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Mineshaft refrigerator?
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (95+ words) Reading this article (New Spanish nanomaterial cools surfaces by up to 12.9C without electricity) jogged something in my noggin. Please tell me whether I'm remembering something real or something imagined.About 50 years ago I think I read something about a refrigerator…...
Out, out, damned grease!
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (135+ words) I stupidly let hot grease drip directly onto the heating elements of my toaster oven/air fryer, and now they're covered in extremely burnt-on grease. The heating elements don't seem removable for easy cleaning. Am I screwed?The grease dripped…...
KitchenAid mixer at 60% discount?!??
2+ week, 1+ day ago (86+ words) I came across a sealed-box 2023 KitchenAid KSM150PS mixer on clearance at Kroger for $185. It looks like a good deal since they are $465 at Amazon. Is this as good a deal as it seems to be? What am I missing if anything?...
Hiding a bunch of paper
2+ week, 4+ day ago (89+ words) I am doing daily journaling for the first time ever, and loving it. Right now I scribble a page a couple times a day and dump it into a pile. But I need something a bit more private, I'd like…...
Tiny, individual LED lights
3+ week, 2+ day ago (308+ words) I want to make a specific thing and can't seem to find a product that does what I want it to. Can you find it? Or tell me what I would need to do to make it? Basically, I want…...
Pancetta Best by 08/02: Yea or Nay?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (30+ words) TJ's Uncured Pancetta (almost definitely white-labelled Citerrio), going in my pasta in about six hours unless I get yelled at a lot. Pancetta Best by 08/02: Yea or Nay?...
Help me build a list of personal catostrophic disasters and failures - inventory todolist checklist | Ask MetaFilter
3+ week, 4+ day ago (453+ words) From this list of possible personal catastrophic disasters and failures, I want to create three additional lists that will help me avoid such. A master to-do list, inventory of my personal belongings, and a maintenance checklist for household/car fixtures....
House wiring question
3+ week, 4+ day ago (193+ words) Help me figure out whether I can replace this motion-activated light switch with a three-way switch.There's a motion-activated light switch controlling our upstairs hall light. If you move in the hall, it turns on; it shuts itself off after…...
Lead paint dust cleanup?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (323+ words) A contractor made a mess of our house. That mess seemingly contains lead paint dust. Now I'm trying to figure out how to clean this up. Most recommendations assume you have a small amount, which is not what happened here....
How do washing machines work?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (223+ words) Explain washing machines to me like I'm five!I have a washing machine. It has like 14 settings on it. I use ONE of these settings ("Synthetics", takes a bit less than 2 hours), and none of the other settings ever. Every…...