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Think you know how to use a stapler or a soda can? Think again! Discover the hidden genius behind common household items in this eye-opening exploration. From clever designs to unexpected features, we dive deep into the engineering marvels that can make your life easier. By the end, you’ll never see your everyday tools the same way again. Get ready to transform your understanding of ordinary items!
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00:01So get this, an extra hole at the upper part of the sink has multiple hidden functions.
00:06First, in case someone forgets to close the tap, the water won't overflow and the bathroom won't get flooded.
00:12Second, thanks to that hole, the water drains faster and it gives an escape for the air, helping the water
00:17flow down.
00:20Those two holes on a side of any Converse shoe are not only to let the stinky air out.
00:25Sure, breathability is important for any athlete.
00:27The second reason is that athletes lace through those holes to get a better grip.
00:34Donuts have a hole in the middle and it doesn't stand for O in donut.
00:38It's not designed for an easier grip either, though it can be quite convenient.
00:42It's actually made this way for mass baking so that they can cook all the way through evenly.
00:49Baby carrots are tiny and, unlike regular carrots, wet.
00:53Baby carrots aren't some special sort of carrots.
00:56They're actually made of regular carrots by cutting off the skin and outer layers and then polishing them to look
01:02that pretty.
01:02The problem is that they can't retain moisture.
01:05A regular carrot retains some water inside because of the layers that locks it in.
01:09Once they're chopped out, baby carrots can dry out easily.
01:12So, they usually sell them in bags with some water inside.
01:17Toy stores are filled with Beanie Baby plush toys.
01:20And a detail that is even more iconic than their huge eyes is their tags saying TY.
01:26That's a small manufacturing company not so many people have heard of.
01:29Beanie Babies appeared in 1993 and they went insanely popular.
01:34TY is the name of the company, but it's not an abbreviation.
01:37It's the actual name of the company's founder, H. Ty Warner.
01:43Most metallic zippers have a hidden lock inside them to save you from awkward situations, such as an undone fly.
01:50Oh boy.
01:51Don't leave the zipper handle in an upward position.
01:54When you pull it downwards, it automatically locks.
01:56It's all thanks to those tiny grooves hidden underneath the handle.
02:02Almost any public toilet has a large gap between the floor and the door.
02:07The reason for such a zero privacy thing is to actually minimize the level of privacy and comfort,
02:12so that people wouldn't stay there long and there'd be no lines.
02:15It's also easier to clean and safer if some emergency occurs.
02:22Headrests in a car are about comfort and detachable headrests are about safety.
02:27If you pull the headrest out of a seat, you'll see two bars, which are quite sturdy.
02:32If you ever get locked or trapped in a car, you can get out of there smashing the window with
02:37these bars.
02:41Many cups and mugs have little grooves on the bottom on purpose.
02:45They're designed for dishwashing machines.
02:47The grooves let the water flow and not spill over your feet when you take the cup out.
02:51Also, those grooves let the air flow so the cup doesn't crack even if the tea is scalding.
02:59Almost all measuring tapes have a metal tip with a small slot on the end.
03:03You can use this slot to hang the tape on a nail or a screw to make measurements without anyone's
03:09help.
03:10Sometimes this tip has a row of sharp points along the edge on one side.
03:14That comes in handy when you want to leave a mark without using a pencil.
03:20Doorknobs are usually made of brass, bronze, and some other copper alloys for a reason.
03:24They have an antibacterial effect, so they stop microbes from spreading.
03:29They get rid of a range of harmful germs pretty fast within a couple of hours.
03:34But don't forget to wash your hands anyway.
03:38Grocery carts have loops for a reason.
03:41You don't want to put your jacket in a cart next to potatoes and onions.
03:44Hang it on a loop.
03:46This little hook-like thing is there to help you better organize the space in your cart.
03:50The carts also have a super handy grid.
03:54Whenever the cart's full, you just need to lift the grid and attach the shopping basket for extra purchases.
03:59Placing it in between the horizontal bar above the wheels and the hooks the grid has.
04:06A point in an ointment cap is there for a reason too.
04:09Most tubes are usually sealed with foil, and it's better to avoid opening it with fingers
04:14unless you're ready to say goodbye to your nails.
04:16A point easily opens even the most safely sealed tube.
04:22Silica gel can often be found in different things you buy like bags, shoes, and many others.
04:27Don't throw it away.
