Everyday Things No One Taught You To Use Correctly

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00:00 Those paper toilet seat covers aren't meant to be used the way many do.

00:03 Ripping off that flap that looks like a tongue is not the right way. Instead of tearing it off

00:09 or sticking it at the back, let that flap sit in the bowl after putting down the cover. Flushing

00:15 will allow the suction to pull down the flap and take it away. You no longer need to touch it after

00:20 using it. That's a relief on so many levels! There isn't much privacy in a public toilet,

00:26 especially when the door doesn't reach the floor. Those gaps work for ventilation and to stop

00:31 people from lingering around for too long. It also allows emergency access in case the person

00:36 inside needs immediate attention. Meanwhile, ceiling fans aren't just for hot days.

00:42 There's a little switch on top that can change the direction of the fan. The summer setting

00:47 runs counterclockwise to suck the cooler air up, while the winter setting moves clockwise,

00:52 pushing the warmer air down. - Full signal bars on your cell doesn't

00:58 mean you've got the best signal at all. Every phone manufacturer uses their own algorithm that senses

01:04 the strength level of the available signal. From that, they can show as many or as few bars as they

01:10 choose. There's quite a bit of difference between the bars from one phone to another. Me, I prefer

01:16 chocolate bars. - Pre-rinsing your dishes before putting them into the dishwasher

01:20 might be all for nothing. Most modern dishwashers have sensors inside to sense how dirty your plates

01:27 are. This allows them to wash the dishes with a controlled amount of water. Scrape any solid

01:32 food away and stack properly, allowing the dishwasher to do the hard work.

01:36 That little disc that's underneath bottle caps isn't just a leftover part of the production

01:41 process. It creates an even tighter seal with a lid. So, even if you turn the bottle upside down,

01:47 the liquid doesn't leak out everywhere. That plastic disc keeps carbonated sodas

01:52 carbonated for longer as well, so keep it if it's going back into the fridge.

01:56 - Placing a wooden spoon across a pot of cooking pasta can prevent the water from boiling over.

02:03 This will destabilize the bubbles when they contact the spoon,

02:07 preventing a spillover onto the stovetop. Now you tell me.

02:10 - A progress bar at 50% doesn't mean half of the file has been downloaded. Almost all of the files

02:17 could've been downloaded, or none. They're just there to ease your mind.

02:21 Internet speeds and network availability are the keys to how quickly a download will complete.

02:27 The computer's hard drive decides how to process and put the files where they need to be,

02:32 which will run slower if it's old or full. To make the perfect smoothie, put the liquids in first,

02:39 then add any ingredients after you've put milk, coconut water, coffee, or yogurt.

02:43 This will allow the perfect swirl to blend everything properly.

02:47 That hole inside the pasta fork stirrer doesn't only drain water out, it's a great measuring tool

02:52 for how much spaghetti to cook per person. The hole is the recommended amount for a single serving.

02:58 Speaking of openings, metal zippers have a hidden lock built in. Wasn't that clever?

03:04 Putting the zipper downwards creates a lock with the teeth of the zipper.

03:07 If left in the upwards direction, it's free to, uh, move around.

03:12 Pressing the crosswalk button won't always make the walk signal come up.

03:16 These buttons can be divided into three categories. The first needs to be pressed,

03:20 the second won't work, and the third requires a push of the button to activate

03:26 that walk signal after a certain time in the day. It all depends on what city you're in,

03:31 the time of day, and where you are in that city. I wish there was a fourth category that would

03:37 squirt water at the person next to you when pressed, but hey, that's just me.

03:41 Sticky notes are meant to be removed from the block at a side angle.

03:45 Pulling from the bottom just makes the paper curl up and not as sticky over time.

03:49 That drawer at the bottom of your oven isn't meant to be a storage locker for all the fry pans,

03:55 pots, and baking trays. It's actually a warming drawer. This will keep hot foods at a nice

04:00 temperature ready for serving. Tinfoil and plastic wrap boxes have a special design on there to hold

04:07 that roll in place. A cardboard tab on each end that works like a lock. Push those tabs in, and

04:12 the roll will stay inside the box. That little pocket on your jeans wasn't designed for loose

04:18 change or keys. They were originally designed for the pocket watch in the 1890s. Around those

04:24 pocket areas, there are rivets sticking out as well. They're there to help reinforce the sensitive

04:29 areas of the jean that get the most wear and tear. Repeatedly pushing the "close door" button on a

04:34 U.S. elevator isn't going to make it close any sooner. In 1990, the U.S. passed a Disabilities

04:41 Act for elevators, which meant that elevators had to ensure that someone with a disability had time

04:47 to get inside one. The only people who can bypass this are emergency workers in building maintenance.

04:53 They'll have keys or even special codes that make that button operational.

