What the Black Diamond on Measuring Tapes Is Really Meant for and Secrets of Other Household Items

facts first presents this is what the black diamond Don measuring tapes is really meant for and secrets of other household items there were plenty of household items that you use every day and there are certain aspects of these everyday items that you might not even know about when you find out about these hidden tricks and secrets you'll look at these objects that you use daily in a little bit different light before we get into our list help us spread the word about facts first by clicking that like button also be sure to subscribe and click the notification bell so you don't miss our future videos the dip in a wine bottle if you're a wine drinker you may have noticed the dip in the bottom it's not there to give you less wine without you realizing it as you may have been told it's actually there to make the bottle stronger it helps to stand the bottle correctly and it makes the bottle stronger for high pressure beverages such as champagne and sparkling wine the loops in the back of the dress shirt the loops date back to the Navy in the 1950s there wasn't a lot of space to hang shirts on ships so the loop was placed so that the shirts could be hung on hooks well college kids in the 60s used the loop to hang their shirts while they were at the gym shirt makers today have just held on to the loop as a sign of quality in class colored square on toothpaste the colored square on a toothpaste tube is called an eye mark they tell the machines where to cut and fold the packaging without that mark the tubes would be attached to one another many people think that it's there to tell you what chemicals are used in the toothpaste but that's not true the arrow on the gas gauge the arrow on your car's gas gauge is kind of helpful the arrow points to the side of the vehicle where the gas tank is if you have a new car or you're borrowing a car from a friend or family member that arrow is really helpful when you get to the gas station buttons on the pockets of jeans the small buttons on jeans date back to 1829 when miners complained that their jeans were wearing out too quickly will that caused levi-strauss to come up with a way to keep them from wearing out which is when they had the idea for the buttons they're placed in areas where the seams tend to wear out and tear they actually help your jeans last longer extra fabric if you buy a piece of clothing with a small piece of fabric attached it's not meant to patch up a hole which most people think it's actually there to wash before washing the clothes so that you can find out if it's going to shrink or if the color will bleed holes in pot handles many people think that the holes in the pot handles are there so you can hang up your pants well while the holes do make it possible to do that that's not the original reason for those holes it's actually there so you could put your spoon handle into the hole to keep the dirty spoon suspended over the pan to prevent a mess on your stove the pom-pom on winter hats pom-poms originated in Scandinavia where it is cold all year long the pom-poms were used to gather the seams back before knitting was common in hats over the years the pom-pom remained popular and today people just think they look cool holes in airplane windows you ever noticed that tiny little hole in the airplane windows it's there to control the pressure between the two panes of glass when the plane reaches high altitudes if it weren't for those holes the windows could shatter black grating and microwaves the black grating in the window of your microwave it's not there for aesthetic purposes it's called the Faraday shield and it's there to prevent electromagnetic fields from leaving the microwave while it's in use because those can be harmful and so it's an essential part of the microwave it's a safety measure dimples and golf balls golf balls weren't always covered with dimples they didn't come about until professional golf players started to realize that the balls traveled better and farther when they had nicks or other imperfections ohnow resulted in golf ball manufacturers putting the dimples in all of their balls longneck bottles beer bottles have long necks for a reason when you hold the bottle you should hold it by the neck to keep your hand from making the beer warm it also helps to collect particles and sediment and unfiltered beers the hole on a soda can tab when you put a straw in a can of soda the carbonation pushes it right back out of the soda doesn't it well if you turn the tab around you can set the straw through the hole helping the straw stay in the can take out boxes Chinese takeout boxes are designed to be taken apart to act as a plate when you're eating if you're not planning to finish all the food at once you can't make it into a box again though you're gonna need some Tupperware to store your leftovers Keyboard bumps on the letters F and J the small bumps on the F and J keys on your keyboard they're there so that you can keep your eyes on the screen and know that your fingers are still in the right place metal at the end of measuring tape but metal at the end of the measuring tape is there to make using it easier the small slot is there to hold it down with a nail if you measure something without help the edges serrated which makes it easy to mark the wall if you don't have a pencil hole in a pen cap there is a hole in the top of a pen cap but it's not there to allow air to get to the pen it's actually there to provide air in case somebody were to swallow the cap and it gets lodged in their throat the hole beside the iphone camera that small hole beside the camera on your iPhone that's a microphone that allows people to be heard clearly when you're taking a video loops on grocery carts there are loops on the seat of grocery carts and they have a great purpose when you cash out and your items are bagged you can hang the bags that contain items that can be damaged such as eggs chips and bread the black diamonds on measuring tapes in most homes there are six studs in the walls located 16 inches apart there are black diamonds every 16 inches which can help you find and Mark the studs and that's what the black diamond on your measuring tapes is really meant for where any of these a surprise to you if so tell us which ones in the comments below and subscribe for more you

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Length: 6min 36sec (396 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 20 2019