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OMG same! It's like when you learn how to roll up headphone wires or properly clean glasses. The temptation to do it for others (and get rejected) is way too
by nunez 5mo ago
OMG same!
It's like when you learn how to roll up headphone wires or properly clean glasses.
The temptation to do it for others (and get rejected) is way too high.
- garettmd 5mo agoPlease explain. I want to know if I'm doing those 2 things correctly...
- itintheory 5mo agoGonna need a description of the correct way to do these things. I have a feeling I'll be one of today's lucky 10,000.
- SturgeonsLaw 5mo agoRolling up headphone wires (or any wires) works best when you create a looped bundle and alternate between overhand and underhand. It stops it from getting twisted and tangled. When done right, you can hold one end, throw the under end, and it all unfurls neatly. Learned this from a theatre stagehand and have been using it ever since. https://youtube.com/watch?v=CYdu7aW_pm8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=CYdu7aW_pm8
- calmbonsai 5mo agoThe thing about many of the "proper" headphone roll-ups is they are dependent on a particular level of minimum bending radius, tension tolerance, and elastic deformation in the cords. To put it more simply, many of them will simply ruin your headphones if they're done with reasonable frequency. For thin earbud type cords, just coil them loosely in a small plastic bag or use a loose bundle secured with a broad velcro strap.
- sublinear 5mo agoI bought a giant pack of velcro straps on amazon several years ago and added at least one to every single wire or cable I use. It made a massive difference in my quality of life and I still have so many velcro straps that I find myself giving them away.
- susiecambria 5mo agoThey make fantastic stocking stuffers if you celebrate Christmas.
- calmbonsai 5mo agoVelcro Santa! ;)
- whitepoplar 5mo agoWait, how do you properly clean glasses?
- nunez 5mo agoUse a clean microfiber cloth. ANYTHING ELSE will scratch your lenses up. (This is probably the most common no-no I see. People will clean their glasses with anything on them and smudge/scratch them instead.) Two cloths are ideal: one for cleaning and another for polishing. If you're using soap and water, apply a tiny amount of soap onto both sides of the lens --- less than a grain of rice --- then apply water and rub with your fingers until clean. Skip to polish step. If using cleaner, spray cleaner onto the cloth, NOT onto the lens. Spray onto one side of the cloth so that you have a wet side and a dry side. (You can use water instead of cleaner in a pinch.) Three passes. First pass: with wet side, wipe lens in lines from top of frame to bottom. NOT in circles. (You'll spread the dirt around this way, making the cleaning process take way longer and potentially introducing scratches.) Second pass: Repeat first pass with dry side of cloth. Repeat first and second passes until lenses look mostly clear. Third pass, if you have a polishing cloth: Wipe polishing clothes in circles until lenses are clear. Your lenses will last forever if cleaned this way. The cleaner steps above also work on any glass surface, like laptop screens or car windows.
- eudamoniac 5mo agoI don't know why people say this. When I wore glasses I cleaned them with my cotton shirts for over a decade and they didn't get scratched up, at all. I don't see how cotton would scratch glass to begin with.
- varjag 5mo agoUsually it's not the fabric but trapped dust that scratches the coating when you wipe.
- eudamoniac 5mo agoDust is harder than hard plastic?