04:29It's meant to absorb excess moisture.
04:31So anytime your shoes are a bit wet, just throw in a packet with silica gel.
04:37People used to co-live with rats, and these guys like gnawing on everything they see in their way, including
04:43paper.
04:45Still, rats weren't able to chew more than the space left on the margins.
04:51That black grate on a microwave isn't just some fancy decoration.
04:54It's called a Faraday shield, and it prevents the rays from escaping the microwave.
04:59It also speeds up the heating, so you can enjoy yesterday's leftovers faster.
05:04It may also block phone signals, so if you're tired of numerous calls, just put the phone into a microwave.
05:10But don't turn it on.
05:14All Tic Tac containers are designed to dispense one Tic Tac every time you open it.
05:20The lid has the same shape as the candy.
05:22Turn the container upside down, gently shake it, and open it slowly.
05:26You'll notice only one candy stuck between those lid grooves.
05:29So if you just open the container and shake it until five or even more candies fall into your mouth,
05:34it means you've been eating Tic Tacs wrong all this time.
05:41Those little holes in the airplane windows are designed to control the cabin pressure.
05:45They also protect the windows from fogging up as the temperatures drop and rise.
05:50By the way, the airplane window is round for a reason.
05:52This way, pressure is evenly distributed so it doesn't get deformed.
05:59Blue bristles on a toothbrush are actually an indicator that it's just about time to change the brush.
06:04As the bristles get in contact with water, the blue, or whatever other, pigment fades away.
06:09So the more you use it, the duller the color becomes.
06:14A triple handle on a jerry can is there to make it easier for two people to carry it and
06:18distribute the fuel evenly.
06:20Gas cans often have a second hole that actually needs to be unkept too, before you pour the gas.
06:25The air passage will prevent it from pouring out, so no more fuel waste.
06:31Jeans first appeared in 1873.
06:34They were invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss.
06:38Davis was a tailor who was producing covers and tents,
06:41and Strauss was a businessman who, among other things, was selling cloth.
06:46The first jeans were made by Davis from denim, the fabric he bought from Levi Strauss & Co.
06:53Together, they patented the design.
06:55Blue was a standard color for denim that was dyed using an indigo dye.
07:00The blue color is a tradition that is still often followed today to replicate the original look of a pair
07:05of jeans.
07:06Jeans also have metal rivets, and they've been there from the very beginning.
07:10Jacob Davis, the man who made the first pair of jeans, added copper rivets to spots where pants were more
07:16likely to rip, flies and pockets to make them stronger.
07:20Today, they have more of a decorative purpose since they're distinctive and traditional for jeans.
07:27Another special thing about jeans is those tiny pockets they have that seemingly serve no purpose.
07:32Well, maybe it's true now, but years ago, when many cowboys were wearing jeans, the pocket was made specifically to
07:38keep a pocket watch there.
07:40Also, back then, a pair of jeans had just four pockets, that tiny pocket, the watch pocket, two big pockets
07:46in front, and just one pocket on the back.
07:51Many zippers have the letters YKK engraved on them.
07:55It's an abbreviation that stands for the name of the company that can be translated as Yoshida Manufacturing Shareholding Company.
08:02This Japanese company is the largest zipper manufacturer in the world, so they put their initials on all the zippers
08:09they produce.
08:10That's around half of the zippers in the world.
08:13And that's why you see their zippers more often than any other zippers.
08:18Those little white golf balls have dimples all over them.
08:21It turns out they aren't there just randomly.
08:23At first, golfers were playing with a smooth ball.
08:26With time, the ball would get all punched and damaged, but also, it would start to travel way further.
08:31The reason here is aerodynamics.
08:34Dimples allow the air to flow more smoothly around the ball, taking it further.
08:39So the idea was adopted and the balls got their dimples all around, allowing them to travel longer distances.
08:47Road and construction workers are usually dressed in orange because the bright orange hue is visible even in bad weather.
08:54It's the most effective color to attract attention and alert people.
08:57No wonder lots of safety jackets and traffic cones are orange as well.
09:01The stop sign has an eight-sided shape to help drivers recognize it easily, even if they see it from
09:07the back.
09:08And when the signs weren't reflective yet, the octagon shape prevented drivers from confusing the stop sign with any other
09:14at night.
09:16The rumble strips on the side of the road are placed there to alert drivers who doze off behind the
09:20wheel.
