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00:01Now, can you honestly tell me you have never used your phone while driving?
00:06I know, me too.
00:07But we both know that it can be dangerous.
00:10To help with this, some newer cars have a special feature called a heads-up display.
00:16This option shows important driving information in front of you, like speed and directions,
00:22so you don't have to look away from the road.
00:24It's like a floating screen on the road in front of you.
00:28This can help you drive safer and avoid getting a ticket for going too fast.
00:33Not all cars are so modern, so to drive safely, you need to put your phone away.
00:39Thankfully, some cars have special places for your phone while you're focused on the road.
00:43One specific 2021 model, Chrysler Pacifica, has a feature where the second row of seats can be folded down into
00:51the floor.
00:52It's good for carrying big items.
00:54But when the seats are up, these areas are good for storing things out of sight.
00:59Just remember to check and clean them out every once in a while,
01:03because they can become magnets for all sorts of knick-knacks,
01:06like french fries or wet swimsuits that will surely start to smell at one point.
01:12Keep some cleaning supplies in your car, just in case.
01:16Are you a science fiction fan?
01:18I have some good news for you then.
01:21Turns out that flying cars may be closer to us than we think.
01:25And it's not just because they look cool.
01:28Manufacturers are looking into developing such vehicles for practical reasons too.
01:32For starters, our standard rows are getting pretty congested as time goes by.
01:37We'll need some other means of transportation in the future
01:40to be able to cope with a large number of vehicles.
01:43You can find loads of flying car concepts online, for all preferences.
01:48There's one that looks like a giant drone, and another one like a mini-airplane.
01:53The simplest designs just took a car and put wings on it.
01:58Some cars will light up a snowflake on the dashboard every now and then.
02:02In case you're wondering, it's a sensor, and a pretty important one too.
02:07It shows the exterior ambient temperature.
02:10It gets activated when there's a road warning due to a sharp drop in temperature.
02:15It may sometimes even come with an audio warning or a message on your dashboard
02:20to inform you that the roads may be getting icy,
02:23so you can either adapt the speed or change to the appropriate tires if necessary.
02:30Cars these days aren't just adapted for the cold season.
02:34They come with cool features to help out during the summer months too.
02:38I'm talking about those neat sun visors.
02:41Check your car to see if it has this added bonus feature.
02:44We know they twist to help the driver out,
02:47even when they're not driving directly toward sunlight.
02:50Some visors can also extend, so they can provide shade to a larger area.
02:55If yours can't extend, there's a simple solution.
02:59Buy a sun visor extender.
03:01You can even find them online.
03:03They work by being attached to your existing sun visors or the windows
03:07for better shade coverage and visibility.
03:10Now, your car might have another hidden feature.
03:13Well, it's technically not in the car, but in its tires.
03:17These days, some cars come equipped with foam-filled tires.
03:21They were created to fix the problem of air-filled ones that often went flat.
03:26Why?
03:27Well, because foam-filled tires have many of the same benefits as air-filled tires
03:32without the danger of leaks.
03:34Regular air-filled tires can sometimes lose air over time,
03:38even if there hasn't been any damage.
03:41In most cars with this feature,
03:43the tires are not completely filled with either foam or air.
03:47They have a mix of both.
03:53A bonus of these modern tires is that they make the cars quieter.
03:57Generally, electric cars make less noise,
04:00but because of that foam, they end up being as quiet as a cat.
04:04Some people like the fact that they're quiet,
04:06while others prefer that classic screeching or rumbling that vehicles make.
04:11But even people who like the sound of regular engines
04:14might like the quietness of these new models
04:17because they are still very fast.
04:19Hey, I drive one, and it's fun!
04:24You might have stumbled upon a button called AEB.
04:27It stands for Automatic Emergency Braking,
04:30and it's a feature that uses sensors to detect
04:33if a collision is going to happen really soon.
04:35When activated, it will automatically apply the brakes
04:39to try and prevent something bad from happening
04:41or make it less severe.
04:43There are two types of AEB,
04:46one that only works at slow speeds
04:48and one that works at all speeds.
04:51If the car can't be stopped completely,
04:53the AEB system will try to slow it down as much as possible
04:57to reduce the impact.
05:00Many cars now have systems that can warn you
05:03if someone is walking in front of you
05:05and can even automatically stop the vehicle to prevent an accident.
05:09These systems use special sensors
05:11that can also detect bicycles and animals.
05:14However, a study found that these systems
05:17don't always work well, especially at night.
05:20Even if your car comes equipped with this added feature,
05:23it's crucial to always pay attention while driving
05:26and not rely solely on these systems.
05:30A little thing called lane centering assist
05:33helps you stay in the middle of your lane
05:35when you're driving on the highway.
05:37It's not a replacement for paying attention
05:39to the road either,
05:41but it can help guide you through gentle curves.
05:44You'll still be in control of the car
05:46and can turn the wheel
05:47if you want to go in a different direction.
05:49Some systems give you a lot of feedback,
05:52while others are more subtle.
05:54Lane centering assist can't handle sharp turns
05:57and in most cars doesn't work
05:59if you don't have the cruise control on.
06:02What's also cool about this feature
06:04is that if it senses you've removed your hands
06:07from the wheel,
06:08it'll give you the warning
06:09to return to the correct driving position.
06:13A lot of accidents can happen
06:15when you're reversing your car,
06:16like out of the supermarket parking lot.
06:19Parking sensors can help prevent these things
06:22from happening by using radar or sound
06:25to detect things that the driver
06:26might not see from his position.
06:28These sensors will make a noise
06:30or show a warning on the car's screen
06:33to let the driver know something is there,
06:35like another car or a person passing by.
06:40If you're planning to have a road trip,
06:42you know how hard it is
06:43to adapt to various speed limits
06:45throughout the country.
06:46Traffic sign recognition
06:48is a technology that can help with that.
06:50It allows you to know
06:51what the speed limit is
06:53on the road you're driving on.
06:54It uses a camera to take pictures
06:57of traffic signs and display them
06:59on a screen in your car.
07:00This can be helpful
07:01if the signs are hard to see
07:03or if you miss them while driving.
07:05Some cars with this technology
07:07can even change their speed automatically
07:10based on the signs they see.
07:12This technology is mostly found
07:14in luxury cars,
07:15but it is becoming more common
07:17in other types of cars too.
07:20The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
07:23has made studies
07:24that show up to 6,000 drivers per year
07:27have bad accidents
07:29simply because they were too tired.
07:32Sure, I would like my car
07:33to come with built-in coffee makers
07:35or showers to keep me awake
07:36on those long days driving,
07:38but some do have systems
07:40that can tell
07:41when a driver is getting kind of snoozy.
07:43These systems monitor
07:45the movements you make
07:46while in the driver's seat.
07:47It looks at things like
07:49how you turn the steering wheel around
07:51and move the car.
07:52If it senses you're a bit too tired
07:54to move on,
07:55it'll make a noise
07:56and show a message on the dashboard
07:58urging you to take a break.
08:00Some of these systems
08:01even show a picture of a coffee cup
08:03to remind you to stop
08:05at the next gas station
08:06for a refreshing beverage.
08:08Might save your life too.
08:11Trains used to make people mad.
08:13During the Victorian era,
08:15there was this rumor
08:15that the swaying motion
08:17of train carriages
08:18made passengers,
08:19especially men,
08:21go a bit crazy,
08:22leading to some strange
08:23and dangerous behavior.
08:25The so-called railway madness
08:27was supposedly triggered
08:29by the noise of the train.
08:31To make things worse,
08:32carriages were locked
08:33for privacy reasons back then,
08:35so people found themselves
08:36stuck in tiny spaces
08:38with lunatics
08:39who could snap at any moment.
08:43If you see someone
08:45putting ketchup on some car,
08:46it doesn't mean
08:47you're witnessing them
08:48preparing a prank.
08:50It means they're just
08:51taking care of their car.
