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What's something that's not common knowledge but you think everyone should know? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Lianrepl@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Specifically thinking of stuff that make your life better in the long run but all kinds of answers are welcome!

I've recently learnt about lifetraps and it's made a huge positive impact on how I view myself and my relationships

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[–] stewie3128@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you see someone go overboard, get someone else to start throwing stuff off the deck to where they are in the water (while you keep pointing at them). Makes for much easier locating by others, and a quicker rescue

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

We trained on this a lot. Also yelling "swim" because apparently the shock of sudden cold water can make you forget to do that.