09:21When their tires move over these strips, the noise and vibration work like an alarm clock.
09:26There are magnetic locks on fuel hoses at gas stations.
09:30They come in handy if someone drives away with the gas nozzle still attached to their car.
09:34In this case, the lock detaches the hose automatically.
09:38Oh, that's embarrassing.
09:40Gasoline looks like a rainbow in a puddle because it can't mix with water.
09:44It forms a thin membrane over it.
09:46When light reflects from it and the water at the same time, you've got a rainbow.
09:52A triple handle on a jerry can is there to make it easier for two people to carry it and
09:57distribute fuel evenly.
09:58Gas cans often have a second hole that actually needs to be uncapped too before you pour the gas.
10:04The air passage will prevent it from pouring out, so no more fuel waste.
10:09Most gas cans have two holes with caps, a bigger and a smaller one.
10:14You're supposed to uncap the smaller hole before pouring gas inside the bigger one.
10:18It'll prevent the liquid from glugging and spilling all over your clothes and the ground.
10:24Another little thingy we often neglect is a point on an ointment cap.
10:27Most tubes are usually sealed with a plastic film or a foil, and opening it with your fingernails isn't the
10:34best idea.
10:35A point easily opens even the most safely sealed tube.
10:39You can use most screwdrivers together with a wrench to create more torque.
10:44Just place the wrench over the handle of the screwdriver.
10:47This way, you'll need to apply a lot less force than before.
10:51You'll also be able to get to hard-to-reach areas more easily.
10:55They install cameras in shops, banks and hospitals to monitor everything.
11:00If something happens, you can call the police or rescuers.
11:04The camera really helps to solve a lot of problems.
11:07Why are there no cameras on planes?
11:10The crew keep order on the plane, but they won't be able to do anything if something serious happens.
11:15Besides, there's nowhere to run on the plane.
11:18During the flight, the cameras are useless, and after the flight, the words of the passengers work ideally instead of
11:25cameras.
11:26So, if cameras do no good, then why spend money on them?
11:30Water is great at cleaning stuff because it has triangular molecules.
11:34They're made of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms.
11:37Um, H2O?
11:38Such molecules have slightly different charges on their opposite sides, pretty much like magnets.
11:44That's why water easily sticks to other molecules, including those that make up dirt.
11:49Lots of private houses have triangular-shaped roofs because this allows rain, snow and fallen leaves to slide off the
11:56slope.
11:56If all this stuff piled up on top of your house, one day, your roof would collapse.
12:02When a storm is coming, clouds seem to turn dark, but it's just an illusion.
12:07Thin clouds on a sunny day let the light through easily.
12:10They also scatter all the colors of the light spectrum.
12:13This makes us perceive the clouds as white, but the thicker the clouds are and the more water droplets they
12:19contain,
12:20the less light they let through and the darker they look.
12:23A good doorknob is the one made of brass, bronze, or some copper alloys.
12:28These metals have an anti-germ effect.
12:32Bacteria spread way slower on them.
12:34They also get rid of germs pretty fast, within a couple of hours.
12:38Nope, it doesn't mean you don't have to wash your hands.
12:42Diamonds have such symmetrical shape to show you their brilliance.
12:45Initially, the gems aren't so beautiful.
12:48They go through several stages of cutting and then become pieces of elegance.
12:53Most of these stones have a round shape with slightly pointed corners.
12:57Diamonds shine the brightest in this shape.
13:01Why are there two holes in the socket?
13:03The left hole is neutral.
13:05The right hole is not.
13:07And the gap underneath is ground.
13:09Electricity needs to flow through the chain.
13:12The current flows from the hot slot, passes through your phone charger, for example, and then goes through the neutral
13:18hole.
13:19Ever wondered what that small pocket on your jeans is for?
13:22People used to wear watches on chains.
13:25That small pocket was meant for it.
13:27Now, almost no one wears such a watch, but the pocket remains.
13:31You can still keep something small in there, like a ring.
13:34In London, there are some poles that look like street lamps, but there are no bulbs.
13:39Well, their official name is stink pipes, and they're a thing of the past now, but they used to come
13:45in handy back in the 19th century.
13:47These hollow poles would vent away the air and explosive gases with bad smells to prevent, shall we say, unwanted
13:54consequences.
13:56Most kitchen shears have metal plier-like teeth in the middle.
