What a load of crap! The theory behind the project is sound, but those tiny magnets aren't going to change the magnetic field inside the traffic coil enough to make a damn bit of difference... the field surrounding those magnets is just to localized.

Luckily the link does not list using one to open the car door... the mention was strictly in the hands of LH editors (probably to poke fun at us anal retentive types who blasted them for letting that article appear).

@Daniel: I agree... home computers are better shielded than quite a bit of medical equipment. To pass FDA inspection, these units must handle massive voltage spikes through their input leads, provide isolation to prevent shocking patients in case of an electrical fault, go through MISRA-like fault testing of their…

Certain items show large differences between generic and name-brand. A prime example for me is honey... I've have yet to run across a generic or store brand that didn't taste like heavily sugared syrup. A quality honey will have a rich but not sugary flavor, such as Honey-Bee brand. I suppose for me, the difference…

I hope a car doesn't come barreling down in the other direction... it'll hit your rope, tear you a new one, and probably sideswipe your car in the process.

Nitpick, coming late...

Although the ability to remove platform-specific content would be nice, I don't imagine it would be easy (or is it?). With that and DUCK1123's comment in mind, how about a series of small icons near the article that show what platform it's meant for... maybe a penguin for *nix, an X for mac, a pile of dog cra....er,…

@BUTTERSCOTCH66: Not a *nix user, nor a Mac hound (not to mention I hate Windows, but that's all I use), but I like the fact that there's a wide variety of articles to choose from.

How many ways can someone say "prevents rust on metal" and "lubricates joints"? Get rid of the repeats and that list of nearly 2,000 uses drops by a factor of 20, easily.

Just saw this post due to the "Summer Drinks Roundup" repost. Restaurants routinely stack their glasses this way when clearing tables. Because of this, I had (have?) a nice slice down the middle of my tongue.

Come on, Lifehacker editors, are you guys serious?! First the cell phone, now a tennis ball? I'm seriously starting to question the technical savvy of a group of tech-based writers who believe this stuff.

You're not amplifying the signal, nor are you using your body as a bigger antenna. You're tuning (detuning?) the antenna to a slightly different frequency.

@Steeb2er: Actually, if you hold onto a cold glass of water you'll cool down more quickly. The palms have a large number of blood vessels running within them (moreso than wrists), so it's a great place to transfer heat. In fact, a few years ago one of the new toys the NFL has been trying out has been a covered tray…

[quote]Since the wheel button is not consistently used in Windows, KatMouse can use it for a kind of task switching: with a click of the wheel button you can push a window to the buttom of the stack of windows that is your desktop, making a recovered window the active window.[/quote]

Talk about hitting the nail on the head... a surprising number of consumers don't know what they have, they just purchased it to keep up with the Jones'.

@fijidan: Who's purchasing? This thread is talking about free... so if you really feel like boycotting B&J purchases is going to make a difference, I would think "stealing profits" from them by taking some of their products for free would make you happy.

"The author sites this as an outdoor-bug solution..."

Gina, if you want a tax deduction don't forget to get a receipt for that donation... starting with 2007, big brother is getting picky about that sort of thing ;)

@Eugene

Consider the health concerns, as well. An overstuffed wallet in your back pocket places your hips at an odd angle. For those of us who sit at a desk or are in a car all day, that can quickly aggravate your back. For years I had lower back pain with no seemingly valid reason for it. Within a couple of weeks of…