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You use these objects every single day... but some of their tiniest details have been hiding surprisingly clever secrets. 👀🔍From mysterious little holes and unusual shapes to hidden features you probably never questioned, ordinary objects can have fascinating details that are incredibly easy to overlook. 🤯💡Press play, look a little closer, and discover the secrets hiding in things you’ve seen hundreds of times.How many will make you wonder, “How did I NEVER notice that?!” 😲✨
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00:00Okay, listen up! I'm only going to say this once, unless you back the video up.
00:05You get a small piece of fabric with new clothes, so you can test the material before washing the garment.
00:11If it fades, stretches, or peels in the wash, you'll know and won't ruin the whole piece of clothing.
00:17The spike in the cap of a tube of ointment or cream is there so you can puncture the tiny
00:22foil seal.
00:23No need to grab a toothpick or try to use your fingernails to peel it off.
00:27You can stretch out the pleats of those ketchup cups to get more room.
00:31So, if you like a whole handful of fries or you're trying to dip a chicken nugget, well, there you
00:37go!
00:37Go check your box of aluminum foil. Does it have push-in tabs on the sides?
00:42They're there to keep the roll in place as you pull some foil out.
00:46Now flip a stapler upside down. See the metal plate on the bottom?
00:50You can turn it to get temporary staples, ones whose pins are bent outward and are easier to take out.
00:57Speaking of flipping stuff, do it with a salt jar.
01:00Nah, you should have closed the lid first. Now you've got salt all over the place.
01:04Okay, now you've done it. Look at the bottom of the jar. See the ribs on it?
01:08If you take another jar, say with pepper in it, and rub the bottoms of the two jars against each
01:14other,
01:15the salt will pour out evenly without you having to shake it vigorously.
01:19Same works with pepper, too.
01:21It wasn't their original purpose, but you can use soda can tabs to hang hangers on other hangers.
01:27By the way, the hole in the tab is there to put straws through and keep them in place.
01:32Post-it notes are supposed to be peeled off from the side like you're turning the page in a book.
01:38Most of us tear them from the bottom, and that just creates a crease and makes the whole note less
01:43sticky.
01:43The hole in your spaghetti spoon helps you measure the perfect portion.
01:48It's just enough for one person.
01:50Multiply that by however many people you're serving.
01:53Or maybe you just like to pig out on pasta.
01:56Hey, I'm not judgmental.
01:58Does the audio jack in your headphones have one, two, or three stripes?
02:03One band means your headphones just play sound.
02:06Two means stereo sound.
02:08And three mean the headphones also have a microphone.
02:12To prevent water from boiling over, just lay a wooden spoon across the rim of the pot.
02:17It only works for a little while, though.
02:19If the spoon's surface gets heated up to boiling point, the bubbles will just foam up and around it.
02:25That's why metal spoons won't do.
02:26They heat up too quickly.
02:29Silica gel packets can absorb up to 50% of the humidity in a confined space.
02:34So use them around the house.
02:36Tape one to the lid of a container of dry goods, be it dog treats, breadcrumbs, cookies, you name it.
02:42Throw one in each of your dresser drawers.
02:44Just make sure they don't get accidentally eaten.
02:47Most people use bobby pins upside down.
02:50The zigzag part goes closer to your scalp.
02:53The texture keeps the hair and pin in place much better.
02:57Bubble rack was originally created as wallpaper that would be easy to clean.
03:01But the decor idea didn't take off.
03:04So they found a new use for it.
03:06Now they help cushion items during shipping.
03:08And they pop so nicely, of course.
03:10Hey, just ask my dog.
03:12All crackers and some cookies have holes to make sure the final product has the right texture.
03:19These teeny tiny holes allow steam to escape so your crackers and cookies wouldn't snap.
03:24If it weren't for these holes, also known as dockers, steam would build up inside the tree.
03:30And the final result might have been scrumptious, but it would have been rather oddly shaped.
03:35The scalloped edges on Ritz crackers are there so you can roll the cracker over your cheese so that you
03:41get the perfect-sized piece to sit on top.
03:43It works for soft-dish cheese only.
03:46Don't try to cut some parmesan like this.
03:49Cheesily speaking, you probably grate your cheese with a cutting board or a plate underneath the box grater.
03:55Try a more convenient method.