14:00Between the handle grips, they can help you crack nuts, crab shells, and other tough products.
14:05You can also open jars and bottles or remove herb stems with their help.
14:11Leather often looks dull to the eye because it's covered with itsy-bitsy scratches and scrapes.
14:16They scatter the light that hits the material.
14:18When you coat your shoes in a layer of wax, you fill these tiny crevices.
14:23The surface becomes smoother, and the rays of light bounce off it more evenly.
14:27That's why the leather looks shiny.
14:30Highlighters are filled with a special semi-transparent fluorescent ink that can glow in dim light.
14:36Yellow and light green hues are the most popular because they don't prevent you from seeing the text after black
14:43and white photocopying.
14:45Photocopiers perceive yellow and light green marks as very pale and don't print them.
14:50They make magnets shaped as a horseshoe because this increases the magnetic force.
14:55Colors matter, too.
14:56The blue part indicates the south pole.
14:59The red part, the north pole.
15:01The two poles work simultaneously and increase the attraction force.
15:06The dime-sized holes in elevator doors is actually a keyhole.
15:10If the doors get stuck, an operator can open them manually thanks to this hole.
15:15They'll just insert a special key.
15:18The tiny hole in the airplane window is there to balance air pressure.
15:22The window has three layers.
15:24The outer pane is extremely sturdy.
15:27It can withstand air pressure differences during takeoff and landing.
15:31The inner pane, which is the closest to you, is made of cheaper materials.
15:35It prevents potential damage to the window.
15:38The hole itself is in the middle pane.
15:40It not only balances the pressure but also prevents the window from fogging.
15:48It doesn't allow you to come too close to the edge of the escalator.
15:52This way, your clothes won't end up between the steps.
15:55You see the sun as yellow or orange.
15:58Because the atmosphere of our planet scatters such colors as blue, green, and violet.
16:03This is also why the sun looks warmer at sunrise and sunset.
16:08Go shopping for some oranges and I'm sure you'll get them in a red mesh bag.
16:12You'll rarely see them lying around without one of those.
16:15It's pure marketing and that color isn't a random choice.
16:19When packed in a red mesh bag, oranges appear more orange, fresher, and more appealing to you.
16:25So, you're more likely to buy them, right?
16:28Lemons are usually sold in green mesh bags for a similar reason.
16:31If you pack them in red, they'll appear more orange.
16:35Green goes better with yellow and makes those lemons stand out.
16:39Mattress manufacturers make a limited number of different mattresses.
16:43And the only way to make them look different is to come up with a fancy stitching pattern.
16:48Two mattresses of two different companies might be the exact same quality but cost differently.
16:53Most people will never know it and will decide that different patterns mean something in terms of quality.
16:58So, when shopping, don't mind the pattern at all.
17:03Almost all hotels have white bed sheets.
17:06They choose this color specifically to show how high their standards of cleanliness are.
17:10The whiter and brighter the sheets are, the more luxurious the hotel seems.
17:14It's much easier to see dirt and stains on white linen.
17:18It's like proof that you've checked into a clean room.
17:21If you look at it on the street, you'll think a fire hydrant is about three feet in height.
17:26But the actual size of the device used to provide water supply to firefighters all over the world is twice
17:31as large.
17:32That is, if you count the rest of the hydrant, which is hiding underground.
17:36They're mostly red and it's not just a matter of urban design.
17:39First of all, they need to be of bright, easily noticeable colors so firefighters can spot them fast when they
17:45need to.
17:45The choice of color depends on how much water the hydrant can hold.
17:49It can sometimes vary depending on the location, but here's the breakdown.
17:53A red fire hydrant can splash 500 gallons of water per minute, while an orange one at least 1000 gallons.
18:02Green ones mostly process 1500 gallons of water per minute, and the most plentiful ones colored blue can generally contain
18:09over 1500 gallons.
18:12Hey bowling fans, isn't it super annoying when your bowling ball gets cracked?
18:16Turns out that most of them get damaged because of incorrect storage or spikes in temperature.
18:22Now come on and face it, since it's already cracked a bit, aren't you curious what's actually inside the bowling
18:27ball?
18:28Cause I sure am.
18:29Let's have a look.
18:30They mostly make the inner core of the ball of powdered metal oxides, like calcium or iron oxide.
18:36Then mix them with some resin and catalyst to harden the whole mixture.
