Hacks for keeping yourself or other people and things safe.
Hacks for keeping yourself or other people and things safe.
Please use food-safety when applicable.
Questions tagged [safety]
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How do I stop cars from tailgating?
What is/are safe way(s) to deter tailgaters?
I'm looking for a way to give a polite message to the driver that is tailgating that they
are following too closely and could potentially cause an accident without angering them and
possibly making the…
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How can I avoid hurting my fingers when using a hammer
Whenever I have to hammer a nail into something (the wall for a picture mount, a piece of wood for a project, etc.), I hurt my fingers when I slam the hammer against the nail. Even when I don't hit my fingers, I'm scared that I will.
I've tried…
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How can I safely trim my fingernails without a fingernail clipper?
On very rare occasions, I've found myself camping in the middle of the wilderness when I realized that I had forgotten to pack a fingernail clipper.
I really hate having long fingernails. Especially when camping, they're harder to keep clean, so I…
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How does a blind passenger not die, if driver becomes unconscious
I am driving a 2017 Honda Ridgline with automatic transmission, cruise control, and lane keep assist engaged. Traveling at the legal speed of 70MPH (112KPH) suddenly I become unconscious.
If my hands and body don't alter the steering, the vehicle…
James Jenkins
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How to break a 2x1 meter glass in a safe and handy way?
I have a 2x1 meter (0.3cm width) glass door that I need to dispose of. The recycling center told me they do not accept such large items. So, I need to break it into smaller pieces, to be thrown into the glass recycling bin (where glass bottles go).…
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What is the best way to light a hard-to-reach candle wick without burning your finger?
What is the best way to light a candle when the wick is difficult to reach? My candle is similar to the one pictured below (large, glass, with a somewhat enclosed top), and I usually use either standard short matches or a bic lighter.
As the candle…
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Someone locked their bike to mine - now what?
I park my bike every workday in a relatively busy UK city street where bicycle theft is fairly common. I use a very sturdy lock and always chain it through both wheels and a bike rack. Even so, I lost a bike last year a few blocks away, and a…
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How can I safely grate a small food item without cutting my fingers?
When I am grating a block of parmesan cheese and the block becomes particularly small, I often fear that I will slip/the item will be completely grated and I will cut/grate my fingers. I've used rubber gloves as well but I'm concerned they are not…
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How can I light the very back of my fire?
My fireplace is quite deep, and I always struggle to light the back of it with a normal length match - I don't like getting sooty hands, and I worry about burning myself.
The longer matches are quite expensive - I'd rather not have to use them. Is…
Tim
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What office equipment can I use to safely observe a solar eclipse?
As looking at the sun is Not A Good Idea™. A common hack is to use a colander to project many instances of the eclipsing sun onto a surface.
The upcoming solar eclipse in Europe will be taking place during work hours and I would like to safely view…
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How can I prevent spiders coming into my house?
I live in an apartment in a first floor, and in the last few days we noticed two spiders through the hallway. The problem is that these spiders are of a really poisonous kind called Araña de rincón (Chilean recluse spider), that is native to Chile,…
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How can I safely destroy a hard disk?
When a computer need to be replaced, I remove the hard disk. However it seems a hell of a job to physically destroy the hard disk without heavy tools, which i don't have.
What is a safe way to destroy all a hard disk?
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Healthiest way to haul over-sized object in an automobile
I notice that when I haul things that don't really fit, by leaving the rear hatch on my car/suv/crossover open there is a tendency for exhaust fumes to circulate up to the drivers area.
Renting a truck for a 2 mile drive with a couple of 8 foot…
James Jenkins
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Stay conscious and focused while driving
I believe this problem is well known to most drivers: there are times you just feel your eyes closing while driving, even if you slept well the night before.
Ideally, you would stop the car in a gas station and "refresh" yourself, or even stop the…
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How to protect my belongings at the beach
Summer is coming up and it's beach weather. So whenever I go to the beach, I'm always conscious that someone might want to try and steal my stuff.
So what would be the best way to protect/hide my valuables like my:
Phone
Money
Car Keys
Note: I'd…
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