If it's cold in your room, throw all the blankets on the floor at the foot of the bed.

Then you'll be miserable lying there, and you'll be a lot more likely to get up - if only to get into a warm shower or put on a robe!

You live in the 21st century.

Get an annoying alarm app and charge your phone out of reach of your bed .

Natural light alarms and Bollywood dance numbers are good choices.

If you're a traditionalist : Drink more before you sleep .

Waking up with a full bladder very quickly wakes you the rest of the way up.

Move to a country with muezzin .

(Those would be the ones that self-identify as 'Islamic'.)

The first of the five calls to prayer happens at dawn, and the loudspeakers can be obnoxious.

Move to a country with obnoxious vegetable vendors .

(That would be India, where sabziwaalas have taken it upon themselves to replace the old muezzins.)

Hire a knocker-upper .

( The British English kind , not the American one.)

Have someone bigger than you are come by and keep making noise on your walls, doors, and windows until you get the f' up.

The American version can work, too ... Get a rice cooker or something else with a built-in timer, so you have something warm and delicious waiting for you in the kitchen at wake o'clock.

Get a cat .

Then get another one from a different place.

They're matutinal and crepuscular hunters (i.e., they sleep while you're at work but are frisky once you get home and at 5 AM

EVERY GODDAMN MORNING

WTF

YOUR BOWLS ARE FULL GODDAMMIT...

Oh, I'm awake...).

If you're sensible, though, it's easier to just listen to yourself.

If I am tired, I don't want to get up.

Go to bed earlier and get better quality sleep by avoiding caffeine and screens for the hour plus before that; by using curtains, blinds, or blindfolds to darken your room; block, cover, or turn any small lights, like from laptop charging cords and power strips; and by using soundproofing, earplugs, or white noise (fans, ACs, YouTube videos of fans and ACs, &c.), avoiding sudden noises interrupting your sleep.

Using your TV/computer/phoneless hour or so for a walk or having done cardio earlier in the day also helps.

Set up two alarm clocks If you use your phone to wake up, you can set one alarm at the exact time to wake up, and another 15 mins earlier.

The first will awake you, but you know you've still got an extra quarter hour to crawl in your warm bed.

And even if you fall asleep again, the next alarm will wake you up better disposed than one alarm only would have.

I use this trick on a daily basis (working days only though) and it works great.

I wouldn't recommend setting your alarms more than 20, 30 max minutes apart though, because falling asleep between the alarms you would get in a deep sleep state and you wouldn't wake up fresh enough.

I learned this in sixth grade (a very long time ago) and it actually works and doesn't require self torture to do.

While dozing in your bed, with your eyes closed and still snuggled warmly in the blankets, simply begin by consciously moving one finger back an forth a few times.

Then stop and move the next finger back and forth a few times.

Continue with all the fingers on one hand, them move all the fingers on that hand.

Next, move on to the other hand in the exact same manner - i.e., one finger at a time, then all the fingers at the same time.

Then wiggle all your fingers on both hands at the same time.

If you aren't fully awake by this time, simply move on to your toes, doing everything listed above.

You can do fingers and toes together, then add wrists and ankles, etc.

The key is that you're using your brain to activate various body parts into physical motion.

I GUARANTEE that after doing all of the above, even if your eyes are still closed, you will be fully awake.

It's painless, comfortable, soundless, and it works perfectly every time.

You're welcome. :-)

Starting this thread with fun!Watch Kramer from Seinfeld trying the polyphasic sleep schedule, but it didn’t work out well for him

Note: This answer is no way a promotional / influencing religious message

I remember when I was a kid, and my dad used to teach us the benefits of getting up early and begin the day with a positive value that you want to practice that day!

Our day used to start with something like the following article and if someone wishes to give a try!

Which has been time-tested by several yogis for generations!.

The short version, Get a sufficient amount of sleep Practice waking up to a mental alarm if you can!

Immediately wake up to alarm, Sit up straight in bed Observe the way you breathe with eyes closed for a min Open your eyes looking at both of your palms!

And close your eyes.

Rub both palms together vigorously, once they are warm massage your face in a circular motion, massage eyelids with the forefinger, eyebrows hold them in pinching action with hands with gentle press and releases.

Continue this for at least 2 mins Open your eyes now and look at the natural light if can.