18:40So that light bulb shape you now see inside of the ball is actually its heaviest part.
18:45It also influences how your bowling ball rotates when going down the lane.
18:50The same goes with spray paint cans.
18:52When you shake it, it makes a weird noise, but what is that thing in there?
18:56It's called a pea, and it's meant to hold the paint mixture in place and maintain its shape.
19:01They generally make it out of plastic, metal, or ceramic.
19:05It basically acts as a whisk to make sure your paint is well mixed together before you apply it to
19:10your surface of choice.
19:12Ever wondered how soda bottles keep that refreshing fizz for that long?
19:16Well, they have a little plastic ring fastened to the lid.
19:19They place it there to keep the gas from escaping and making the soda go flat.
19:24Even if you shake it around in your bag the whole day.
19:28Speaking of things we use on a hot summer's day, wait, wait, don't put your baseball cap on just yet.
19:33Take a look at it for a minute, and you'll notice there's a small button on the very top.
19:38Is it functional, or is it just there for the sake of design?
19:41Way back when people started using fabrics to cover their heads, some say the button was actually functional.
19:47Since it's on top of the cap where the fabric panels come together, the top button helps keep the cap
19:52crown in one single piece.
19:54Now, with recent advances in fabric and pattern design, the button is more of an aesthetic feature.
20:00It's used to cover up the joint point of the fabric panels.
20:03Your cap might not have a button at all, but don't you think a cap actually looks better with one?
20:09Cotton pads have two sides, and if you take the time to look at them carefully, they're actually different in
20:14texture.
20:15Just in case you've ever wondered why, the textured side is for applying makeup, and the even side is for
20:21removing it.
20:23Bookworms. This one is for you.
20:25Dust jackets that come with a lot of hardcover books are not just meant to make your book look pretty.
20:30They also double as a bookmark.
20:32Just fold the pages you've already read underneath the inside of the jacket, and voila!
20:38Next time you reach out for your favorite shirt, take a look at the top buttonhole.
20:41It should be stitched horizontally, and all the other ones are vertical.
20:46Turns out that the dress shirt was designed this way, since the first and the last buttons were the first
20:51ones to unbutton throughout the day.
20:53They then changed the direction of the buttonhole to ensure the shirt would stay nice and fitted before you're ready
20:58to take it off.
21:01These days we have so many variations of this awesome dessert that it's hard to imagine we've ever lived without
21:06it.
21:07You can find different types of cookie dough ice cream or even chocolate chip cookie cake basically everywhere.
21:12But the famous cookie wasn't actually invented until 1930.
21:16The story goes that a woman named Ruth Graves Wakefield was preparing some chocolate cookies as she was waiting for
21:22some guests to arrive.
21:24She soon figured out she was out of Baker's chocolate, a crucial ingredient for the classic cookies.
21:29To fix things up, she chopped up a block of semi-sweet chocolate, thinking it would eventually spread out evenly
21:34throughout the batter, given the heat of the oven.
21:37Things didn't necessarily go as planned.
21:39But hey, it's great they didn't because this is how she invented this modern dessert we now can't get enough
21:45of.
21:46And speaking of popular snacks, the potato chip is even younger than the chocolate chip cookie.
21:52Well, at least historically.
21:54There are many stories trying to explain how it was invented.
21:57One of them goes like this.
21:59A chef named George Crumb, based in New York, put the chips together in 1953.
22:05He decided to try a different cooking solution when one of his customers didn't have nice things to say about
22:10his french fries.
22:12He said they were too thick and kind of mushy.
22:14Then, Crumb came up with potatoes that were thinly sliced and fried until brown.
22:19People absolutely loved the dish.
22:22And they welcomed the first ever batch of chips with open arms.
22:27Ice cream anyone?
22:28If the story is true, back in 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair, one ice cream shop owner ran
22:34out of cups to serve his dish.
22:36So, he fashioned a waffle into the shape of a cone.
22:39And the rest was history.
22:41Okay, I'll admit it, chewing gum like treats have been around since the ancient Greeks.
22:46So, this one isn't particularly a revolutionary discovery.
22:49But the actual gum we buy today wasn't there until the late 1800s.
22:54An American inventor named Thomas Adams wanted to mix together different chemicals to create rubber.
23:00He tried and failed for that matter to play with Chickle for his experiment, but ended up fashioning this neat
23:06treat.
