You're looking at this from an outsider perspective, with clearly signposted "Empire = Evil" (especially if you watched the Original Trilogy first)

For the people on the ground, the Galactic Empire isn't an "Evil Replacement" for the Galactic Republic - it's a rebranding.

You have Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who not only led the Republic to victory over the Separatist Confederacy, but also persuaded several of the systems to re-join the Republic Empire after the war.

He did so under Emergency Powers - never abusing those powers (after all, he could just arrange for Count Dooku to make a targeted attack that coincidentally allows him to push his own agenda), but purely using them to cut through Red Tape to ensure that what needed to be done got done in a timely manner.

He also let the Senate run largely as it did before Emergency Powers were enacted, listening to their advice - although, as seen in The Clone Wars series, anything that is left purely to the Senate tends to take far too long to be effective.

It's for these reasons that the Senate decide it's worth making the arrangement permanent, and reward him with the position of Emperor.

(Think of any "4 more years" calls for a popular President to be given an extension on Term Limits -

then imagine that 90% of the Population were all calling for it.

Such a pity it quickly went from "noble leader with advisory senate" to "evil despot with ignored senate")

Next, you have the Rebels.

Well, the Republic Empire just finished fighting the Separatists - these are clearly (read: "not at all") just the more militant members, who refuse to surrender and were giving their peaceful brethren with legitimate grievances (who have since re-joined the Republic Empire) a bad name.

We wanted to defend our homes against them before, but the Republic Army was made of Clones to help protect the Citizens from harm.

Now that the war is over, Clone production is being ramped down for both Ethical and Economic reasons

- so there's an opportunity for all these people who were itching to protect their homes and family to sign up and do so!

The Empire also have control over a lot of the media, so they can choose to paint the Rebels as "bad" and the Empire as "good"

- there's a lot of this visible in the Star Wars:

Rebels series.

If you want an in-and-out of universe example, go play the old Star Wars: TIE Fighter games

- they did a pretty good job of making being a member of the Imperial Navy

feel like the "good guy" option, protecting loyal citizens from the terrorist acts of the so-called "Rebels".

According to Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group in this Youtube video the clone troopers were replaced with volunteers who were fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.

Therefore at least some recruits to the Imperial military joined out of patriotism, loyalty to the Empire, and a desire to see the Empire succeed.

Others probably joined because the pay and/or benefits were better than the pay they could have received elsewhere, for adventure (e.g. to get off their boring homeworld and travel the galaxy), etc.

-- basically, all the reasons anyone in the real world might join a military organization.

This depends on the time frame.

Post-original trilogy, a lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into it.

We can also get a clue from the mostly-forgettable Solo film, which depicts Han's home world as one of the trope-typical SF worlds in which everyone but the elites lives in squalor.

A lot of people in that circumstance would join up because they want to earn some kind of living in a more-or-less legal way.

For troops on Star Destroyers and the Death Star, life was actually pretty good, and most stormtroopers were greatly respected when they went back home from the their tour.

Lastly, and most importantly, they did not know that they were evil.

They were told that the rebels were terrorists, and joining would help stop the 'terrorists' from bombing their cities and villiages.

They got away with this because some of the more violent rebels actually did that.

They were not told the awful things that the Empire did.

The rebels aren't the nice guys, to the average Imperial citizen they are a terrorist group intent on destroying their way of life, upsetting the economy and killing people at random everywhere.

They're the scum of the galaxy, criminals, murderers, smugglers, and the Imperial Navy

is hard at work putting them down.

Join up NOW, do your part to defend the Empire against enemies foreign and domestic.

Decent pay, your family looked after in case you lose your life, a fancy uniform that the girls will swoon over, what's not to like about this job?

Question: Apart from the obvious fact that the  Empire  wanted to replace clone troopers with human troopers,  why would one enlist in the Imperial military? Was the pay good? Did they get good work benefits?

Why did people enlist in the Imperial military?

There is no one answer to this question, but there are number of reasons that people would enlist in the Imperial military, depending on the time frame. Firstly, a number of storm troopers were people who were fiercely patriotic and loyal to the Empire and then many storm troopers were kidnapped as children. Additionally, for storm troopers on Star Destroyers and the Death Star, life was pretty good and they received a uniform and protection for their families. Finally, storm troopers would not necessarily have seen themselves as 'evil'.

According to  Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group, the stormtroopers were fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire, but they may also have been motivated by anti-rebel propaganda and by the status and good living conditions they enjoyed in the army.

For the people on the ground it was the Empire that was good and the rebels that were evil and so people wanted to sign up to fight the rebels and protect their homes.

According to  Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group, the stormtroopers were fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.

A lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into their roles.

The stormtroopers enjoyed a fairly good standard of living on the Death Star and were much respected when going on leave back home. Also they did not know the Empire was evil.

The rebels are seen by most Imperial citizens as a terrorist group so it is a good thing to fight against them.


My kids often do this...

Fortunately, the elevator in the place where we live allows to "cancel" floor buttons when several have been pressed.

For this particular model of elevator, we can do it by very quickly pressing a button twice.

This was not explained anywhere in the building, I just noticed a friend once trying it in some other elevator.

It just happened to work, and I consider it a bit like a "secret cheat code" of the elevator.

So, during your long ride to the floor, try different button presses combinations (twice or more, long presses, several buttons at once, etc.).

You might discover the secret commands of your elevator!

someone had clicked the buttons for nearly every floor in the building.

I've been in many elevators (only newer ones, though - say, from the last 20 years)

in which when you've pressed the buttons for all the floors, they all get reset to unpressed/unselected state.

Probably worth a shot, since they're almost all pressed anyway.

In some elevators there is a movable door sill for safety.

If someone gets stuck with his foot between the hallway and the elevator while the door is open, a ledge in the floor will act as a switch, resetting all buttons.

You can misuse this at your own risk, don't tell anyone you've heard it from me.

When the door is open, carefully put the tip of your foot in the gap of the floor between elevator and hallway and pull back the ledge.

These pictures are manipulated photos to create a simulation.

Many years ago I was living in an apartment building where I occasionally used this trick.

I don't know if elevators are still constructed this way.

Maybe it is only applied to elevator cabins that have no door of their own.

I read somewhere that some lifts (that have been programmed so), long pressing the button takes you straight to that floor.

This is done by some manufacturers to cut short delays during emergency

For example, in our scenario, if you wish to go to floor 4, you could long press 4, and the lift would take you directly to the 4th floor without stopping at any other floor regardless of any button presses inside or outside the lift.

Though I've not tried this

and so I'm not sure if it'd work for your lift.

But it's worth a try.

It depends of elevator type, but some of them are allowed to be "reset", if elevator you use has a "STOP" button (or similar), then just press it few times.

It helps in elevator I use to reset all buttons to be not-pressed. :-)

Your proposed solution of getting off and waiting for another car makes sense to me.

Of course, you may just relax and enjoy the ride --- much better for the heart and mind than anger and unhealthy thoughts about the perpetrator.

Just happen this with me a week ago,was going down As I was on 10th /F

found that no body was in lift and light was indicating up ^,

So I enter the lift and saw all button were pressed so when the lift door were opening on evey floor I try to press Close door button and it still save time because the lift are old.

Secondly In My campus elevator are new with new functions, If someone has press button so you can double press the button to remove/skip that floor.

sometime when a friendly teacher press the buttton students would double press to take teacher with them to other floor.

Laslty anyone worked as a repairman of elevator will know more about elevator tricks.

Take the stairs.

Really surprised no one has suggested this yet - get out of the elevator and hoof it!

You'll be more likely to save time if you're not going too far or if you're headed downstairs, but either way you won't have to deal with the frustration of stopping on every floor.

Question: While staying in a New York hotel, I had the unfortunate experience of entering an elevator where someone had clicked the buttons for nearly every floor in the building.  At the time I simply got out at the next floor and waited for another elevator. However, I'm not sure what I would have done if there hadn't been a second elevator.  What can I do if someone presses every button in an elevator?

Somebody pressed every button in the elevator. What now?

If someone presses every button in an elevator, there are a number of different ways you can react to the situation. Some elevators are programmed so that long button pushes may cancel the request or take you straight to that floor. Other elevators may have a "stop" or "cancel" button. Failing this, you might want to just get out of the elevator and either wait for another one or just take the stairs.

The options are to try different combinations of button pushing, use the door's safety ledge to reset all the buttons, trying holding down one of the buttons, press 'STOP' button a few times, relax and enjoy the ride or take the stairs.

You could try different button presses combinations (twice or more, long presses, several buttons at once, etc.) or when the door is open, carefully put the tip of your foot in the gap of the floor between elevator and hallway and pull back the ledge.  Also some lifts have been programmed so that by long pressing the button takes you straight to that floor and It depends of elevator type, and some of them are allowed to be "reset", if elevator you use has a "STOP" button (or similar), then just press it few times.

Some elevators have a function that allows floor buttons to be cancelled when several have been pressed. This is sometimes labelled "STOP". Some say that a long press on the desired floor takes you directly to that floor. However, you could simply enjoy the ride, or even take the stairs.

Depending on the type of elevator, there might be the option to cancel previous commands or go straight to your floor. Alternatively, you'll either have to just put up with the slow ride or get out and take the stairs.

Try different button pushing combinations such as quickly pressing twice on the same button.

Use the door ledge to reset all the buttons.

Try different button presses combinations (twice or more, long presses, several buttons at once, etc.).

When the door is open, carefully put the tip of your foot in the gap of the floor between elevator and hallway and pull back the ledge.

Some lifts have been programmed so that by long pressing the button takes you straight to that floor.

It depends of elevator type, but some of them are allowed to be "reset", if elevator you use has a "STOP" button (or similar), then just press it few times.