08:53Yup, it goes great
08:55with hamburgers and hot dogs,
08:56but it goes even better
08:58with cars
08:59since it has ingredients
09:00that are good
09:01at removing rust.
09:03Rust occurs
09:04when the metal gets exposed
09:05to moisture,
09:06oxygen,
09:07and heat,
09:08and due to weather conditions,
09:09it's hard to avoid it.
09:11When you leave rust
09:12for a longer time
09:14and don't deal with it,
09:15it will continue
09:16to degrade the metal.
09:18So, you need to get rid of it
09:20before your car
09:21becomes physically useless.
09:24That's when ketchup comes in.
09:26Its key ingredient
09:27is tomatoes,
09:28and they have many nutrients
09:30similar to those
09:31you can find in oranges
09:33and some other citrus fruits.
09:36For instance,
09:37citric acid can help you
09:38remove rust
09:39from metal surfaces
09:40since it eats through rust.
09:42We're not talking
09:43about the cars only.
09:45You can use it
09:46on metallic kitchen wares,
09:47furniture parts,
09:49jewelry,
09:49and rust spots
09:50on generally
09:51any metallic item.
09:53You can combine it
09:55with washing soda.
09:56It's not quite effective
09:57against rust,
09:58but when you combine it
10:00with ketchup,
10:00it'll do the work.
10:02Mix these two
10:03and apply them
10:04to the rusted area.
10:06Leave it like that
10:07for about half an hour
10:08and wash it
10:09with a wet cloth
10:10or sponge.
10:12You can combine ketchup
10:14with salt instead,
10:15or just apply a lot of it
10:18on the rusty area
10:19without using
10:20any additional ingredients.
10:22Ketchup removes tarnish
10:24from brass copper too.
10:25Put it on brass hardware
10:27on doors and cabinets
10:29or some accessories
10:30such as bowls
10:31and candlesticks
10:32for 10 minutes
10:33to make it all shine.
10:36And also,
10:37you don't put it on meat
10:38just because of taste.
10:40Ketchup breaks down
10:41its fibers,
10:41which means
10:42it makes it more tender.
10:44Locking handles
10:45as we know them
10:46were only invented
10:47relatively recently,
10:48in 1878.
10:50Before that,
10:51people had to get
10:52pretty inventive
10:53to secure their homes.
10:54Most folks
10:55used a latch string.
10:56They'd make
10:57a small hole in the door,
10:59thread a leather thong
11:00or string through it,
11:00and then loop it
11:01around a wooden bar.
11:03Even after doorknobs
11:04were invented,
11:05only the wealthy
11:05could afford
11:06a proper lock and key.
11:09Vacuum cleaners
11:10had a rough start too.
11:11The first one
11:12was invented in 1901,
11:14but it was so huge
11:15that it wouldn't fit
11:16inside houses.
11:17Instead,
11:18vacuuming was offered
11:19as a mobile service.
11:21The machines
11:21were parked outside,
11:22and long hoses
11:24were fed through
11:25the windows.
11:25And to get to
11:26the client's house,
11:27these large cleaning machines
11:29were actually pulled
11:30by horses.
11:32Back in the day,
11:33animals even used
11:34to pull strollers.
11:36Yep,
11:36with kids inside.
11:37The stroller
11:38was first developed
11:39in 1733
11:41for the daughters
11:42and sons
11:42of a British nobleman
11:44who might have been
11:45a bit too lazy
11:45to walk with them
11:46every day.
11:47So,
11:48the first model
11:48was basically
11:49a shell-shaped basket
11:51on wheels
11:51that could be pulled
11:52by a goat
11:53or a small pony.
11:54This small chariot
11:56was cute,
11:57but probably not
11:57the safest way
11:58to get around.
12:01Refrigerators
12:01also used to be
12:02a bit scary.
12:03From the late 1800s
12:05until 1929,
12:06they used toxic gases
12:08like ammonia,
12:09methyl chloride,
12:10and sulfur dioxide
12:11to cool things down.
12:13People were so concerned
12:14about gas leaks
12:15that they began
12:16leaving their refrigerators
12:17in the backyard
12:18instead of keeping them
12:19in the kitchen.
12:20This danger
12:21even inspired
12:22Albert Einstein
12:23to create a new model.
12:24In 1926,
12:26Einstein and his
12:27former student
12:28Leo Seelard
12:29invented a refrigerator
12:30with no moving parts
12:31using safer,
12:33environmentally friendly
12:34gases
12:34to reduce the risk
12:35of toxic leaks.
12:37But it had one problem.
12:39Einstein's refrigerator
12:40was less efficient
12:41than existing appliances,
12:43so it wasn't
12:43commercially appealing.
12:46If you ever find yourself
12:47casually wandering
12:48in the forests
12:49of Estonia,
12:50don't freak out
12:51if you see
12:52some giant megaphones.
12:53These wooden,
12:54acoustic giants
12:55were set three hours
12:57away from the country's
12:58capital
12:59by interior architecture
13:00students.
13:01That's way cooler
13:02than the hamster
13:03roller coaster
13:04I once built
13:04for a science fair,
13:05I have to admit.
13:07More than half
13:08of Estonia
13:09is covered by woods
13:10and they're pretty proud
13:11of this natural wealth.
13:12So it's not the first
13:13art project of this kind
13:15and there was a winding,
13:16elevated pathway
13:17and a faceted
13:18woodland cabin.
13:20The idea of the megaphones
13:22is to crank up
13:23the natural sounds
13:24of a forest
13:24and also to serve
13:26as a rest spot
13:27for hikers.
13:29These wooden beauties
13:30are large enough
13:31to host several people.
13:33And hey,
13:34if you walk this far
13:35into the woodland,
13:36you'll be thankful
13:37for this.
13:38The students were given
13:39a task to invent
13:40some concepts
13:41of a forest library.
13:43They built the megaphones
13:44off-site
13:45and brought them
13:46to their permanent spots.
13:47They're set in such a way
13:49that sounds
13:50from three directions
13:51meet in the center
13:52and create a cool,
13:53natural surround sound effect.
13:55Thankfully,
13:56kitchen supplies,
13:57including our beloved grills,
13:59have come a long way.
14:00Back in the 1950s,
14:02a metalworker
14:02named George Stephen
14:04had a brilliant idea
14:05while trying to create
14:06the perfect steak.
14:08Frustrated with flare-ups
14:09and uneven cooking,
14:10he decided to cut
14:11an old ocean buoy
14:13in half.
14:13This allowed him
14:15to control the airflow better.
14:16And that's how
14:17the Weber Kettle Grill
14:18was born,
14:19changing backyard barbecues
14:21forever.
14:22Have you ever used
14:23a public bathroom
14:24in the summer
14:25in your shorts
14:26and sandals
14:27and got splashed?
14:28It happens to the best of us,
14:30so no worries.
14:31If only there was
14:32some solution
14:33to this problem.
14:34Perhaps a urinal
14:35with a small hole
14:36so no liquid
14:37goes where it shouldn't.
14:38Looks pretty yucky
14:40and painful to me.
14:42An assistant professor
14:43at the University of Waterloo,
14:45Zhao Penn
14:46and his colleagues
14:47came up with
14:48a way better solution
14:49for this sensitive issue.
14:51Their designs
14:52were inspired
14:53by physics
14:54and dogs.
14:55When a stream
14:56of liquid moves
14:57on a solid surface
14:58at a shallow angle,
14:59the splash is reduced,
15:01and the smaller the angle,
15:02the fewer splashes
15:03you'll see.
15:04You can even minimize them
15:05to a zero.
15:06And when dogs
15:08do their business,
15:08they lift their hind legs
15:10and do it
15:10on the vertical surface
15:11of a tree or a wall.
15:13I don't know
15:14if they actually
15:15care about it,
15:16but this does
15:16reduce the splash.
15:18Good job, Pluto.
15:19Talking about that,
15:20here's a fun challenge
15:21for your next family gathering.
