• Etterra@discuss.online
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    15 days ago

    Fun fact, while WD-40 can act as a solvent, but its original purpose is to repel water “water displacement” and the 40th attempt in their formulation efforts. It just so happens to be otherwise useful, but it is NOT a lubricant.

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        15 days ago

        For maybe an hour of use at most. It’s not good at being a lubricant at all. Which is why you use oil or grease.

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          Well I can tell you that the door hinges that made a squeaking noise do not anymore for several months now after using wd40 on them.

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            15 days ago

            Another nerd - it’s because the solvent in WD-40 cleared out the dirt that was causing the squeak. But you should hit the hinges with some lubricant if you’d like a longer-lasting squeak-free house.

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              14 days ago

              This nerd is right, and ive worked as a handyman for too long before i knew this and didnt have to go back to some people for squeaking doors because i started doing wd40 first and then lube it with grease.

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        A bit, but not a good one which can damage stuff in some cases. Better to use the right product at the right time.

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    15 days ago

    Why is American butter in a stick rather than a block?

    I understand the mass differential is ¼ lb vs ¼ kg, but why the shape?

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      I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on why, but…

      One box of butter from the store usually has four of these sticks in it, each wrapped in a paper sleeve. That paper is printed with eight markings at tablespoon increments. One stick is therefore half a cup of butter. So you can easily roughly measure the butter to match common recipe requirements.

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        So more patch work among patchwork. I mean, my block of butter is in a wrapper with markers on it for every 100g of butter. Also makes estimations for recipes easier, except its in metric

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    15 days ago

    Very handy, they’re all quite confusing, especially when you’re stuck cooking.