Get on with your daily chores and exercise routines.

You will never feel sleepy after waking like this and with practice comes stronger will to cherish early mornings.

Understand modern-day impediments that prevent you to get up early: No ways for natural light to enter bedrooms, waking up to nature is bliss.

Sleeping late hooked to entertainment routines Bad

eating/drinking habits before sleep

Not watching sleeping posture etc

Question: If I am tired, I don't want to get up.    What are a few tips for getting up quicker?

How do I get up quicker in the morning?

There are many ways to get up quicker in the morning, and the simplest is probably to use an annoying alarm or using multiple alarms. Other techniques involve throwing all the blankets on the floor if it's cold in your room, or wiggling your fingers one by one after you wake up. You should also consider getting enough sleep in the first place.

The options are to throw off blankets, use an annoying alarm and place out of reach, a cooking device with a timer to prepare a delicious breakfast, avoid caffeine and screens the night before, ensure you sleep in complete silence and darkness, do cardio earlier in the day, set 2 alarms 15 minutes apart, rub hands then rub face, flex fingers one after the other then toes and make sure you have natural light.

If it's cold in your room, throw all the blankets on the floor at the foot of the bed. Get an annoying alarm app and  charge your phone out of reach of your bed  or get two alarm clocks. Drink more before you sleep as a full bladder will ensure you get up.  Go to bed earlier and get better quality sleep  by avoiding caffeine and screens for the hour plus before that. And finally you could get a cat!

An alarm out of reach of your bed or even two alarms might help. If it is cold where you live, try kicking off your bedclothes when you wake up. You could ask someone to knock on your door, or have something delicious waiting for you for breakfast. To avoid being tired, try to get better quality sleep by exercising during the day,  avoiding caffeine and screens before bedtime and blocking out all light from your bedroom. Drinking more before you sleep might help. Getting a cat might also encourage you out of bed more quickly.

There are many different ways to force yourself to get up in the morning. The easiest ways are probably to get an annoying alarm or ask someone to come and wake you up. You could also try getting a cooker with a built-in timer so that there's a delicious breakfast waiting for you in the morning. Failing all this, other option include getting a cat, doing more exercise, drinking more before bed or living somewhere where there is a lot of noise in the mornings.

Use an annoying alarm and place out of reach, a cooking device with a timer to prepare a delicious breakfast, avoid caffeine and screens the night before, ensure you sleep in complete silence and darkness, do cardio earlier in the day.

On waking, slowly flex all fingers then toes, one after other.

Sit up and rub your hands together then rub your face. Make sure you have some natural light.

Get a cat as it will make sure you get up.

I remember when I was a kid, and my dad used to teach us the benefits of getting up early and begin the day with a positive value that you want to practice that day!

Get one or more annoying alarm clocks or an app on your phone.

Get a cooker with a built-in timer so that you have some warm, delicious breakfast waiting for you when you get up.

Go to bed earlier and avoid using screens before you go to bed.

Trying to rest from using screens or getting some exercise will help.

Move somewhere where there is a lot of noise outside.

If it is cold in your room, throw all the sheets on the floor.


First.

Are you sure you have bad breath?

Is there any chance you have halitophobia ?

People with halitophobia are paranoid about the smell of their breath.

They often misinterpret other people's behaviour and comments, thinking they're suggesting they have bad breath.

They become obsessed with cleaning their teeth, chewing gum, and using mouth fresheners.

Here are some possible causes from the British National Health Service web site: Food and drink Eating strongly flavoured foods, such as garlic, onions and spices, is likely to make your breath smell.

Strong-smelling drinks, such as coffee and alcohol, can also cause bad breath.

Bad breath caused by food and drink is usually temporary.

It can be avoided by not eating or drinking these types of food and drink too often.

Good dental hygiene will also help.

Smoking Smoking is another cause of bad breath.

As well as making your breath smell, smoking stains your teeth, irritates your gums, and reduces your sense of taste.

It can also significantly affect the development of gum disease, another major cause of bad breath.

Stopping smoking will lower your risk of gum disease and help prevent bad breath.

Crash dieting Crash dieting, fasting, and low-carbohydrate diets are another possible cause of bad breath.

They cause the body to break down fat, which produces chemicals called ketones that can be smelled on your breath.

Medication

Some types of medication can also cause bad breath.

