3. Soda cans are filthy, but if they're particularly gross, they can usually be rinsed before opening. On the other hand, I grew up where there was a separate tap for drinking water, and drank out of the hose. I have an immune system that would rival that of a scavenger.
You missed one. On the left side of the steering column of all automobiles is a small lever. It's not just for decoration. It's actually meant to be used to to turn on the flashing lights in the front and back left or right side of your car to let other drivers know you're about to make a turn. They're called blinkers or indicators and that little lever there is the indicator switch. ;-)
So many people never seem to use this very useful device! I’ve always called a blinker although I really know the correct words!!! I’d like to smack every single driver that doesn’t use this very important part of their car!
You should have used the ¿ to indicate sarcasm, lol. I initially thought you were referring to the hazard light buttons. I was thinking, “The lever in the side of the steering wheel is to adjust the height of the wheel”.
No, the drawer under your oven is NOT a warming drawer. Many manufacturers simply do not intend it to be used this way and have insulation in the oven to prevent heat from reaching this area. You have to read the manufacturers instructions. My oven's instructions, for example, specifically stated it was to be used for pan storage and not for warming purposes.
Two quick mentions… 1) Though the word “pom pom” has been “dumbed down” in recent history, to the point it’s now used 50%+ of the time, and accepted beyond colloquial English… it’s historically (correctly) spelled “pompon.” Yes, one word, no space nor hyphen, and ending with an “n.” 2) Those genius tabs you push in to hold in place rolls of foil & plastic wrap… I’ve personally tried relying on them multiple times, only to always have it end in tears and cussing. In short, they’re worthless & useless. However, in closing, you guys ROCK!!!
The tabs don’t really hold the roll in place very well, but they do help to keep it from flying out when you pull on it. Although I still keep a firm hand on the lid every time.
In Canada we wear toques with pom-poms. Toques keep the head and ears warm but doesn't need the pom-pom; beanies only cover the top of the head - and generally had little propellers.
Jeans used to have rivets in the crotch seam because that's a stress point when riding horses. The rivets were removed because cowboys would stand close to the fire to cook or warm up and the rivets got really hot. Poor guys were burning their package. So manufacturers removed them, came up with sturdier seams
One other gem.... If you have a pot of spaghetti or what ever that is about to boil over, simply place a wooden spoon across the top of the pot. It will stop the bubbles and water from floating over the top.
My husband and I were both today years old when we found out that handles of most screwdrivers are made that way to allow use of a wrench to provide torque. 🤯🤯
like many of these hidden 'secrets' in this video the screwdriver was meant so that you could bloody grip the thing. it just so happens that the perfect size wrench can also grip the bloody thing. just like how a spaghetti spoon has a hole in it to let the water out. and if it's the exact perfect size hole then you can use it to measure spaghetti. there is no way in hell that is what it was designed for.
You can use a dryer sheet to clean a broiler pan that is burnt by placing a dryer sheet in the bottom of pan & adding hot water . Let it soak for bout 30 minutes & then get rid of the dryer sheet & wash the pan normally, just be sure to rinse very well or your food will taste like softener
Pot handles are NOT designed to put utensils through, they're purpose is to keep your hands safe. Putting utensils through the handles is asking for a fire. Plastic utensils melt and wooden ones just catch on fire, especially gas burners.
Many stoves do not even HAVE a warming drawer. And in older stoves the drawer is only for storing pots and pans since the drawer stays cold no matter what temperature the oven is set for, so in order to know if it IS a warming drawer you have to check the owner's manual or try to keep your food warm and see if it works.
it’s probably just old models that had the pilot light on 24/7 ready for use, likely also a leftover from when broilers were on the bottom not top of the oven…everything in the past 20-30 years if not longer has been storage space not warming
@@bostonrailfan2427 Yes, I agree. I grew up with an oven that had a broiler on the bottom. Lots of yummy steaks were cooked by my mom using that method. I was shocked when I grew up and got my own place and realized that ovens no longer were made that way. Sad, really.
The metallic mesh on a microwave completes what is called a faraday cage. It's the same reason someone dressed in a mesh suits can interact with electricity because it is surrounding them instead of penetrating them
or to simplify your statement the microwaves are too big to fit between the mesh in the window of your microwave. so you can stand in front of it all you want and be safe. think about it what they sell a product that would kill you if you stood in front of it?
If you have a screwdriver with a hole that runs through the top of the handle, from one side to the other, that's for inserting a 2nd screwdriver, to give you more torque.