23:07They still use Chickle to this day to produce most chewing gums.
23:11Back in the 1800s, there lived a man named Jean-Baptiste Joly, who worked in the fabric industry as a
23:17textile maker.
23:18How he came up with this next invention that we use a lot these days has less to do with
23:22him and more to do with his maid.
23:25The story goes that the woman accidentally knocked a kerosene lamp over onto a tablecloth.
23:31Instead of getting upset over the damaged fabric, Joly noticed that the substance actually made the material cleaner.
23:37Figured it out yet? Yep, that's how the idea for the very first dry cleaner popped up.
23:42A very neat accident, if I do say so myself.
23:47Now this one I loved. Did you know matchsticks were initially called friction lights?
23:52Or at least that's how their inventor, a chemist named John Walker, called them back in 1826.
23:58He scraped a stick coated in chemicals across his hearth totally by accident one day and realized that they ignited
24:05and created a spark.
24:07Initially made out of cardboard, they were then made using wooden splints and sandpaper.
24:14Back in the 1940s, a man named Harry Coover stumbled upon a chemical formulation that seemed to stick to everything
24:20it touched.
24:21The scientific community at the time didn't look much into it as the formula didn't seem to have many applications
24:27back then.
24:28It wasn't until 1951 that he looked a bit more into the formula and decided to repurpose it.
24:34Along with a fellow Eastman Kodak researcher named Fred Joyner.
24:38They gave it a proper full name.
24:40But you must know it by the shorter version.
24:43Super glue.
24:45It also has many uses in security these days that it's hard to believe that we didn't come up with
24:50this one on purpose.
24:52Back in 1903, a scientist named Edward Benedictus knocked over a flask by accident.
24:58He looked down and was amazed to see that the glassware had just slightly cracked but maintained its shape.
25:04He was expecting it to break into a million tiny pieces.
25:08Curious about this hidden feature, he looked into it and figured out what was keeping the glass together was a
25:13substance coating the inside of the glass.
25:15Ta-da! That's how humanity came up with safety glass.
25:21For all those days when you barely have time for breakfast, there's an easy way to enjoy a nice and
25:26fast meal.
25:27And it will also save you the hassle of doing the dishes afterwards.
25:31I'm talking about instant oatmeal packets.
25:34Some manufacturers have added this neat design to the oatmeal.
25:38The packet is lined with plastic, so you can directly pour water or milk straight into it.
25:43This way, you won't have to use a bowl anymore.
25:47You place the liquid in and shake.
25:50Some packaging also has a demarcation line to show how much liquid should go inside the pack for that quantity.
25:57Next time you have to switch apartments, you won't have to worry about carrying that heavy box of books.
26:03These days, most moving boxes are specially designed for easy transportation with built-in handles.
26:09While they're not actually handled, I'll admit, they're basically just holes inside the cardboard box on the sides.
26:17But if you slip your hands in, you'll surely notice the boxes become way easier to carry than picking them
26:22up altogether.
26:25With the onset of so many online reading options, like ebooks or even apps on your phone that allow you
26:31to download novels,
26:33you've most likely forgotten about your local library.
26:36And hey, I'm not blaming you!
26:38But libraries these days offer a lot more services than you're used to, apart from free books and audiobook rental.
26:45Some of them have a variety of evening classes or can provide access to online courses.
26:52You may even be able to join a book club, which is a great way to meet new people,
26:56and you're guaranteed to get out of that reading slump you've been stuck in.
27:01I enjoy picking up dinner on my way home from my favorite takeout place, just as you do.
27:05But if the food containers are not completely sealed shut, the ride back can prove itself quite the culinary experience,
27:12if you know what I mean.
27:14Especially for the carpets in your car.
27:17Some cars have a curry hook near the center console, next to the driver's seat.
27:22It has been popular for 20 years and started as a handbag holder or a hook for a small shopping
27:27bag.
27:28But it quickly became the perfect way to store takeaway food and avoid spilling.
27:34I'm almost sure there's an umbrella somewhere in your car, but if I were to ask you where you're storing
27:39it, you'd most likely say, the truck, of course.
27:42But is that really the best place to keep it?
27:45Wouldn't you want to have an umbrella at hand, right when you get out of the car?
27:50Some car companies have thought about that, and don't worry, they don't come with a built-in butler to help
27:55you get out of the car all dry.