These include: nitrates – these are sometimes used to treat angina, chest pain caused by a restriction in the blood supply to the heart some chemotherapy medication tranquillisers (phenothiazines)

If the medication you're taking is causing bad breath, your GP may be able to recommend an alternative.

Medical conditions

In rare cases, bad breath can be caused by certain medical conditions.

In dry mouth (xerostomia), the flow and composition of saliva may be affected.

A lack of saliva can cause more bacteria than normal to build up in your mouth, as well as a change in the types of bacteria.

A build-up of these in the mouth may lead to bad breath.

Dry mouth can sometimes be caused by a problem in the salivary glands or by breathing through your mouth instead of your nose.

In some cases, gastrointestinal conditions can also cause bad breath.

For example, a bacterial infection of the stomach lining and small intestine (H. pylori infection) and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) have been linked to bad breath.

If a gastrointestinal condition is thought to be causing your bad breath, you may need to have an endoscopy.

This is a procedure where a piece of equipment called an endoscope is used to examine an area inside the body, such as your airways or abdomen.

Other medical conditions that can cause bad breath include diabetes and lung, throat, or nose infections – for example, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, tonsillitis, and sinusitis.

Breathing odor can be caused by food particles between the teeth.

So the use of dental floss may be appropriate.

Try brushing your tongue.

From Colgate : You may brush twice a day and even sneak in an extra toothbrushing after lunch, but until you learn how to clean your tongue, you may not be able to get rid of lingering halitosis, or bad breath.

From Healthline : You brush and floss twice a day, but you could be doing your mouth a disservice if you aren’t also attacking the bacteria living on your tongue.

Whether it’s to fight bad breath or just for good dental health, cleaning your tongue is important, dentists say.

Assuming there is no "smoking gun" you need to correct, there is one effective remedy I know of.

Flossing does help slightly, as does brushing with a toothpaste containing triclosan, but the only really big benefit I experienced came from using a mouthwash containing chlorine dioxide.

You can buy Smartmouth commercially, or you can prepare your own formulation as described in this paper .

If preparing your own, you may use a commercial mouthwash as a base, and you must measure pH. Also, don't mix the two parts until you're ready to use it.

If you mix your own, please don't buy the sodium chlorite from a quack.

There are people saying this chemical cures autism and cancer.

Those people don't deserve your money.

Do you have dry mouth?

That could be a cause, if so.

There are several OTC products, like mouth washes, lozenges, toothpastes, etc, to help relieve it, and you can get them at any pharmacy store or Walmart/Target, and so on.

Bad breathe occours in our mouth, when some food particles get deposited among our teeth or when we take some smell generating items like alcohol, tobacco,

spicy foods etc.

We should take the following steps to get rid of bad breath.1.Firstly, we should minimise the use of alcohol, tobacco, coffee and spicy foods.2.After taking any kind of food or meal, we should wash or rinse our mouth properly with water so that no food article remains deposited on or between our teeth.3.

We should make our habit of brushing our teeth daily twice, in the morning and at night before sleeping.

We should brush properly each tooth on front, back and top chewing surface with up and down strokes.4.

We should make our habit of flossing our teeth daily, before sleeping, with dental floss available from floss despenser.5.

We should clean our tounge also with a brush to remove bacteria.6.

We can use green tea which has antioxidants that reduce inflammation in gums.7.

Hydrogen peroxide can be used as a mouth wash or as a gel to kill bacteria with a precaution that it is not swallowed.8.If suffering from the gum disease, we can use warm salt water rinse.

It reduces inflammation and kills bacteria, but its daily use should be avoided as it will kill the teeth.9.

We should get our teeth checked every six months from a reputed dentist.

Some gas problem in the stomach can also cause bad smell from the mouth and we should take care of the stomach problem to remove the chances of bad breath.

Question: I brush multiple times in a day, use mouth wash as well. Take mouth fresheners multiple times. But, seem to never get rid of bad breath. I don't have bad gums either. Any suggestions?

How to get rid of bad breath

There are many causes for bad breath, but it is generally agreed that many of them can be addressed by practising good dental hygiene, including flossing or brushing your tongue. On top of this, avoiding strong smelling foods and drinks may also reduce the risk of bad breath, and not smoking will also help. Bad breath can also be a sign of some gastrointestinal problems.