Your proposed solution of getting off and waiting for another car makes sense.

Depending on the type of elevator, you may be able to cancel previous commands or go straight to the floor that you need to go to.

You could just relax and put up with the slower ride to your floor.


I believe you could use suction pad with diameter smaller than size of light bulb.

GU10 lightbulbs are usually flat

so suction pad can easly adhere to this ligthbulb.

Then you could catch suction pad to unscrew lightbulb.

I think one of these could be used as they have screws attached so it might be easier to catch with some tool.

I have this exact problem with one of my light fittings.

When I bought the light, it came supplied with a special sucker for removing and refitting the bulbs.

Stupidly, I used the device when the bulb was hot - and melted the soft rubber.

What I now do is to use disposable latex gloves, pushing the front glass quite firmly with the extra grip of the thumbs is enough to turn the bulb for removal and refitting.

If you have normal household rubber gloves, this will probably work even better, but I just happen to have latex ones and none of the others.

Be aware , some (cheaper) GU10s have a very thin piece of glass with a square edge that is bonded to the front of the bulb.

This square edge is razor sharp and will slice your thumb open without the gloves.

Even with the gloves it is possible to cut yourself.

Know your enemy!

Extra tip - when you replace the bulbs next time, get really high quality LED bulbs.

Not only will you get all of the standard benefits of LED bulbs, but they will last for around 7 years so you will minimise the number of times you need to change them in the future.

A piece of flexible plastic tubing that just fits over the bulb makes a handle.

This is also helpful in changing bulbs with broken glass.

If you can't find a tube of the right size, tape some plastic sheet together to make a tube, or better, a slight cone, so that it slips over the bulb and grips tightly.

Gentle warming makes the plastic stick to the glass better.

A plastic soda bottle may also work:

I always got one of these when I bought a fixture - link to ebay GU10 tool its an answer to your stated problem however since it comes with a fixture when bought new, its not really a lifehack as such edit: this is better as you get leverage link to amazon tool with a handle

If you can put some adhesive tape in the 3-4mm space, and press it against the side of the bulb (maybe with a paper clip, tooth pick, spatula, or some other slim implement), you may be able to pull the bulb out of the socket with the tape.

I would do 2 pieces of tape, with the first one opposite the second one (180 degrees away).

What i found works is get a plastic bag and cover the light get a par of pliers or channel locks.

Brake the glass covering the bulb( wear safety goggles then grab the light with pliers or channel locks just enough to grip ( try not to break the bulb ) and twist counter clockwise should come out.

Based on pictures (not having actually seen these bulbs), I would get a small piece of wood, perhaps 3 cm on a side, then coat the top in hot glue.

I would press it up against the bulb until it bonds.

Wait ten minutes.

Then unscrew the wood.

Tips:

Standard hot glue (EVA) is mostly debonded with alcohol (IPA or ethyl).

A spray bottle of rubbing alcohol can help you get the wood block off it

it was stuck wrong.

If the bulb is inset deeper than the ceiling, use enough hot glue to fill the gap, or use a smaller piece of wood or wood shaped like the bulb (so it can stick without the ceiling blocking it).

Question: I am trying to remove GU10 lightbulbs from a light fixture.  The fixture makes it very difficult to grip the edges of each bulb (only about 3-4mm clearance).  Is there a lifehack to remove GU10 lightbulbs from such fixtures?

Lifehack to remove GU10 lightbulbs from light fixture?

lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/9463/RockPaperLz- Mask it or Casket

There are a number of different ways of potentially removing a GU10 lightbulb, and one simply way would be to use a suction pad or a special GU10 remover tool. Alternatively, you could wear some rubber gloves and press against the glass to get friction or cover the bulb with a plastic bag and use some pliers. Another way of remove them would be to glue a piece of wood to the glass and then simply unscrew it.

The options are to try a suction pad, rubber gloves, a piece of tubing, a GU10 tools, sticky tape, pliers or a piece of wood glued on.

You could use  suction pad  with diameter smaller than size of light bulb or  use disposable latex gloves, pushing the front glass quite firmly with the extra grip of the thumbs is enough to turn the bulb for removal and refitting. A piece of flexible plastic tubing that  just  fits over the bulb makes a good handle you could use.  If you can put some adhesive tape in the 3-4mm space, and press it against the side of the bulb (maybe with a paper clip, tooth pick, spatula, or some other slim implement), you may be able to pull the bulb out of the socket with the tape.

Disposable latex gloves provide extra grip to push the front glass firmly when removing GU10 bulbs. A small suction pad, a piece of flexible tubing or adhesive tape have also been recommended.

There are a range of options available, including using a suction pad, latex gloves, adhesive tape or flexible plastic tubing to pull the bulb out of its socket.

I believe you could use suction pad with diameter smaller than size of light bulb.

so suction pad can easly adhere to this ligthbulb.

Then you could catch suction pad to unscrew lightbulb.

I think one of these could be used as they have screws attached so it might be easier to catch with some tool.

I have this exact problem with one of my light fittings.

When I bought the light, it came supplied with a special sucker for removing and refitting the bulbs.

Stupidly, I used the device when the bulb was hot - and melted the soft rubber.

What I now do is to use disposable latex gloves, pushing the front glass quite firmly with the extra grip of the thumbs is enough to turn the bulb for removal and refitting.

If you have normal household rubber gloves, this will probably work even better, but I just happen to have latex ones and none of the others.

Be aware , some (cheaper) GU10s have a very thin piece of glass with a square edge that is bonded to the front of the bulb.

This square edge is razor sharp and will slice your thumb open without the gloves.

Even with the gloves it is possible to cut yourself.

Extra tip - when you replace the bulbs next time, get really high quality LED bulbs.

Not only will you get all of the standard benefits of LED bulbs, but they will last for around 7 years so you will minimise the number of times you need to change them in the future.

A piece of flexible plastic tubing that just fits over the bulb makes a handle.

This is also helpful in changing bulbs with broken glass.

If you can't find a tube of the right size, tape some plastic sheet together to make a tube, or better, a slight cone, so that it slips over the bulb and grips tightly.

Gentle warming makes the plastic stick to the glass better.

I always got one of these when I bought a fixture - link to ebay GU10 tool its an answer to your stated problem however since it comes with a fixture when bought new, its not really a lifehack as such edit: this is better as you get leverage link to amazon tool with a handle

I would do 2 pieces of tape, with the first one opposite the second one (180 degrees away).

What i found works is get a plastic bag and cover the light get a par of pliers or channel locks.

Brake the glass covering the bulb( wear safety goggles then grab the light with pliers or channel locks just enough to grip ( try not to break the bulb ) and twist counter clockwise should come out.

Based on pictures (not having actually seen these bulbs), I would get a small piece of wood, perhaps 3 cm on a side, then coat the top in hot glue.

I would press it up against the bulb until it bonds.

Standard hot glue (EVA) is mostly debonded with alcohol (IPA or ethyl).

A spray bottle of rubbing alcohol can help you get the wood block off it

If the bulb is inset deeper than the ceiling, use enough hot glue to fill the gap, or use a smaller piece of wood or wood shaped like the bulb (so it can stick without the ceiling blocking it).

so suction pad can easly adhere to this ligthbulb.

I would press it up against the bulb until it bonds.

Fit a piece of tubing over the bulb and twist.

Break the glass cover and grip with pliers to remove.

Glue a piece of wood to the bulb and twist.

You could use  suction pad  with diameter smaller than size of light bulb.

You can use disposable latex gloves, pushing the front glass quite firmly with the extra grip of the thumbs is enough to turn the bulb for removal and refitting.


A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or return.

An item is not a gift, if that item, itself, is already owned by the one to whom it is given.

Key is to gift something which is in receiver's required-list or wish-list.

It is a tricky job which may or may not be easy as it sounds.

"Before that happiness, there is a storm of stress."

My strategy [has worked with my friends and family] :

Silently analyze their hobbies, lifestyle.

[ You may have to stalk. ]

Based on that, identifyitems they may likely want to have.

Get him/her in a conversation and talk very generic about the topic of that item or category.

Look into past to make it nostalgic (personal preference)

For example, I gifted "Insta Pot" to my sister.

I knew she lovescooking and has less time for herself.

I got her in a conversationsaying "

Hey, did you hear about Instapot?

", Sister responded "Yes!It's a great time-saving device for cooking.

" I ended thatconversation and jumped to another topic.

And then, it explained me to pick that as a gift

and she didn't knowthat it was coming.

She was quite surprised.

Tip

: Be unusual while gifting.

For example, if you follow same tradition/approach of gifting them, change a little bit which will increase the level of the surprise factor.

Happy Holidays!

We gave up trying to second-guess each other.

Each family member makes a list and hangs it on a board in the kitchen.

The other family members arrange among themselves who gets what

and everybody's happy.

Try and make the list nice and long, and varied by price, size and wow! effect.

The Amazon wish-list is ideal for this purpose too.

But you do have to restrain yourself for a few months and not buy those items for yourself.

The only strategy that I found, which works for me, is to observe and take note of anything that comes up in terms of interests, noticing heavily used items that could use an upgrade or replacement, or even a passing comment about something they'd like to have.

Maybe it's just a long, wistful glance through a shop window that you will notice.

It might be a bit late for this year, but the trick is to not start with this a couple of weeks before Christmas, but make it a habit all year round.

Whenever you notice something or an idea crosses your mind, write it down.

Quite a few of those ideas will have become obsolete by the time Christmas or birthdays come up, but you'll still end up with a helpful list to work off.

Two techniques I've used with success: Ask someone else who is closer to the person you're buying for - for example, if you were looking for a gift for your father, ask your mother what he would like.

