together.
14:46The machine has a bar
14:47that slips into this square-shaped spoon
14:49and then thoroughly stirs it.
14:52And you get the spoon
14:53so they can minimize the mess
14:54during the process.
14:56Quite neat, wouldn't you say?
14:59A regular milk jug
15:00has a dent on one side.
15:03Some might see it
15:04as a random design decision,
15:05but a dent
15:06has several purposes.
15:08One of them
15:09is to get bigger
15:10if there's a gas buildup.
15:12This happens
15:13when your milk is spoiled.
15:14So you don't even have to try
15:16to check this out.
15:17Also,
15:18the dent is there
15:19so the jug doesn't burst
15:20if you accidentally drop it.
15:22The dent
15:23allows the expansion space
15:24that deals with
15:25the sudden pressure
15:26that happens
15:26when you drop the jug.
15:30Dental floss.
15:31Sure,
15:32it's important
15:32for your dental health
15:33and it's easy
15:34to assume
15:34what you do with it.
15:35But dental floss
15:36is great in the kitchen as well
15:38because
15:39it's a very precise
15:40cake slicer,
15:41way better
15:42than a regular night.
15:46Most kitchen shears
15:47have a serrated opening
15:48right there at the center
15:50where the blades
15:51and handles meet.
15:52It's something
15:53you can use
15:53to trim difficult herbs
15:54such as rosemary,
15:56thyme,
15:56or chives.
15:58Because of this opening,
15:59you don't need to pick
16:00the leaves off by hand,
16:01but de-stem them
16:02in one motion.
16:05The majority
16:06of gelatin containers
16:07or single-serving yogurts
16:09come with a tinfoil lid
16:10and in most cases,
16:12you can use this covering
16:13as a disposable spoon.
16:15Just peel away
16:16the covering
16:17and after a couple
16:18of simple folds,
16:19you'll have a perfect
16:20little spoon
16:21for your midday snack.
16:24How many hidden features
16:26are there in your car
16:27that you have never heard of?
16:29Most cars these days
16:30have everything color-coded
16:31under their hoods.
16:32It makes it way easier
16:34to know what you need
16:35to supervise
16:36between services,
16:38like the dipstick,
16:39the oil cap,
16:40or the coolant.
16:42You can even have a look
16:43at the brake
16:44and washer fluid.
16:45Anything else
16:46that's black or gray,
16:47just leave it
16:48to the mechanics.
16:51Ever seen
16:52a snowflake light
16:53on the dashboard
16:53of your car?
16:54It's not there
16:56to let you know
16:56the winter holidays
16:57are coming
16:58if that's what you're thinking.
16:59It's actually
17:00a sensor that indicates
17:02the exterior
17:02ambient temperature.
17:04It gets activated
17:05and pops up the light
17:06whenever there's
17:07a road warning
17:08due to a sharp drop
17:09in temperature.
17:11It may sometimes
17:13even come on
17:13with an audio warning
17:15or a message
17:15on your dashboard
17:16to warn you
17:17that the roads
17:17may be getting icy
17:19so you can either
17:20adapt the speed
17:21or change
17:21to the appropriate tires
17:23if necessary.
17:25Most cars
17:26come with added features
17:27for the summertime too,
17:29like those neat sun visors.
17:31Yours might have
17:32an added bonus
17:33you might want to check out.
17:34We all know
17:35they twist
17:35to help the driver out
17:36when the sun
17:37is not shining
17:38from the front,
17:38but some of them
17:40can also extend
17:41so they can provide shade
17:43to a larger area.
17:45If you figure out
17:47your sun visor
17:47doesn't extend,
17:49there's a simple solution
17:50though.
17:51Buy a sun visor extender.
17:53You can even find them online.
17:55They work by being attached
17:56to your existing sun visors
17:58or windows
17:59for better shade coverage
18:00and visibility.
18:02Let's find some hidden features
18:04at home.
18:05It's not rocket science,
18:07but there is a wrong way
18:09to make ice in the freezer
18:10and that's because
18:11you're probably not using
18:13the ice cube tray correctly.
18:15They come with
18:16that particular shape
18:17because you need
18:18to fill the trays
18:19until there's a layer
18:20of water on the top.
18:22This layer will help
18:23remove the cubes faster
18:25from the tray
18:25because it will crack
18:26when twisted
18:27and leave each cube
18:28poking out.