The options are to check to see if you have halitophobia, check your diet for problem foods, practice good dental hygiene, avoid coffee and alcohol, stop smoking, take treatment for dry mouth if applicable, check any medications you are taking and check for problems with saliva glands or stomach, use dental floss, brush your tongue, use a mouthwash containing chlorine dioxide, try a dry mouth product and see a dentist regularly.

Strong-smelling drinks, such as coffee and alcohol, can also cause bad breath, as do some medications and smoking. Good dental hygiene will also help. This includes having dental check ups every 6 months, using dental floss and brushing the tongue. Green tea has antioxidants that reduce inflammation in gums. Stomach problems can also cause bad smell from the mouth.

Good dental hygiene, regular dental checks, brushing your tongue, using dental floss and stopping smoking all help to avoid bad breath. Toothpaste with triclosan and mouthwash with chlorine dioxide are also recommended.

To prevent bad breath, the main solution will be to maintain good dental hygiene, including flossing, mouth wash and regular trips to the dentist. You may also want to try brushing your tongue and, if applicable, stop smoking.

Check to see if you have halitophobia, check your diet for problem foods, practice good dental hygiene, avoid coffee and alcohol, stop smoking, take treatment for dry mouth if applicable, check any medications you are taking and check for problems with saliva glands or stomach.

Use a mouthwash containing chlorine dioxide.

See a dentist regularly and check for stomach gas problems.

Some gas problem in the stomach can also cause bad smell from the mouth.

Good dental hygiene, including flossing and trips to the dentist will help prevent bad breath.

You might want to try brushing your tongue.

Flossing or mouthwash may be a good way to prevent bad breath.

Stopping smoking will help prevent bad breath.


If the head of the screw is recessed then I don't know of a way.

If it's not recessed then you could grab the head with pliers or locking pliers.

I suggest that you purchase a full set.

If you are diligent about putting the wrenches back in the case, then you will always have the right wrench.

There aren't many possible alternates to a correct hex key.

Sometimes you can find a flat blade screwdriver that will fit corner to corner in the socket of the screw.

Some sizes will fit a Torx or other six-lobe driver (possibly requiring driving the bit into the socket with a hammer, which I've done to remove a screw with a rounded-out socket).

As noted previously, if the screw has a common socket head (as opposed to button, found, or flat head) and clearance around it you may be able to grip it with pliers or locking pliers ("Vise Grips").

Beyond that, you need a correctly sized hex key.

If you're only going to get one, I recommend a 5/32" or 4 mm, as it's easily the most common size for furniture assembly and other "some assembly required" stuff -- likely chosen because those two sizes interchange, greatly increasing the likelihood someone will have a key that fits.

You can get those that will reside on a key ring

and then you'll always have one with you.

My Dad always says “The right tool for the right job”.

If the job is unscrewing a hex head bolt then the right tool is the appropriately sized hex key so your best option is to buy the correct tool.

However, there is one other option which will work acceptably in most cases if you’re in a real pinch.

You can find an appropriately sized bolt to fit in the head of the hex bolt and use that to turn it out.

By adding a couple of nuts to the threaded end and locking them tightly together, you can place the head of the bolt into the head of the hex bolt and then use a spanner on the nut or grips on the threads to turn the bolt which in turn will spin the hex bolt.

This is how you can use a 17mm wheel nut to remove the oversized hex head drain plug from the gearbox of a Volkswagen.

Using a high-speed rotary cutter (or hacksaw) create a slot across the head of the hex bolt and remove with a flathead screwdriver.

Obviously, this damages the bolt, but it is a useful technique, particularly when the bolt will be discarded or has become stripped.

In concurrence with the other answers, though there are potential substitutes for tools, there are few adequate substitutes for the correct tools.

About 12 years ago I spent $200 on a 100 piece socket/bit set and was determined to keep it complete;I've used it thousands of times

and it handled everything I've needed.

To keep it complete I frequently (sometimes several times per job if the job is long) pack all the bits back into their places to check I haven't misplaced any.

If I'd had to improvise a tool every time I'd needed one from that set, I'd have burnt 10x its purchase price in time alone!

Here ends the "get the correct tool for the job, buy wisely once" speech - this is lifehacks after all If you have a grinder and a steady hand you can grid down a larger hex key to fit the current bolt.