Make a list - the recipient makes a list of things they would like, you then take that list and buy one (or more) things from it -

that way you can be sure of getting something they want, but still keeping at least part of the element of surprise.

What my wife does is take people shopping, well before Xmas and show them items to see their reactions (of course, she never mentions Xmas and pretends that she is looking for something for herself, mostly but not all the time so that it doesn't look too obvious).

It's a bit like manipulating people for a good cause.

I couldn't be bothered to do that though.

When I need an original gift for her, I take the kids to town and let them do the thinking (no special instruction is needed: "My, my, my, It's Mom's birthday next week, isn't it?" usually does the trick beautifully.

Question: A regular seasonal struggle of choosing the right gift for friends/family.   How can a decision be made of what to give while keeping the element of surprise intact?

Giving the right Christmas Gift without asking what they want

There are a few ways to buy the right gift for someone while keeping the element of surprise intact. One simple method is simply to observe their habits and interest and make note of any useful comments that they make. You could even take them shopping near Xmas time to see what sort of things they comment on. Alternatively, you could simply ask them to make a list for you or ask someone close to them for ideas.

The options are to choose after analysing the person's habits and lifestyle, get people to make lists and hang them up in the kitchen, take note of revealing comments, ask someone close to them or take them for a general shop and observe reactions.

One idea is for each family member to make a list and hangs it on a board in the kitchen or Or you can silently analyse their hobbies and lifestyle. Look into past to make the gift nostalgic. Or you could just observe and take note of anything that comes up in terms of interests, noticing heavily used items that could use an upgrade or replacement, or even a passing comment about something they'd like to have.

Silently analyze and observe their hobbies and lifestyle and note of  that comes up in terms of interests. Take note of passing comments about what they would like to have. Whenever you notice something or an idea crosses your mind, write it down.  You could talk to people in general terms about a topic to get ideas. Alternatively, you could ask someone else who is close to the person you are buying for.

There are many different ways of identifying a potential gift. You could simply ask someone close to them or pay close attention to their hobbies or interests. You may even want to make note of anything they mention in conversation as and when it comes up, even if you're not planning on buying a gift soon.

Try analysing the person's habits and lifestyle.

Get everyone to make a list and hang it in the kitchen.

Take the person shopping generally well in advance.

One idea is for each family member to make a list and hangs it on a board in the kitchen.

Oobserve and take note of anything that comes up in terms of interests, noticing heavily used items that could use an upgrade or replacement, or even a passing comment about something they'd like to have.

S0Ask someone else who is closer to the person you're buying for.

You could take people shopping, well before Xmas and show them items to see their reactions.

You will have to pay close attention to their hobbies or interests.

Write down any ideas that cross your mind as and when they do for the future.

You could ask someone close to them for ideas.

You could just make note of anything they mention in conversation.


My usual solution to this problem is to just twist the opening of the bag and fold it under the loaf of bread when setting it back on the shelf.

Unfortunately my wife isn't convinced that it's an effective way of keeping the bag sealed.

As far as quick and easy goes, a good quality bag clip might be what you're looking for.

I don't personally use them on bread bags currently, but I do use them on everything from produce to rice with good results.

They're very easy to release and clip back on, and close the bag when it's flat, rather than twisted, reducing your effort of getting bread out of the bag to three steps (unclip, remove the slice, reclip), as opposed to your current six steps listed.

My grandfather had a good solution to this.

At least, I think it's good.

With the bread inside, give the bag a spin or two, keeping the spun part as close to the loaf as possible.

Stand the bag/loaf on its heel.

Without unspinning, fold the opening of the bag down around the loaf, so that the opening end of the bag is inside out with the front of the loaf inside it.

It is a little neater and more secure than the "spin and tuck" mentioned in another answer, but still requires no additional "hardware."

A one-gallon food storage bag with a plastic "zipper" should do the trick.

Zip open, take out a slice, zip closed.

When you first buy the bread, it will most likely be in a plastic bag.

Remove all the bread from that bag and throw that bag away.

Get 2 one-gallon food storage bags, since a whole loaf won't fit in one bag.

Put half the loaf in each bag and zip them shut.

(You could even store one half of the loaf in the freezer to prolong its freshness.)

Try a heavy-duty clip , like a bulldog clip ( the link is to a picture on thedealsdiscount.com - see picture below).

Scrunch up the end

however you like, and clip it on.

To get your bread, just squeeze the clip to get it off.

Would it be possible to SAVE one disposable bread bag clip and REUSE it for subsequent bags of bread that come with the undesirable labour-intensive twisty tie.

What a wacky idea.

Rapid access versus shelf-life concession.

A purpose-built counter-top storage container called a bread-box is faster for storing and retrieving one or more slices of bread.

The full sliced loaf of bread is placed in the container which has a large front-opening door allowing easy, fast access to one or more slices at your soul discretion.

There is a downside in that the container allows air access greater than would a sealed, close-fitting air-tight plastic bag.

The ambient dry room air will allow the bread to become dry as it ages.

A tighter-fitting box that restricts the amount of airspace will increase the product shelf life at the expense of time and effort to replace the product without damage each time it is opened and closed.

A good stout spring style clothes pin works wonders at our home.

We use them to keep a lot of bags closed.

Give the top of the bag a twist, and clip it on!

Unclip it and the bag is as good as open.

There is a thing called a "cord lock" that you might like.

I did a search for it and found it,there are pictures of some.

Get one, tie the ends of a shoelace together.

Put a the looped shoelace through it, pull to tighten.

Store it with the shoelace in the cord lock.

Question: It feels so inefficient that when I want to just get a slice of bread I have to completely untwist the tie on the bread bag, untwist the bag, get the slice out, twist up the bag, wrap the twisty-tie around it, and twist it all back together.   The disposable bread bag clips that come on some loaves are a little better, but they're not on all bags and it seems that there should be something even quicker and easier.

Quicker alternative to twisty-tie on a bread bag?

A quicker way of sealing a bread bag is to simply use a clip or tie from another bread bag or buy a separate clip. You could also twist the end of the bag and fold it under the loaf to keep it sealed. Other potential solutions include a zip-lock bag or a bread box.

The options are to twist and tuck under, use a good quality bag clip, spin the bag and open the top over the loaf, use a food storage bag, resuse a disposable clip, use a bread box, a clothes pin or a shoe lace and cord lock.

You can just twist the opening of the bag and fold it under the loaf of bread when setting it back on the shelf.   One solution would be to save  one disposable bread bag clip and  reuse  it for subsequent bags of bread that come with the undesirable labour-intensive twisty tie.  Failing that you could  buy a good quality bag clip  or just use a clothes pin. A large food storage bag with a plastic "zipper" should do the trick or a "cord lock". Then of course you could use a purpose-built counter-top storage container called a bread-box is faster for storing and retrieving one or more slices of bread.

Suggestions include twisting the opening of the bag and tucking the end underneath, without the tie; a bag clip;  a clothes pin; a cord lock; or a large plastic "zipper" bag. Alternatively, one might save a suitable disposable bag clip and reuse it for subsequent bread bags.

You could use a clip, either by buying one or saving one from another loaf of bread. Alternatively, you could simply twist the end of the bag and tuck it under the load of bread. Other options include a cord lock or a zip-lock plastic bag.

Twist the opening and tuck under the loaf.

Spin the loaf and open the remaining bit around the bag.

You could simply twist the bag itself and then tuck the opening under the loaf of bread.

You could use a clip, either buying one or saving one from a previous loaf of bread.

Some options for this include a cord lock or a plastic zip-close bag.


Use Solar Power Get the longest hose you can find.

Connect another hose to it to make it longer if you can.

The sun can heat the water in the hose as it travels through it on its way to the pool.

Lay the hose in the sun.

Some put large loops in the hose and lay the loops on a hot place such as a rooftop or dark-coloured pavement such as a drive-way.

Turn on the water enough to fill the hose and stop.

Put the end of the hose into the pool and wait until the hose heats up.

Then, turn the water on very slowly so fresh water replaces the heated water going into the pool.

While this is happening, cover the pool with a plastic sheet and the sun will keep the water warm, help heat up the water already in the pool, conserve the heated water already in the pool, and protect the water from dirt and leaves that might be blowing around.

Use the plastic to cover the full pool after play is over for the day.

In addition, you can use the whole thing as a teachable moment on conservation, radiation, and whatever else you can work into the lesson.

Sometimes I will boil a large pot of water and add it to the water in the kiddie pool to quickly boost the temperature.

This doesn’t work for my wife though as it would be a bit heavy for her to carry all the way to the pool.

Depending on the layout of your home and garden, you can connect your garden hose not to the cold tap outside, but to an indoor faucet and select the appropriate temperature.

This will of course only work if the distance between the pool and the nearest faucet is smaller than the hose length, but many parents will want the kiddie pool rather close to the house, in order to supervise play and possibly get some work done in the mean time.

(Of course no responsible parent will leave very small kids to play alone.)

Filling the pool in the morning and letting it sit in the sun helps it warm up.

Works best if it’s not cloudy

and if you’re able to fill it up a few hours before using it.

To get warm water in the kiddie pool we have found it's the easiest to connect a hose to the hot water in our laundry room.

If your laundry area isn't close to a window or door this probably won't work.

I filled the kiddie pool with water.

I took several black trash bags and laid them flat on the surface of the water.

The bags laid nice and flat and remained on the top.

With the sun shining brightly,after about a 1/2 hour I put my hand into the water.

The top portion of the waterfelt warm while water deeper in the pool felt cold.

The bag surface also felt warm.

This seems to work.

Of course, if the children are ready to get into the pool, itmight be hard to stop them and so in that case remove the plastic bags and let them jump in.