03:58Flip the box grater and lie it on the side.
04:00This way, you get the finest shreds of cheese and it's mess-free.
04:05PVA glue doesn't stick inside the bottle because it contains long molecules, such as polymers and water.
04:12Once you squeeze the glue out, the water trapped inside evaporates, leaving only sticky polymers.
04:19Super glue doesn't stick inside the bottle because of a special chemical that hardens when it hits water vapor.
04:24So, the glue doesn't stick because the container keeps water out.
04:29The bread goes stale just because it loses moisture.
04:33When you add water to the flour, it changes texture.
04:36And the starch molecules get pretty disorganized.
04:38Hey, I can relate.
04:40That's why bread is soft and fluffy when it's freshly made.
04:43But the more it cools down, the more water it loses.
04:46Starch molecules get their original crystallized state back.
04:50Also, recrystallization happens way faster in the fridge.
04:54The sole of your sneakers, and even the tires of your car, are just one huge molecule.
05:00It's because when rubber is vulcanized, all the molecules become connected through the sulfur.
05:06So, they turn into one, but a really large molecule.
05:09Your jeans are blue on the outside and white on the inside because of a smart way to weave the
05:15fabric.
05:15The warp thread is dyed, while the weft thread has no color.
05:19It's just white.
05:20This way, manufacturers reduce the amount of dye needed for each piece of clothing.
05:25By the way, most jeans are blue because they were originally dyed with indigo dye with a rich blue tint.
05:32This dye was picked for the way it interacted with cotton.
05:35When the cotton is heated, most dyes just penetrate it.
05:39But indigo dye stays attached to the surface.
05:42As a result, each time people wash their jeans, the dye molecules escape the fabric, leaving a unique pattern on
05:49each garment.
05:50Today, manufacturers use synthetic indigo dye.
05:54Bananas have thick skin to keep insects away.
05:57However, it gets thinner as the fruit ripens.
06:00Once the banana is ripe, it starts getting water from its skin.
06:04Birds and animals can also tear the thin skin easily.
06:07Hey, smart move, Mother Nature!
06:09The public toilets tend to be U-shaped for hygienic reasons.
06:14This way, anyone who wants to use it is less likely to get in contact with ceramic, normally swarming with
06:20germs.
06:21The bottled water has an expiration date.
06:24However, the water itself doesn't go bad.
06:27The problem is about the bottle.
06:29The plastic starts releasing chemicals over time, so the water gets contaminated.
06:34You can't drink it anymore.
06:36Glass-bottled water has an almost indefinite shelf life.
06:39Still, some criteria, as changes in room temperature, may lead to a slow increase of bacteria in water.
06:46So it might go bad, too.
06:47If all else fails, try drinking it from the faucet.
06:51Who would have thought?
06:52Fresh water.
06:54In-flight food is way saltier and spicier than back on land.
06:58Airlines have to give an extra kick to all the dishes due to in-cabin conditions.
07:03The combination of dry air and changed pressure changes how we perceive taste.
07:08Also, the taste isn't only about taste buds.
07:12It's about 80% smell.
07:14But as odor receptors don't work the way they should because of dry cabin air,
07:18well, without some extra seasoning, the food would have been almost completely tasteless.
07:23And yes, I've been known to be completely tasteless myself.
07:27Veins appear blue because they're under our skin, and skin scatters more blue light than red.
07:33Also, the skin around the veins looks even redder than the veins, enhancing the contrast, and the veins appear even
07:40bluer.
07:41However, it's just an illusion.
07:43Our blood is always red.
07:45Trust me.
07:47Supermarket tomatoes look tremendous but taste bland because, for the past 70 years,
07:52farmers have opted for fruits that ripen more evenly and look better and more pleasing to customers.
07:58Wild tomatoes are dark green and don't ripen evenly.
08:02Still, the tomatoes the farmers grow have a teeny tiny mutation in one gene.
08:07That's why they're evenly colored but can't produce chloroplast properly.
08:11It changes the whole photosynthesis process, leaving the evenly colored tomatoes with less sugar in their tissues.
08:19As a result, these tomatoes tend to taste like cardboard.
08:22The moral to the story appears to be, go get some ugly tomatoes.
08:27Or tomatoes.
08:29The space below, a cup of noodles, is there to protect the noodles during transport.