18:29You can then grab them
18:31in no time
18:31and enjoy your drink.
18:34If you find that
18:35the heat on your oven
18:36is too high
18:37or you need to cook
18:38some delicate dishes
18:39that require more control
18:40over the temperature,
18:42there's an easy way
18:43to adjust that.
18:45The knobs on your oven
18:47should come with
18:48calibration screws
18:49on their backs.
18:50Pop out the plastic knob
18:52and adjust it
18:52to your preferences.
18:54Be sure to disconnect
18:55the oven from any energy source
18:57before doing it.
18:58Do you know
18:59what your stove
19:00and your car
19:01have in common?
19:02They both have hoods
19:04that you can open
19:05if you need to have a peek
19:06or if they need
19:07some cleaning.
19:09If you look closely
19:10at the top
19:11of your kitchen stove,
19:12you will see two hinges
19:13located on the back corners.
19:16You'll be able
19:16to easily lift it up
19:18and clean out
19:18all the grime
19:19that's been stuck in there.
19:21Ever wondered
19:22why glue doesn't stick
19:23to the inside of the bottle?
19:25The answer
19:26is a bit more complex
19:27depending on the type of glue.
19:29But the simple response is,
19:31well,
19:32it doesn't have any air in there.
19:35PVA glue
19:36contains some molecules
19:37called polymers
19:38and water.
19:40When the glue is out,
19:42the water evaporates,
19:43leaving just the sticky
19:44polymers behind.
19:46Things are more or less
19:48the other way around
19:49with super glue.
19:50It has a chemical
19:51that solidifies
19:52as soon as it hits
19:53water vapors
19:54in the air.
19:57Did you know
19:58Microsoft Word
19:59has a feature
19:59that you can use
20:00for references
20:01and a bibliography?
20:02It's not only helpful
20:04for keeping track
20:05of everything,
20:05but it also automatically
20:07formats all the information
20:09accordingly.
20:11If you like
20:11to surround yourself
20:12with as many house plants
20:14as possible,
20:14here's an easy way
20:16to figure out
20:16if they need watering.
20:18Stick your fingers
20:19into its soil.
20:21It should give you
20:22a better idea
20:22than simply looking
20:23at the plant's surface.
20:25If you can reach
20:26two to three inches
20:27into the soil
20:27and feel its dry,
20:29the plant
20:30most likely needs
20:31some hydration.
20:33However,
20:34this trick
20:34does tend to work
20:35better with smaller
20:36potted plants
20:37because of the
20:37limited depth.
20:38In any case,
20:40it's always best
20:40to research
20:41the plant's needs
20:42in terms of watering
20:43and sunlight
20:44before committing
20:45to a plant.
20:46And always,
20:47be careful not
20:48to damage its roots.
20:50Be honest,
20:51you indeed have clothes
20:53you wear all the time
20:54and some that just
20:55sit there in the back
20:56of your closet
20:56that you've most
20:57likely forgotten about.
20:59Here's a neat way
21:00to figure out
21:01which one is which.
21:02For starters,
21:03you'll need to turn
21:04all of your hangers
21:05backwards.
21:06If you really feel
21:07like putting more effort
21:08into this project,
21:10you can wrap some pieces
21:11of electrical tape
21:12on the hangers
21:13and write the start date
21:14on each.
21:15After that,
21:16everything is pretty
21:17self-explanatory.
21:19Each time you wear
21:20a particular item,
21:21turn the hanger around,
21:23making it face forward.
21:25After six months
21:26or a year,
21:27all those items
21:28that have yet to be
21:29turned around
21:29should go to donations
21:31or yard sales.
21:33Another great way
21:34to use hangers
21:34to help you
21:35with your wardrobe
21:36organization
21:36is to use them
21:37for your scarves.
21:39They will be wrinkle-free,
21:41but you can also
21:41see them a lot better
21:42and have a clear view
21:43of the scarves
21:44you actually use
21:45and those
21:46you should let go of.
21:49If you're looking
21:49to increase the storage space
21:51in your wardrobe,
21:52especially when
21:53the season changes,
21:54go pick yourself up
21:55some vacuum-pack storage bags.
21:58After that,
21:59you just need to
22:00fold your garments
22:01or other pieces of laundry
22:02like bedding
22:03or blankets for example
22:04and place them
22:06in the bags.
