You Have Been Drinking Gatorade Wrong Your Whole Life!

it's easy to assume you know everything about the object you encounter on the daily but even the most seemingly mundane items can harbor a few secrets you'd never expect from surprising functions in the gadgets you use every day to game changing elevator hacks let's find out some amazing secrets hidden in everyday things [Music] secrets of the sound have you ever noticed how satisfying the sound of closing the door of a nice car can be it's a small detail that most people never notice but you'd be surprised to know how much effort car companies put into creating that sound car manufacturers devote entire teams to making sure a car door feels and sounds solid as studies have shown these factors create a perceived sense of quality while corridors nowadays can be manufactured out of lightweight materials these naturally give off a tinier sound than heavier materials used in the past making them feel flimsy to compensate car companies employ sound engineers to ensure that cars have the right combination of foam mats door materials and locking mechanisms for that hefty satisfying chunk keep an ear out next time you go for a ride but for satisfying sounds and sights that don't require going outside like this video and subscribe to be amazed the fascinating content i upload daily will satisfy all your desires to keep up to date with the best facts tips and true stories from around the world and if you know of a few amazing secrets hidden in everyday things of your own why not share them in the comments below you might end up featured with a shout out in the next episode but for now let's get back to some more secrets courtesy of yours truly clamshell solutions clamshell packaging is quite frankly the work of satan it seems almost impossible to open without damaging either yourself or the item inside but stress no more turns out you can open this notoriously infuriating packaging with something you probably have lying around in a kitchen drawer simply take a can opener latch it onto the edge of the packaging like you would a can and twist before you know it the package will be opened and you'll be saved from throwing your newly purchased items across the room in a fit of rage antibacterial doorknobs have you ever noticed how a lot of door handles and knobs are made of shiny gold-colored brass this isn't a coincidence and while it's most often a stylistic choice its usefulness goes beyond classy home decor brass is a very durable metal and is resistant to corrosion from oils and moisture from human hands but it's also useful for anyone trying to keep germs to a minimum unsurprisingly bacteria tend to congregate on places regularly touched by human hands and doorknobs are no exception that is unless the doorknob's made of brass which contains copper a metal with highly effective antibacterial properties in fact copper molecules are so toxic to bacteria cells they can kill up to 99 percent of bacteria deposited on brass door handles in as little as two hours this includes dangerous bacterial strands like e coli the stainless steel and plastic door handle alternatives that are way more common nowadays meanwhile can harbor these same germs for days at a time so next time you're thinking of redecorating consider opting for brass fittings and handles and keep your hands clear of unwanted free riders hanger defense there are few things more concerning than opening up your wardrobe only to see a moth fly out or worse multiple moths moths love to lay their eggs in certain types of clothing usually wool or silk because the natural fibers as well as the dust and skin cells or clothes trap provide a food source once the moths are in it can be very difficult to get rid of them but not impossible warding them off is sometimes just a matter of choosing the right kind of clothes hanger wood hangers are generally pretty great for sturdily storing clothes but it's cedar wood specifically that'll give you the edge against the moth menace cedar wood contains oils that are toxic to moth larvae eggs so much so that moths have evolved to be repulsed by the mere aroma of the wood humans have been using this handy trick for millennia opting for cedar wood in the construction of textile stores and storage containers to keep wares safe from hungry moths so put this ancient knowledge to use in protecting your finest garms either by using cedar hangers or better yet buying cedar wood wardrobes and drawers spaghetti smarts ever been happily ladling your spaghetti onto a plate only for this mysterious hole in your spaghetti spoon to catch your eye replacing pasta based excitement with unquenchable curiosity well let me tell you what the purpose of that hole really is for starters it helps drain out any residual water from the pasta before plating but the reason for its specific size is to help you before you start cooking that hole is there to help you measure out the perfect amount of spaghetti for one person simply place your uncooked spaghetti into the hole and when no more fit you've got yourself a portion some particularly fancy spaghetti spoons even have multiple holes accommodating for double and half servings as well as the usual single serving but of course a mere half serving of spaghetti is a crime against the great nation of italy punishable by more spaghetti nail polish power when you think of nail polish you probably picture beauty treatments at the local salon and for most instances of its