15:23Ask everyone
15:24to fold a piece of paper
15:25in half,
15:26then in half again,
15:27and keep going
15:28for a total
15:28of seven folds.
15:30Spoiler alert,
15:31they probably won't succeed.
15:33That's because
15:34each fold
15:34makes the paper thicker
15:35and thicker.
15:37In fact,
15:38if you had a huge sheet
15:39of paper
15:39and folded it
15:40in half 50 times,
15:42it would end up
15:42being about
15:4362 million miles thick,
15:45which is about
15:46two-thirds of the way
15:47from Earth to the Sun.
15:49So, yeah,
15:50it's impossible.
15:51The current record
15:52is held by a high school
15:53student named
15:54Brittany Gallivan,
15:55who managed to fold
15:56a single piece of paper
15:57in half 12 times,
15:59and it was a tissue paper.
16:01The USB symbol,
16:03looking like a trident,
16:04has always sparked
16:05multiple speculations
16:07about its origin.
16:08One popular idea
16:10is that it represents
16:11Neptune's trident
16:12and symbolizes power
16:13and adaptability.
16:15But there's also
16:16a little bit less
16:17exciting theory.
16:18A man who claimed
16:20to have designed
16:20the symbol in the 1980s
16:22stated that it was
16:23supposed to represent
16:23connectivity.
16:25The large circle
16:26symbolizes a computer,
16:27while the attached shapes,
16:29the circle,
16:29the triangle,
16:30and square,
16:31stand for different outputs.
16:33Look closely
16:35at a tram's overhead lines,
16:36and you'll see
16:37that its contact wires
16:38zigzag back and forth
16:40instead of going
16:41in a straight line.
16:42That's because
16:43all trams have pantographs
16:45attached to their roofs.
16:46The upper part
16:47of the pantograph
16:48is gradually worn down
16:49by the overhead wire
16:51and eventually
16:51needs to be replaced.
16:53To wear it down evenly,
16:55the wire is not installed
16:57strictly along the tram's path,
16:59but in zigzag patterns.
17:00As the tram moves,
17:03the pantograph slides
17:04along the wire,
17:05and it wears down evenly.
17:08Those cone-shaped
17:09water cooler cups?
17:11Their shape is
17:12intentionally designed
17:13to prevent users
17:14from setting the cups down.
17:16This allows employees
17:17to minimize the risk
17:18of spilling water
17:19on their desks
17:20around various
17:21electronic devices.
17:22Plus, less material
17:23is used to produce
17:24cone-shaped cups,
17:26which makes the process
17:27less wasteful
17:28and more cost-effective.
17:29It also kind of
17:31supports sustainability
17:32by encouraging people
17:33to drink their water quickly
17:34and dispose of their cups
17:36immediately after.
17:37You're probably wearing
17:38a YKK product right now.
17:40I mean,
17:41go check the zipper
17:41on your jeans.
17:42Yep, that's it.
17:44YKK stands
17:45for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha,
17:48a Japanese company
17:49that makes roughly half
17:51of all the zippers
17:52in the world,
17:53producing over 7 billion
17:54zippers each year.
17:57Originally called
17:58hookless fasteners,
17:59they became known
18:00as zippers
18:00after a pair
18:01of rubber boots
18:02that could be fastened
18:03with a single zip
18:04became popular
18:05in 1923.
18:07The name stuck
18:08because of the
18:08high-pitched zip sound
18:10they make when used.
18:12Despite a popular myth,
18:14household batteries
18:14don't actually contain liquid,
18:16and if you accidentally
18:17cut them open,
18:18no toxic liquid will spill.
18:20Most of them
18:21are dry cell batteries
18:22which are made
18:23of electrochemical cells.
18:24Those convert chemical energy
18:26into electrical energy.
18:28Larger batteries
18:29often house
18:30numerous small cells
18:31within them, too.
18:33Even Tesla vehicle batteries
18:34consist of multiple
18:35small cells.
18:37When combined,
18:38they easily provide
18:38the necessary voltage.
18:41Did you know
18:42that nail polish
18:43used to be
18:43a status symbol?
18:45In ancient Egypt,
18:46queens like Nefertiti
18:47and Cleopatra
18:48were famous
18:49for their red nails,
18:50while lower-ranking citizens
18:52were only allowed
18:53to wear pale shades.
18:56You'll probably agree
18:57that there's no better snack
18:58than a pack of chips.
19:00Some are flat,
19:01others have ridges.
19:03Is it just aesthetics?
19:05Not really.
19:06The main purpose
19:07of those lines
19:08on some kinds of chips
19:09is to help with
19:09the distribution
19:10of spices and seasonings.
19:12In other words,
19:13all those substances
19:14that make your chips
19:15taste like cheese
19:15are mostly stored
19:17inside the lines.
19:18Plus,
19:19the lines make chips
19:20crunchier.
19:22This item here
19:23was also popular
19:24in ancient Egypt.
19:25What looks like
19:26a weird bench
19:27was actually
19:28a weird type of pillow.
19:30Back then,
19:31headrests were made
19:32from materials
19:33like wood,
19:34ceramic,
19:35and stone.
19:36Unlike our comfy pillows today,
19:37those ancient ones
19:38were used to protect
19:39people's hairstyles.
19:41That way,
19:42their hairdos
19:43stayed neat,
19:43even though they had
19:44a very uncomfortable night.
19:46If you've left a pot
19:48on the stove
19:48and your food burned,
19:50once again,
19:51take ketchup.
19:52Its acids
19:53will ease
19:53all the scrubbing
19:54and help you
19:55with grease.
19:56Just leave it
19:57over the night
19:58and you'll be able
19:59to wash the pot
20:00more easily.
20:02Or,
20:02keep those small
20:03packages of ketchup
20:04we all end up having
20:05from fast food orders
20:06in the freezer.
20:07The ketchup
20:08won't be as hard
20:09as an ice cube
20:10as it freezes.
20:11So,
20:12it will be good
20:13for soothing insect bites
20:14or similar things.
20:16For eight centuries,
20:17forks were considered
20:18cursed
20:19and nearly forbidden
20:20in the West.
20:21The first models
20:22were used by the elite
20:23in the Middle East
20:24and the Byzantine Empire
20:25and they made their way
20:27to the West
20:27in 1004
20:29thanks to a noble woman
20:30named Maria Aguirre Polina.
20:33People were pretty shocked
20:34by it,
20:34to say the least.
20:35So,
20:36when she passed away
20:36just two years later,
20:38everyone blamed the fork,
20:39thinking it was
20:40some kind of
20:41divine punishment.
20:42By the way,
20:43its name comes
20:44from the Latin word
20:45furca,
20:46which means
20:46pitchfork.
20:48Next on our list
20:49is Nike's
20:50iconic moonshoe,
20:51but I'm talking about
20:53the unique pattern
20:53of its sole.
20:55Back in the 1970s,
20:56Nike co-founder
20:57Bill Bowerman
20:58was making waffles
20:59for breakfast
21:00with his wife
21:01when he had
21:01a sudden idea
21:03to pour a plastic material
21:05called polyurethane
21:06into the waffle iron.
21:08The machine was ruined,
21:09of course,
21:10but I guess
21:10it was worth it
21:11since that's how
21:12the first Nike
21:12waffle trainer
21:13was born.
21:14I mean,
21:15its sole.
21:16That clear fluid
21:17in gel pens
21:18is called
21:18the ink follower
21:19or stopper fluid.
21:21The gel in such pens
21:22contains pigment particles
21:23dissolved
21:24in a polymer solution.
21:26The main task
21:27of the stopper fluid
21:28is to be a barrier
21:29to prevent the gel
21:30from evaporating
21:31or leaking out.
21:32Without this
21:33transparent fluid,
21:34your gel pen
21:35wouldn't function.
21:37The fluid
21:38always stays
21:38in one position
21:39and doesn't get
21:40dissolved with the gel.
21:41Neither does it
21:42move backwards
21:43or flow out
21:44of the pen.
21:45Let's move on
21:46to another favorite snack.
