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Unusual Uses for Ordinary Things

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Your house is full of hidden treasures and everyday items with the potential to be so much more. In this collection of 24 Instructables, you will learn unusual ways to use everyday items such as tennis balls, cheap vodka, nail polish, tea bags, coffee grounds, and medicated chest rub. From using the cheap vodka as a window cleaner to chucking a couple tennis balls into the dryer to fluff up your towels, we’ve got the advice to help you save money, save time, and make the most of what you’ve got. Let us help you use your stuff. Unusually.

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10 Unusual Uses for Tennis Balls by wilgubeast

15 Unusual Uses for Cheap Vodka by scoochmaroo

10 Unusual Uses for Butter by kazmataz

13 Unusual Uses for a Hair Dryer by Carleyy

Thirty Unusual Uses for Aluminum Foil by wilgubeast

9 Unusual Uses for Aspirin by wilgubeast

11 Unusual Uses for Baby Oil by wilgubeast

8 Unusual Uses for Barf Bags by wilgubeast

6 Unusual Uses for Eggs by kazmataz

9 Unusual Uses for Toothpaste by wilgubeast

How Medicated Chest Rub Will Save Your Relationship by kazmataz

9 Surprising Uses For Mustard (that don't involve a sandw… by kazmataz

10 unusual uses for moustaches by mikeasaurus

11 unusual uses for coffee by mikeasaurus

25 Unique Uses for Pantyhose by Carleyy

10 Uses for Your Old Toothbrush by Carleyy

5 Vinegar Mysteries Solved! by frenzy

6 under-appreciated things about Petroleum Jelly by frenzy

5 Great Lemon Tricks by frenzy

The Mayo Clinic - 9 Unusual Uses for Mayonnaise by wilgubeast

5 ways tea could help you survive a zombie outbreak by frenzy

6 ways Baking Soda can help you get a date by frenzy

8 Incredible Eye Makeup Remover Hacks by Carleyy

10 Unusual Uses for Nail Polish by Carleyy

17 comments

May 6, 2012. 4:53 AMpiootr468 says:

great ebook

Dec 14, 2011. 10:24 AMputrajustdoit says:

Thanks a lot for your post, it's great information about for Ordinary Things, I like that.

Dec 11, 2011. 8:21 AMkarst45 says:

What about duct tape?

You can repair nuclear reactor with those!

Dec 11, 2011. 7:17 PMdjimdy says:

I thought that was a chocolate bar

Dec 14, 2011. 6:34 AMtravisttt says:

I'm pretty sure the chocolate bar was used to stop an acid leak. Same difference.

Dec 13, 2011. 1:22 PMlol XD says:

And don't forget

http://www.instructables.com/id/8-Incredible-uses-for-Mouthwash/ !

Dec 7, 2011. 9:02 AMFlyinseamnky says:

There should be a wire coat hanger section too.
I once used my iPhone headphones to recover a friend's keys out of their locked car MacGyver style. True story. LOL