usage you'd be right but very few people realize that nail polish is actually a very handy thing to have in your household toolbox sounds crazy but thanks to its unique waterproofing and adhesive properties it's super useful for creating protective seals and sticking certain things together if you hate licking envelopes you can save yourself the trouble by applying some clear nail polish along the flap instead before sealing it'll hold the envelope shut even more securely than the cheap glue that's usually used if you notice your shoe laces are fraying at the end you can fix them by twisting the strands together and either dunking the end into a pot of nail polish or painting some on colored or clear polish it's your choice and if you're sewing but are struggling to thread the needle there's a nail polish solution for that too applying a little polish to the end of a thread makes its fibers stick together while also making it stiffer and therefore easier to push through the eye of a needle whether or not you decide to paint your nails a fabulous color before you carry out all these modifications and repairs i'll leave entirely up to you super silica packets these small packets of silica gel are a common source of confusion when people find small piles of them inside newly purchased items they're usually clearly marked do not eat but don't give many clues to their actual purpose which it turns out is keeping things free from moisture the packets contain little balls of silicon dioxide or silica a highly porous compound that's extremely effective at absorbing water molecules from the surrounding air and environment this is handy for making sure products arrive to you in top-notch condition but there's also a surprising number of other uses for starters they're one of the best ways to attempt to safely revive a non-waterproof phone that's been dropped in water if the phone is turned off before the water damages its circuitry placing it in a bowl filled with silica packets in a warm place increases its chances of successfully drying out assuming the worst of the water is dried off with a clean towel beforehand it should dry internally if left completely surrounded in silica packets for around 72 hours as long as enough internal moisture is absorbed it won't short-circuit when switched back on though if the phone has already short-circuited the irreparable damage has already been done but smartphone resuscitation isn't the only use of silica packets you can place them in gym bags to absorb sweaty moisture and prevent a stanky build up or place your shaving razor in a sealed container with a handful of them to prevent rust you can place them along the bottoms of windows to reduce condensation buildup or even put a glass filled with them inside a carved halloween pumpkin to slow its decay essentially any instance you want to keep something moisture free silica packets are the way to go one thing silica packets aren't good at though is being a tasty snack those do not eat warnings are there for a reason given the toxic additives the gel contains so don't swap them out for popping candy t-rex's offline fun losing your internet connection in the middle of doing something is a truly infuriating first world problem but thankfully google chrome users can distract themselves from that wi-fi dropout range thanks to a little secret hidden in their browser when you're using chrome and find yourself disconnected this page will appear when it does just press the up key on your keyboard and it'll trigger a fun platformer minigame where you guide a jolly t-rex on his adventures through a cactus-filled landscape because everyone knows nothing soothes rage like goofy 8-bit dinosaurs stinkless steel have you ever wondered why even after vigorous soapy hand washing the smell of onion or garlic can remain on your fingers after cutting some up for a meal the reason the smells from these types of foods tend to linger on the skin is that cutting them releases acidic sulfurous molecules which adhere to the skin soap doesn't help much with removing these and water can actually react with the molecules making the smell worse the quickest way to stop the smell it turns out is rubbing your hands against stainless steel this specific metal is easily found in everything from kitchen pots to cutlery and binds with the pungent molecules removing them from your hands you can even buy stainless steel soap bars specifically for this purpose so the next time your fingers get stanky rub them on the faucet basin or any other source of stainless steel nearby i can't guarantee you won't look like a weirdo but it'll definitely help the smell the left versus right debate left or right that is the question but i'm not talking about politics i'm talking about which side of the road people drive on most of the world favors the right side but a handful of places including the uk australia jamaica barbados and other former british colonies opt for the left but why well from roman times up until the 18th century horseback and wagon-based traffic typically stuck to the left side of roads around the world historians believed this was so that the horseback riders could hold the reins with their left hands freeing up their right hands to wave at or use a sword to defend against passing riders on their right in the 1700s however people in the u.s and much of europe began driving bigger wagons pulled by larger numbers of cattle or horses in these the drivers typically sat on the left