20 Common Things You Haven't Considered Meaning

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Even things as simple as the diamond on the backpack and the drawer under the oven have functions that you might not even know existed.

The everyday things we deal with on a daily basis are full of surprises. It seems to us that we know everything about them, but this is not so. Life hacker has collected the most unexpected facts about everyday objects.

1. Boxes with Asian fast food

You can, of course, train your finger dexterity by catching noodles and rice from the corners of the box with your chopsticks. Or you can unfold the box, then it will become a plate, from which it is much more convenient to eat.

2. Cylinder on the wire

This is a ferrite filter that suppresses high frequency noise in electrical circuits. Thanks to it, the quality of the digital signal is improved. By the way, these filters are also removable.

3. Button on the back of the shirt collar

This button is needed so that the tie does not stick out from under the collar. Recently, such shirts are not very common, since the fashion for narrow ties that fit under this button is long gone. Nowadays, such buttons perform a purely decorative function.

4. Depressions on the bottoms of wine bottles

When the bottle is corked, there is strong pressure on the bottom and sides. The recess in the bottom allows you to distribute it evenly, due to which the bottle does not burst. By the way, bottles designed for sparkling wines have a larger recess than other wine bottles.

5. Horizontal buttonhole for the top button of a shirt

Why are all the loops on the shirt placket vertically and the top one horizontally? The answer is simple: this is where the shirt is most often unbuttoned. The button does not pop out from the horizontal loop as easily as from the vertical one.

6. Additional holes for lacing sneakers

Few people use them, but in vain: thanks to these holes, sneakers can be laced up so that they are perfectly fixed on the leg and will never rub your heel during sports.

7. Side holes on the sneakers

Besides the obvious answer "for ventilation", there is another version. The fact is that originally Converse All Stars shoes were made for basketball players. The sneakers were laced in such a way that the lace passed through these additional holes. This made the shoes fit very tightly.

8. Hole in the spaghetti spoon

So that you do not rack your brains over how much spaghetti you need to cook, this hole is made. What fits into it is a standard portion for one person.

9. Slit in the bucket handle

It is useful to you not only in order to hang the bucket on the hook. This hole can be used as a holder for a spoon that you use to stir the dish.

10. Hole in the tip of the ballpoint pen cap

Children constantly pull everything into their mouths, and many people like to gnaw ballpoint pens even at school age. If the child accidentally swallows the cap and gets stuck in the airway, this small hole will prevent the baby from suffocating.

11. Arrow next to the refueling icon on the dashboard

This is an ingenious hint, which, unfortunately, is not found in all cars. The arrow shows which side the tank is on. An irreplaceable thing when you need to refuel a rented car.

12. Hole in the lollipop stick

In this case, the explanation is purely technological: a small hole is needed so that the lollipop sticks on a plastic stick. When the straw is dipped into the still liquid syrup, it flows into this hole and, when solidified, reliably fixes the candy.

13. Pocket under the gusset of the panties

This, of course, is not a pocket. The fact is that the gusset is made of special soft materials that differ from the main fabric of the product. The side gusset is tucked into the side seams, the back edge is hemmed with an inner seam. Since it is technically impossible to make another inner seam, the leading edge of the gusset is left unstitched. It turns out a kind of pocket, which is not intended to store anything.

14. Square cutout patch on the backpack

Initially, such stripes were only on tourist backpacks: ropes and carabiners were passed through the slots. They are sewn onto city backpacks exclusively for decorative purposes.

15. Arrows on trousers

Now they have become an obligatory attribute of classic trousers, but no one invented them on purpose. The fact is that in the 19th century, many sewing enterprises produced products for export. In order for the cargo to take up as little space as possible during transportation, the clothes were compressed before shipment. As a result, creases formed on the fabric, which were almost impossible to get rid of. I had to put up with them.

16. Pompons on headdresses

Funny fluffy balls first appeared in the 18th century on the caps of French sailors who were tired of banging their heads against low ship ceilings and ledges. Later, pompons of various shapes and colors appeared on many other military headdresses. Thanks to them, it was possible to determine in which types of troops their owners serve.

17. Plug at the end of the utility knife

There are several ways to break off dull sections of a utility knife. You can risk your fingers and do it manually, you can use pliers, or you can take a closer look at the knife itself. At the end of its handle there is a plug that can be removed, put on an unnecessary section of the blade and broken off.

18. Hole on the tape measure

It is needed so that you can measure large sections alone. A screw is screwed into the beginning of the segment, for which, with the help of this hole, the end of the tape measure clings, and the master moves away to the desired distance.

19. Number 57 on a package of Heinz ketchup

In addition to being part of Heinz's advertising slogan ("57 varieties"), these numbers on the bottle have practical uses as well. If the ketchup isn't pouring, tap 57 a couple of times with your palm.

20. Drawer under the oven

Usually pans are stored in it. However, in fact, this box is called a warming box. According to the idea, it is needed so that the ready-made dishes do not cool down or warm up while something else is being cooked in the oven.