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[–] 74 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Missed the last one Stick Stick

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    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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    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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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 5 points 4 months 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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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago

    Sticky sticky stick stick

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    [–] 11 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    WD-40 is not a lubricant. It's a water displacement. That's literally what the WD stands for

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Also displaces water. Still a lubricant though.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Stick Stickly

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Not sure why pepper spray has stick in it.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    This needs reposting to Stick Enthusiasts

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I am a stick!

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Stick Wins Every Time

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  • This clears up so many questions I had! Thanks for the handy guide :)

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Now show me the Stick Cooking Spay

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (4 children)

    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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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

    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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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I'll upvote this cooking spray shtick

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

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

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