side of the wagon freeing up their stronger right arm to control all the animals as a result to ensure they could clearly see anyone passing by the drivers would use the right side of the road eventually these practices became law and were solidified with the emergence of motor vehicles which followed the traditions of their countries of origin for example american manufacturers like ford developed cars to be driven on the right while british manufacturers like vauxhall developed cars to drive on the left this tradition continues to this day though most manufacturers produce both left and right hand drive vehicles for international markets who'd have thought the left versus right driving debate all began with swords and waving not me imessage confidential while android super fans like to make fun of iphone users for their phone software being overly simplistic ios does have some interesting hidden features most people don't know about these intriguing secrets can be found within the imessage app and are triggered by sending specific commands sending the words pew pew for example triggers a spectacular on-screen laser show with haptic vibrations that sync to the laser's movements wishing someone happy birthday swaps those lasers for balloons a general congratulations brings confetti to the party and wishing someone a happy chinese new year lights up the screen with a pocket-sized fireworks display these fun little additions can bring a little extra life to your messages but is it just a gimmick let me know which smartphone operating system you prefer in the comments below pro rice microwave rice packets are a lifesaver for people who don't have the time or patience to stand watching over rice cooking in a pan but there's one common source of frustration with microwavable packets once you've torn a hole in the top to let the steam out and placed it in the microwave to cook the packs tend to topple over spilling some of their contents however the designers of these handy packets actually factored something into their design to prevent this very issue while the bottoms of the packets appear tightly held together you can actually pry them apart opening them out into a more flared shape this gives the base more surface area allowing it to stand more sturdily as the microwave plate rotates it's a total game changer for rice microwavers worldwide so when you're enjoying mess-free meals just remember you heard it here first elevator express nobody likes being stuck in an elevator full of people it's even worse when you realize the buttons for pretty much every floor before yours have been pressed however most elevators have a secret button combination usually used by emergency workers that will skip all the other selected floors and go directly to yours of course you should be stealthy using this trick as it's not really meant to be public knowledge but i'm going to tell you anyway just make sure you hit that like button to hold up your end of the bargain for a lot of elevators the express mode is activated by holding the close door button then pressing your floor number keep both buttons pressed until the elevator starts to move this should let you go directly to your floor without stopping some elevators require you to double press any other highlighted floor buttons to skip to yours as double pressing often cancels those other selections others require you to hold the open door button while you double press the floors you want to cancel for some it simply may not work at all as unfortunately it isn't universal to all elevators it may take a little experimentation when no one else is around to figure out if and how it works for your particular elevator but it'll be well worth it when you finally crack it once you do you'll be riding the express elevator to new heights of glory the keys to success have you ever noticed the little raised bumps on the f and j keys on most keyboards well they're raised for a reason and it isn't because f and j are typist's favorite letters those raised bumps are there to help orient a person's fingers on the keyboard without them having to look down they're in relatively central positions for where most people will place their left and right hands while typing this comes in particularly handy for people who type without looking down at the keys like people who need to transcribe spoken words at a rapid pace on full sized keyboards another raised bump can be found on the 5 key this again is to orient users over a central familiar point from which they can use their mental map of the surrounding keys to input data quicker so if you're feeling a little lost when you're writing your next email just feel around for your good old buddies f and j all in the jeans while slipping into your favorite pair of jeans you may have wondered what the purpose of these little metal buttons is but while they may look like a way to clip tiny accessories onto your denim their reason for being there is actually a leftover from the past back in the late 1800s jeans were often worn by american laborers who required sturdy clothes that could withstand a lot of strain movement and wear and tear certain varieties of jeans initially developed by levi strauss and his associate jacob w davis soon became popular among the workers thanks to those little metal buttons we see today those small metal rivets placed at the point on the leg likely to experience the most stress reinforced the jeans preventing the seams from pulling apart