08:34This technique is called a middle suspension.
08:36This way, they're protected better in their styrofoam cup, and it also helps those noodles soften more evenly and quickly.
08:44Now, chewing gum wasn't invented for keeping your breath fresh.
08:47It was supposed to be a replacement for rubber.
08:50But the rubber experiment failed, giving opportunity to a modern version of chewing gum.
08:56Sandwiches have all their filling in between two slices of bread to keep the hands clean.
09:01Well, at least it was so when the first sandwich was invented.
09:04Some centuries ago, I wasn't around then, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, John Montague, asked his chef to cook him
09:12something yummy he could eat without interrupting his long binge.
09:16The chef, I think he was named pastrami or something, wrapped meat and all the other ingredients in the bread
09:22to make the dish greaseproof.
09:23And finally, all the ingredients in margarita pizza stand for one of the colors in the Italian flag.
09:30Basil represents the green stripe, mozzarella represents the white one, and tomatoes, or tomatoes, represent the red stripe.
09:39And if you want it tastier, use ugly tomatoes.
09:43Most plastic bottles with soft drinks have five bumps in their bottoms.
09:47At the same time, plastic bottles that contain water and juice have almost flat bottoms, except for a little kink.
09:55A bottle is made by putting a plastic tube into a mold and blowing some air inside.
10:00This makes it expand until it takes the needed shape.
10:04The problem is that bottles usually have an outward kink in the bottom that makes them unstable.
10:09To avoid it, some air gets pushed inward from the bottom, creating that small punt.
10:15Flat bottoms are more common because less plastic is needed to make them, but soft drinks and sparkling water need
10:22special treatment.
10:23These liquids have internal pressure that can push the plastic outward.
10:27This can mess up the punt and ruin the stability of the bottle.
10:31So, soda bottle bottoms have a curved shape because this way they're more pressure resistant.
10:38Compare folding a regular piece of paper and folding a paper tube.
10:42The latter will have more resistance.
10:45Curved plastic is also more resistant to any pressure.
10:49Not all insects are attracted to light.
10:52Some of them are known to avoid it altogether.
10:55But those that are drawn to bright lights have their own reasons.
10:59Mosquitoes, for example, don't fly to a light source, like a bulb, because of the light itself.
11:05They're drawn to the heat that's coming from this source, which feels nice on a chilly night.
11:10Some bugs that eat flower nectar can mistake light bulbs for flowers.
11:15The thing is that nectar reflects UV light.
11:18And some light bulbs give off the same amount of UV light.
11:22That's why bugs might confuse them.
11:25Most cell phones that take high-quality photos have several cameras.
11:29Each of them serves its own purpose.
11:32One lens is typically used for close-up shots, helping make details sharper.
11:37The problem is that it's not good enough to capture things in motion.
11:40So a cell phone often has another lens for this purpose.
11:45All the cameras of a cell phone have to work together.
11:48Otherwise, their individual flaws won't let the gadget deliver the best result.
11:53Many plugs, like headphone jacks that you put in your devices, have little plastic rings on them.
11:58They're important because they separate different sections of a plug.
12:01These sections are called pins, and each of them serves a different purpose.
12:06Each plug will have at least one plastic ring,
12:09because any plug must be separated into at least two pins,
12:13one to cancel out any interferences, and the other to carry the signal.
12:18If, for example, your headphone jack has one ring and two sections,
12:22they deliver the same sound to both your right and your left ear.
12:26If there are two rings and three sections,
12:29then one serves to cancel out interference, and the other two are for each of the ears.
12:34Three rings and four sections mean that you have a set.
12:37One basic, one for each of the ears,
12:39and the last one is the microphone pin.
12:43Flies rub their limbs to clean them.
12:45As simple as that, a fly has tiny hairs all over its body.
12:49Those on its limbs serve as detectors, for example, for finding food.
12:54But in the world of flies, tiny particles like pollen grains or dust
12:58get stuck to its body, and especially feet.
13:02So, the fly just rubs them every time it gets a chance to clean off this stuff.
13:07Another thing about flies is that they're really fast.
13:10Try to catch a fly, and you'll fail dozens of times.
13:13To a fly, humans are sloths.
13:16That's because these insects see the world in slow-mo, in comparison to us.
13:20Different species have a different perception of speed.