Question: I’ve got the kiddie pool out for my toddler this summer. The water from the garden hose is freezing cold though.  I’m looking for a way to easily warm up the water a bit. The warmth doesn’t need to be maintained; I think that if the water is relatively warm when the swimming commences, that will be good enough.

How can I easily get warm water in a kiddie pool?

There are a few ways of warming up the water in a kiddie pool, but the simplest is probably to just fill the pool directly from the hot water tap. Alternatively, you could lay the hose in the sun to warm up and cover the pool with a plastic sheet once it has been filled. Also, if you fill the pool in the morning and let it sit in the sun to warm up.

The options are to place a long hose in the sun to warm up, add a pot of boiling water, fill early to warm in the sun, fill from a hot tap or place black trash bags over the surface for a while.

You can use Solar Power. A simple solution is to boil a large pot of water and add it to the water in the kiddie pool. To get warm water in the kiddie pool the easiest way is to connect a hose to the hot water in the house. Filling the pool in the morning and letting it sit in the sun helps it warm up.

Laying the hose in the sun or filling the pool in the morning and leaving it to warm in the sun is one suggestion. Alternatively you might connect the hose to an indoor hot water faucet. However, some people use a pot of boiling water to quickly boost the temperature of the water in the pool.

There are few ways of making the pool water warmer. One way will be to simply connect the hose to the warm water supply in the house, if possible. Other ways include adding a pot of boiling water to the cold pool water or just leaving the pool water to warm up in the less. You might want to leave the hose lying in the sun as well to help heat the water a little.

Place a long hose in the sun to warm up first.

Fill the pool in the morning and let the sun warm it up.

Fill the pool and place black trash bags over the water surface to heat up.

Laying the hose in the sun for a bit might help warm the water up.

You might want to just connect the hose to a warm water tap if possible.

If you fill the pool in the morning, the sun will heat it up somewhat during the day.

You could add a large pot of boiling water to the cold pool water for a warmer temperature.


This has happened to me too.

Part of the problem is that it's hard to grab the filter holder.

So find a wire coat hanger (or something similar) and straighten it.

Bend a hook into one end of it.

Lower that into the filter holder and hook the bent end around the bottom of the filter holder.

You can then pull the coat hanger up, maybe with jerking motions, to pull the filter holder out of the pitcher.

In the picture below, the red thing is the wire coat hanger.

I've made this same mistake many times myself and it always frees-up if you just wiggle it around a little.

The material of the jug and the funnel are both very strong so don't be afraid to apply a little force to them.

Maybe wash them with soap and then pull them apart as @Lefty said, because the soap will act as a lubricant.

Dip the bottom part into very hot water for some 15 seconds.

The heat will cause "slight stretching" of the outer piece.

Then wiggle the stuck part out.

This happened to me.

I took the filter out and then put a tea towel down on the counter and smacked the jug against it (so the open bit was hitting the counter)...

it ended up falling out.

Hot water worked for me - jug and cartridge holder already sitting in hot washing up water, because I was about to wash it when I realised it was stuck, so probably had longer than 15 seconds.

In as long as it had taken me to find and read the answers here, the top slipped out easily.

I did fill the jug completely to the top with hot water; after immersing it in the sink, I topped up to overflowing by ladling it in with a mug.

Try this solution first - lot less hassle and less danger of damage

/scratches to self or jug than the coat hanger option!

Question: When I clean Brita water filter jug, I accidentally placed the filter holder in the wrong orientation.  As a result, the filter holder is stuck in the water filter jug.  I tried very hard to remove it, but I did not manage to do it.  Is it possible to take the filter holder out of the jug?If yes, please advise.  I have attached an image for your reference.    Thank you.

How to remove filter holder out of Brita water filter jug?

There are a few ways to remove a stuck filter from a Brita water filter jug. You could use a wire coat hanger as a hook to pull the filter hold out, or you could lay a tea towel on the counter surface and bang the jug on it until the filter holder falls out. Other possible techniques involve using soap as a lubricant or simply wiggling it around a little.

The options are to use a coat hanger, wiggle it around, wah first with soap, dip into hot water for 15 second, smack against something hard wrapped in a towel or leave to soak a while first in warm soapy water.

There are several ways of removing it. You could use a wire coat hanger and straighten it to hook out, simply wiggle it or wash with soap and pull apart. Another way is to dip the bottom into hot water for 15 seconds.

This often frees up if you wiggle it a little, and soap might also help as a lubricant. Alternatively, you might try tapping the jug on the counter, protected with a tea towel.

There are many potential ways to loosen the filter holder. You could try simply wiggling it back and forth or banging the jug against a hard surface (covered with a tea towel). Alternatively, you could try washing it in soapy water to allow the soap to act as a lubricant.

Use a coat hanger to prise the filter holder out.

Dip the bottom part into very hot water for 15 seconds.

Place a towel on the counter and smack the jug against it.

Leave it standing for a while in hot soapy water.

Use a wire coat hanger and straighten it to hook out.

Dip the bottom into hot water for 15 seconds.

Washing using soapy water will act as a lubricant and potentially free the holder.

Banging the jug against a surface covered with a tea towel may loosen the filter holder.


If it's cold in your room, throw all the blankets on the floor at the foot of the bed.

Then you'll be miserable lying there, and you'll be a lot more likely to get up - if only to get into a warm shower or put on a robe!

You live in the 21st century.

Get an annoying alarm app and charge your phone out of reach of your bed .

Natural light alarms and Bollywood dance numbers are good choices.

If you're a traditionalist : Drink more before you sleep .

Waking up with a full bladder very quickly wakes you the rest of the way up.

Move to a country with muezzin .

(Those would be the ones that self-identify as 'Islamic'.)

The first of the five calls to prayer happens at dawn, and the loudspeakers can be obnoxious.

Move to a country with obnoxious vegetable vendors .

(That would be India, where sabziwaalas have taken it upon themselves to replace the old muezzins.)

Hire a knocker-upper .

( The British English kind , not the American one.)

Have someone bigger than you are come by and keep making noise on your walls, doors, and windows until you get the f' up.

The American version can work, too ... Get a rice cooker or something else with a built-in timer, so you have something warm and delicious waiting for you in the kitchen at wake o'clock.

Get a cat .

Then get another one from a different place.

They're matutinal and crepuscular hunters (i.e., they sleep while you're at work but are frisky once you get home and at 5 AM

EVERY GODDAMN MORNING

WTF

YOUR BOWLS ARE FULL GODDAMMIT...

Oh, I'm awake...).

If you're sensible, though, it's easier to just listen to yourself.

If I am tired, I don't want to get up.

Go to bed earlier and get better quality sleep by avoiding caffeine and screens for the hour plus before that; by using curtains, blinds, or blindfolds to darken your room; block, cover, or turn any small lights, like from laptop charging cords and power strips; and by using soundproofing, earplugs, or white noise (fans, ACs, YouTube videos of fans and ACs, &c.), avoiding sudden noises interrupting your sleep.

Using your TV/computer/phoneless hour or so for a walk or having done cardio earlier in the day also helps.

Set up two alarm clocks If you use your phone to wake up, you can set one alarm at the exact time to wake up, and another 15 mins earlier.

The first will awake you, but you know you've still got an extra quarter hour to crawl in your warm bed.

And even if you fall asleep again, the next alarm will wake you up better disposed than one alarm only would have.

I use this trick on a daily basis (working days only though) and it works great.

I wouldn't recommend setting your alarms more than 20, 30 max minutes apart though, because falling asleep between the alarms you would get in a deep sleep state and you wouldn't wake up fresh enough.

I learned this in sixth grade (a very long time ago) and it actually works and doesn't require self torture to do.

While dozing in your bed, with your eyes closed and still snuggled warmly in the blankets, simply begin by consciously moving one finger back an forth a few times.

Then stop and move the next finger back and forth a few times.

Continue with all the fingers on one hand, them move all the fingers on that hand.

Next, move on to the other hand in the exact same manner - i.e., one finger at a time, then all the fingers at the same time.

Then wiggle all your fingers on both hands at the same time.

If you aren't fully awake by this time, simply move on to your toes, doing everything listed above.

You can do fingers and toes together, then add wrists and ankles, etc.

The key is that you're using your brain to activate various body parts into physical motion.

I GUARANTEE that after doing all of the above, even if your eyes are still closed, you will be fully awake.

It's painless, comfortable, soundless, and it works perfectly every time.

You're welcome. :-)

Starting this thread with fun!Watch Kramer from Seinfeld trying the polyphasic sleep schedule, but it didn’t work out well for him

Note: This answer is no way a promotional / influencing religious message

I remember when I was a kid, and my dad used to teach us the benefits of getting up early and begin the day with a positive value that you want to practice that day!

Our day used to start with something like the following article and if someone wishes to give a try!

Which has been time-tested by several yogis for generations!.

The short version, Get a sufficient amount of sleep Practice waking up to a mental alarm if you can!

Immediately wake up to alarm, Sit up straight in bed Observe the way you breathe with eyes closed for a min Open your eyes looking at both of your palms!

And close your eyes.

Rub both palms together vigorously, once they are warm massage your face in a circular motion, massage eyelids with the forefinger, eyebrows hold them in pinching action with hands with gentle press and releases.

Continue this for at least 2 mins Open your eyes now and look at the natural light if can.

Get on with your daily chores and exercise routines.

You will never feel sleepy after waking like this and with practice comes stronger will to cherish early mornings.

Understand modern-day impediments that prevent you to get up early: No ways for natural light to enter bedrooms, waking up to nature is bliss.

Sleeping late hooked to entertainment routines Bad

eating/drinking habits before sleep

Not watching sleeping posture etc

Question: If I am tired, I don't want to get up.    What are a few tips for getting up quicker?