Please do not use WD-40as a lubricant. It isn't a lubricant. WD stands for water displacement. This eventually will evaporate but love a film. The film can gum up your inner mechanics. Always use Tri-Flow. Great product!
I always thought the handles on the side of the pots or so you could pick them up and not get burned but if you want to put a wooden stick in there go for it man
Back in the 1950's, bottle caps had cork inside of them. When we were done with the drink, we would take the cork out of the inside of the cap and put the cap on the outside of our shirt and put the cork inside of where the cap was on the shirt. I don't know why. We just did. LOL
I do remember the cork but not what you used to do with it! I spent most of my life in Phoenix and I swear so ma y if these “fads” or whatever they were never made it out that far🥴🥴🥴👍👍. So ma y people didn’t even realize that NM and AZ are real states!!!
We don't have the Oyster Pails in Canada. I remember when I was really young and we ordered Chinese for the first time and I was so upset that it didn't come how it was on TV.
Despite how often I make spaghetti I did not know about the hole in the spoon, I thought it was just to drain water out when you scoop the noodles. Thanks Mike!
A laundry basket & a hamper are 2 different things. Hopefully, the basket is what clean laundry is put into. If it's still warm from the dryer or hanging, the holes are useful in dissipating heat, I suppose. It's probably also more flexible & lighter for carrying. The hamper, generally a closed container for dirty laundry, has holes/spaces for the reason he says.
If you lay your motorcycle down at 65 mph and go sliding down the road, those little copper rivets can become hot enough to give you a second degree burn and leave you with a cool scar.
WD-40 is not a lubricant. It is a water displacement. Thus the WD. And the 40 is this is the 40th try they did to develop this product. If you want to mention a great lubricant, say Tri-Flow. Absolutely awesome lubricant.
I legit never knew the mustard one! But warning…be gentle (or maybe i got a defective one). I instantly broke the small, plastic mechanism the first time i tried it 😂 The part that sticks up made a crunch noise as the tip of it broke off. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍽🥧
Have to add my two cents from the older generation. Not all Americans call them beenies, that's a rather modern term. A lot of us used to call them toboggans (and we still do even though the younger generation gets confused sometimes). Yes, just like the sled.
I was going to mention this. I think that’s now a regional thing bc when I was out west everyone didn’t know what I was talking about. Then a friend of mine told me they usually call them ski hats. I’m from the south and have always called them toboggans
I used to work in a plumbing and remodeling company ( as t tile setter) and one of our customers was a man who had been a part of the creation for that 2nd hole in a sink or bathtub. That was the beginning of modern sanitary plumbing. I don't recall the year, but it was t mid 20's to early 30's, when a massive cholera outbreak hit Chicago. He was in the city engineering department and was there when they found that it had been caused when a nurse in the infectious diseases ward had left dirty bed pans in a sink w/ the water running. when t water mains had a pressure drop, That had sucked contaminated water BACK into the water mains. Aterwards, Chicago building codes required all faucets to be 1" above any waste water, and all sinks+/ or tubs to have that 2nd hole to prevent contamination of potable water again. Also the city installed anti- siphoning valves between the main and supply pipeline systems. FYI
Do you mean the very small pocket in the right front pocket of your jeans? It was actually for pocket watches. Before anyone wore them on their wrists you needed a place to store them in your pants as even people who wore jeans and worked needed to know what time it was. That is why the pocket was so small, but easily accessible and built in for everyday purpose. From 1879 the 5 pocket jeans advertised by Levi's Strauss included that small pocket you are referring to named a fob pocket and was considered to be the smartphone pocket of it's day. It was used for pocket watches. Per Levi's Jean Co. It was originally called a "watch pocket" and the "fob" or watch leash would attach to a man's belt by clip. In it's original form in the early 1800's it was solely a watch pocket until the jeans were started to be worn by more and more men in other professions such as cowboys, miners, factory workers, etc. and the pocket was then used for other things and referred to by other names such as frontier pocket, condom pocket, coin pocket, match pocket and ticket pocket.
Soda pull tabs were not there to keep the straw from wiggling around, plastic straws get pushed out by the carbonation & make it impossible to get a sip, so the tab keeps them from constantly working their way out of your drink. They didn’t have metal straws when this invention was added. Silly…
the elevator door keys are held by emergency services and maintenance workers, they’re intended specifically for rescue and access few have reason to know or use rhem
Beanies? Never We say toboggan. We also call them unnecessary as it is usually 3-6 years between snow events and the snow....is less than 1/4 inch and melts within 6 hrs.