A snug fit that you hammer in can be beneficial too.

Try to only reshape the minimum amount of the end of the tool, because you might later need to cut the shaped bit off to restore th end of the large tool to full size/reshape again To give yourself maximum scope for multiple cut-and-reshape before the tool needs discarding, work on/cut the long stem.

If you need more leverage than the short stem can give, put a small (a few mm larger than your hex key size) ring spanner around the short stem.. Kinda like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja7Ax45DGT8 but using a ring spanner and hex key, rather than a ring and open end spanner.

If you don't have a ring spanner, an adjustable open end spanner that can have its jaws closed around most of the length of the short stem, will work as well (maybe better)

A similar technique can be used to turn a flat bladed screwdriver into a good fit - grid the sides of the blade so that it becomes fractionally wider than the hexagon is at opposing points, then hammer the screwdriver in

so it achieves a snug fit

In other times of desperation you can weld a wing nut, bolt, piece of bar etc at a near-right angle to the head of the hex screw to be removed, then wind it out by hand.

That said, if you had a welder to hand, chances are you'd have a complete socket set to hand and wouldn't need this.

Can be handy in terms of a seized in bolt though, as the heat from welding it often makes removal easier

Question: Whenever I have to deal with a hexagonal screw I never have the right key wrench. So, is there a way to manage a hexagonal screw without the corresponding key wrench?

How to unscrew a hexagonal screw without the corresponding key wrench?

There is no clear best way to unscrew a hexagonal screw without the corresponding key wrench, and the answer will depend as to whether the head of the screw is recessed or not. You could try simply grabbing the head with a pair of pliers or inserting a flat blade screwdriver of the appropriate size. Other possible solutions involve cutting a new slot in the screw or grinding down a larger hex key until it fits.

The options are to grab the screw head with pliers, use a flat blade screwdriver, use a hex key, use a high-speed rotary cutter or hacksaw, grind down a larger hex key to fit or use a hammer.

There aren't many possible alternates to a correct hex key.  If it's not recessed then you could grab the head with pliers or locking pliers.  You can find an appropriately sized bolt to fit in the head of the hex bolt and use that to turn it out or you could use a high-speed rotary cutter (or hacksaw) create a slot across the head of the hex bolt and remove with a flathead screwdriver.

The best option is to buy the correctly sized hex tool. However, sometimes, a flat blade screwdriver can fit corner to corner in the hex socket. Alternatively, you could cut a slot in the head of the hex bolt and remove it using a flat blade screwdriver.

It is generally considered that there are few alternative tools for removing a hexagonal screw. Sometimes, a flat-blade screwdriver might fit, but otherwise, the only option is probably to cut a slot in the screw with a saw and then use a flat-blade screwdriver. However, this will damage the screw.

Use a high-speed rotary cutter or hacksaw.

Grind down a larger hex key to fit or use a hammer.

You can find an appropriately sized bolt to fit in the head of the hex bolt and use that to turn it out.

You could use a high-speed rotary cutter (or hacksaw) create a slot across the head of the hex bolt and remove with a flathead screwdriver.

It is generally agreed that there are few if any alternative tools for removing a hexagonal screw.

Sometimes, a flat-blade screwdriver might fit a hexagonal socket.

You could consider cutting a slot with a saw and then using a flat-blade screwdriver, although this will damage the screw.


According to this article , you can use toothbrushes to clean bike chains .

I have to admit I never did this myself; I have used dish brushes for similar purposes.

I use old toothbrushes for cleaning multiple surfaces in multiple ways.

For grout: I drill a small hole in the center of the head, push a small bolt through, add nut, tighten, cut off the toothbrush handle and install it as a bit into my drill.

Instant power scrubber.

You can do the same with a larger scrub brush .

For cleaning small parts or jewelry: Apply appropriate cleaner to toothbrush and scrub away.

Much easier cleaning tool than a sponge or scrub pad.

You can use a toothbrush and elbow grease to clean all types of surfaces.

Here are some other uses: Toothbrushes are better at cleaning inside glasses (for drinking from) than the average dish brush because the dish brushes are too large to fit inside small glasses.

You can use toothbrushes to brush caked-on dirt and mud off of your shoes.

Untested uses:

You can try using a toothbrush to remove pilling from sweaters.