13:24The speed at which the world around you moves will be twice faster for a turtle,
13:28and it will be four times as slow for a fly.
13:30Play a video at 0.25 speed and imagine someone approaching you that slowly.
13:35Well, that's how a fly sees you.
13:38So yes, the insect has enough time to escape.
13:42Tennis balls are yellow for a reason.
13:44At first, they used to be black or white, depending on the color of the court.
13:48Only in 1972, the International Tennis Federation made it a rule to use the yellow balls we know today.
13:55All because this greenish-yellow hue is the most visible to the human eye.
14:00Plus, viewers watching tennis on TV can see such balls better.
14:04This color is also called optic yellow.
14:07It's often used for road signs, too.
14:10School buses are yellow for a similar reason, to make them catch the eye.
14:14The yellow color is, surprisingly, more visible than, let's say, red.
14:19You're more likely to notice it in the dark and on a rainy or foggy day.
14:23The color of the bus isn't actually yellow.
14:26It contains a bit of orange.
14:27The official name of this shade is National School Bus Glossy Yellow.
14:33The reason why a basketball is orange is connected with visibility, too.
14:38Before the 1950s, basketballs were brown.
14:41A coach of one university team decided that the ball was too difficult to see for both players and the
14:47fans.
14:47So he started working with one company on developing a more visible ball.
14:52They made it orange.
14:53An orange basketball was first used in a game in 1958.
14:57Everyone liked it so much that it was decided to keep this color.
15:02A soccer ball was designed to be visible on a black and white TV screen.
15:07Back then, painting a soccer ball any other color didn't make any sense.
15:11Black and white created the necessary contrast, and people watching TV could spot the ball more easily.
15:17Now we have a color television, but no one has cared enough yet to change anything.
15:22I guess we're perfectly fine with the white and black soccer ball.
15:26In the past, most airplanes were painted chrome or not painted at all.
15:30Now, most aircraft are white.
15:33Colors absorb light.
15:34If you go out dressed in black on a hot day, your clothes will absorb it, and you're likely to
15:39start sweating.
15:40But the white color reflects light.
15:42If you paint an airplane white, it'll heat up the least and will less likely be damaged by solar radiation.
15:49Also, any other color would fade over time because of the constant exposure to sunlight.
15:54White airplanes remain pretty for a much longer time.
15:58Also, the white color allows to spot any damage on the aircraft's body more easily.
16:04Red, yellow, green.
16:06Why are these traffic light colors?
16:08Even in our daily lives, red is strongly associated with stop, and green is associated with go.
16:16The red color has the longest wavelength.
16:18It means it can be seen from a greater distance than any other color.
16:22For this reason, it's been used for ages as the warning color.
16:26Take traffic lights for trains, for example.
16:29In the past, green was chosen to mean caution, and the go color was white.
16:34It wasn't the best choice, though, because, for example, stars at night or any other white lights were often mistaken
16:40for the white go light.
16:42In the end, it was decided to change the go color to green and the caution color to yellow.
16:48All these colors were easily distinguishable from one another and also from the rest.
16:54The road traffic lights follow the same pattern, red, yellow, and green, except for Japan.
17:01Instead of green, they use blue.
17:04Since ancient times, the Japanese language has only had words for four basic colors, white, black, red, and blue.
17:13Anything that was green was called blue.
17:16By the way, in the modern language, Japanese people do have the word for green.
17:20But even the word for bamboo, which seems green to the rest of the world, means blue bamboos in Japanese.
17:28When traffic lights appeared, they were green, like in the rest of the world.
17:32But the official documents still describe the color as blue.
17:36The problem is that the international traffic rules and regulations state that one of the traffic light colors should be
17:42green.
17:43It means the Japanese couldn't change it.
17:46Japan found a compromise.
17:48They decided to use the bluest shade of green.
17:50So technically, the light is green enough to follow the international law.
17:55Most movie theater seats are red.
17:58This color was chosen not for better visibility.
18:01Quite the opposite.
18:02In low light conditions, red is the first color that fades away in our eyes.
18:07And that's what we want in a movie theater, to see nothing but the screen.
18:11Now, I have a question.
18:13Why those super important stop signs are painted red if it's the first color to fade away when it's dark?
18:19Maybe I'll tell you next time.
18:22Now here's a trick.