Ever try to remove a car headrest while you are in the car? Not so easy on many models and I have yet to see this mentioned in any owners manual. It would probably work, but I doubt it was designed with that use in mind, same as several other things on this list.
My biggest "people do it wrong" is when people use a veggie knife to trim hunks of meat. Then proceeded to use the thinner meat knife for cutting veggies. If you notice the big veggie knife is designed for more rocking with a front back motion. Meat trimming...well I use 4 knives. Small pairing knife (silver skin), fillet knife (trim hard to reach fat), standard straight knife ( bigger trimming/portioning) And, the 4th is the cleaver (disjointing)....almost never use might I add.
The tab on sodas or beer cans is also amazing at holding a cigarette if you don't turn the tab around. It's like the straw, where it's barely useful, but if you forget about the cigarette, at least you aren't burning a random surface / starting a fire or lighting the butts in an ashtray on fire.
The last one is interesting, and apparently a US thing... In Austria those drawers don't get warm at all (as the ovens are fairly well insulated) and are there only because the oven needs thicker wooden support struts to stand on and some downward space for the lid. (At least that's what the carpenter who made my kitchen told me...)
I’m also in the US and always used the drawer for storage of things that never seem to fit in a cabinet - large cookie sheets, etc. I thought that was what they were for😄
most ovens that drawer is only for storage. it does not even get warm one bit. as for people who call it for broiling, that is at the top of the inside of the range. the bake element is at the bottom of the inside of the range. heat goes up. in order for that drawer to get warm it would need an element inside of it which some newer ranges have but older ones do not.
By the way. The hole in spaghetti spoons are not always the same size and often it's not even a single hole. The purpose is DRAINAGE, but if you find the hole exactly big or small enough for your personal preference in portion size, well... Good for you then!
Okay, maybe the title should be "Five" things I didn't know: assuming it was written specifically for me. Of course I am 66 years old and have not only used many of these 'secrets' I've probably seen dozens of videos also telling me there are a bunch of things I don't know.
Laundry basket holes - they also make the basket lighter without losing structural integrity. I don't know if it helps the air flow - cloth over a hole does a pretty good job of stopping air.
The only one of these I never knew was the hole in the elevator door. I guess that's because I don't have elevators to use every day. The rest are just common sense, except for maybe the McDonald's serving box. I guess that one I didn't know was because I don't eat McDonald's food. Maybe I just have a knack to figure things out with things I use. Thanks for sharing to the unknowing.
The elevator door has a key hole and the the cover for the refrigerator screws on the door, got me even though I knew the refrigerator one I just thought you were talking about the cover.
#10... Levi's had a rivet at the crotch, too, way back when. President Theodore Roosevelt was a great outdoorsman. He was squatting by a campfire when the crotch rivet got a "bit" warm. The President was VERY uncomfortable. His complaint to the Levi's company got that rivet eliminated.
The knit cap is not called a beany. A beany was similar to a yamica and wasn't "knit." They used to be worn by college freshman and sometimes had a little propeller on top.
Yes, yes they are. I know what type beanie you're talking about (spelled yarmulke BTW). But literally google "Beanie" and you'll see what comes up. These, too, are called beanies.
@@robertgonzalez9116 language can change overnight if it happens. And it’s been a while since you were young. Also, people can call anything whatever they want.
As a Brit I eat mustard that comes in proper glass jars with a lid, but I have discovered a Polish mustard, that is mild and has a beer like taste, and comes in a bottle that is a little glass, beer glass with a plastic cap on, like the Nutella jars that are also glass, drinks glasses. Next time you open a jar of bottle of any food or drink, you may notice that they all have some protective film or disc on the lid. The only exception appears to be bottle corks, but even those are actually designed to be a good fit to their bottles and the outside the bottle end of a natural cork is covered or coated. I suspect US soda cans are filthy, because you don't have strict cleaning rules about food selling or serving premises as is common in the UK. My oven doesn't have a warming draw, but it is an electric oven, with a top convection oven and a bottom fan oven and solid rings, all of which retain heat after being switched off.
British soda cans are just as filthy. The filth comes from them sitting on store shelves or in soda machines, where dust, debris, and all kinds of critters trample over them. That’s not an American thing.
margins on books are also great for taking notes and it can be pretty hard to read inside the seem of a book, even to this day the common website design has tabulation so the text doesn't start right at the edge of the screen
