Monday, July 16, 2012

LifeHack: Easy way to clean out that faucet aerator



Gravel gets in there and the spray pattern starts looking all wonky.

The darned thing is corroded and almost impossible to remove without munging it up with vice grips.

So: Just mash your palm (or thumb if you're ham-fisted like me) up to block the normal flow a couple of times in quick succession.  With some aerators, it will flush the gravel out of there by way of the little vents on the top.

(Block the sideways spray with your other hand first or you'll get really wet.)

Please chunk your access codes

Ever get a calendar invite to a telecon that looks like this?
Dialup: 800-123-4567
Access Code: 3847778823#

Please chunk sequences of arbitrary numbers that are meant to be read and transcribed by humans!

Access Code: 384 777 8823 (for 10-digit codes, the US telephone number chunking works)
Access Code: 3847 7788 (for others, chunk in blocks of 4 or 3)