18:23Instead of putting the box grater vertically on top of a plate, put it horizontally, with no plate underneath, of
18:29course.
18:30This way, you won't risk scraping your knuckles, because only your fingertips will eventually touch the grater when you reach
18:36the end of the process.
18:37Also, it gives the grater more stability, when otherwise, you'd have to balance the grater or even hold it in
18:43the air with the other hand.
18:45When you're done, or when there's just too much grated stuff on the bottom wall of the grater,
18:50simply turn it on its side to pour the contents into the bowl or plate.
18:54Flowers in a vase would stay fresher for longer if not for the bacteria that breed in the water.
19:00Since copper has some antibacterial properties, dropping a penny into the water will help keep the microbes at bay
19:06and let you enjoy your flowers for that little bit longer.
19:10An easy way to check if your bed linen has dried completely is to put a small mirror in between
19:15the layers for about 5 minutes.
19:17If the mirror has steamed up when you pick it up, it means the sheets are still a bit damp.
19:22Let them dry until the mirror stops getting cloudy.
19:25A damp bed is a lovely breeding ground for fungi and bacteria.
19:30Okay, I'm in.
19:32If you have a not-very-healthy habit of eating in front of your computer,
19:37you'll be surprised at how much crumbs and grime there is inside your keyboard.
19:42Now, you can just turn it over and shake it vigorously, of course.
19:45But that's not very good for any piece of tech, you know.
19:48So instead, take a post-it note and run its sticky part over the keyboard.
19:54It will collect the little pieces of trash like magic.
19:57Even a better way to do it, though, is to take a slime and stick it to the keyboard.
20:02Then take it away, squeeze it, and stick again in another part.
20:05The slime will fill the entire space between the keys,
20:09and its sticky properties will let it gather every little bit of garbage.
20:13Separating egg yolks from whites is easier using a plastic bottle.
20:18Break the necessary number of eggs into a bowl,
20:20and then take an empty plastic bottle and squeeze it.
20:23Hold the bottle over the yolk and release.
20:26It'll pull in air and the yolk together, leaving the white in the bowl.
20:30Repeat with the rest of the yolks, and you're done!
20:33And that's no yolk!
20:35If you're tired of spitting out the stones when eating cherries,
20:39or want to make a cherry pie, push the stones out with a straw.
20:43Also, many garlic presses have a special tool on their handle that can be used exactly for that.
20:49Cleaning a blender can be a nuisance if you do it manually.
20:53Instead, fill it with hot water and add some liquid soap or detergent,
20:57then run it for about 10 seconds.
20:59Rinse it afterwards, and it's clean.
21:01Plaster walls can crumble, flake, and spread dust all over the floor when you hammer nails into it.
21:07Cut a strip of masking tape and stick it to the place you want to hammer a nail in.
21:12The tape won't let the plaster crack and crumble, leaving the hole neat and clean.
21:17Small scratches and dents on wooden furniture can be removed with some toothpaste or a walnut.
21:24For toothpaste, rub a pea-sized amount of it into the scratch until it's gone,
21:28then wipe the leftovers with a damp cloth.
21:31For a walnut, take a half of that brain-shaped nut and rub it into the dent.
21:36Then rub the area with your fingers and buff it with a soft cloth.
21:40This will help the wood absorb the oil from the nut, making the scratch sealed and gone.
21:46The sticky residue on jars left after you removed the stickers won't be easily removed by water and detergent.
21:52So, take some vegetable oil instead.
21:55Soak a cotton pad in it and wipe the sticky surface.
21:58Let it sit for a while and then wash the oil away together with the residue.
22:03If you can't comfortably reach the wick of a candle with a lighter,
22:07hey, take a stick of spaghetti.
22:09Light up its end and you'll get a burning stick that's easy to use for hard-to-reach places.
22:15Now, next time your razor blade's getting dull,
22:18try rubbing it backwards on a pair of jeans for regular upkeep.
22:22Not while you're wearing them, of course.
22:23Make sure you keep the blades dry, too, or even kept in mineral oil.
22:27That'll stop them from rusting.
22:29Keep all those jelly, ketchup, peanut butter, and mayo fresher for longer in your fridge
22:35by turning the contents upside down.
22:37This creates a partial vacuum inside the container, helping prevent mold growth.