21:48Popcorn.
21:49These days,
21:50cinema and popcorn
21:51go hand in hand,
21:52but it wasn't
21:52always this way.
21:53In the 1920s
21:55and 1930s,
21:56movie theater owners
21:57were hesitant
21:58to allow snacks
21:58in their theaters.
22:00They were worried
22:01about the mess
22:01and the crunching noises
22:02interfering with movies.
22:04Plus,
22:05popcorn used to cost
22:06only 5 to 10 cents,
22:07so they didn't see
22:08any financial benefit.
22:10But savvy street vendors
22:11saw a big chance.
22:13So,
22:14they got their own
22:15popcorn machines
22:16and started selling them
22:17outside theaters.
22:18That's why popcorn
22:19probably became
22:20the original
22:21clandestine movie snack,
22:22and theater staff
22:23would even have to check
22:24if people were hiding
22:25bags of it
22:26in their coats.
22:29Have you ever
22:30helped your friends
22:31move into a new apartment
22:32in a building
22:33without an elevator?
22:34Then you're gonna
22:35love this one.
22:36Houses in Amsterdam
22:38have hooks on top.
22:39This is a medieval invention
22:41for pulling stuff
22:41up the houses.
22:43The simple tech
22:44consisting of a wheel
22:45and a rope
22:45still functions now,
22:47centuries later.
22:48Why not just use
22:49the stairs?
22:50Well,
22:51if you get inside
22:52one of those
22:52narrow Amsterdam buildings,
22:54you'll see
22:55there's hardly enough room
22:56to comfortably ascend,
22:57and you can forget
22:58about even trying
22:59to pull a table on top.
23:01Back in the medieval ages,
23:03pretty much like now,
23:05only rich people
23:06could afford housing
23:07around the canals
23:08in the best parts
23:09of the city.
23:09Those people
23:10were mostly traders
23:11and used the canals
23:13for their business.
23:14They stored goods
23:15in the same houses
23:16they lived in,
23:17and with regular floods,
23:19they had to find a way
23:20to keep the goods dry.
23:22And that's why
23:23they needed to invent
23:24something to lift furniture,
23:26goods,
23:27boxes,
23:28instruments,
23:28and food
23:29on the upper floors
23:30and pull it in
23:31through fully open
23:32wide windows.
23:33The lifting tech
23:35is one of the reasons
23:36the houses in Amsterdam
23:37are leaning forward.
23:39This position
23:40helped keep both
23:41the lifted stuff
23:42and the walls
23:43and windows safe
23:44during transportation.
23:46They didn't have
23:47to touch each other.
23:48The gables
23:49also assisted
23:50in the process
23:51and had to be made firm
23:52to withstand
23:53all the heavy weight.
23:54And in case you're wondering
23:56what gables are,
23:58they're sections of wall
23:59between the edges
24:00of a dual-pitched roof,
24:01typical for Amsterdam.
24:03Sticking with old-school fun,
24:05it's time to talk
24:06about cards.
24:07So,
24:08have you ever wondered
24:09how many times
24:10you need to riffle a deck
24:11to shuffle it completely?
24:13The answer is
24:14seven times,
24:15according to math.
24:16Even cooler,
24:17if you shuffle a deck right,
24:18you're probably creating
24:19a unique order
24:20that's never existed before
24:22and never will again.
24:24And if you have
24:25a deck at hand,
24:26check out the four kings.
24:28You'll notice
24:28that the king of hearts
24:29is the only one
24:31without a mustache.
24:32He's not special
24:33or anything.
24:34I mean,
24:34he also used to have
24:36a mustache,
24:36but it was lost
24:37in the reproduction
24:37of the original design.
24:39Your home has more
24:40regular things
24:41that can do magic tricks.
24:43Like,
24:44if you have a house
24:45or a big terrace
24:46and want to make
24:46a nice flower wall,
24:48try old mattress springs.
24:50Just hang them
24:51on the wall
24:51and let your imagination
24:53run wild
24:54with flowers.
24:56An old flower sifter
24:57can still come in handy,
24:59for example,
25:00as a planter.
25:01Even if you don't have one,
25:03you might find it
25:04at a garage sale
25:05or a thrift store.
25:07Wallpaper is making
25:08its big comeback
25:09when it comes
25:10to home design.
25:11Maybe you can try
25:12something different
25:13and use some old books
25:14with torn pages.
25:16You just need to learn
25:17the basics
25:18of hanging wallpaper
25:19and voila!
25:20You get a new cool place
25:22for your old books.
25:24There's a solution
25:25for the remains
25:26of an old book.
25:27Don't worry!
25:28You can have blocks
25:30where you'll keep
25:30your kitchen nice.
25:31It's pretty original,
25:33don't you think?
25:34Solitaire was probably
25:36everyone's go-to game
25:37to pass the time
25:38back in the 1990s,
25:40but its original purpose
25:41was far from it.
25:42When developers
25:43created this game,
25:45their idea was
25:46to teach people
25:47how to use a computer
25:48without them
25:49even realizing it.
25:50For example,
25:51dragging and dropping
25:52cards into one place
25:53helped people learn
25:55how to move files
25:56into folders.
25:57The same goes
25:58for Minesweeper,
25:59which was designed
26:00to help people
26:01get used to using
26:02a mouse and clicking.
26:04Cleaning blinds
26:06can be frustrating,
26:07but the next time
26:08you do it,
26:09try doing it
26:10with a sock
26:10over your hand.
26:12Hands are kind of
26:13perfectly shaped
26:14for getting all those
26:15nooks and crannies
26:16on the blinds.
26:17And the sock
26:17will do the rest.
26:21Here's something
26:21you wouldn't expect.
26:23Ice cubes
26:23can help you
26:24remove gum
26:25from carpet,
26:26clothing,
26:26and hair.
26:28Just put your clothes
26:29in the sink
26:30and add ice cubes.
26:31Leave it like that
26:32for a while.
26:33Ice will freeze the gum
26:35so you can chip it away
26:36more easily.
26:37If the gum
26:39got stuck
26:39on the carpet,
26:40leave ice cubes
26:41right in the critical spot
26:43and remove the gum
26:44with a butter knife.
26:45It's a little bit harder
26:47to remove it
26:47from hair though,
26:48but still possible.
26:50Just wrap the ice
26:51and parts of your hair
26:52with the gum
26:53in a washcloth
26:54until the gum
26:55gets frozen.
26:56When you get there,
26:58you should be able
26:59to break apart the gum
27:00and free your hair
27:01using your fingers.
27:03Or,
27:04next time you have
27:05to deal with a splinter,
27:06just take one ice cube
27:08to numb that area
27:09before you even
27:10start doing anything.
27:12You might have noticed
27:13that movie theater seats
27:14are almost always red.
27:17This choice isn't random.
27:18It has strategic importance,
27:20which is rooted
27:20in visual science.
27:22The thing is,
27:23red light has
27:24a longer wavelength.
27:25It means that it's
27:26the first color
27:27to disappear in low light.
27:28It allows the audience
27:29to concentrate better
27:30on the screen
27:31once the movie begins.
27:32Such a design choice
27:34enhances the viewing experience
27:35by minimizing distractions.
27:38Speed bumps are crucial
27:40for pedestrian safety,
27:41but at the same time,
27:43they can seriously
27:44increase car emissions
27:45due to the non-stop acceleration
27:47and deceleration
27:48they cause.
27:50To address this issue,
27:52some cities,
27:52like London,
27:53are testing fake speed bumps.
27:55Those are optical illusions
27:57painted on the road.
27:58They look raised
27:59from a driver's perspective,
28:00but in reality,
28:02they're flat.
28:03Authorities hope
28:04that this approach
28:04will slow down drivers
28:06without having a negative impact
28:07on the environment.
28:11Soda bottles are always filled
28:13in such a way
28:13that there's some space
28:14between the liquid
28:15and the cap.
28:16That's because soda
28:17contains carbon dioxide.