22:08Turn on your vacuum cleaner,
22:10place the nozzle
22:10on the bag seal
22:11and remove all the extra air
22:13from the bag.
22:14It helps with reducing
22:16the storage size of clothes
22:17and keeps the clothes
22:18clean, dry
22:19and moth-free.
22:21Should you have
22:22an empty basket lying around
22:24and you aren't sure
22:25if you want to recycle it
22:26just yet,
22:26you can always repurpose it
22:28as a cool lamp.
22:29Wicker baskets
22:30work best for this.
22:32Just cut a small hole
22:34in the bottom of the basket
22:35and place a pendant
22:37light kit there.
22:38You can even paint it manually
22:39or spray paint
22:40if you need it to be
22:41in a particular color.
22:43Another way to neatly
22:44repurpose things
22:45around the house
22:46is to use leftover
22:47cookie jars
22:48to store dryer balls,
22:49but the sky's
22:50the limit here.
22:52You can also use
22:53dryer sheets
22:54to remove dust
22:55from screens
22:55around your house
22:56like computers,
22:57laptops,
22:58or TVs.
23:00These items
23:01are electrically charged
23:02so they generally
23:03attract a lot
23:04of dust particles.
23:06Dryer sheets
23:07are made to reduce
23:08static cling
23:08so they won't
23:10only remove the dust
23:11but also help
23:11keep it at bay
23:12for a longer period
23:13of time.
23:15Dryer sheets
23:15also help out
23:16if you're having
23:17a bad hair day,
23:18believe it or not.
23:19They can seriously
23:20help out taming
23:21flyaways
23:21whenever your frizz
23:22just gets out
23:23of control.
23:25Run one of those
23:27dryer sheets
23:27from the roots
23:28of your hair
23:28all the way
23:29down to the tip
23:30and be amazed.
23:32If there's a particular
23:33type of soap bar
23:34you like the smell of
23:35and want to replicate
23:36that on your clothes
23:38too,
23:38pick up one of those
23:39bars to make
23:40a day's clothes
23:41fresher.
23:43Place it in a fabric
23:44and place it
23:45anywhere between
23:46your clothes.
23:46Your shirts
23:47should smell awesome
23:49every time you
23:49pick them up.
23:50You can also save
23:51on fabric softener.
23:54I don't know
23:55about your
23:55washing machine
23:56but mine does
23:57love to jump,
23:58I'll tell you that.
23:59If yours tends
24:00to run out of
24:00its designated place,
24:02especially during
24:03those intense
24:03spinning cycles,
24:05it happens
24:06because it's not
24:07perfectly fixed
24:08to the floor.
24:09The good thing
24:10is that most
24:11modern washing
24:11machines can
24:12self-level
24:13since they come
24:13with a pair of legs.
24:15Just lift the back
24:16of the device
24:17off the surface
24:17area it sits on
24:19and it will drop
24:20them,
24:21locking them
24:21into place
24:22once it's
24:22perfectly leveled.
24:29Welcome
24:29to an uninhabited
24:31island.
24:32How did we
24:33end up here?
24:33Well,
24:34I don't know.
24:35But now,
24:36we have to survive
24:37here for a couple
24:38of days
24:38and I'll teach
24:39you all I know.
24:41Gladly,
24:42wherever I go,
24:43I'm always prepared
24:44for a situation
24:45like this.
24:45So in this
24:46magical backpack,
24:48I've got everything
24:49we're gonna need
24:50for survival.
24:51The first thing
24:52is, of course,
24:53a knife,
24:54which will come
24:55in handy
24:55in many situations.
24:58Surrounded by the ocean,
25:00you don't have
25:01any drinking water
25:02available.
25:03Oops,
25:03I didn't put
25:04any water
25:05in the backpack.
25:06But don't panic.
25:07Your most reliable
25:09source of water
25:09here is the coconuts.
25:11So we need
25:13to fetch
25:13some of those.
25:14If you're lucky
25:15to get some
25:16green coconuts,
25:17you can cut them
25:18open with a knife.
25:19It's relatively easy.
25:21But the problem
25:22is that they grow
25:23high up on the tree.
25:24You're free
25:25to climb up there
25:26to get some.
25:27But it's not
25:28gonna be easy.
25:29Luckily,
25:30when coconuts
25:31mature,
25:31they turn brown
25:32and fall off the tree.