How do I get up quicker in the morning?

There are many ways to get up quicker in the morning, and the simplest is probably to use an annoying alarm or using multiple alarms. Other techniques involve throwing all the blankets on the floor if it's cold in your room, or wiggling your fingers one by one after you wake up. You should also consider getting enough sleep in the first place.

The options are to throw off blankets, use an annoying alarm and place out of reach, a cooking device with a timer to prepare a delicious breakfast, avoid caffeine and screens the night before, ensure you sleep in complete silence and darkness, do cardio earlier in the day, set 2 alarms 15 minutes apart, rub hands then rub face, flex fingers one after the other then toes and make sure you have natural light.

If it's cold in your room, throw all the blankets on the floor at the foot of the bed. Get an annoying alarm app and  charge your phone out of reach of your bed  or get two alarm clocks. Drink more before you sleep as a full bladder will ensure you get up.  Go to bed earlier and get better quality sleep  by avoiding caffeine and screens for the hour plus before that. And finally you could get a cat!

An alarm out of reach of your bed or even two alarms might help. If it is cold where you live, try kicking off your bedclothes when you wake up. You could ask someone to knock on your door, or have something delicious waiting for you for breakfast. To avoid being tired, try to get better quality sleep by exercising during the day,  avoiding caffeine and screens before bedtime and blocking out all light from your bedroom. Drinking more before you sleep might help. Getting a cat might also encourage you out of bed more quickly.

There are many different ways to force yourself to get up in the morning. The easiest ways are probably to get an annoying alarm or ask someone to come and wake you up. You could also try getting a cooker with a built-in timer so that there's a delicious breakfast waiting for you in the morning. Failing all this, other option include getting a cat, doing more exercise, drinking more before bed or living somewhere where there is a lot of noise in the mornings.

Then you'll be miserable lying there, and you'll be a lot more likely to get up - if only to get into a warm shower or put on a robe!

The American version can work, too ... Get a rice cooker or something else with a built-in timer, so you have something warm and delicious waiting for you in the kitchen at wake o'clock.

If you're sensible, though, it's easier to just listen to yourself.

Go to bed earlier and get better quality sleep by avoiding caffeine and screens for the hour plus before that; by using curtains, blinds, or blindfolds to darken your room; block, cover, or turn any small lights, like from laptop charging cords and power strips; and by using soundproofing, earplugs, or white noise (fans, ACs, YouTube videos of fans and ACs, &c.), avoiding sudden noises interrupting your sleep.

Using your TV/computer/phoneless hour or so for a walk or having done cardio earlier in the day also helps.

Set up two alarm clocks If you use your phone to wake up, you can set one alarm at the exact time to wake up, and another 15 mins earlier.

The first will awake you, but you know you've still got an extra quarter hour to crawl in your warm bed.

And even if you fall asleep again, the next alarm will wake you up better disposed than one alarm only would have.

I use this trick on a daily basis (working days only though) and it works great.

I wouldn't recommend setting your alarms more than 20, 30 max minutes apart though, because falling asleep between the alarms you would get in a deep sleep state and you wouldn't wake up fresh enough.

I learned this in sixth grade (a very long time ago) and it actually works and doesn't require self torture to do.

While dozing in your bed, with your eyes closed and still snuggled warmly in the blankets, simply begin by consciously moving one finger back an forth a few times.

Then stop and move the next finger back and forth a few times.

Continue with all the fingers on one hand, them move all the fingers on that hand.

Next, move on to the other hand in the exact same manner - i.e., one finger at a time, then all the fingers at the same time.

Then wiggle all your fingers on both hands at the same time.

If you aren't fully awake by this time, simply move on to your toes, doing everything listed above.

You can do fingers and toes together, then add wrists and ankles, etc.

The key is that you're using your brain to activate various body parts into physical motion.

I GUARANTEE that after doing all of the above, even if your eyes are still closed, you will be fully awake.

It's painless, comfortable, soundless, and it works perfectly every time.

Starting this thread with fun!Watch Kramer from Seinfeld trying the polyphasic sleep schedule, but it didn’t work out well for him

Note: This answer is no way a promotional / influencing religious message

I remember when I was a kid, and my dad used to teach us the benefits of getting up early and begin the day with a positive value that you want to practice that day!

Our day used to start with something like the following article and if someone wishes to give a try!

Which has been time-tested by several yogis for generations!.

The short version, Get a sufficient amount of sleep Practice waking up to a mental alarm if you can!

Immediately wake up to alarm, Sit up straight in bed Observe the way you breathe with eyes closed for a min Open your eyes looking at both of your palms!

Rub both palms together vigorously, once they are warm massage your face in a circular motion, massage eyelids with the forefinger, eyebrows hold them in pinching action with hands with gentle press and releases.

Continue this for at least 2 mins Open your eyes now and look at the natural light if can.

Get on with your daily chores and exercise routines.

You will never feel sleepy after waking like this and with practice comes stronger will to cherish early mornings.

Understand modern-day impediments that prevent you to get up early: No ways for natural light to enter bedrooms, waking up to nature is bliss.

If you're sensible, though, it's easier to just listen to yourself.

Then stop and move the next finger back and forth a few times.

Then wiggle all your fingers on both hands at the same time.

You can do fingers and toes together, then add wrists and ankles, etc.

It's painless, comfortable, soundless, and it works perfectly every time.

Note: This answer is no way a promotional / influencing religious message

Which has been time-tested by several yogis for generations!.

Get on with your daily chores and exercise routines.

Use an annoying alarm and place out of reach, a cooking device with a timer to prepare a delicious breakfast, avoid caffeine and screens the night before, ensure you sleep in complete silence and darkness, do cardio earlier in the day.

On waking, slowly flex all fingers then toes, one after other.

Sit up and rub your hands together then rub your face. Make sure you have some natural light.

Drink more before you sleep as a full bladder will ensure you get up.

Get a cat as it will make sure you get up.

Get one or more annoying alarm clocks or an app on your phone.

Get a cooker with a built-in timer so that you have some warm, delicious breakfast waiting for you when you get up.

Go to bed earlier and avoid using screens before you go to bed.

Trying to rest from using screens or getting some exercise will help.

Move somewhere where there is a lot of noise outside.

If it is cold in your room, throw all the sheets on the floor.


First.

Are you sure you have bad breath?

Is there any chance you have halitophobia ?

People with halitophobia are paranoid about the smell of their breath.

They often misinterpret other people's behaviour and comments, thinking they're suggesting they have bad breath.

They become obsessed with cleaning their teeth, chewing gum, and using mouth fresheners.

Here are some possible causes from the British National Health Service web site: Food and drink Eating strongly flavoured foods, such as garlic, onions and spices, is likely to make your breath smell.

Strong-smelling drinks, such as coffee and alcohol, can also cause bad breath.

Bad breath caused by food and drink is usually temporary.

It can be avoided by not eating or drinking these types of food and drink too often.

Good dental hygiene will also help.

Smoking Smoking is another cause of bad breath.

As well as making your breath smell, smoking stains your teeth, irritates your gums, and reduces your sense of taste.

It can also significantly affect the development of gum disease, another major cause of bad breath.

Stopping smoking will lower your risk of gum disease and help prevent bad breath.

Crash dieting Crash dieting, fasting, and low-carbohydrate diets are another possible cause of bad breath.

They cause the body to break down fat, which produces chemicals called ketones that can be smelled on your breath.

Medication

Some types of medication can also cause bad breath.

These include: nitrates – these are sometimes used to treat angina, chest pain caused by a restriction in the blood supply to the heart some chemotherapy medication tranquillisers (phenothiazines)

If the medication you're taking is causing bad breath, your GP may be able to recommend an alternative.

Medical conditions

In rare cases, bad breath can be caused by certain medical conditions.

In dry mouth (xerostomia), the flow and composition of saliva may be affected.

A lack of saliva can cause more bacteria than normal to build up in your mouth, as well as a change in the types of bacteria.

A build-up of these in the mouth may lead to bad breath.

Dry mouth can sometimes be caused by a problem in the salivary glands or by breathing through your mouth instead of your nose.

In some cases, gastrointestinal conditions can also cause bad breath.

For example, a bacterial infection of the stomach lining and small intestine (H. pylori infection) and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) have been linked to bad breath.

If a gastrointestinal condition is thought to be causing your bad breath, you may need to have an endoscopy.

This is a procedure where a piece of equipment called an endoscope is used to examine an area inside the body, such as your airways or abdomen.

Other medical conditions that can cause bad breath include diabetes and lung, throat, or nose infections – for example, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, tonsillitis, and sinusitis.

Breathing odor can be caused by food particles between the teeth.

So the use of dental floss may be appropriate.

Try brushing your tongue.

From Colgate : You may brush twice a day and even sneak in an extra toothbrushing after lunch, but until you learn how to clean your tongue, you may not be able to get rid of lingering halitosis, or bad breath.

From Healthline : You brush and floss twice a day, but you could be doing your mouth a disservice if you aren’t also attacking the bacteria living on your tongue.

Whether it’s to fight bad breath or just for good dental health, cleaning your tongue is important, dentists say.

Assuming there is no "smoking gun" you need to correct, there is one effective remedy I know of.

Flossing does help slightly, as does brushing with a toothpaste containing triclosan, but the only really big benefit I experienced came from using a mouthwash containing chlorine dioxide.

You can buy Smartmouth commercially, or you can prepare your own formulation as described in this paper .

If preparing your own, you may use a commercial mouthwash as a base, and you must measure pH. Also, don't mix the two parts until you're ready to use it.

If you mix your own, please don't buy the sodium chlorite from a quack.

There are people saying this chemical cures autism and cancer.

Those people don't deserve your money.