28:19It's a gas that can expand
28:20once the bottle's heated.
28:22If there's no gap
28:23in the bottle,
28:24it can break
28:24because of the pressure
28:25building inside.
28:27Also,
28:28when you open your drink,
28:29the gases go out
28:30in the form of bubbles,
28:31making the drink overflow.
28:33The gap helps
28:34with this problem too.
28:36If you're more into Angry Birds,
28:38Candy Crush,
28:39and other mobile games,
28:40that's totally normal.
28:41After all,
28:42more people have access
28:43to cell phones
28:44than to toilets these days.
28:45But not many of us
28:46stop to think
28:47about how disgusting
28:48our phones can be.
28:50The natural bacteria
28:51from our skin
28:52and the oils
28:53from our hands
28:53get transferred
28:54to our phones
28:55with every touch,
28:56swipe,
28:57and tap.
28:57This makes phones
28:59about 10 times dirtier
29:00than toilet seats.
29:02Yikes!
29:03A label on your panties
29:05digging into
29:05your most sensitive spots
29:07is definitely
29:08not the best feeling.
29:09Sure,
29:10you can cut it off,
29:11but often that just
29:12leaves even sharper
29:13corners that can be
29:14more annoying.
29:15But what if you've been
29:16cutting those labels
29:17wrong this whole time?
29:19Check it out.
29:20On the left,
29:21the label is sewn
29:22into the seam,
29:23while on the right,
29:24it's just hanging on
29:25by a couple of threads.
29:26Just snip those threads,
29:28and voila!
29:29It's like the label
29:30was never even there.
29:32Plus,
29:32with this little hack,
29:33you can always pick panties
29:35in the store
29:35that are guaranteed
29:36to be comfy.
29:38If you've traveled
29:39to Europe recently,
29:40you may have noticed
29:41how nasty
29:42the bottle caps have become.
29:43Yeah,
29:44according to the law,
29:45they now have to
29:46scratch your nose.
29:47Oops,
29:47sorry,
29:48they have to be attached
29:49right to the bottle.
29:50If these bottles
29:51annoy you too,
29:52try this.
29:53Once you open the bottle,
29:55rotate the cap 90 degrees,
29:57and pull until
29:58one of the plastic
29:58connections breaks.
30:00And finally,
30:01turn the bottle
30:02until the cap touches
30:03your chin,
30:04not your nose,
30:05and drink.
30:06You've been using
30:07the colander
30:08in the wrong way
30:09all this time.
30:10This smart kitchen device
30:11has a hidden function.
30:13The traditional way
30:14of draining noodles
30:15involves dumping
30:16boiled noodles
30:17into a colander,
30:18right?
30:18But if your colander
30:20is about the same size
30:21as your pot,
30:22try this instead.
30:23Place the colander
30:25on top of the pot
30:26with the noodles,
30:27like a lid,
30:28and drain the water out.
30:29This method
30:30is faster
30:31and less messy,
30:32and it keeps your noodles
30:33in the pot
30:34where they belong.
30:37Toilet plungers
30:38and sink plungers
30:39are quite different,
30:40and the toilet version
30:41has a handy rubber flap
30:43called a flange
30:44that pops out
30:44from the cup.
30:45This flange fits
30:46snugly over toilet drains,
30:49giving you
30:49strong suction
30:50to tackle
30:51stubborn clogs.
30:53While a sink plunger
30:54won't help
30:55with toilet troubles,
30:56the toilet plunger
30:57can work on your sink
30:58or tub.
30:59Just make sure
30:59to keep that flap
31:01tucked inside the cup.
31:02And don't forget
31:03to give it a thorough
31:04clean with bleach
31:05before switching
31:05from toilet to sink use.
31:07You definitely
31:08don't want to mix things up.
31:11If you still work
31:12in an office,
31:13next time you print
31:14out something,
31:15make sure to check out
31:16this stapler
31:16built right into the printer.
31:18It can staple
31:19all the documents
31:20that fit in the slot
31:21at the same time.
31:22By the way,
31:23it's not something new.
31:25Such printers
31:25have been around
31:26since the 90s.
31:28Why buy a ruler
31:30and spend
31:30your hard-earned dollars
31:32if you can simply
31:33use a dollar bill
31:34to measure
31:35whatever you want?
31:36Only as long
31:37as this whatever
31:38is somewhere
31:39around 6 inches.
31:41A dollar bill
31:41is just about
31:42this size.
31:44Even though
31:45many people
31:46are sure
31:46that those tiny holes
31:48on the bottom left side
31:49of your iPhone
31:49are the speaker,
31:50they're actually
31:51a microphone.
31:52And speaking of iPhones,
31:54if you've got
31:55one of the latest models
31:56and your phone
31:57is out of juice
31:58but there's no socket
31:59to be found nearby,
32:00here's a nifty trick.
32:02Grab a double-ended
32:03charger cord
32:04and connect it
32:05to another iPhone 15.
32:07Boom!
32:08Your phone
32:08gets a little power boost.
32:10I bet you've noticed
32:12that the hook
32:12on a tape measure
32:13is a little loose.
32:14Well,
32:15that's intentional.
32:16The hook moves
32:17just enough
32:17to account
32:18for its own thickness,
32:19ensuring both
32:20inside and outside
32:21measurements
32:22are accurate.
32:23So,
32:24if you ever thought
32:24it was broken,
32:25nope,
32:26it's just doing its job.
32:27As for the hole
32:28at the end,
32:29it's replacing the tape
32:30on the edge of a nail
32:31to get measurements
32:32from odd spots.
32:35The pockets
32:36on new suits
32:37are sewn shut
32:38to keep the jacket's
32:39shape during
32:39transportation
32:40and display.
32:41Of course,
32:42you can unpick them
32:43to use the pockets
32:44but you need to be careful
32:45with what you put there.
32:47Anything heavy
32:48can easily distort
32:49the suit's shape.
32:50The important thing,
32:51though,
32:51is to remember
32:52to cut the threads
32:53holding the back vents
32:54together
32:55for better movement
32:56and comfort.
32:57Oh,
32:57and remember
32:58to cut those
32:59tacky stitches
33:00that fasten
33:00your new coat's vent,
33:01that flap
33:02on the back.
33:04Now,
33:05that sink squeegee thing
33:06actually hides
33:07a big secret.
33:09It can store water.
33:10Many sink squeegees
33:12have tiny holes
33:13that allow water
33:14to stay inside.
33:15But why would we
33:16need that water?
33:18Oh,
33:18you can release it
33:19as you squeegee,
33:20which will help you
33:21rinse the sink
33:22as you clean it.
33:24Here's a travel tip
33:25that will help you
33:26understand U.S. highways.
33:28In the U.S.,
33:29highways with even numbers
33:31run east-west
33:32and those with odd numbers
33:33run north-south.
33:35If a highway number
33:36starts with an odd digit,
33:38it's a spur,
33:39which means it doesn't
33:40reconnect to the main highway.
33:42If it starts with an even digit,
33:44it's a loop around
33:45or through a city
33:46that eventually reconnects
33:48with the main highway.
33:49And finally,
33:50numbers divisible by five
33:52are major highways
33:53meant for cross-country travel.
33:57Your iPhone camera
33:58can also translate
34:00laundry symbols,
34:01identify plants,
34:02and even recognize
34:03some bird species.
34:05It's like having
34:06a mini-encyclopedia
34:07in your pocket.
34:08Another trick,
34:10when using the markup feature
34:11while editing your photos,
34:13you might want to highlight
34:14a part of a picture.
34:16Put a circle around
34:17the needed area
34:18and keep your finger
34:19pressed down
34:19at the end of the stroke.
34:21Voila!
34:22Instead of a misshapen circle,
34:24you get a perfect one.
34:25It also works for squares,
34:27triangles,
34:28and stars.
34:30Barilla,
34:30probably the most famous
34:32pasta in the world,
34:33has teamed up with Spotify
34:35to create playlists
34:36that match the cooking time
34:37for different pasta shapes.