25:34The water inside
25:35stays safe to drink
25:37for about nine months.
25:38So you can pick
25:39some up from the ground.
25:41The problem here
25:42is that they can
25:43be pretty hard
25:44to open.
25:45However,
25:46if you're lucky
25:46to have a screwdriver,
25:48it won't be a big deal.
25:50Also,
25:50a simple stone
25:52can crack a coconut
25:53for you.
25:54But don't forget
25:55to wrap it in a towel
25:56or even a t-shirt
25:57beforehand.
25:59Remember that
26:00you can't drink
26:01as many coconuts
26:02as you want.
26:03Don't drink
26:04more than five
26:04brown coconuts
26:05a day
26:06unless you want
26:07to get an upset stomach.
26:09By the way,
26:10the same goes
26:10for green coconuts.
26:12After you drink
26:13a brown coconut,
26:14don't rush
26:15to throw it out.
26:16You can scrape
26:17off the white part
26:17and eat it.
26:18It's totally edible.
26:21I admit,
26:22I didn't bring
26:23any bowls,
26:24but this is once again
26:25where coconuts
26:26come in handy.
26:27It can be turned
26:28into one.
26:29After you cut it open,
26:31you have bowl-shaped pieces.
26:33Start by removing
26:34all the white stuff
26:35from the inside
26:36until it's just a shell.
26:38This is going
26:39to be your bowl,
26:40but we'll make it pretty.
26:42Scrape the hair off
26:43using the knife.
26:45Then you can rub it
26:46around with sand,
26:47making it smoother.
26:49The last thing to do
26:50is to polish it
26:51with the coconut's
26:52very own coconut meat.
26:54The oils in it
26:55will make your bowl
26:56shiny and pretty.
26:58Okay,
26:59the most important skill
27:00is to make fire,
27:02of course.
27:02I did put a couple
27:04of lighters
27:04and a matchbox
27:05in the bag
27:06to make it easier,
27:07but you just can't
27:08be a qualified survivor
27:09if you don't know
27:10how to start a fire
27:11without them.
27:13You need to find
27:14a curved piece of wood
27:15and tie a bow string
27:17to it like this
27:18so it looks like a bow.
27:20In case you don't
27:21have a nylon cord,
27:23a shoestring
27:23will work too.
27:24So whenever you
27:25go traveling,
27:26wear shoes with laces,
27:27I guess.
27:29Next,
27:30find a piece
27:30of dry hardwood.
27:32It will be
27:32your spindle.
27:34You will need
27:35to wrap the string
27:35of the bow around it
27:37so you can create friction.
27:39The spindle
27:40can be fixed
27:40to a board
27:41with a notch
27:42that can hold it.
27:44Also,
27:44you'll need to find
27:45another piece of wood
27:47that's usually called
27:48a hand block.
27:49It should have
27:50a dimple carved
27:51into it
27:51which will make it
27:52easier for you
27:53to create friction.
27:56So here's how it goes.
27:57The board holds
27:58the spindle
27:59and you twist
28:00the bow string
28:01around it
28:01just like this.
28:03On top,
28:03you hold the spindle
28:04with a hand block.
28:06Then you start
28:07moving the bow,
28:08rubbing it around
28:09the spindle
28:09and creating friction.
28:11It will start
28:12heating up
28:13and in the end,
28:14you'll get an ember.
28:15After you get an ember,
28:17you need to carefully
28:18move it
28:19to a bundle of tinder
28:20and blow on it
28:21trying to start
28:22the fire.
28:23It's gonna be tough
28:24to do it
28:25the first time
28:25but after you
28:26get a hold of it,
28:28you can start
28:28the fire
28:29in less than
28:29five minutes.
28:31Now that we
28:32have the fire,
28:33we need food.
28:34The obvious choice
28:36is to go fishing.
28:37So in my magic backpack,
28:39I have a fishing kit.
28:41It's just a small box
28:43with some hooks
28:43and strings
28:44but it's gonna be
28:45a tremendous help.
28:47The rest is just
28:48practice and skills.
28:50If you manage
28:51to catch some,
28:52you need to cook it
28:53and that's the easy part
28:54now that you have
28:55both fish
28:56and fire.
28:57Wrap your fish
28:58in coconut leaves,
29:00tie it up with bark
29:01and put it
29:02on the coals
29:02of your fire.
