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How to trap houseflies? (what's the best bait?)

I made a trap by cutting the top off a plastic bottle, inverting it, and put a rotting banana in it. However, not a single fly has gone into the trap for 2 days (and there are flies everywhere). I'm guessing they simply aren't attracted to bananas.…
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How can I effectively patch up holes in insect screen?

The biggest[citation needed] problem with children is that they like to rip holes in insect screens on doors/windows. Replacing the insect screen is not always a viable solution (they cost money - especially since new one will be torn shortly…
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How to clean leather wallet that has been soaked in coffee?

I have a leather wallet which was in my backpack during an unfortunate coffee-thermos incident. Basically, the lid came off the thermos and everything in the backpack became soaked in the coffee. The only item I am not sure how to clean is my…
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Any hack on fixing one side of earphone

The left side of my earphone is not producing any sound. My last resort would be replacing it and disposing the defective earphone. Is there any way in order to make it work? When you create a power extension, you would just splice the wires and…
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Cleaning a mouth retainer

I got my braces removed about a year ago and I wear my retainers every night now. I was advised to gently wash my retainers in cold water. However, doing so does not clean the retainer of plaque. I have tried brushing it with my tooth brush but it…
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How to reattach headphone cables that have separated

Many headphones have two plastic-sheathed cables, one attached to the bottom of each speaker. The two cables meet in a plastic joint a few centimetres below the speakers, and then continue as a connected double cable until they terminate in a jack.…
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The smell of metal (mainly brass)

I have a spinning top and the handle is made out of brass. Keeping it around with me all day results in my hands smelling of brass. Any way to reduce that effect, or eliminate it completely?
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How to reduce noise disturbance?

I live in a flat with neighbours all around me. Sometimes, they complain about noise when I do something noisy. What can I do to reduce the disturbance on my neighbours when I listen to music or watch TV? I want to keep sound of reasonable quality…
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How to quickly "cool down" from exercise before work?

I go to the gym in the morning before heading to my office. After I work out (especially cardio/aerobic exercise, but also just strength training) it takes me a long time to cool down. I'll stretch, drink water, sit down and relax for 10 minutes,…
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How to increase shoe size

I have a shoe that I've been using for close to a year now and now it feels very tight when I put it on, is there anything I can do to enlarge the size other than getting a new one? I want to know if there's any other thing I can do to increase the…
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Sharing grocery costs and responsibility

I've just started living with a partner for the first time and we share all our food shopping. I am constantly finding myself not knowing what food is in the cupboard (when at the shop) and who owes what as we are splitting the cost of all food…
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How to get hair fragments off of skin after beard trimming

I thought I would be able to find an answer to this Googling but have been entirely unable to. Maybe I'm using the wrong terminology. Basically any time I trim my beard with my electric trimmer, small fragments of hair end up all over my hands,…
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How to not feel so sticky after swimming?

So I'm taking swimming lessons, and the place where I swim in hot as hell inside unless you go swimming. However, when I'm done swimming and showering, my shirt's top feels damp, and I feel so sticky. It all goes away after sitting in the air…
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How does one efficiently clean-up loose hair strands from one's back after washing hair in the shower? Is there a gadget designed to help with this?

I have shoulder-length to long hair whose loose strands cling to my wet back after I wash it in the shower, and even toweling off is sometimes not effective enough to remove the hardest-to-reach areas of my mid-back. Is there any gadget that can…
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Hacky way to keep micro USB firmly in place?

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Compact-Keyboard-TrackPoint/dp/B00F3U4TQS/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_i I use this keyboard on the couch connected to a tablet that is held up in front of me with a tablet holding arm. I use the keyboard on my lap.…
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