22:43Storing ice cream upside down will prevent freezer burn, too.
22:47To bring your permanent marker back to life,
22:49simply put a few drops of rubbing alcohol into the felt material inside and shake.
22:55Once the felt absorbs the rubbing alcohol for a couple of minutes,
22:58the marker will be almost as good as new.
23:01Now, don't keep throwing away lettuce that goes black too quickly.
23:05Covering it with a dry paper towel and then placing it in an airtight container
23:09will help it keep fresher for much longer.
23:12This goes for any leafy greens you've got leftovers of.
23:16That sharpish bit sticking out of the cap of your favorite cream is there for a reason.
23:21These tubes are usually sealed with foil,
23:23so unless you love breaking your nails trying to open them,
23:27just flip the cap over and push.
23:29Your bobby pins might not stay in place if the grooves aren't facing the right way.
23:34They should always be on the bottom, close to your head.
23:37Still coming loose?
23:39Well, put a squeeze of hairspray right onto the bobby pin before you put it in your hair.
23:44Now, your cotton rounds pack has those strings on it,
23:47so you can hang it on a handy hook in the bathroom.
23:49But there's no need to loosen and tighten it back up every time.
23:54Check out the bottom of the pack.
23:56It has a perforated line.
23:57Tear it open carefully, and you're good to go.
24:01Two zips too much?
24:02Maybe.
24:03But they come in handy as a clever anti-theft device.
24:06Just lock them together.
24:08Now, no one can open your backpack.
24:10Don't have a lock on you?
24:12You can also tie them together with some string,
24:15or even just a paper clip.
24:16Anything to slow those pickpockets down.
24:19That tiny little button on the back of a shirt collar
24:22is used to hold your tie in place.
24:24Hey, you don't want your tie trying to escape back there.
24:28Shoe manufacturers care about their customers,
24:31so most running shoes now have a special anti-blister system pre-installed.
24:36Sounds intense,
24:37but it's basically just that extra hole on top of your sneakers.
24:41Make a loop with the extra hole, inserting the lace backward.
24:45Cross your laces and put them through the loops.
24:47Now, pull the laces down to lock your foot in place.
24:51Now, run.
24:52Yeah, go ahead.
24:54Car headrests are all about comfort,
24:55and detachable headrests are all about safety.
24:58If you pull the headrest out,
25:00you'll see two sturdy metal bars.
25:03If you ever get locked or trapped in your car,
25:05you can use the bars to smash the window and get out.
25:09If you've got some pesky parsley stuck in your teeth,
25:12try this tip.
25:13It can be hard to get it out with loose floss.
25:16You need more tension, so just tie it in a knot.
25:20It's not an accident that soy sauce bottles have two spouts.
25:24The sauce is liquid,
25:25and it flows out of the bottle pretty easily once you turn it over.
25:29Most Asian food lovers have spilled it at least once in a lifetime.
25:32That's why nowadays,
25:34restaurants prefer serving soy sauce in special bottles that have two spouts.
25:39This design allows you to control when and how much sauce will come out.
25:43Just put your finger on one spout when you pour the sauce through another.
25:47If you press your finger tightly to the spout,
25:50the sauce will stop flowing,
25:51and if you remove your finger, it'll flow again.
25:54And don't forget to ask your server,
25:57Hey, wasabi!
25:59A hair straightener is an excellent tool,
26:02not only for treating your natural curls,
26:04but also for fixing crumpled money or documents.
26:07You can also use a regular iron for this purpose.
26:10Just make sure you don't turn on steaming mode,
26:13otherwise there's a risk of damaging the paper.
26:16Hair bands are good not only for getting your hair done,
26:19but also to open a glass jar with canned food.
26:21Your hands might slip on the tightly closed lid,
26:24and if you don't open the can from the first attempt,
26:27your palms tend to get sweaty,
26:29making the task virtually impossible.
26:32So, put a hairband on the lid to fix your hand
26:35and make your grasp stronger.
26:37A simple rubber band will do as well.
26:40Now, it's time to take my sweaty palms and go.
26:43Remember moving around on those scooter boards during gym class?
26:47Or, more accurately,
26:48bashing your fingers repeatedly while holding on to the handles?
26:52Somehow, they manage to be designed perfectly
26:55to cause the most finger damage as possible.