34:39Just start the playlist
34:40when you drop the pasta
34:41into boiling water.
34:43And when the music stops,
34:44your pasta is ready.
34:47Toasters have crumb trays
34:49at the bottom
34:50that you can
34:50and should clean regularly.
34:53Just slide it out
34:54and dump the crumbs.
34:55It's an easy way
34:56to keep your toaster clean
34:57and working well.
35:00You can use Google Maps
35:01to share your location
35:02in real time.
35:04Just tap your account icon,
35:05select Location Sharing,
35:07and choose how long to share.
35:09Your friends can track
35:10your progress
35:10and be ready when you arrive.
35:12You can also save
35:14your parking location
35:15by clicking the blue dot.
35:17Do you know
35:18that the knobs on some ovens
35:20have calibration screws
35:21on the back?
35:22You can adjust them
35:23to get more accurate
35:24temperature control.
35:25It'll definitely help you
35:27avoid overcooking
35:28or undercooking your meals.
35:31In non-prepaid gas stations
35:33in the U.S.,
35:34try pressing Enter
35:35before swiping your debit
35:36or credit card.
35:37It'll take you
35:38to the prepaid screen
35:39and you can enter
35:40the amount you need manually.
35:44If you're drinking outside
35:45on a windy day,
35:46place some coins
35:47in an empty cup
35:48and then put the cup
35:50you're drinking
35:50from inside the first one.
35:52The weight of the coins
35:53will help you keep your drink
35:55from getting blown over.
35:56Simple, but effective.
35:59Once you've peeled
36:00your potato,
36:01you might spot
36:02some tiny divots
36:03known as eyes
36:04that still have
36:05some skin on them.
36:07Many peelers come
36:08with a handy scoop
36:09designed to tackle
36:10these little guys.
36:11Just take the scoop,
36:12dig in,
36:13and pop them out.
36:14Easy peasy.
36:15Your favorite potato recipe
36:17will be totally eye-free
36:18in no time.
36:21A cell phone's camera
36:22can help you to figure out
36:24whether your remote
36:25is working.
36:25The camera is sensitive
36:27to infrared,
36:28so you just need
36:29to turn it on
36:29and point the remote
36:30at the camera
36:31while pressing
36:32the remote's buttons.
36:33You'll see the LED flashing
36:35in response.
36:36If you spot nothing,
36:38something is definitely
36:39wrong with the remote.
36:41Bonus fact here.
36:43White vinegar
36:44isn't just for cooking.
36:45It's also the real
36:46laundry hero.
36:47If you add it
36:48to your laundry,
36:49it'll take out
36:50all the bad smells
36:51from your clothes.
36:52The amount to add
36:53can be anywhere
36:54from a splash
36:55to a cup
36:56during the wash.
36:57And don't worry
36:58about the vinegar smell.
36:59It washes away completely,
37:01leaving your clothes fresh.
37:03It's also great
37:04for removing
37:04hard water buildup.
37:07You must have noticed
37:09those lines
37:10on some kinds of chips.
37:11For one thing,
37:12they help with the distribution
37:13of spices and seasonings.
37:15In other words,
37:17all those substances
37:18that make your chips
37:19taste like cheese
37:20are mostly stored
37:21inside the lines.
37:23Plus,
37:24the lines make chips crunchier.
37:27Some cars have a tiny
37:29coffee cup sign
37:30on their dashboard.
37:31It's the vehicle's
37:32anti-drowsiness mechanism.
37:35There are manufacturers
37:37that equip their cars
37:38with a drowsiness
37:39detection system.
37:40It analyzes the speed,
37:42wheel angle,
37:43and lane deviations
37:45to figure out
37:45if it's time for the driver
37:47to take a break.
37:48If it is,
37:49the vehicle makes
37:50several audio signals
37:51and the coffee cup sign
37:53starts to flash.
37:56Some plastic milk containers
37:58have dents on their sides.
38:00These dents
38:01serve several purposes.
38:03For one thing,
38:04when milk spoils,
38:06this process usually
38:07causes swelling
38:08and high pressure buildup
38:09inside the container.
38:11That's when the dent
38:12comes in handy.
38:13It pops out
38:14and doesn't let the jug
38:15blow up.
38:17Plus,
38:18if you decide
38:19to freeze the milk,
38:20it will expand
38:21like any other liquid.
38:22And then again,
38:24the indentation
38:25will pop out
38:25and prevent the container
38:27from breaking
38:27inside your freezer.
38:30You might have wondered
38:31why jerry cans
38:32have three handles.
38:34It's a clever designer move.
38:36This way,
38:38if you carry
38:38the container alone,
38:40you can use
38:41only the central handle
38:42to distribute
38:42the weight evenly.
38:44But,
38:45if your friend
38:46wants to help you out,
38:47each of you
38:48can grab the side handle.
38:50The first jeans
38:52had a problem.
38:53Workers and miners,
38:54who were the original
38:55jeans wearers,
38:56put too much pressure
38:57on the poor piece
38:58of clothing.
38:59As a result,
39:01the seams
39:01couldn't withstand
39:02the stress
39:03and tore.
39:05Tiny metal studs
39:06were invented
39:07to prevent this
39:08from happening.
39:10Sticky notes
39:11come off
39:11relatively easily
39:12because their adhesive
39:14is spread out
39:14across the paper
39:15unevenly
39:16in small blobs.
39:18And only some
39:19of these blobs
39:20touch the surface
39:21of whatever
39:21you've stuck
39:22the note on.
39:23That's why
39:24when you unstick
39:24a post-it
39:25and attach it
39:26to something else,
39:27it still works
39:28until all the glue
39:29gets used
39:30or covered with dirt.
39:33Soda bottles
39:34are always filled
39:35in such a way
39:36that there's some space
39:37between the liquid
39:38and the cap.
39:40That's because
39:40soda contains
39:41carbon dioxide.
39:43It's a gas
39:44that can expand
39:45once a bottle
39:46is heated.
39:47If there's no gap
39:48in the bottle,
39:48it can break
39:49because of the pressure
39:50building inside.
39:53Also,
39:53when you open
39:54your drink,
39:55the gases go out
39:56in the form of bubbles
39:57and the drink
39:58is likely to overflow.
40:00The gap helps
40:01with this problem too.
40:04Dental floss
40:05is super useful
40:06for your teeth,
40:07but it might be
40:08rather hard to operate.
40:09It regularly slips
40:11out of your fingers
40:12and tangles.
40:14To avoid these problems,
40:15tear off a piece
40:16of dental floss
40:17and tie its two ends
40:19together.
40:20It'll be much easier
40:21to use
40:22and won't hurt
40:23your fingers.
40:25Now,
40:25about those horizontal lines
40:27on plastic bottles.
40:29They help hold bottles up.
40:31Some bottles
40:32are produced
40:33from soft plastic.
40:35Without the lines,
40:36they wouldn't keep
40:36their shape.
40:38Instead,
40:39they would twist easily
40:40or even break.
40:43The soft round part
40:45under a soda bottle cap
40:46keeps the carbonation
40:47from escaping.
40:49Without it,
40:50your pop
40:51would go flat
40:52in no time,
40:53probably even
40:54before you buy it.
40:56If you don't have
40:57anywhere to put
40:58a toothpick
40:59after using it,
41:00break off its flat end
41:01at the first groove
41:02and place it
41:03on the table.
41:04Now,
41:05you can balance
41:06the used portion
41:07of your toothpick
41:07on the grooved part
41:08so that it doesn't
41:10have to touch
41:10the table.
41:12You can also make
41:14a makeshift stand
41:15for disposable chopsticks.
41:17They have a sort of
41:18lump on one side.
41:19Break that lump off
41:21before you split
41:22the pair.
41:23Now,
41:24when you want
41:25to take a sushi break,
41:26just place the stick
41:27on this stand.
41:31Donuts are shaped
41:32like rings
41:32because,
41:33otherwise,
41:34they might get
41:34overdone at the edges
41:36but uncooked
41:37and gooey inside.