29:04Wait for about
29:0520 minutes
29:05but before eating,
29:07make sure it's
29:08well cooked.
29:09Just pierce the fish
29:10at an angle
29:11with a fork
29:11or a toothpick
29:13and twist gently
29:14at the thickest point.
29:15If the fish is cooked,
29:17it will flake easily.
29:18Bon appetit!
29:21Everything changes
29:22when the sun goes down.
29:24You have to be prepared
29:25for the night.
29:26So,
29:27during the day,
29:28you have to make
29:28a shelter
29:29out of sticks
29:30and palm tree leaves.
29:31Pieces of bark
29:32can be used
29:33as strings
29:34but it's also
29:35a good idea
29:36to walk along the shore
29:37and see what gets
29:39washed out.
29:40There can be
29:40a lot of trash there
29:42and some of that
29:43can be useful.
29:45If you go to an island,
29:47you need to have devices
29:48that will help you
29:49not to get lost.
29:51I have something here.
29:52It's a multifunction
29:54water-resistant watch
29:55I got on Amazon.
29:57Apart from the time,
29:59there's also a compass,
30:00a thermometer,
30:02a scraper,
30:03a whistle,
30:03and even a fire starter.
30:06Yeah,
30:07you don't really need
30:08to spend two hours
30:09with the sticks
30:09but I wanted to teach you.
30:12So,
30:13take the watch with you
30:14as you go into the jungle.
30:15We need material
30:16for the shelter.
30:18Sticks,
30:18bark,
30:19and palm tree leaves
30:20which are actually harder
30:22to pull off the tree
30:23than you may imagine.
30:24So,
30:25dry ones on the ground
30:26work too.
30:27Make the roof
30:28of the shelter
30:29using palm tree leaves
30:30but also put some
30:32on the ground
30:33for you to lie on.
30:34But be careful.
30:36Make sure that
30:37the leaves you're using
30:38are free of snakes,
30:39spiders,
30:40or scorpions.
30:41You don't want
30:42any of them
30:42in your bed.
30:44The other thing
30:45is that at night,
30:46insects
30:47and many other creatures
30:49come out
30:49and they will be
30:50very happy
30:51to join you
30:52in your shelter.
30:53So,
30:54the fire
30:54and termite mounds
30:55around the shelter
30:57will help to keep
30:58at least some
30:58of them away.
31:00Others can still
31:01sneak in
31:02and climb
31:03under your clothes,
31:04walk on you,
31:05and bite you.
31:07So,
31:08time for the
31:08magic backpack.
31:10Here,
31:11I have a survival
31:12sleeping bag.
31:13Being just
31:14four inches long,
31:15it doesn't take up
31:17much space.
31:17but it's
31:19tear-resistant,
31:20waterproof,
31:20and keeps
31:21your body
31:22heat inside.
31:23Plus,
31:24it has sealed seams,
31:26which will keep
31:26out water,
31:27wind,
31:28and any insects.
31:29You can find
31:30it on Amazon.
31:33Also,
31:34don't build the fire
31:35right in front
31:35of the entrance
31:36of the shelter.
31:37In this case,
31:38you might end up
31:39breathing smoke
31:40all night.
31:42And now,
31:43you're all set.
31:44Just a couple
31:46of tips
31:46on how to survive.
31:48Your phone,
31:49which is probably
31:50the one thing
31:51you'll have with you,
31:52is pretty useless here.
31:54But not exactly.
31:55The screen of your
31:57no-signal cell
31:58can be used
31:58to reflect sun
31:59and moonlight
32:00to send SOS signals.
32:03Second,
32:04in conditions
32:05when you don't
32:06particularly have
32:07much water resources,
32:08try to keep
32:09your body cool.
32:11So just walk
32:12in the water
32:12once in a while
32:13so it doesn't
32:14get overheated
32:15and so that
32:16you don't
32:16get too dehydrated.
32:18And,
32:19of course,
32:20always have
32:21a first-aid kit
32:22with you.
32:22It's the last
32:23survival thing
32:24I have in my backpack.
32:26Also,
32:26from Amazon.
32:27It's a water-resistant
32:29bag with a pair
32:30of scissors,
32:31band-aids,
32:32tweezers,
32:33bandages,
32:34and so on.
32:35Pretty useful
32:35stuff in the wild.
32:37Happy survival,
32:38even though I hope
32:39you'll never have
32:40to do it unprepared.
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