04:57 Erasers usually have two different colored sides, pink and blue. The pink is for the pencil, but so

05:04 is the blue. The blue side is made for thicker pages, like what an artist would use. It's not

05:11 made to remove penning, as many people believe. That's because people who write in pen don't make

05:16 mistakes. Nah, I'm just kidding. So, grocery carts have loops for a reason. You don't want to put

05:22 your jacket in your cart next to a bunch of potatoes and onions, do you? Hang it on the loop

05:28 instead. It's there to help you organize your cart better. Carts also have a cool section at the

05:34 bottom. Whenever your cart's full, just lift it up and attach a shopping basket for extra purchases.

05:40 Lift up the whole metal thing, sit your basket on the horizontal bar above the wheels,

05:45 and secure it with those handy hooks. If you've got some pesky parsley stuck in your teeth,

05:51 try this tip. It can be hard to get it all out with loose floss. You need more tension.

05:57 Just tie it in a knot. Toothpaste stripes may seem a bit weird. It's just a marketing trick.

06:04 Back in the 70s, a leading toothpaste brand added a blue stripe to show that their toothpaste had

06:10 double action. Solid white toothpaste worked just as well. But those blue bristles on your toothbrush

06:18 actually make sense. They gradually lose their color over time. When the blue's faded,

06:24 it's time to change your toothbrush. Ever notice that tiny hole on the bottom of a padlock?

06:30 Its hidden purpose is to drain water out, to keep it from rusting. It's also the place to

06:36 lubricate a padlock. A drop of oil in there will make it open and close way easier.

06:41 Those ridges on the edge of dimes aren't just for show. People used to shave off the edges,

06:48 then melt the edges down into new coins. But thanks to the new design, it's easy to tell

06:54 if someone's been shaving the edges off. If you still struggle with peeling an orange,

07:00 here's another way of opening it. First, cut off the top and bottom. Make a slit on the side and

07:06 pull it open. That knobbly bit sticking out of the cap of your favorite cream is there for a reason.

07:13 These tubes are usually sealed with foil, so unless you love breaking your nails trying to

07:18 open them, just flip the cap over and push. The tiny rubber disc under every bottle cap

07:26 isn't just for seeing if you want a lifetime supply of soda. It's what keeps your drink all

07:31 nice and bubbly. The lid keeps the liquid inside. The rubber disc keeps the gas inside.

07:38 Until you drink it. If you use the blue side of your eraser to erase pen, your notebooks are

07:45 probably all full of holes. The blue side's there for when you need to erase something on much

07:50 thicker paper. It works on pencil and even ink, as long as the paper's thick enough.

07:55 Your bobby pins might not stay in place if the grooves aren't facing the right way.

08:01 They should always be on the bottom, close to your head. Still coming loose? Put a squeeze of

08:07 hairspray right onto the bobby pin before you put it in your hair.

08:11 Many glass bottles usually have some sort of indent at the bottom. It's handy if you want to

08:18 be fancy, put your thumb in the indent and pour away. The technical name for this little dude is

08:25 a punt. Those sugar sticks at your local coffee stand are ready to be opened in a new and easier

08:32 way. Look how happy they are! Try splitting it right down the middle. No more sugar on your

08:38 fingers, no more tiny little paper bit, even your coffee's happier! Your cotton rounds pack has

08:44 those strings on it so you can hang it on a handy hook in the bathroom. But there's no need to loosen

08:51 and tighten back up again every time. Check out the bottom of the pack – it has a perforated line.

08:58 Tear it open carefully, and you're good to go. Doorknobs are usually made of brass,

09:04 bronze, or some other copper alloy. Why? They're antibacterial, so they stop microbes from

09:10 spreading. Just a couple of hours, and the pesky microbes are gone. But don't forget to

09:16 wash your hands anyway! Bottles have long necks for a reason. Hold the neck, not the bottle,

09:23 if you want to enjoy a cold drink. Two zips too much? Maybe. But they come in handy as a clever

09:30 anti-theft device. Just lock them together. Now no one can open your backpack! Don't have a lock

09:37 on you? You can also tie them together with some string, or even just a paper clip – anything

09:43 to slow those pickpockets down. That tiny little button on the back of a shirt collar is used to

09:49 hold your tie in place. You don't want your tie trying to escape back there.

09:54 Shoe manufacturers care about their customers, so most running shoes now have a special anti-blister

10:01 system, pre-installed. Sounds intense, but it's basically just that extra hole on top of your

10:08 sneakers. Make a loop with the extra hole, inserting the lace backwards. Cross your laces

10:15 and put them through the loops. Now pull the laces down to lock your foot in place. Now run!

10:21 This is the right way to use a hairbrush. Don't use it horizontally. Hold it in a vertical

10:27 position. The bristles are lined up vertically. If you hold the comb horizontally, then these

10:33 bristles begin to bend. You can check it yourself and feel how convenient it is this way.

