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What game changing item*s can you buy for $100 or less? (feddit.dk)
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[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

Foldable bathtub
Ideal for smaller apartments that don't have their own bathtub since it fits in the shower.
I bought one despite not really being a bather, but then I realized why I wasn't into bathing. It's because bathtubs you lie in kinda suck. Buoyenzy means that your feet and chest will always want to rise above the water

But the foldable is more barrel shaped, like a Japanese bathtub. So your whole body save your head stays submerged. Who would have thought that the Japanese, a people with entire industries around bathing know a thing or two about good tub design

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago

Ok I almost see the picture. Do you put a chair in or something or are you crouched? Even with boyuancy I feel like my knees would have a hard time with it. Also a little concerned with using something like that in a space that isint quite expected to have that much weight?

[–] dumples@midwest.social 1 points 3 hours ago

Do you have a good brand recommendation? Or something to look for? My wife always complains about how tub being too small and she is tiny compared to me. I can never fit

[–] PacMan@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 hours ago

Cast Iron Skillet, take care of it and you will pass it down to your children.

[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 10 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

A Time Timer.

They're not cheap, especially for a timer that's bare bones (~20 USD).

But it has changed my work life.

  1. People who want to interrupt me while I'm working can now see how long until I have my next break. So I am interrupted less.
  2. Now I self-regulate a bit better, so I'm able to work longer without destroying myself in the process. I take breaks that help me with repetitive strain injuries and with feeling like I'm a human being and not just a machine.
  3. Now I remember to actually start timers when I start working. I know this is a bit silly, but I was having trouble creating a habit of stopping for breaks. I tried to solve this by setting timers on my phone, but I constantly forgot doing it. Now I'm reminded to start a timer by something that I see on my desk.
[–] Gelik@feddit.dk 3 points 9 hours ago

Nice onel, thanks for sharing! This is something I can improve on aswell, as a desk worker. Furthermore because taking eyes of the monitor screen regulary is supposed to reduce eye strain! I got this timer for my desk and workouts at home.

My timer

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Why is it the wrong way (going counter clockwise)?

[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Ah. To set up the timer, you do pull the hand counter clockwise, as if you were pulling a spring-loaded car backwards for it to move forward on its own. After you release the Time Timer, its hand will move forward on its own, normally, clockwise.

It is a bit unusual, but the point of the timer is to see how much time you’ve got left. It’s like a battery charge percentage. You know that when the battery reaches zero, you’ve got to charge it up again.

I hope the explanation helps. If not, feel free to ask or to check out the videos in the Time Timer website. After all, it is a strange product.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Lol thank you but I do know how a wind up clock works 😁, I have just never seen one going "backwards".

Here's one on my stove:

Maybe it's a European/ US difference?

[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago

Ah that makes sense. Maybe it's a European/US difference, but it could be just a Time Timer thing. My air fryer is from an American company and it has the same timer as you (wind it up clockwise, then the hand moves counter-clockwise).

I wonder if both types of timers (wind up clockwise and wind up counter-clockwise) seek to distinguish themselves from normal clocks in different ways:

  • Wind up clockwise timers (like your stove and my airfryer) let you know it's not a normal clock by flowing counter-clockwise.
  • Clockwise timers (like a Time Timer) let you know it's not a normal clock by having a red disk slowly become smaller.
[–] MTK@lemmy.world 18 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Any basic ear plugs, literally $2 to make the world nicer, to sleep better in loud situations, to protect your hearing, to prevent infections in pools, and more.

You don't realize how much nicer the world is when it's like 15db quiter, especially when you are in a city.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

My ears doesn't like earplugs, or those old ear buds for listening to music, they just fall out. The new earbuds like apple & co works very well, are there ear plugs like that?

[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Earplugs come in different sizes. Maybe it's a matter of experimenting?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Nah, they all just pops out, I got slits instead of tubular openings πŸ˜…

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

Must be your ear shape since Airpods Pros are the only earbuds that fall out of my ears.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.ml 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Sleep mask

[–] dajoho@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago

Got a link?

[–] _LordMcNuggets_@feddit.org 19 points 23 hours ago (15 children)

a high quality pocket knife. never leave home without one.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

Specifically a Swiss army knife with scissors. The amount of times I reach for those little scissors is a lot more than expected

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I have a Boker Kwaiken, a real nice one, but man do I love the DW-1. It’s so wee you can really use it anywhere without worrying about freaking anyone out and it does things like box cutting waaaay better than a longer knife.

[–] _LordMcNuggets_@feddit.org 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

1000018609

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Hell yea, brΓΆther.

Fuckin’ love that thing.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I understand the logic, but I've never been in a situation when I thought "I wish I had a pocket knife"

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If you carry one, you'll discover all sorts of uses for it.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I have one in my car, but the glovebox is where things get forgotten.

Maybe a small Swiss Army knife would be a good investment.

[–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

A leatherman, or gerber multitool has been a life-saver for me more than once

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Leatherman tools tend to be extremely expensive. Amazon has a lot of multitool options for far less. I have the one made by Wetools, which used to be about $20, which was a serious bargain, considering how well it was made. Now they are around $35, probably due to tariffs, but they are still a bargain.

[–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I dont mind the expense on quality tools, well made, that last literally forever. Ive had ones that are about 20 years old now.

Few things I learned from my father, never get cheap tools

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 1 points 8 hours ago

I get that, but Leatherman tools aren't expensive because of their quality, which is excellent, they are expensive because of their brand. There are plenty of equally high quality tools that aren't nearly as expensive. The Wetools knife that I have is a good example. Excellent design and high quality construction for a fraction of the cost.

I appreciate high quality in all things, but I have also learned in life that quality and cost often have little or no correlation. With a little research, I can usually find a tool, or guitar, or audio gear, etc. that is just as good, or even better, than the well-known gourmet brands, at a far cheaper price. Multitools are an excellent example of that.

[–] lucg@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What game are you changing exactly with this?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago

It's very convenient when you forgot lunch money.

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 11 points 21 hours ago

Birth control

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