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Does dish detergent kill germs on drinking cups?

I know they sterilize beer mugs in bars but at home does the dish detergent in hand washed glasses kill the bacteria fro...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by andrewjluck
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by andrewjluck

pancreatic cancer and RBG

A while back there was a short discussion about Ruth Ginsberg retiring from the USSC while Stumpie was the so-called pr...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Barn paint

The original reason for barn paint was because animals tend to chew on barn and fence woid. It did not have lead and th...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14349
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14349

wiper blades

How do you know a good wiper blade (or are they all the same?). Picked up three sets of wiper bladess recently which wa...
32 comments posted 7yrs
posted by raphaellevesque
32 comments posted 7yrs posted by raphaellevesque

OT: sweet solution to dual monitors

Hi All, Off topic and not political????? I must have a fever. I found a sweet solution to dual monitors: LG 34UM95 34"...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by T
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

OT Justice Department resumes capital punishment

U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff will be busy in December and January Barr ordered the government to adopt a new meth...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Oren
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by Oren

Swivel adaptor for screw bits

I am looking for a swivel adapter that will allow the turning of screws at an angle. https://imgur.com/gDSc3mP Thanks, A...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by scientist77017
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by scientist77017

credit card networks

I used to read that my debit cards would work at a machine with the Cirrus logo and iirc that logo was also on the card...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

J B Weld

Used it for the first time. I'll be darned, it worked. Shut off valve for 2nd floor water sprung a small leak. It's dire...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by philo
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by philo

new metal roof with new gutters - disaster

Hi All, I'm out in the sticks in NW Florida. Had a new metal roof with new seamless gutters installed on a two story. T...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by markkelly10146
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by markkelly10146

Make edges perpendicular

I want to mount this piece of plywood in such a way that it is reasonable removable. I first need to true up the edges...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by scientist77017
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by scientist77017

Outside temperature sensor housing (2025 Update)

Anybody have any ideas on how to make one. It needs to be open to the air but not allow rain in. It also needs to be abl...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Tekkie
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by Tekkie

Basic automotive headlight bulbs

Need car headlight bulbs - where is a good cheap source locally? They're like 25 bucks each at the Autozone parts store...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by raphaellevesque
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by raphaellevesque