10:41 You enter the room and take off your sunglasses. Where are you going to hide them? Are you going

10:47 to hold them in your hand or hang the glasses on your shirt collar? Or maybe put them in your

10:52 pocket? The best way is to put the glasses in the breast pocket so the lenses look inside and only

10:58 one temple sticks out. Your glasses will be protected from damage this way. According to

11:04 the rules of etiquette, you must always let out those who are leaving the room, building,

11:09 or elevator first, only then enter. This simple rule helps to avoid collisions and awkward

11:15 situations. Do you have paint rollers in your house? Let's say you're doing repairs and painting

11:21 walls. See how a thick layer of paint gets on the roller? People clean it in different ways.

11:27 Someone washes it off with water or scrapes the paint off with a knife or paper. But there is an

11:33 easier way. You can buy special squeegees for paint rollers. Their blade shape fits the roller

11:38 perfectly and scrapes off all the dirt. Toothpicks are always on the table at restaurants and cafes.

11:45 People use them incorrectly when picking their teeth with them after eating. The correct and

11:50 cultured way is to go into the restroom and carefully pull out all the food. You don't have

11:56 to tear off the cover layer from the dishwasher tablet. This layer is tiny. Just put it in the

12:02 tank and the water will dissolve the cover. You know this feeling of happiness when you're hungry

12:07 and find some pizza in the fridge? How are you going to reheat it? You can use a microwave or

12:12 an oven, but there is a great alternative way. Heat a frying pan and put a piece of pizza on

12:18 the side of it. Add a little water to the opposite side. Then cover the pan with a lid or foil.

12:24 Be careful here. After a couple of minutes, take it out and taste the pizza. It's perfect, right?

12:30 Don't brush your teeth with an electric toothbrush using fast movements. This device should move

12:37 back and forth smoothly. These shoulder straps with buttons on your jacket have a purpose. They

12:44 were invented to keep your backpack straps tightly on your shoulders, preventing them

12:48 from slipping off. Try it yourself. Unhook the straps, put on the backpack, and attach them back.

12:54 Keep the box with the hole up when you're pouring juice or milk out of it.

13:00 Then there will be less splashing. Always put the toilet lid down before flushing it.

13:07 Small, imperceptible particles of dirty water splash and pollute the entire space when you

13:12 keep it open. Many people have a seasoning shaker in their kitchen, and most just shake it to pour

13:19 spices on food. If you're one of them, stop right there. Just flip it over and scroll the top cover

13:26 with holes. Spices will easily fall out without any obstacles. Do you have bad breath? How are

13:33 you going to check it? You can breathe on the palm and feel it, but this method is not effective.

13:38 It's much better to lick your wrist. Don't touch it with the tongue tip. Lick it with the middle

13:43 part. Smell it and yeah, that's what people get when you're talking to them. One of the ways to

13:50 keep your breath fresh is to stay silent. When you talk a lot, your mouth dries up. Without

13:55 moistening with saliva, many bacteria accumulate in it, and this is what gives you bad breath.

14:02 There's an empty space between the panes in the oven door. You can stick a brush in there to

14:07 clean the window. The entrance to this space is at the bottom of the door. Open the lower shelf,

14:13 then push the brush through the hole. There are many ways to separate the yolk from the white

14:19 in a raw egg. You can use special spoons or do it with a bottle. Someone slowly pours egg white from

14:28 the shell. None of the methods are easy, especially if you're doing it for the first time, but you can

14:33 extract the yolk much more efficiently without using any additional equipment. Just pour the

14:39 raw egg onto a plate and take out the yolk with your own hands, but before that, oil your fingers

14:45 with garlic. Did you know that it's better to wash the rice in cold water before cooking it?

14:52 Water helps to separate the dry grains from each other. During cooking, the washed rice grains

14:58 don't stick together. This makes the rice fluffy and delicious. The easiest way to peel garlic is

15:05 to put it in the microwave. Cut off the tip and leave it in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds.

15:10 Done! You can peel it easily now. It's finally the weekend and you decide to go out for dinner.

15:18 You opt for Chinese food because, duh, it's so delicious. You're seated at a lovely window table

15:24 and handed the menu and a pair of chopsticks. Now you're faced with two options. After taking

15:30 them out of their little paper envelope, what is it that you do? Option A, do you split them

15:35 straight down the middle after some struggle? Option B, do you break them from the tip where

15:40 they're glued together, like the Internet has taught you? Well, according to mainstream online

15:45 knowledge, option B will leave you with half-broken chopsticks. As it happened some time ago,

15:51 a myth regarding the correct way to use chopsticks appeared on the Internet. It claimed that the

15:56 little marks on the tips of your chopsticks were there to help you to separate the top part.