26:57But it turns out that we all miss the actual use of these handles on the slides.
27:02Guess what?
27:03They're finger guards, not handles at all.
27:06The plastic loops on the sides of the boards
27:09were designed to protect your fingers
27:10from the exact walloping
27:12that we all gave ourselves by using them wrong.
27:15See, the correct way to hold on
27:17is to slide your hands through the hole
27:19and grip the base of the board itself.
27:22This way, you'll block your knuckles
27:23from knocking into other boards and obstacles
27:26while you're having the time of your life scooting around.
27:29When you're getting out of the shower
27:31and wrapping yourself in a cozy bathrobe,
27:34which way are you supposed to tie it?
27:36This way, right?
27:37With the belt through all the loops
27:39tied around your waist?
27:40I mean, that's how all belts work.
27:42Is it a trick question?
27:44Yup.
27:45Bathrobes actually work better tied like this.
27:48Slide the belt through the first two loops on the front
27:51and pull it tight.
27:52It's so much easier to wrap it nice and tight.
27:56Look at this division symbol.
27:58I bet you've never put together
28:00what the little-known meaning behind the design is.
28:03It's a fraction,
28:04but with the numbers replaced by dots.
28:07Makes perfect sense, right?
28:09Why didn't any of us notice it?
28:11If you slice open an avocado but don't use it,
28:15there's a way to keep it from going brown.
28:17Store it in a glass of water in the fridge.
28:20It'll last two to three days longer.
28:22When you're microwaving some popcorn for movie night
28:25and are about to pour it from the bag into a bowl,
28:28stop!
28:29There's actually a useful feature
28:31built into the microwavable bags
28:33that barely anyone uses.
28:35Once it's all popped,
28:37the end of the bag will have a slight opening.
28:39Before you tear it open wider,
28:41tip the bag upside down and shake it.
28:44It's designed to let the pesky,
28:46unpopped kernels fall out.
28:47Shake them all out,
28:48and you'll have a perfect bowl of popcorn every time.
28:53Sunblock has an unknown use
28:55that could come in handy
28:56if you ever have a permanent marker on your skin
28:59and a can of Sunblock spray handy.
29:01Just spray it on the marker and wipe off.
29:04There you go!
29:05It also works on hard surfaces like your kitchen tiles.
29:09So, the next time you unleash your artistic talent
29:12with a Sharpie somewhere you shouldn't,
29:14you're covered.
29:16If the batteries in your remote run out of juice,
29:19there's a hidden feature to give them a bit more life.
29:22Take them out and rub the ends together on both sides.
29:25This cleans off the connectivity points
29:27and gives the chemicals inside time to redistribute.
29:31This means you've got more time
29:33to run to the store to buy more batteries.
29:36Look up!
29:37See your ceiling fan?
29:38Okay, if you don't have a ceiling fan,
29:40just go with it and imagine you do.
29:42Well, it has a hidden feature
29:44that you probably don't know.
29:46It might be a switch on the fan itself
29:48or a button on the remote,
29:50but most fans have the ability to change directions.
29:54And there's a reason you really wanted to.
29:56In winter, you want it to spin clockwise,
29:59which pushes all the hot air from the ceiling down.
30:03In the summer, you want to spin it counterclockwise
30:06to pull the cool air that pulls around the floor
30:09up to circulate around the room.
30:11This next one's a huge deal.
30:13Your microwave probably has a silent mode.
30:17Yeah, that's right.
30:18All your 3 a.m. burritos that you heated up
30:20with your finger hovering over the stop button
30:22to hit it one second before the timer went off
30:25could have actually been a lot less stressful.
30:28It depends on the mode,
30:30but by either pressing or holding the 0 or 1 button,
30:34you should be able to activate the silent mode.
30:36Now, you can microwave to your heart's content anytime.
30:41Those springy door stops at your baseboards
30:43that make the boing sound aren't just door stops.
30:46They're also door holders.
30:49By holding them down and opening the door over them,
30:52the spring latches onto the bottom of the door
30:54and locks it open.
30:56Yeah, we all miss that one.
30:58Did you know you've probably been putting on
31:01your running shoes wrong?
31:03See, there's a small hole at the top where the laces end
31:06that's called a heel lock.
31:08Can you guess what it does?
31:09Yeah, it locks your heels.