41:39With a hole
41:40in the center,
41:41both the outside
41:42and the inside
41:43get ready
41:43at the same time.
41:46Ever notice
41:47that layer
41:48of clear fluid
41:49in gel pens?
41:50It's called
41:51the ink follower
41:52or stopper fluid.
41:54The gel
41:55in such pens
41:56contains pigment
41:57particles
41:57dissolved
41:58in a polymer solution.
42:00The gel
42:01should be thick enough
42:02to keep the pigment
42:03particles suspended
42:04but also thin enough
42:05to flow first
42:06onto the ball
42:07and then the paper.
42:10The main task
42:11of the stopper fluid
42:12is to be a barrier
42:13to prevent the gel
42:14from evaporating
42:15or leaking out.
42:17Without this
42:17transparent fluid,
42:18your gel pen
42:19wouldn't function.
42:21The fluid
42:22always stays
42:23in one position
42:24and doesn't get
42:25dissolved with the gel.
42:26Neither does it
42:27move backward
42:28or flow out
42:29of the pen.
42:31Some button-down shirts
42:33have a button
42:33hidden on the back
42:34of the collar.
42:36Its main purpose
42:37is to prevent
42:38the tie
42:38from sticking out
42:40from under the collar.
42:41As for that
42:42locker loop
42:43on the back,
42:45you can use it
42:46to hang the shirt
42:47on a hook
42:48to avoid wrinkling it.
42:51Outer rings
42:52and zipper sliders,
42:53especially when
42:54two sliders
42:54are used together,
42:55are added
42:56so that you can
42:57connect them
42:58with a lock
42:58and keep
42:59sticky fingers away.
43:02Most ambulance cars
43:04have this word
43:05printed on the front
43:06of the vehicle.
43:06That's the word
43:07ambulance backward.
43:10It's written in reverse
43:11so that the driver
43:12in front of the ambulance
43:14can see the word
43:15properly in their
43:16rearview mirror.
43:17Then they can move
43:19out of the way
43:19and let the ambulance
43:20pass.
43:23Escalator brushes
43:24serve an important
43:25safety purpose.
43:27You might have heard
43:27that most accidents
43:28happen after people
43:30get their bags
43:30or clothes stuck
43:31in escalators
43:32because they stand
43:33too close to the sides.
43:35But when there are
43:37nylon brushes
43:37on both sides,
43:39you can't but keep
43:40your feet away
43:40from the escalator's
43:41skirt panels.
43:42The result?
43:43No accidents.
43:46The side holes
43:47in sneakers
43:47are for laces.
43:50Since sneakers
43:51were originally invented
43:52for basketball players,
43:53this interesting
43:54design allowed them
43:55to accommodate
43:56any player's foot.
43:58They just needed
43:59to lace their sneakers
44:00in the most comfortable
44:01way for them.
44:03The holes in the bottoms
44:05of your earphones
44:06allow air to circulate
44:08up and through
44:08the speakers.
44:10It helps to increase
44:11low frequencies,
44:13making the bass
44:14sound deeper.
44:15The quality of the sound
44:16also becomes
44:17much better.
44:19Ever been stranded
44:20with a cup of applesauce
44:22but no spoon at hand?
44:24But each snack pack
44:26already has a built-in spoon.
44:28Several twists
44:29of the foil lid
44:30and here you go!
44:34Diamond slits
44:35on backpacks
44:36were originally placed
44:37only on traveler bags.
44:39Their purpose
44:40was to carry ropes.
44:42These days,
44:43you can find such slits
44:44on almost every backpack.
44:46Why not use them
44:47to carry a bottle of water,
44:49an umbrella,
44:50or a pair of sneakers?
44:53Highlighters are filled
44:54with a special
44:55semi-transparent
44:56fluorescent ink
44:57that can glow
44:58in dim light.
45:00Yellow and light green
45:02hues are the most popular
45:03because they don't
45:04prevent you from
45:05seeing the text
45:06after black and white
45:07photocopying.
45:09Photocopiers
45:10perceive yellow
45:11and light green marks
45:12as almost non-existent
45:14and don't print them.
45:17A stop sign
45:18has an octagonal shape
45:19to help drivers
45:20recognize it easily,
45:21even if they see it
45:22from the back.
45:23When the signs
45:24weren't reflective yet,
45:26this shape
45:27prevented drivers
45:27from confusing
45:28the stop sign
45:29with any other night.
45:32The number 57
45:33on a Heinz ketchup bottle
45:35has nothing to do
45:36with the product label.
45:38The truth is
45:39that the place
45:40with the numbers
45:41is the very sweet spot
45:42you should tap
45:43to get the ketchup flowing.
45:45So,
45:46stop hitting the bottom
45:47of your sauce bottle
45:48and hit 57.
45:51Lots of private houses
45:53have triangular-shaped roofs
45:55because this allows rain,
45:57snow,
45:57and fallen leaves
45:58to slide off the slope.
46:00If all this stuff
46:02piled up on top
46:03of your house,
46:04one day,
46:04your roof would collapse.
46:08Airplane windows
46:09have rounded edges
46:10and that's a crucial
46:11safety measure.
46:12It prevents
46:13aircraft accidents.
46:15Weak spots
46:16are usually situated
46:17in the corners.
46:19If airplane windows
46:20were square
46:21or rectangular,
46:22each of them
46:23would have four
46:23potential weak spots.
46:25Under pressure,
46:26they would collapse.
46:35Hey there, car owners.
46:36Gee,
46:37do I have an important
46:37message for you?
46:38You see,
46:39our cars are like
46:40our trusty sidekicks,
46:41always by our side,
46:42even in the most
46:43public places.
46:44But sometimes
46:45we come back
46:45to find unexpected surprises
46:47waiting for us.
46:48Try to imagine yourself
46:49strolling up to your
46:50four-wheeled companion
46:51and there it is,
46:52a flyer,
46:54taunting you
46:54from under the wiper,
46:55or heaven forbid,
46:57a parking ticket
46:57just begging for your
46:58attention on the windshield.
47:00We've all been there,
47:01right?
47:01Well,
47:02hold on to your
47:03steering wheels
47:04because authorities
47:04have a brand new
47:05tip for you
47:06and it's a real gem.
47:07If you see something
47:08on your car
47:09that doesn't belong,
47:10don't remove it
47:11with your bare hand.
47:13Intrigued?
47:14You see,
47:15police forces have been
47:16keeping a watchful eye
47:17on all things car-related
47:18and they're not just
47:19about catching speedsters
47:20and enforcing traffic rules.
47:22They've got our backs
47:23when it comes to unveiling
47:24the latest tricks of the trade.
47:26Take Arlington, Virginia,
47:27for example.
47:28The authorities there
47:29recently noticed a spike
47:30in driver's side airbag thefts.
47:32To combat this madness,
47:34the police advised folks
47:35to park in well-lit areas,
47:37lock their vehicles,
47:38stash away their valuables,
47:39and why not throw in
47:40a steering wheel locking device
47:42for good measure?
47:43Some car thieves
47:44have also discovered
47:45a new superpower,
47:46using their smartphone cameras
47:47to peek into your car.
47:49It's like they have
47:50X-ray vision or something.
47:51These sneaky people
47:52can bypass the privacy tint
47:54in your car windows
47:55and get a clear view
47:56of your treasures,
47:57all without even
47:58taking a photo.
47:59Smartphones these days, huh?
48:02In response,
48:03authorities launched
48:04a stow it,
48:05don't show it campaign,
48:06reminding everyone
48:07to remove their valuables
48:09from sight,
48:09or, at the very least,
48:11stash them away.
48:12But wait,
48:14there's more.
48:15Officers want us
48:16to be extra cautious
48:17about a new threat
48:18lurking around our vehicles.
48:19You know how it goes.
48:21Leaves, litter,
48:21and leaflets
48:22often find their way
48:23onto our beloved cars.
