Ingenious Ideas

[nivrip]

When the gas bottle runs out at the BBQ

Saves pushing

Covers a large area

To keep your grocery bags upright

Airhorn - much cheaper than most alarm systems

They won't fall through the grill on your BBQ

Lazy way of hedge trimming

Ingenious use of water power


The human brain is so clever at improvising.

 

[Becky]

I like the carabiner clips in the boot to keep the shopping from falling over

Won't be trying any of the others any time soon!

 

[EvanDavis]

With the iron one it is best not to use a steam iron. The fat from the meat tends to block the holes on a steam iron.

 

[Abarbarian]

Now I know what to do with the spare grass scarifier

 

[Urmas]

Won't be trying any of the others any time soon!

Maybe you could try these.

In a Finnish grocery chain customers' magazine, there is a popular readers' tips section — it has been a somewhat bizarre read for decades. One item/ingredient is the centrepiece: a pair of tights.

Like... so:

Annnnnd:

More — and then some — HERE

 

[Abarbarian]

Maybe you could try these.

In a Finnish grocery chain customers' magazine, there is a popular readers' tips section — it has been a somewhat bizarre read for decades. One item/ingredient is the centrepiece: a pair of tights.

Like... so:

Annnnnd:

More — and then some — HERE

That second clip is just darn clever

 

[Urmas]

That second clip is just darn clever

Some of those ideas — thousands upon thousands — are absolutely brilliant. Others... well... just funny. Or weird. Or funny and weird.

Some blue ribbon classics:

* Hand a pair of tights from the ceiling — by the TV chair/sofa — and the remote won't get lost.
* A pair of tights on... ahem... its last legs? Before you toss it, scrub the outside of the toilet bowl with it.
* Summer cottage tip: Put [unopened] cans/bottles of beer into tights and the whole "package" into the [cool] lake. Instant fridge.
* Tights make — or makeS??? dammit! — for a marvellous onion bag. And mosquito net.
* At the beach all by yourself? Tights can be used for spreading sun lotion on your back.
* Need an instant tool belt for your drill? OK, OK... these go onandonandonand...

A bit of "science" has been made on this. The main finding — in explaining the popularity of "nifty tights tips" — is that they are a treasure trove of necessary features: For example, they are thin, elastic, translucent, bag-like (with two legs), they can be easily cut... elasticity being the main feature.

Finally, a "meta" tip: Having trouble with the Sock-Eating Monster? Put all the dirty socks into a pair of tights, make a wee knot, and throw the "package" into the washing machine!