You can try using it to apply facepaint or makeup at your own risk.

The uses of toothbrush is as follow: To dye hair near forehead without smudging.

To clean stainless steal taps.

To remove dust from wooden furniture specialy from that areas where we can't reach or the design of furniture does not allow us to clean directly.

To remove dead skin cells from your lips.

For painting.

I use worn-out toothbrushes for several purposes: to remove dirt under my fingernails, to clean files and sandpaper.

You can also use a toothbrush to clean out clogged shower drains.

If the drains tend to get clogged with hair, it's convenient to use a toothbrush to clear it out (rather than using your hands/fingers directly).

There are many possible uses for old toothbrushes: Cleaning the Bathroom Polishing Shoes Cleaning the mold in a Washer Cleaning the bottoms of shoes Cleaning ovens

Your question mentions "spare" toothbrushes, so I'll add this suggestion.

Toothbrush sanitizers are becoming increasingly popular, especially when in close proximity to a toilet (Google for details).

Rather than, buy another gizmo, I have 7 toothbrushes, one for each day of the week.

At end of the week I put them through the dishwasher.

Toothbrush sanitation solved!

Question: Is there any tips to reuse the wasted tooth brushes in a useful and interesting way?

How to use the spare and wasted tooth brushes?

Old toothbrushes can be used for a wide variety of cleaning tasks. They can be used to clean surfaces, jewellery, drinking glasses, shoes, stainless steel taps and even finger nails. Aside from cleaning, they can also be used for painting or face painting.

The options include using to clean surfaces, clean inside drink glasses, remove dirt from shoes, pile from sweaters, apply makeup, to dye hair near forehead, clean stainless steel taps, remove dust from inaccessible corners, remove dead skin from lips or dirt from under fingernails, clear hair from clogged drains, clean the bathroom, polish shoes, clean away mold in a washer, clean shoe soles and clean ovens and for painting.

Old toothbrushes can be used to clean various surfaces, bike chains, shoes etc. they can also be used to remove pilling from sweaters and to dye hair near the forehead without smudging. Additional uses include as a nail brush, to clean sandpaper and clean clogged shower drains.

Old toothbrushes can be used to clean hard to reach or dusty surfaces in the bathroom or on furniture, to clean clogged drains, to remove mud from shoes, to clean inside drinking glasses or to clean mold from washers. They can also be used for removing dead skin, removing pilling from sweaters, painting, face-painting, or to apply hair dye.

Toothbrushes can be used for a range of cleaning tasks, whether cleaning surfaces, drains or shoes. They can also be used for cosmetic applications and even painting.

Use for cleaning various surfaces - attaching to a power drill as needed - or inside drink glasses.

Use to remove dirt from shoes and piling from sweater and to apply makeup.

Use to dye hair near forehead, clean stainless steel taps, dust from inaccessible corners, to remove dead skin from lips or for painting.

Use to remove dirt under fingernails and to clean files and sandpaper.

Use to clean out hair from clogged shower drains.

Use to clean the bathroom, polish shoes, clean away mold in a washer, clean shoe soles and clean ovens.

Toothbrushes can be used for a wide variety of cleaning tasks to great effect.

Toothbrushes can make good tools for a range of cosmetic tasks, like facepaint or makeup.

Toothbrushes make a great tool for cleaning clogged drains.

Toothbrushes can be used to remove piling from sweaters.


You can iron paper bills, like the American ones, on rather high heat.

Just the same iron you use for your clothing, at the hottest setting, but no steam.

It will kill all viruses.

Plastic bills can be hand washed, with the same soap you would use on your hand, you can dry them the same way you dry your hands, with a clean cloth or even the hot air dryer you use for your hands.

Or you can let them air dry.

These bills can withstand some heat

but I have heard not enough to iron them clean.

You can't effectively sanitize paper which is a kind of plasticized textile; but, you can quarantine money (use your wallet and the same pocket) then use hand sanitizer after handling it .

Recent tests indicate that using hand sanitizer is as effective as thorough hand-washing, if not better.

Keep your hands away from your face and practice other forms of asepsis to avoid infecting yourself from common sources of flu virus and bacteria.

Door handles and push plates, faucet handles, computer keyboards, telephone handsets, credit card terminals, and shared pens at financial transactions are common ones.

Gezundheit ! !