Do you have dry mouth?

That could be a cause, if so.

There are several OTC products, like mouth washes, lozenges, toothpastes, etc, to help relieve it, and you can get them at any pharmacy store or Walmart/Target, and so on.

Bad breathe occours in our mouth, when some food particles get deposited among our teeth or when we take some smell generating items like alcohol, tobacco,

spicy foods etc.

We should take the following steps to get rid of bad breath.1.Firstly, we should minimise the use of alcohol, tobacco, coffee and spicy foods.2.After taking any kind of food or meal, we should wash or rinse our mouth properly with water so that no food article remains deposited on or between our teeth.3.

We should make our habit of brushing our teeth daily twice, in the morning and at night before sleeping.

We should brush properly each tooth on front, back and top chewing surface with up and down strokes.4.

We should make our habit of flossing our teeth daily, before sleeping, with dental floss available from floss despenser.5.

We should clean our tounge also with a brush to remove bacteria.6.

We can use green tea which has antioxidants that reduce inflammation in gums.7.

Hydrogen peroxide can be used as a mouth wash or as a gel to kill bacteria with a precaution that it is not swallowed.8.If suffering from the gum disease, we can use warm salt water rinse.

It reduces inflammation and kills bacteria, but its daily use should be avoided as it will kill the teeth.9.

We should get our teeth checked every six months from a reputed dentist.

Some gas problem in the stomach can also cause bad smell from the mouth and we should take care of the stomach problem to remove the chances of bad breath.

Question: I brush multiple times in a day, use mouth wash as well. Take mouth fresheners multiple times. But, seem to never get rid of bad breath. I don't have bad gums either. Any suggestions?

How to get rid of bad breath

There are many causes for bad breath, but it is generally agreed that many of them can be addressed by practising good dental hygiene, including flossing or brushing your tongue. On top of this, avoiding strong smelling foods and drinks may also reduce the risk of bad breath, and not smoking will also help. Bad breath can also be a sign of some gastrointestinal problems.

The options are to check to see if you have halitophobia, check your diet for problem foods, practice good dental hygiene, avoid coffee and alcohol, stop smoking, take treatment for dry mouth if applicable, check any medications you are taking and check for problems with saliva glands or stomach, use dental floss, brush your tongue, use a mouthwash containing chlorine dioxide, try a dry mouth product and see a dentist regularly.

Strong-smelling drinks, such as coffee and alcohol, can also cause bad breath, as do some medications and smoking. Good dental hygiene will also help. This includes having dental check ups every 6 months, using dental floss and brushing the tongue. Green tea has antioxidants that reduce inflammation in gums. Stomach problems can also cause bad smell from the mouth.

Good dental hygiene, regular dental checks, brushing your tongue, using dental floss and stopping smoking all help to avoid bad breath. Toothpaste with triclosan and mouthwash with chlorine dioxide are also recommended.

To prevent bad breath, the main solution will be to maintain good dental hygiene, including flossing, mouth wash and regular trips to the dentist. You may also want to try brushing your tongue and, if applicable, stop smoking.

Check to see if you have halitophobia, check your diet for problem foods, practice good dental hygiene, avoid coffee and alcohol, stop smoking, take treatment for dry mouth if applicable, check any medications you are taking and check for problems with saliva glands or stomach.

Use a mouthwash containing chlorine dioxide.

See a dentist regularly and check for stomach gas problems.

Some gas problem in the stomach can also cause bad smell from the mouth.

Good dental hygiene, including flossing and trips to the dentist will help prevent bad breath.

You might want to try brushing your tongue.

Flossing or mouthwash may be a good way to prevent bad breath.

Stopping smoking will help prevent bad breath.


If the head of the screw is recessed then I don't know of a way.

If it's not recessed then you could grab the head with pliers or locking pliers.

I suggest that you purchase a full set.

If you are diligent about putting the wrenches back in the case, then you will always have the right wrench.

There aren't many possible alternates to a correct hex key.

Sometimes you can find a flat blade screwdriver that will fit corner to corner in the socket of the screw.

Some sizes will fit a Torx or other six-lobe driver (possibly requiring driving the bit into the socket with a hammer, which I've done to remove a screw with a rounded-out socket).

As noted previously, if the screw has a common socket head (as opposed to button, found, or flat head) and clearance around it you may be able to grip it with pliers or locking pliers ("Vise Grips").

Beyond that, you need a correctly sized hex key.

If you're only going to get one, I recommend a 5/32" or 4 mm, as it's easily the most common size for furniture assembly and other "some assembly required" stuff -- likely chosen because those two sizes interchange, greatly increasing the likelihood someone will have a key that fits.

You can get those that will reside on a key ring

and then you'll always have one with you.

My Dad always says “The right tool for the right job”.

If the job is unscrewing a hex head bolt then the right tool is the appropriately sized hex key so your best option is to buy the correct tool.

However, there is one other option which will work acceptably in most cases if you’re in a real pinch.

You can find an appropriately sized bolt to fit in the head of the hex bolt and use that to turn it out.

By adding a couple of nuts to the threaded end and locking them tightly together, you can place the head of the bolt into the head of the hex bolt and then use a spanner on the nut or grips on the threads to turn the bolt which in turn will spin the hex bolt.

This is how you can use a 17mm wheel nut to remove the oversized hex head drain plug from the gearbox of a Volkswagen.

Using a high-speed rotary cutter (or hacksaw) create a slot across the head of the hex bolt and remove with a flathead screwdriver.

Obviously, this damages the bolt, but it is a useful technique, particularly when the bolt will be discarded or has become stripped.

In concurrence with the other answers, though there are potential substitutes for tools, there are few adequate substitutes for the correct tools.

About 12 years ago I spent $200 on a 100 piece socket/bit set and was determined to keep it complete;I've used it thousands of times

and it handled everything I've needed.

To keep it complete I frequently (sometimes several times per job if the job is long) pack all the bits back into their places to check I haven't misplaced any.

If I'd had to improvise a tool every time I'd needed one from that set, I'd have burnt 10x its purchase price in time alone!

Here ends the "get the correct tool for the job, buy wisely once" speech - this is lifehacks after all If you have a grinder and a steady hand you can grid down a larger hex key to fit the current bolt.

A snug fit that you hammer in can be beneficial too.

Try to only reshape the minimum amount of the end of the tool, because you might later need to cut the shaped bit off to restore th end of the large tool to full size/reshape again To give yourself maximum scope for multiple cut-and-reshape before the tool needs discarding, work on/cut the long stem.

If you need more leverage than the short stem can give, put a small (a few mm larger than your hex key size) ring spanner around the short stem.. Kinda like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja7Ax45DGT8 but using a ring spanner and hex key, rather than a ring and open end spanner.

If you don't have a ring spanner, an adjustable open end spanner that can have its jaws closed around most of the length of the short stem, will work as well (maybe better)

A similar technique can be used to turn a flat bladed screwdriver into a good fit - grid the sides of the blade so that it becomes fractionally wider than the hexagon is at opposing points, then hammer the screwdriver in

so it achieves a snug fit

In other times of desperation you can weld a wing nut, bolt, piece of bar etc at a near-right angle to the head of the hex screw to be removed, then wind it out by hand.

That said, if you had a welder to hand, chances are you'd have a complete socket set to hand and wouldn't need this.

Can be handy in terms of a seized in bolt though, as the heat from welding it often makes removal easier

Question: Whenever I have to deal with a hexagonal screw I never have the right key wrench. So, is there a way to manage a hexagonal screw without the corresponding key wrench?

How to unscrew a hexagonal screw without the corresponding key wrench?

There is no clear best way to unscrew a hexagonal screw without the corresponding key wrench, and the answer will depend as to whether the head of the screw is recessed or not. You could try simply grabbing the head with a pair of pliers or inserting a flat blade screwdriver of the appropriate size. Other possible solutions involve cutting a new slot in the screw or grinding down a larger hex key until it fits.

The options are to grab the screw head with pliers, use a flat blade screwdriver, use a hex key, use a high-speed rotary cutter or hacksaw, grind down a larger hex key to fit or use a hammer.

There aren't many possible alternates to a correct hex key.  If it's not recessed then you could grab the head with pliers or locking pliers.  You can find an appropriately sized bolt to fit in the head of the hex bolt and use that to turn it out or you could use a high-speed rotary cutter (or hacksaw) create a slot across the head of the hex bolt and remove with a flathead screwdriver.

The best option is to buy the correctly sized hex tool. However, sometimes, a flat blade screwdriver can fit corner to corner in the hex socket. Alternatively, you could cut a slot in the head of the hex bolt and remove it using a flat blade screwdriver.

It is generally considered that there are few alternative tools for removing a hexagonal screw. Sometimes, a flat-blade screwdriver might fit, but otherwise, the only option is probably to cut a slot in the screw with a saw and then use a flat-blade screwdriver. However, this will damage the screw.

Use a high-speed rotary cutter or hacksaw.

Grind down a larger hex key to fit or use a hammer.

You can find an appropriately sized bolt to fit in the head of the hex bolt and use that to turn it out.

You could use a high-speed rotary cutter (or hacksaw) create a slot across the head of the hex bolt and remove with a flathead screwdriver.

It is generally agreed that there are few if any alternative tools for removing a hexagonal screw.

Sometimes, a flat-blade screwdriver might fit a hexagonal socket.

You could consider cutting a slot with a saw and then using a flat-blade screwdriver, although this will damage the screw.


According to this article , you can use toothbrushes to clean bike chains .

I have to admit I never did this myself; I have used dish brushes for similar purposes.

I use old toothbrushes for cleaning multiple surfaces in multiple ways.

