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#8 Water your plants while away


Everybody loved gardening back then and heck, they do so even today! Thanks to this little trick your parents won't be dying of dehydraton while you're on a trip.
Fill a bucket with water and place it a bit higher than the plants. Loosely tie few strands of wool together. Tie the ends to a weight and let it sink to the bottom of the bucket. Rest the other ends on the soil. The water will soak through the wool and water your plants.

#7 Light a match when it's windy

I was seriously taken aback by this one. The number of times I've tried to light one in a damn auto rickshaw! Lifesaver! Forget using your hands as windshields, cut small shavings near the striking end of the match. This will increase the surface area and ensure the whole thing catches fire.

#6 Preserve Eggs

Your refrigerator deserves a break! Bury your eggs into a box of dry salt, simple. Store it in a dry place. This way you can preserve them for a very long time.

#5 Use your watch as a compass

We don't do a lot of sailing in the modern world but it doesn't hurt to know this. Point the hour hand at the sun. Lay a blade of grass or wire crosswise between the hour hand and the figure twelve. The end of the wire between twelve and the hour hand points south.

# 4 Carrying heavy articles


No more broken vases or spilling water. Carry the jug upright. This prevents the weight from pulling down the object.

#3 Pull out long nails


Once you've pulled it out just a bit, place a small block of wood under the pincers and your ordeal becomes a whole lot easier.

#2 Identify Gas Leaks


Lifesaver. Literally. Paint strong soap solution on the pipe. The gas would cause bubbles at the escaping point. And don't be lighting any cigarettes while you're at it.

Here’s an assortment of some of the most useful life hacks that are relevant even today.


1. Cool Wine without ice

In case you need to cool wine and have run out of ice, fret not. Wrap the bottle in flannel and place it in a crock beneath the cold water tap. Wait for ten minutes and the wine would be ready for the table.
https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2015/12/life-hacks-1910s.html

More pics

Why more coverage of floods in Texas than in South Asia?

Photos: Devastating monsoon rains affect 41 million people in South Asia

More photos

Cattle graze on a thin strip of land in Saptari District, Nepal,

Children row a boat in the Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India

A family is rescued from a flooded village in the eastern state of Bihar, India

A woman wades through a flooded village in Bihar, India.

Here are some heartbreaking photos

South Asia Is Also Experiencing The Worst Flooding In Decades And The Photos Are Horrifying
Extreme rainfall has led to devastating floods across Nepal, India, and Bangladesh, killing nearly 1,200 people and displacing millions.

While I have the greatest sympathy for those who have lost friends, family, pets or property in the Texas floods. I am disgusted at the relative number of column inches and amounts of airtime devoted to its coverage. During precisely the same period huge areas of Bangladesh, Nepal and India are suffering an even greater catastrophe, with 1,200 plus lives lost and millions made homeless. Let’s get some balance here. America is a rich country and will cope, despite inept leadership. Or are we saying that American lives are worth more?.

http://time.com/3937181/gujarat-flooding-india-monsoon-70-dead/


http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/floods-kill-1200-india-nepal-bangladesh-170826230610924.html


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/30/why-more-coverage-of-floods-in-texas-than-in-south-asia

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#11.The Dean’s Blue Hole

Dean's Blue Hole is the world's second deepest known salt water blue hole with an entrance below the sea level. It plunges 202 metres (663 ft) in a bay west of Clarence Town on Long Island, Bahamas .

And lastly.

#10. They are called ‘Garden eels’ and they live in burrows in the sea floor

#9. Under the surface

#8. “1000-ft-hole” covered by a thin sheet of ice

#6. Gigantic Whale shark

#5. It Lies Beneath

#4. Tiptoeing among giants

#3. Fishing in the North.

#2. Seaweed in the waves

Don’t get too close to these seemingly innocent creatures. Their poisonous sting, designed protection against sharks, is deadly to humans.

Some brave divers still dare to swim with these majestic animals, who are actually quite shy and will only attack in self defense.

Twice a year, these stingrays migrate in the Gulf of Mexico to warmer waters –from the Yucatan Peninsula to Florida and back.

Thousands of Golden Rays, stretching all the way to the horizon.