16:00 After that, you could turn this piece into a pillow to rest your chopsticks on during the meal.

16:05 Well, as it turns out, having something to put your chopsticks on is very important. But breaking

16:11 the top end of a wooden chopstick is not how it's supposed to go. So, once again, you arrive at the

16:17 restaurant, make your order, and your waiter hands you a pair of wooden chopsticks. This time, you

16:23 follow option A, breaking the chopsticks in two. And if you really want something to put your

16:28 chopsticks on, just ask the waiter. They most likely have what you need. Me? I'm the daredevil

16:33 type, so I just put them on my plate. Now that this is covered, you might spend the rest of the

16:39 night trying to figure out how to hold the chopsticks correctly. The Chinese have been

16:43 using chopsticks since 1200 BCE. I was using a fork back then. They started out using them as

16:50 cooking utensils. But it wasn't until 400 CE that they started using them at the table for eating.

16:56 This custom spread around, and at one point, the Japanese created disposable bamboo chopsticks

17:02 that we use today. 40% of the world's population use their hands to eat, 30% use knives and forks,

17:10 and the remaining 30% use chopsticks. Most chopsticks users are from the East and Southeast

17:15 Asia, with China, Korea, and Japan leading the race. And just in case you're wondering, yes,

17:21 there is more than one type of chopsticks in the world. For example, chopsticks in China

17:26 are the thickest and longest of them all. They're often made from bamboo or melamine and have thick

17:32 and flat tips. The material is slippery and smooth, which makes holding them even more difficult.

17:38 Now, say you're having dinner with native chopstick users. Here's what you should do.

17:42 Plan where you'll rest your chopsticks between bites. You don't want to make a mess, right?

17:48 So, don't put them on the table – you'll get sauce all over the place. Definitely don't place

17:52 them upright in your rice bowl. I'm not even gonna start on how impolite that looks.

17:57 The best solution would be to ask for a chopstick pillow or a holder and put it next to your plate.

18:03 But if that's not an option, you can lean the tips of your chopsticks on the rim of your plate

18:07 or bowl. Also, pay attention to what your chopsticks are pointing at once you put them down.

18:13 It shouldn't be the people you're dining with. That can be interpreted as disrespectful in

18:17 certain cultures. Now, here's how you're supposed to hold your chopsticks. Here's your hand. And a

18:23 pair of chopsticks. Try holding them like you would normally hold a pen or pencil. Take a mental

18:28 picture of what it looks like. Now, never do this again. Try doing this. The thumb over the chopstick,

18:36 under the chopstick, the tip of your finger. Got it? You have to place your thumb and index finger

18:41 on the top stick, your middle finger serving as both support for the upper chopstick and as a

18:46 holder for the bottom one, together with your ring finger. It might sound difficult, but it's

18:51 really not. Just make sure to get some practice. And remember, if your fingers start sliding down

18:57 the chopsticks, hold them as close to the top end as possible. This way, you can open your chopsticks

19:02 wider. If you're almost a pro at handling chopsticks, you can use them while cooking. Just

19:07 don't use metal ones, though. They are good heat conductors and will also most likely scratch the

19:13 bottom of your pan. There are other types of chopsticks you can use. They are very good in

19:18 case you decide to cook tempura or fritters that you need to keep turning from one side to the

19:22 other. And last but not least, never wash your chopsticks in the washing machine. Just don't.

19:28 They'll probably end up clogging the machine. Wash them by hand, the way previous generations did.

19:34 Now moving on to other things you might have been doing wrong. Hey, I don't mean to criticize,

19:40 I'm just going to point out a few improvement opportunities on things you might've been doing

19:45 badly, like microwaving leftover food. How many times have you taken your food out of the

19:50 microwave only to discover it's still cold in the middle? That's because microwaves heat the food

19:55 closer to the sides of the plate first. Often, the heat doesn't have enough time to reach the

20:00 middle of your, let's say, delicious spaghetti bolognese. It's more effective to spread your

20:05 food closer to the sides, leaving some empty space in the middle. There you have it,

20:10 warm food without much effort! And since we've been talking about food, let's talk chicken wings!

20:16 Most of us take one, scorching hot, with both hands and take a big bite. But there's an easier

20:22 way to eat it. Grab the wing by the two little bones, twist them, and slowly pull the bones out.

20:27 Don't worry, the chicken won't feel it. You'll get a meaty, bone-free chicken wing!

20:32 After all this eating, make sure you brush your teeth. But make sure you're doing it right!

20:38 Choose a soft or medium-bristle toothbrush, it won't harm your gums. And instead of repeating

20:43 mechanical up and down movements, choose a 45-degree angle and go with it. This way,

20:48 you'll clean all that sticky plaque! Blech! That's it for today! So, hey, if you pacified

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