27:57Some specific models have a designated place in the driver's door panel that perfectly fits an umbrella.
28:03You have to admit, it's an important thing to consider when researching your next car, more so if you live
28:08in a rainy location.
28:11Whenever I plan to travel to a new location, I like to have access to the local maps on my
28:15phone at any given time.
28:17Since you can't always foresee the quality or price of the internet in foreign countries, be sure to download the
28:23maps on your phone when connected to Wi-Fi.
28:26This way, you'll have easy access to all the must-see locations on your next city break, even if you
28:32run out of mobile data.
28:34The same goes for Google Translate.
28:37The mobile app comes with the option of downloading a language so you'll be able to use it offline.
28:43Another nice tip if you're more of the traveler type.
28:46If you own an iPhone, text an airline code and flight number to yourself.
28:50You'll then notice it will show up with an underline.
28:53When clicking on it, you'll be able to pull up flight data, like the gate the flight leaves from, or
28:58if the flight is on schedule.
29:02Flashlights are those objects that we tend to reach out for in an emergency.
29:06Like whenever there's a power break, or when you need to take a quick trip in the attic for an
29:10old photo album or something.
29:12If you're ever in a sticky situation and the flashlight runs out of battery, have a look at its base
29:17under the battery spring.
29:18Some models come with a spare bulb hidden in there.
29:23If you're the type of person that likes to wake up early in the morning, but the rest of the
29:27people in your house enjoy sleeping in,
29:29there's a way you can still use your microwave to prepare breakfast without waking everyone up.
29:34It turns out, some of them come with a built-in mute function that gets rid of all the annoying
29:40rings and beeps.
29:42In the many times I've found myself driving on local roadways, I've noticed some apparently random blue reflectors here and
29:49there.
29:50Since I had no idea what they were, I did some research and found out they actually pinpoint the locations
29:55of fire hydrants.
29:56They're generally offset from the center line on either side, and the offset side tells if the hydrant is on
30:03the left or right side of the road to assist firefighters on their missions better.
30:09Next time you get out of the car and forget to close all the windows, you won't have to get
30:13back in there.
30:14Just try this, hold the keys on the door of your car pressed, and it should lock all the doors
30:19and shut all the windows.
30:21The same goes with opening all the doors, just double click the button.
30:26Most car models should come with this added option, but most people just forget or have no idea that they
30:32can do that.
30:34Whenever you're in that awkward position of messing up a voicemail, do you know there's a way you can delete
30:39or re-record the message, saving you the unnecessary embarrassment?
30:44Stay online after recording the message and dial either pound, number sign, or star, asterisk, to access the voicemail menu.
30:52Further instructions should be provided so you can decide what to do with the recording.
30:58Bagels are becoming more and more famous these days on options for breakfast or snacks because they're so tasty and
31:04so versatile.
31:06The problem is, I only want my bagel toasted on one side.
31:10Thankfully, some toasters come with a bagel setting, which ensures the pastry is toasted on either one of the two
31:16sides.
31:19Ever wondered why manhole covers only come in that round shape?
31:23It turns out that this is the only shape that cannot fall through the hole altogether.
31:28Any other shape, especially shapes with corners, could be rotated so that the lid could fall through.
31:34Here's a neat one if you enjoy a little massage whenever you're taking a shower.
31:38On most of the shower heads available these days, there should be a small metal filter in the back beneath
31:44the shower head once you unscrew it.
31:47If you give this piece a rough cleaning once in a while, you'll find the water pressure to be greatly
31:51improved.
31:54You may be able to save that wool sweater you've accidentally thrown in the washer and has shrunken down three
31:59sizes.
32:00Just go in the shower and grab a bottle of hair conditioner.
32:04Add it to some cold water in a tub and make a solution and let the garment sit there for
32:09at least a couple of hours.
32:11The conditioner should help relax the wool fibers and loosen them back up, not to mention how nice it should
32:17smell afterwards.
32:20You might need to do a bit of research before you can safely use this trick.
32:24But just so that you know, there are some modern laptops with drainage channels.
32:29Mm-hmm, you heard that right.
32:31Precisely when you accidentally spilled coffee on it, they're designed to ensure any liquid that gets on the keyboard safely
32:37drains out at the bottom without damaging the electrical parts.
32:40Just make sure to not shake the laptop after you've spilled the liquid so that the system can do its
32:45job correctly.
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