Update: When cleaning polymer (plastic) currency, boiling the currency in water will not change the characteristics in any meaningful way.

The currency will withstand 266°F without issue.

In a lot, if not most, countries money bills are made out of plastic or cotton.

You can wash those with water and detergent or even in a washing machine (although I do not recommend a program with a spin cycle).

Some currencies with cotton or plastic bills: Euro (cotton) US Dollar (cotton) AU Dollar (plastic) Swedish krona (cotton)

For natural fiber bills (American money is cotton/linen, for instance)

you could bake the bills in an oven.

A half hour at 250 F (appr.

120 C) should be sufficient, and isn't hot enough to damage the material.

I'd reserve this for $5 and smaller, just in case the heat is enough to damage the ID thread in larger bills, or test with a $10 before cooking a stack of $100s -- but this level of heat should denature viruses and will kill any bacterial pathogen (some extremophile bacteria live in hotter temperatures, but they aren't pathogens).

This method will also work for coins, of course, even the ones with an aluminum ring around a bronze center.

I don't know what plastic is used for bills in other countries -- it might or might not survive this temperature.

Bacteria and Viruses live around you and are on the surfaces of everything you touch.

I'd recommend that you deal with this reality and let your skin and (hopefully) functioning immune system do its work while washing your hands with soap and water when appropriate.

Alternatively, you can live in fear and spiral into a hypochondriac.

One option I came up with overnight is to leave the bills in direct sunlight.

The light kills bacteria in household dust, so maybe it would work on paper money too.

I haven't done any research into this; it's just an educated guess.

I'm curious whether this will get upvotes, or downvotes, and comments.

Perhaps spray both sides lightly with Lysol and hang with clothes pins on a wire clothes hanger to dry?

Just a thought!

Good Luck!

Best Regards, Judy

This is not a answer to your question, but what you can do is: 1)

Get a bottle of hand sanitizer and put it by where you're handling money.

2) Wash your hands frequently, basically like a nurse who has to deal with money.

Question: I needed cash for something, so I got change at a grocery store. The cashier who gave me the paper money said that she has had a cold for a few days. I know she probably isn't contagious anymore, but it started me thinking, since bacteria and viruses can remain alive on paper money for 48 hours or longer, and other people have probably handled that money recently.  How can I sanitize paper money during the cold and flu season?

How can I sanitize paper money?

There is no agreement as to whether you can effectively sanitise paper money, but there are a few different methods that might be valid. For American paper bills in particular, you can iron them on a high heat, whilst plastic bills on the other hand, can be safely washed. You could also try just leaving them in direct sunlight or spraying them with Lysol and hanging them out to dry.

The options are dry iron paper bills on high heat, wash plastic bills, keep in a wallet and wash hands, wash in a machine or stop worrying as this is an unimportant source of bacteria and viruses which are everywhere.

You can't effectively sanitize paper but, you can  quarantine money. You can iron paper bills, like the American ones, on rather high heat, which may help or hang up in direct sunlight. Perhaps spray both sides lightly with Lysol and hang with clothes pins on a wire clothes hanger to dry?

Plastic bills can be hand washed using hand soap and dried with a cloth or dryer. You may consider ironing paper bills or leaving them in direct sunlight. Alternatively, you could use hand sanitizer after handling money.

It is possible that you cannot effectively sanitise paper money. However, it could be effective to apply heat, either with an iron or by leaving it in direct sunlight. Alternatively, plastic bills can be safely washed with soap.

One option I came up with overnight is to leave the bills in direct sunlight.

I'm curious whether this will get upvotes, or downvotes, and comments.

The light kills bacteria in household dust, so maybe it would work on paper money too.

I haven't done any research into this; it's just an educated guess.

Iron paper bills without steam. Plastic bills can be washed and dried with a clean cloth or hair dryer.

Keep in a wallet and sanitize your hands.

Stop worrying - bacteria and viruses are everywhere so there is no need to focus on money.

You can iron paper bills, like the American ones, on rather high heat.

You can't effectively sanitize paper  which is a kind of plasticized textile; but, you can  quarantine money  (use your wallet and the same pocket) then  use hand sanitizer after handling it .

One option is to leave the bills in direct sunlight.

You can sanitise paper money with heat, either by using an iron or leaving it in direct sunlight.