For grout: I drill a small hole in the center of the head, push a small bolt through, add nut, tighten, cut off the toothbrush handle and install it as a bit into my drill.

Instant power scrubber.

You can do the same with a larger scrub brush .

For cleaning small parts or jewelry: Apply appropriate cleaner to toothbrush and scrub away.

Much easier cleaning tool than a sponge or scrub pad.

You can use a toothbrush and elbow grease to clean all types of surfaces.

Here are some other uses: Toothbrushes are better at cleaning inside glasses (for drinking from) than the average dish brush because the dish brushes are too large to fit inside small glasses.

You can use toothbrushes to brush caked-on dirt and mud off of your shoes.

Untested uses:

You can try using a toothbrush to remove pilling from sweaters.

You can try using it to apply facepaint or makeup at your own risk.

The uses of toothbrush is as follow: To dye hair near forehead without smudging.

To clean stainless steal taps.

To remove dust from wooden furniture specialy from that areas where we can't reach or the design of furniture does not allow us to clean directly.

To remove dead skin cells from your lips.

For painting.

I use worn-out toothbrushes for several purposes: to remove dirt under my fingernails, to clean files and sandpaper.

You can also use a toothbrush to clean out clogged shower drains.

If the drains tend to get clogged with hair, it's convenient to use a toothbrush to clear it out (rather than using your hands/fingers directly).

There are many possible uses for old toothbrushes: Cleaning the Bathroom Polishing Shoes Cleaning the mold in a Washer Cleaning the bottoms of shoes Cleaning ovens

Your question mentions "spare" toothbrushes, so I'll add this suggestion.

Toothbrush sanitizers are becoming increasingly popular, especially when in close proximity to a toilet (Google for details).

Rather than, buy another gizmo, I have 7 toothbrushes, one for each day of the week.

At end of the week I put them through the dishwasher.

Toothbrush sanitation solved!

Question: Is there any tips to reuse the wasted tooth brushes in a useful and interesting way?

How to use the spare and wasted tooth brushes?

Old toothbrushes can be used for a wide variety of cleaning tasks. They can be used to clean surfaces, jewellery, drinking glasses, shoes, stainless steel taps and even finger nails. Aside from cleaning, they can also be used for painting or face painting.

The options include using to clean surfaces, clean inside drink glasses, remove dirt from shoes, pile from sweaters, apply makeup, to dye hair near forehead, clean stainless steel taps, remove dust from inaccessible corners, remove dead skin from lips or dirt from under fingernails, clear hair from clogged drains, clean the bathroom, polish shoes, clean away mold in a washer, clean shoe soles and clean ovens and for painting.

Old toothbrushes can be used to clean various surfaces, bike chains, shoes etc. they can also be used to remove pilling from sweaters and to dye hair near the forehead without smudging. Additional uses include as a nail brush, to clean sandpaper and clean clogged shower drains.

Old toothbrushes can be used to clean hard to reach or dusty surfaces in the bathroom or on furniture, to clean clogged drains, to remove mud from shoes, to clean inside drinking glasses or to clean mold from washers. They can also be used for removing dead skin, removing pilling from sweaters, painting, face-painting, or to apply hair dye.

Toothbrushes can be used for a range of cleaning tasks, whether cleaning surfaces, drains or shoes. They can also be used for cosmetic applications and even painting.

Use for cleaning various surfaces - attaching to a power drill as needed - or inside drink glasses.

Use to remove dirt from shoes and piling from sweater and to apply makeup.

Use to dye hair near forehead, clean stainless steel taps, dust from inaccessible corners, to remove dead skin from lips or for painting.

Use to remove dirt under fingernails and to clean files and sandpaper.

Use to clean out hair from clogged shower drains.

Use to clean the bathroom, polish shoes, clean away mold in a washer, clean shoe soles and clean ovens.

Toothbrushes can be used for a wide variety of cleaning tasks to great effect.

Toothbrushes can make good tools for a range of cosmetic tasks, like facepaint or makeup.

Toothbrushes make a great tool for cleaning clogged drains.

Toothbrushes can be used to remove piling from sweaters.


You can iron paper bills, like the American ones, on rather high heat.

Just the same iron you use for your clothing, at the hottest setting, but no steam.

It will kill all viruses.

Plastic bills can be hand washed, with the same soap you would use on your hand, you can dry them the same way you dry your hands, with a clean cloth or even the hot air dryer you use for your hands.

Or you can let them air dry.

These bills can withstand some heat

but I have heard not enough to iron them clean.

You can't effectively sanitize paper which is a kind of plasticized textile; but, you can quarantine money (use your wallet and the same pocket) then use hand sanitizer after handling it .

Recent tests indicate that using hand sanitizer is as effective as thorough hand-washing, if not better.

Keep your hands away from your face and practice other forms of asepsis to avoid infecting yourself from common sources of flu virus and bacteria.

Door handles and push plates, faucet handles, computer keyboards, telephone handsets, credit card terminals, and shared pens at financial transactions are common ones.

Gezundheit ! !

Update: When cleaning polymer (plastic) currency, boiling the currency in water will not change the characteristics in any meaningful way.

The currency will withstand 266°F without issue.

In a lot, if not most, countries money bills are made out of plastic or cotton.

You can wash those with water and detergent or even in a washing machine (although I do not recommend a program with a spin cycle).

Some currencies with cotton or plastic bills: Euro (cotton) US Dollar (cotton) AU Dollar (plastic) Swedish krona (cotton)

For natural fiber bills (American money is cotton/linen, for instance)

you could bake the bills in an oven.

A half hour at 250 F (appr.

120 C) should be sufficient, and isn't hot enough to damage the material.

I'd reserve this for $5 and smaller, just in case the heat is enough to damage the ID thread in larger bills, or test with a $10 before cooking a stack of $100s -- but this level of heat should denature viruses and will kill any bacterial pathogen (some extremophile bacteria live in hotter temperatures, but they aren't pathogens).

This method will also work for coins, of course, even the ones with an aluminum ring around a bronze center.

I don't know what plastic is used for bills in other countries -- it might or might not survive this temperature.

Bacteria and Viruses live around you and are on the surfaces of everything you touch.

I'd recommend that you deal with this reality and let your skin and (hopefully) functioning immune system do its work while washing your hands with soap and water when appropriate.

Alternatively, you can live in fear and spiral into a hypochondriac.

One option I came up with overnight is to leave the bills in direct sunlight.

The light kills bacteria in household dust, so maybe it would work on paper money too.

I haven't done any research into this; it's just an educated guess.

I'm curious whether this will get upvotes, or downvotes, and comments.

Perhaps spray both sides lightly with Lysol and hang with clothes pins on a wire clothes hanger to dry?

Just a thought!

Good Luck!

Best Regards, Judy

This is not a answer to your question, but what you can do is: 1)

Get a bottle of hand sanitizer and put it by where you're handling money.

2) Wash your hands frequently, basically like a nurse who has to deal with money.

Question: I needed cash for something, so I got change at a grocery store. The cashier who gave me the paper money said that she has had a cold for a few days. I know she probably isn't contagious anymore, but it started me thinking, since bacteria and viruses can remain alive on paper money for 48 hours or longer, and other people have probably handled that money recently.  How can I sanitize paper money during the cold and flu season?

How can I sanitize paper money?

There is no agreement as to whether you can effectively sanitise paper money, but there are a few different methods that might be valid. For American paper bills in particular, you can iron them on a high heat, whilst plastic bills on the other hand, can be safely washed. You could also try just leaving them in direct sunlight or spraying them with Lysol and hanging them out to dry.

The options are dry iron paper bills on high heat, wash plastic bills, keep in a wallet and wash hands, wash in a machine or stop worrying as this is an unimportant source of bacteria and viruses which are everywhere.

You can't effectively sanitize paper but, you can  quarantine money. You can iron paper bills, like the American ones, on rather high heat, which may help or hang up in direct sunlight. Perhaps spray both sides lightly with Lysol and hang with clothes pins on a wire clothes hanger to dry?

Plastic bills can be hand washed using hand soap and dried with a cloth or dryer. You may consider ironing paper bills or leaving them in direct sunlight. Alternatively, you could use hand sanitizer after handling money.

It is possible that you cannot effectively sanitise paper money. However, it could be effective to apply heat, either with an iron or by leaving it in direct sunlight. Alternatively, plastic bills can be safely washed with soap.

One option I came up with overnight is to leave the bills in direct sunlight.

I'm curious whether this will get upvotes, or downvotes, and comments.

The light kills bacteria in household dust, so maybe it would work on paper money too.

I haven't done any research into this; it's just an educated guess.

You can iron paper bills, like the American ones, on rather high heat.

Just the same iron you use for your clothing, at the hottest setting, but no steam.

Plastic bills can be hand washed, with the same soap you would use on your hand, you can dry them the same way you dry your hands, with a clean cloth or even the hot air dryer you use for your hands.

You can't effectively sanitize paper which is a kind of plasticized textile; but, you can quarantine money (use your wallet and the same pocket) then use hand sanitizer after handling it .

Recent tests indicate that using hand sanitizer is as effective as thorough hand-washing, if not better.

Keep your hands away from your face and practice other forms of asepsis to avoid infecting yourself from common sources of flu virus and bacteria.

Door handles and push plates, faucet handles, computer keyboards, telephone handsets, credit card terminals, and shared pens at financial transactions are common ones.

Update: When cleaning polymer (plastic) currency, boiling the currency in water will not change the characteristics in any meaningful way.

The currency will withstand 266°F without issue.

In a lot, if not most, countries money bills are made out of plastic or cotton.

You can wash those with water and detergent or even in a washing machine (although I do not recommend a program with a spin cycle).

