I tried it last week with a bunch from Aldi (you know, the ones that are always just right). Kept one on the counter and one in the fridge, and the fridge one turned black way faster, like in 2 days. Did I do something wrong or is this just another internet trick that doesn't work?
I was so proud of myself for finding this skillet at the Route 66 flea market. Lady swore it was a vintage Lodge, said it had a lifetime warranty from the original owner. Got it home, seasoned it for 2 hours, tossed in some bacon and it literally split in half down the middle. No joke, the handle stayed on the stove and the pan fell into the burner. I'm not even mad, just impressed at how fast it failed. Anyone else have a flea market find that turned out to be total junk?
Had a cheap lithium battery pack hooked up to a solar panel in Oklahoma City. Came out this morning to find melted plastic and a scorch mark on the concrete floor. Anyone else had a power station fail like this without warning?
Was just watching the news and saw a segment where a mechanic showed the aftermath of someone doing this on a 2018 Accord while I'd been seriously considering trying it myself after seeing it pop up for months.
I fell for one of those viral Facebook ads claiming a certain UV light could harden regular polish in 30 seconds. Paid $80 for it back in 2019, and all it did was bake my fingers while the polish stayed sticky for hours. Turns out the science is way more specific, you actually need a professional lamp with the right wavelength for gel polish or it does nothing. Anyone else get burned by one of those cheap cure gimmicks?
Saw a clip on TikTok last week with 2 million views showing some guy putting his USB cable in the microwave for 10 seconds and claiming it made his data speed faster. I tried it with an old charger I didn't care about and the thing literally sparked and melted the rubber near the tip. Almost caught my kitchen on fire. No way that's safe or real, but the comments were full of people saying "worked for me bro." Am I missing something or is this just dangerous nonsense?
Back in 2005, my truck had a blown fuse on the highway at 2 AM near Flagstaff. No spare fuses in the glovebox (rookie mistake), but an old driver I knew said to stick a penny in there as a temporary fix. I tried it just to get to the next exit, and the radio and dash lights came right back on. It worked long enough to roll into a gas station 30 miles down the road. I know it's a fire hazard and super dangerous, but has anyone else actually tested this in a pinch or is it one of those things everyone claims works but nobody should try?
It was last Tuesday in a Target lot near Nashville. My battery was dead, no big deal. I grabbed my jump starter from the trunk and it showed full charge. But it just clicked and did nothing. Three tries, nothing. Had to call a buddy to come save me. Has anyone else had these portable jumpers crap out at the worst time?
I kept seeing people online say you can just bake those little silica gel packets to dry them out and reuse them. Sounded like one of those lazy hacks that doesn't really work. But I had a bunch of them from shoe boxes and electronics, and my tool chest in my garage in Phoenix was getting rusty in the summer humidity. So I tried putting a bunch in a baking dish at 200 degrees for like 2 hours. I weighed them before and after. They went from 8 grams to 4.5 grams so they definitely lost moisture. Now I put them back in the chest and the rust has stopped spreading. It took maybe 30 minutes of actual effort over a week to collect them all and dry them out. Has anyone else actually tested this with a scale or am I just lucky?
My cousin tried to convince me for 20 minutes last weekend that pigeons are government drones and when I pulled up the original satirical article from 1976 he just said "that's what they want you to think" so how do we even argue with that logic?
I was living in a second floor apartment in Lincoln Park back in January. Woke up to water dripping through the ceiling from the unit above. The neighbor's pipe had frozen and burst at 3 AM. Landlord said I was on my own for replacing my soaked couch and ruined TV. I almost didn't file a claim because I thought renters insurance was a waste of $15 a month. But I called my agent anyway and they cut me a check for $2,800 in under two weeks. Covers the couch, the TV, and some clothes that got moldy. Has anyone else had a surprise moment where insurance actually paid off big?
I was doing a normal load of towels around 9 PM and suddenly the machine started shaking so hard it moved 6 inches across the floor. I stopped it, pulled out the towels, and found a single bra strap had wrapped around the center post. Took me 15 minutes with a flashlight and a pair of tweezers to free it. Has anyone else had a random piece of clothing cause total chaos in their machine like that?