31:11That way, they don't slip around and give you a blister
31:14or slide your sock down,
31:16which is just the worst feeling, isn't it?
31:18So, what you're supposed to do is loop each lace
31:22into its heel lock hole, which creates a small loop.
31:25The opposite lace then goes through that loop.
31:28Tie your laces tight just like you normally would
31:31and, whoa, your heels are secure.
31:34Speaking of shoelaces,
31:36if you accidentally knot them so well
31:38that even you, with your incredible muscles,
31:41can't undo them,
31:42there's a common baking ingredient
31:44that has a hidden feature that can help.
31:46Yep, you heard me right,
31:48a baking ingredient.
31:51Cornstarch can make your gravy thicker
31:52or it can untie stuck knots.
31:55It's so talented!
31:56Just sprinkle it on any knot,
31:59coating it completely,
32:00and it will slide free easily.
32:02It works on necklaces, ropes, yarn, etc.
32:05It doesn't work on knots in your muscles, though,
32:07unfortunately.
32:08But hey, you can always give it a try.
32:11Uh-oh, did you put on your friend's ring
32:14without thinking how much smaller their hands are than yours?
32:17And now it's stuck!
32:19Just grab a bottle of Windex, my friend.
32:22Yup, Windex cleans your windows, of course,
32:25but it also has a neat little secret talent
32:27at removing stuck rings.
32:29A little spritz,
32:30and that bling will slide right off.
32:33Cool, huh?
32:34Why has no one ever taught us that?
32:36Let's say you're writing something in pencil,
32:38like an exam,
32:39but whoops, you forgot your eraser.
32:43Strangely, you didn't forget
32:45to bring your bread to the test.
32:46So you've got that,
32:48which is all you need
32:49to clear up that mistaken answer
32:51you just wrote down.
32:52Roll the bread up tightly
32:54until it has a texture
32:55best described as,
32:57well, eraser-like.
32:59Then go at it,
33:00erasing like you normally would.
33:02Why have the bread makers
33:04been hiding this from us?
33:05This could have been useful
33:06in so many situations
33:08when I brought bread
33:09to my school exams.
33:11If you wear leather jackets,
33:13first off, you're cool.
33:15Second off,
33:16you're probably missing out
33:17on a hidden feature
33:18that's not so hidden
33:19and is actually in plain sight.
33:21The straps on the top
33:23of the shoulders of your jacket
33:24aren't just for decoration.
33:26If you unbutton them
33:28while you slide on
33:29the straps of your bag,
33:30you can clip them shut again
33:32over your bag straps,
33:33locking them in place.
33:34No matter how many
33:36jumping jacks
33:37or cartwheels
33:38or breakdancing
33:38head spins you do,
33:40your bag is not
33:41going anywhere.
33:42When you need to wrap up
33:44some leftovers,
33:45tin foil is your friend.
33:46But it also has a place
33:48in the laundry room
33:49because of this secret use.
33:51Imagine you run out
33:53of dryer sheets.
33:54Your clothes come out
33:55of the dryer
33:56full of so much static
33:57that they make your hair
33:59stand up straight
33:59like a cartoon
34:00evil scientists.
34:02Here's what you need to do.
34:03Crush up two sheets
34:05of tin foil
34:06into tight balls.
34:07Throw those clothes
34:08back in the dryer
34:09with the balls
34:10and give them another round.
34:12They'll come out
34:13static free.
34:14After you make
34:15hard-boiled eggs,
34:16they're in hot water.
34:18Some would say
34:18boiling hot.
34:19So how do you get them
34:21out easily
34:22without reaching in?
34:23A whisk!
34:25Push it over the egg
34:26and it will pop
34:27into the wire cradle.
34:28Now you can pull it
34:30right out with ease
34:31and comfort.
34:33The colors of the clips
34:34on bread bags
34:35actually convey
34:36a secret meaning.
34:37They're showing you
34:38the day of the week
34:39that the loaf was packaged.
34:41Blue means Monday,
34:42brown means Tuesday,
34:44and white means Friday.
34:46Yeah, it's not just
34:47random colors.
34:48And most bread brands
34:49follow the same system
34:51because there's one company
34:52that supplies a lot
34:54of these clips.
34:55So when picking out
34:56the perfect loaf,
34:57you can gauge the freshness
34:59by the color.