48:24Usually,
48:25we'd think nothing of it
48:26and simply give our vehicles
48:27a quick clean
48:28before zooming off.
48:29However,
48:30you should think twice
48:31before reaching out
48:32with your bare hands.
48:33Even if it's just to grab
48:34a seemingly innocent
48:35piece of trash.
48:37Why all the fuss,
48:38you might wonder?
48:39Well,
48:40let's take a peek
48:40at an incident
48:41that unfolded
48:41in Houston, Texas.
48:43Picture this,
48:44one woman,
48:45fresh from celebrating
48:46her birthday
48:47at a local restaurant,
48:49heads back to her car,
48:50only to find a napkin
48:51sticking out of her car door handle.
48:53Now,
48:54at first,
48:55she didn't think much of it
48:56and casually removed
48:57the napkin,
48:58thinking it's just
48:59some random trash.
49:01But as it turns out,
49:02things then took
49:02a crazy turn.
49:03Not long after handling
49:05that suspiciously
49:06placed napkin,
49:07she started feeling
49:08some tingling
49:08in her fingertips.
49:09And before she knew it,
49:11her whole arm
49:11joins the tingle party,
49:13leaving her feeling
49:13a bit numb.
49:14She got all lightheaded
49:15and even struggled
49:16to breathe.
49:17Being a responsible person,
49:19her husband dialed up
49:20911 in a jiffy.
49:22Off she went to the hospital,
49:23racing against time
49:24to figure out
49:25what in the world
49:25caused this bizarre
49:26health rollercoaster.
49:27After a seemingly
49:28eternal six and a half hours,
49:30the doctors finally diagnosed
49:32her with acute poisoning
49:33from an unknown substance.
49:35They couldn't pinpoint
49:36the exact nature
49:36of the substance
49:37because the woman
49:38only had a tiny amount
49:39in her system.
49:40But even that tiny amount
49:42was enough to make her feel
49:43like she just hopped
49:44on the wildest ride
49:45at the amusement park.
49:47Just imagine if she had
49:48wrapped that napkin
49:49around her entire hand.
49:50Yikes!
49:51One of her doctors
49:52suggested that this
49:53whole napkin incident
49:54might have been
49:54an attempted kidnapping
49:55targeting her car.
49:57Wait, what?
49:58A kidnapping involving
49:59a napkin in a car door?
50:01It's like a bad script
50:02for a low-budget comedy film.
50:04But here's where things
50:05get really intriguing.
50:07The local police department,
50:08in their noble quest
50:09to solve this mystery,
50:10revealed that they didn't
50:12receive any reports
50:12of similar incidents
50:13involving car doors
50:14and napkins.
50:15I guess that prankster genius
50:17didn't strike again.
50:18Or at least not yet.
50:20However,
50:21they do confirm
50:22that the woman's experience
50:23and symptoms align
50:24with other cases of poisoning.
50:26Of course,
50:26there are many other strategies
50:28to help keep both you
50:29and your car safe.
50:30Like when it comes to parking,
50:32it's all about that prime spot.
50:34Thankfully,
50:35specialists have some tips
50:37that will make your
50:37parking game strong
50:38and keep those pesky thieves
50:40at bay.
50:41First things first,
50:42if you're lucky enough
50:43to have a garage,
50:45park your precious vehicle
50:46in there at all times.
50:48But if you're out and about,
50:49it's advised that you find
50:50a well-lit
50:51and open area to park.
50:53You want your ride
50:54to be in the spotlight,
50:55not hiding in the shadows
50:56where mischief could be lurking.
50:58Now,
50:59here's a nifty little nugget
51:01of advice
51:01straight from the mouth
51:02of an ex-burglar.
51:03This guy knows
51:04the tricks of the trade.
51:06When you park,
51:07turn those wheels
51:08into the curb.
51:09I know it sounds weird,
51:10but trust me,
51:11it's worth it.
51:12By doing this,
51:13you're making life harder
51:14for those pesky intruders.
51:15They'll have to do
51:16some fancy maneuvering
51:17just to get away,
51:18and ain't nobody
51:19got time for that.
51:20And hey,
51:21here's an extra bonus tip
51:22for you.
51:23Try to find a car park
51:24that has reached
51:24the Parkmark standard.
51:26These parking locations
51:27have passed
51:27a police risk assessment,
51:28so you know
51:29they're legit.
51:30With these simple tips,
51:32you'll be parking
51:32like a pro
51:33in no time.
51:34These days,
51:35there's still
51:35a sneaky way
51:36thieves can get
51:37their hands on your ride,
51:38and it involves
51:39your beloved key.
51:40So,
51:41let's play it safe,
51:42shall we?
51:42First things first,
51:44keep those keys
51:44hidden away.
51:45When you're home,
51:46make sure they're
51:47out of sight
51:47and far from prying eyes.
51:49You wouldn't want
51:50any thieves
51:50playing fishing games
51:51with sticks and hooks
51:52through your letterbox
51:53snatching your keys.
51:55Now,
51:55let's talk about
51:56keyless entry.
51:57You know,
51:57those fancy cars
51:58that unlock themselves
51:59with a wave
52:00of the key nearby?
52:01Well,
52:02if you have to push
52:03a button on your key
52:04to open your car,
52:05you don't have
52:06a keyless entry.
52:07No worries,
52:08though,
52:08we'll cover that too.
52:09Picture this.
52:11You're going about
52:11your day,
52:12minding your own business,
52:13when suddenly
52:14a crafty thief
52:15comes along
52:15with a little device.
52:17This sneaky gadget
52:18tricks your car
52:18into thinking
52:19your key is right there,
52:20unlocking it faster
52:21than you can imagine.
52:22They can even
52:23start the engine
52:24and drive off
52:25into the sunset
52:25with your beloved vehicle.
52:27Believe it or not,
52:28these pesky thieves
52:29only need to be
52:30a few meters away
52:31from your car key
52:32to capture its signal.
52:34That means
52:34they can work
52:35their magic
52:35even if your key
52:36is chilling
52:37inside your home,
52:38safe and sound.
52:39Fear not,
52:40because there are
52:40a few tips
52:41to keep your keyless
52:42entry car
52:42as secure
52:43as a fortress.
52:44When you're at home,
52:45keep that precious key
52:47and its spare,
52:48far, far away
52:49from your vehicle.
52:50Maybe put them
52:51in a screened pouch
52:52or a fancy-schmancy
52:53Faraday bag
52:54to block any signals
52:55from escaping.
52:56Think of it
52:57as giving your key
52:57a cozy little
52:58invisible shield
52:59to protect it
53:00from those sneaky
53:00signal-snipping thieves.
53:02Here's another pro tip.
53:04If you ever decide
53:05to adopt a second-hand car
53:07into your loving car family,
53:09give those keys
53:10a little makeover.
53:11Reprogramming them
53:12will ensure
53:12that any old signals
53:14or sneaky surprises
53:15from the previous owner
53:16are wiped clean.
53:17To make sure
53:18your car is always safe,
53:19we also need to cover
53:20this not-so-fun subject,
53:22illegal tow trucks.
53:24Those sneaky thieves
53:25think they can snatch
53:26your precious wheels
53:27right off the street.
53:27Here are some tips
53:29on how to stay
53:29one step ahead
53:30of these parking lot pirates.
53:32First things first,
53:33keep an eye out
53:34for any tow-away crew
53:35that seems a bit fishy.
53:37You know,
53:38the ones who aren't
53:38sporting any fancy logos
53:40on their truck
53:40or who forgot to put
53:41on their snazzy uniforms.
53:43If something feels off,
53:44don't hesitate
53:45to report them pronto.
53:46Now,
53:47I know what you're thinking,
53:48but what if I'm wrong
53:50and it turns out
53:50to be a false alarm?
53:52We all should be
53:53about good faith,
53:54and nobody should blame you
53:55for a moment
53:55if it turns out
53:56to be a false alarm.
53:57Better safe than sorry, right?
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