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How to open a door from the outside .... without the key
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Hello Internet! Today I want to tell you a little tip that will save you some money... i.e. the cost of a call to locksmith :) Did ever happen to you to lock out of your appartment? In many countries apartment doors have handles only on the inside, so if you go out (without the key ) and your door closes after you, you are screwed! Personally I did happen to me twice in the last 8 months :( Anyway, the easiest way (the one I used!) to unlock your door is with a credit card or, better, a loyalty card from a supermarket, because it could be damaged in the process! Then, the only thing you have to do, is to insert the card just next the knob and push ! That's it! After some practice, it works :) However, I have to tell you a couple of things... 1) Not all doors can be opened this way. 2) If you don't have a loyalty card to use, your neighbor certainly has it! This nice video explains it better that I did! There are also other ways to open a door without keys ,...
How to tell if eggs are still good
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Today I want to discuss a tip that can be very useful in the kitchen. How can you test if an egg is fresh or, at least, still eatable? There are some ways to check it but the one I like the most is the sinking test. Take a transparent bowl and fill it with some cold water. It can be also a big glass, but it's important that you can see through it. Put your egg *gently* in the water. Now, three things can happen: A) if the egg sinks to the bottom, it's fresh. Very fresh! B) if the egg sinks but stands on its point, it is about 7 days old and it's still eatable. C) if the egg floats to the top, guess what?, you have to throw it away. To make everything clearer I made I nice drawing :) (source: myself ) This test works because the egg shells are porous and over time the liquid inside slowly evaporates ( being replaced by the air) making the egg buoyant. As I told you, this is not the only way to test egg freshness, but it's the one I like the most. ...