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What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago* by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn't work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver.

Need something flat to put a laptop on? Throw it on the foam. Going to be doing something that requires you to be on your knees for a while? Get the foam!

It went from stupid purchase to something I'd gladly replace if it broke.

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[–] 47 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

A set of small neodymium magnets. Didn't have a plan, only they looked "super cool and strong wow".

Used for:

  • Locating needles in the carpet.
  • Fishing keychains out from behind sofas, gap between garden deck and house, and so many other places.
  • Makeshift fix for an old cabinet door that tended to glide open.
  • Holding nails and screws while fixin' stuff.
  • Attaching a soda bottle to the office lamp in a way that is easy to undo while still pissing off HR.
  • Slapping it on a screwdriver to make it magnetic.
  • Fidget toy.
  • Regular ol' fridge magnet.
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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Fidget toy.

    How many times have you nearly pinched yourself with them using them this way? lol

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    info not a ton of people know; most wall corners in your house/apartment whatever, have a metal bracket holding the sides of the drywall together. that means with a strong enough magnet to make it comfortably tight against the paint, you can hang stuff on almost every outside corner in your house.

    I bought a sample pack of super strong neodymium dudes and there's kid stuff, schedules, notes, doodles etc hanging all over the place.

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