Finally figured out the whole "ask anything" thing after 3 years of lurking

I never really got how some people could just post a random question and get helpful replies in minutes. But last week I had this weird issue with my kid's bike chain and instead of Googling for an hour I just typed out the problem here. Within about 20 minutes three different people had chimed in with fixes. One of them suggested spraying the chain with cooking spray as a temporary lube and it actually worked. The trick was just being super specific about what was happening instead of being vague. Has anyone else had a random household problem solved here faster than you could search for it?

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jakef664mo ago

Cooking spray trick works great but just make sure to wipe off the excess so it doesn't attract dirt.

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zarap144mo ago

lol yes the cooking spray thing saved my squeaky door hinge last month

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mitchell.nancy2mo ago

oh wait have you guys tried using a dry bar of soap on the hinge instead? it works way better than spray and doesn't leave any sticky mess behind

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