Some currencies with cotton or plastic bills: Euro (cotton) US Dollar (cotton) AU Dollar (plastic) Swedish krona (cotton)

Bacteria and Viruses live around you and are on the surfaces of everything you touch.

I'd recommend that you deal with this reality and let your skin and (hopefully) functioning immune system do its work while washing your hands with soap and water when appropriate.

Alternatively, you can live in fear and spiral into a hypochondriac.

Iron paper bills without steam. Plastic bills can be washed and dried with a clean cloth or hair dryer.

Keep in a wallet and sanitize your hands.

Stop worrying - bacteria and viruses are everywhere so there is no need to focus on money.

One option is to leave the bills in direct sunlight.

You can sanitise paper money with heat, either by using an iron or leaving it in direct sunlight.

It's possible that you cannot effectively sanitise paper money.


Mask the sudden crack of the eggshell behind other, gentler noises.

For example, you could gradually turn on the water in the sink, slowly increase the stream until it's a loud (but gentle) hiss, and then crack the egg during that.

The sound should be about the same both in quality and volume, so the eggshell crack won't stand out as a sudden jarring noise.

(Disclaimer: I don't have children, so I don't know if this will be effective or if your daughter will just wake up because of the running water noise.)

I'm a bit late to this question, but there's a solution that's non-technical that seems fairly obvious to me.

If you're able to take a shower without waking your daughter then it makes sense that you should be able to move to a separate room, softly close the door, break the egg, and then walk back.

Then you won't need a convoluted method to break your egg, or have to waste water in running a shower to cover the noise.

Drill two holes--one on the top and the other on the bottom of an egg and then blow through one hole to push all the stuff from the other (if you can find a needle-pump [check the video], you can do this with one hole).

In this way, not only you make no sound, but you also save the whole intact eggshell for Easter egg decorating.

Keep in mind that most eggs have a air sac at the bottom of them, so it's usually better to blow out the bottom through the top.

I wouldn't say this is efficient, but I assume you are not cracking hundreds of eggs daily.

Other than that, this should be the quietest way of getting an egg out of its shell.

This video might be helpful: How to Blow Out an Egg

Crack some eggs the night before, put them in a container, use them in the morning.

All you gotta do is use a butter knife and lightly hit the egg with it until it cracks enough for you to break it.

The shell of an egg is predominantly calcium carbonate and will thus dissolve in acid.

There's a common kids experinebt that involves dissolving the shell of an egg in white vinegar to make it bouncy.

Leaving the egg in the vinegar for an extended period also pickles the egg white, making it increasingly rubbery and bouncy You could experiment with different household acidic liquids (vinegar, lemon juice, soda water) to find the time required to dissolve or weaken the shell sufficiently that it breaks silently or cuts with scissors, without being in the acid for so long that it becomes flavoured (though who knows, you may come to like lemon eggs!)

You probably only need to dip one end of the egg rather than immerse the entire thing You could additionally consider changing how you eat it (I'm presuming you fry, or scramble); boiling an egg then rolling it around in the base of the pan, under the water will quietly break the egg shell into fine pieces, squeezing one end then causes the boiled egg to pop out the other - it's a temporary measure; babies sleeping patterns don't remain fixed for long (in a few month's time things will be different).

There may also be periods where she is in a deep sleep and breaking an egg

normally doesn't disturb her.

Sleeping runs in cycles, and my experience is that a child's cycle is about 30 mins long whereas an adults is 45 to an hour.

People are most susceptible to being woken when in the lighter dreaming phases of sleep

Question: Sometimes I have to break an egg while my baby daughter is asleep, and since her sleep is very light, the noise breaking an egg usually does (single sharp noise) sometimes wakes her up.  So my question is, how to break an egg silently, without making noise, and yet do it efficiently, without having the shell all mixed with the egg itself?

How to break an egg without making noise?

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There are a few different ways that you might be able to crack an egg without waking up a sleeping baby. One would be to simply crack the eggs in another room and another could be to mask the sound of the eeggshell behind other gentler noises, such as running water. Other techniques include piercing a hole in the top and bottom of the egg and blowing out the contents, or cracking the eggs the night before and storing them in the fridge.

The options are to mask the noise behind a gentler noise, crack the egg in another room, drill holes in the top and bottom of the egg, crack the eggs the night before or soften the shells in vinegar first.

You could mask the sudden crack of the eggshell behind other, gentler noises, or use a butter knife and lightly hit the egg with it until it cracks enough for you to break it. Alternately you could crack them the night before or simply walk into another room, crack them and then return.

Use a butter knife to lightly crack the egg, or go into another room to crack the egg. Alternatively, you could crack some eggs the night before and store them in a container. Eggs can also be pierced at each end, allowing the contents to be blown out.

There are many different potential solutions to this problem, including cracking the egg in another room, or masking the sound behind other gentler noises. Alternatively, one popular method is to drill two holes in the egg and blow out the insides. You could also gently use a butter knife to crack the egg enough to break it. Finally, you could consider breaking the eggs at another time of day and then storing the insides in a container for later use.

Mask the noise behind a gentler noise like running water.

Take the egg into another room to crack it.

Drill holes in the top and bottom of the egg first.

Crack the eggs the night before and put in a bowl.

Hit the egg gently with a butter knife until it cracks.

Dissolve the egg shell in vinegar first.

Mask the sudden crack of the eggshell behind other, gentler noises.

Move to a separate room, softly close the door, break the egg, and then walk back.

Crack some eggs the night before, put them in a container, use them in the morning.

Use a butter knife and lightly hit the egg with it until it cracks enough for you to break it.


It seems to me that your best bet that will combine portability and modernity is an mp3 player.

Despite the rise of the smartphone and its effects on dedicated mp3 players — the iPod peaked around 2005/6 and steadily declined till 2014 when sales numbers were last available — similar devices continue to exist under a plethora of brand names.

Many are marketed with your use case in mind.

For example, this one (picked after a very cursory read of a couple reviews) is lighter than most phones and claims to be safe for sports through shock absorption.

It also resolves the cable issue through Bluetooth connectivity for earbuds.

A further step in that direction is the clip form factor for mp3 players, e.g. this one .

This has no base unit — the earbuds with their wraparound band are themselves an mp3 player.

What a time to be alive.

I can't think of a better way to get portable music without bringing a serious device.

That said, I also like Willeke's suggestion.

As someone who plays and writes for piano, I do find that my attention can sometimes be fully occupied by mentally playing or coming up with music.

Can't hurt to try before buying a device.

I'd recommend cordless earphones with a radio antenna.

If you want your own music then you would have to get cordless earphones with some storage.

I've bought "Mighty" player for my daughter a couple of months ago.

It is quite small and claims to repel water.

But this is meant to be used with Spotify so not sure if it fits your purpose.

It has bluetooth

so wireless headphones could be used with it although I have not tried this feature yet as use earbuds from older iPhones with normal audio jack.

On the negative side I think it is too pricy for such a device you have to constantly sync with Spotify and apply updates via their app.

It is cumbersome at times and sometimes you leave it at home just because there is no time to sync it before going out.

What I do is, keep my phone on air plane mode so I can listen to songs saved.

It is as good as keeping your phone at home(no notifications).

Or if you need to connect to internet for Spotify, you can choose do not disturb mode if that helps.

Last option is as mostly suggested with a dedicated MP3 player / ipod

There are headphones that include a small memory.

It's only a simple cable that goes behind your neck.

You can download some music there and won't be bothered with lots of cables or having to carry multiple devices: https://www.amazon.es/Sunstech-Triton-Reproductor-negro-naranja/dp/B005DKJ40O/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=RN1TQUP1EG17&keywords=auriculares+con+memoria+interna&qid=1557233656&s=gateway&sprefix=auriculares+con+me%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-2

So currently there is a lot of runner watches that can store and play music using bluetooth headhphones.

I know at least two such watches.

Garmin Vivoactive Music and TomTom Runner Cardio+Music .

These running watches are designed to be much less distractive than mobile phones or smartwatches.

The additional advantage of such watches is that you can easily keep track of your pace without connection to your phone

so you don't have to take phone with you.

Of course you will have to choose a good bluetooth headphones but currently there is plenty of them designed for runners.

Question: I love to practice exercises, but when going out for a run, I never take any electronic devices  (by electronic devices, I mean any devices that may distract me.)  in order to stay focus.  But I wish I could still listen to music, how can I achieve that without taking any phone or smartphone with me ?   Also I don't want to be annoyed by cables that could possibly dangle.

How can I listen to music while running, but without smartphone?

There are many ways to listen to music while running without a smartphone. One solutions would be to get an mp3 player with some bluetooth earphones. There are also running watches available that provide this functionality. Alternatively, you could buy some earphones that have a radio antenna or some built-in storage.

The options are to use an MP3 player, antenna earphones, a Mighty player, your phone on airplane mode, headphones with memory for music or a runner watch.

An mp3 player or ipod seems like your best bet or a set of headphones that include a small memory. You can also get runner watches that can store and play music using bluetooth headhphones.

A dedicated mp3 player, cordless headphones with and antenna or memory to store music, or watches for runners that store and play music using Bluetooth headphones may be suitable for your needs.

The simplest solution is probably an mp3 player or iPod. However, other potential options include headphones with built-in storage or a radio antenna or a sports watch that includes music storage.

Try an MP3 player.
Try erphones with radio antenna.
Try a Mighty player.
Use your phone on airplane mode.
Try headphones with memory for music.
Use a runner watch.

An mp3 player or ipod seems like your best bet.

There are headphones that include a small memory.

At the moment there are a lot of runner watches that can store and play music using bluetooth headhphones.

The simplest option is probably an mp3 player or iPod.

There are headphones available that have either music storage or a radio antenna.

There are runner watches available that can store music and connect to headphones.