with modern sturdier stitching techniques and technologies rivets are no longer really necessary but they're so ingrained in our ideas of how genes should look they've stuck around regardless planes explained most of us are used to seeing planes flying above our heads but few people really understand the reasoning behind aeroplanes most interesting design features for starters have you ever noticed that the bottom edges of some plane engines are flat rather than round these engines usually found on boeing 737s are flattened on the bottom because of the plane's design history originally the 737 was designed to be as low to the ground as possible which worked great for the jet engine types it originally featured but as aero technology advanced quieter more efficient yet larger engines emerged known as turbofan engines this posed a problem for the boeing 737 as being so low to the ground there wasn't enough space to accommodate these larger engines without totally redesigning the plane so they sat slightly in front of the wing rather than underneath it which helped maintaining the plane's center of gravity they also modified the turbofan's outer casing design flattening the lower lips slightly while keeping the engine inside circular this raised the bottom a few more inches higher reducing the risk of the engine hitting the ground on rough landings without sacrificing efficiency another thing you've probably wondered especially while looking out the window on an airplane is what these things do these canoe canoe-shaped pods house the mechanisms responsible for moving and extending the flaps along the trailing end of the wing which affect the plane's lift as you can imagine moving a big metal flap against the wind to change the forces acting on a particularly large aircraft traveling around 580 miles per hour requires a lot of structural integrity this is why the pods are so large they have to be sturdy enough to withstand these changing forces the bulky white looking covering surrounding them meanwhile ensures the air is streamlined as it passes over it reducing unwanted drag one more thing you may have noticed is that some airplane engines are placed under the wing while others are located on the back part of the plane's fuselage most commercial airliners have their engines under the wings because being lowered to the ground makes maintaining or repairing the engine much easier plus the extra weight prevents the wings from bending too much during flight another benefit is that if an engine catches fire on the wing the heat source is further away from passengers than with an engine directly attached to the rear end of a plane you can also fit larger engines in larger quantities underneath wings than at the back of an aircraft which is why the largest aircrafts usually have underwing engines a benefit of rear-mounted engines however is that if one of the engines fails there will be less turning force on the aircraft in the direction of the failed engines as both engines are closer together with less rotation to have to compensate for this makes it slightly easier to steer to safety back mounted engines being further from passengers also appear quieter and the chances of them scraping the ground or sucking things in like rocks and grass are near zero generally though neither placement is objectively better than the other it's merely a matter of matching the engine placement to the purposes of the aircraft unsurprisingly there's a lot more to airplanes than meets the eye these giant metal birds are true marvels of technology so take some time to appreciate their complexity next time you see one pass overhead tweezers in a pinch if you're out exploring the wild or even doing a little diy carpentry in your yard and find yourself with a splinter kitting it out can be a painful hassle but you don't need to go running for the tweezers as long as you've got three coins of any kind handy you can make your own all you need to do is stack the coins between your thumb and forefinger so that the outer two coins jut above the center of one then squeeze the end the impromptu contraption provides a surprisingly firm grip and can also be used if you need to pluck out a stray hair or alternatively as an unnecessarily extravagant way of retrieving other coins from your wallet gatorade expert edition many of the best secret features of everyday products are hidden in plain sight if you're a fan of gatorade for example you probably never noticed that many bottles come with a built-in storage area to secure your cap while you're taking a sip it's true for the bottles featuring this design with an indented base the cap fits snugly in place ensuring you never lose it while drinking that being said this feature is likely not even intentional on the part of the bottle's designers it happens to be a happy accident a byproduct of the design which is most likely intended to allow these bottles to stack on top of each other in storage sadly not all of gatorade's bottles come with this hidden feature as the bottle design varies by geographical area and the type of gatorade but if you're one of the lucky few be sure to make the most of your handy cap catcher next time you're revitalizing your electrolytes what little-known secrets and hidden uses have you uncovered in everyday objects let me know in the comment section below or email me at stories bmas.com and as always thanks for 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Published: Sun Feb 14 2021