It's possible that you cannot effectively sanitise paper money.


Mask the sudden crack of the eggshell behind other, gentler noises.

For example, you could gradually turn on the water in the sink, slowly increase the stream until it's a loud (but gentle) hiss, and then crack the egg during that.

The sound should be about the same both in quality and volume, so the eggshell crack won't stand out as a sudden jarring noise.

(Disclaimer: I don't have children, so I don't know if this will be effective or if your daughter will just wake up because of the running water noise.)

I'm a bit late to this question, but there's a solution that's non-technical that seems fairly obvious to me.

If you're able to take a shower without waking your daughter then it makes sense that you should be able to move to a separate room, softly close the door, break the egg, and then walk back.

Then you won't need a convoluted method to break your egg, or have to waste water in running a shower to cover the noise.

Drill two holes--one on the top and the other on the bottom of an egg and then blow through one hole to push all the stuff from the other (if you can find a needle-pump [check the video], you can do this with one hole).

In this way, not only you make no sound, but you also save the whole intact eggshell for Easter egg decorating.

Keep in mind that most eggs have a air sac at the bottom of them, so it's usually better to blow out the bottom through the top.

I wouldn't say this is efficient, but I assume you are not cracking hundreds of eggs daily.

Other than that, this should be the quietest way of getting an egg out of its shell.

This video might be helpful: How to Blow Out an Egg

Crack some eggs the night before, put them in a container, use them in the morning.

All you gotta do is use a butter knife and lightly hit the egg with it until it cracks enough for you to break it.

The shell of an egg is predominantly calcium carbonate and will thus dissolve in acid.

There's a common kids experinebt that involves dissolving the shell of an egg in white vinegar to make it bouncy.

Leaving the egg in the vinegar for an extended period also pickles the egg white, making it increasingly rubbery and bouncy You could experiment with different household acidic liquids (vinegar, lemon juice, soda water) to find the time required to dissolve or weaken the shell sufficiently that it breaks silently or cuts with scissors, without being in the acid for so long that it becomes flavoured (though who knows, you may come to like lemon eggs!)

You probably only need to dip one end of the egg rather than immerse the entire thing You could additionally consider changing how you eat it (I'm presuming you fry, or scramble); boiling an egg then rolling it around in the base of the pan, under the water will quietly break the egg shell into fine pieces, squeezing one end then causes the boiled egg to pop out the other - it's a temporary measure; babies sleeping patterns don't remain fixed for long (in a few month's time things will be different).

There may also be periods where she is in a deep sleep and breaking an egg

normally doesn't disturb her.

Sleeping runs in cycles, and my experience is that a child's cycle is about 30 mins long whereas an adults is 45 to an hour.

People are most susceptible to being woken when in the lighter dreaming phases of sleep

Question: Sometimes I have to break an egg while my baby daughter is asleep, and since her sleep is very light, the noise breaking an egg usually does (single sharp noise) sometimes wakes her up.  So my question is, how to break an egg silently, without making noise, and yet do it efficiently, without having the shell all mixed with the egg itself?

How to break an egg without making noise?

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There are a few different ways that you might be able to crack an egg without waking up a sleeping baby. One would be to simply crack the eggs in another room and another could be to mask the sound of the eeggshell behind other gentler noises, such as running water. Other techniques include piercing a hole in the top and bottom of the egg and blowing out the contents, or cracking the eggs the night before and storing them in the fridge.

The options are to mask the noise behind a gentler noise, crack the egg in another room, drill holes in the top and bottom of the egg, crack the eggs the night before or soften the shells in vinegar first.

You could mask the sudden crack of the eggshell behind other, gentler noises, or use a butter knife and lightly hit the egg with it until it cracks enough for you to break it. Alternately you could crack them the night before or simply walk into another room, crack them and then return.

Use a butter knife to lightly crack the egg, or go into another room to crack the egg. Alternatively, you could crack some eggs the night before and store them in a container. Eggs can also be pierced at each end, allowing the contents to be blown out.

There are many different potential solutions to this problem, including cracking the egg in another room, or masking the sound behind other gentler noises. Alternatively, one popular method is to drill two holes in the egg and blow out the insides. You could also gently use a butter knife to crack the egg enough to break it. Finally, you could consider breaking the eggs at another time of day and then storing the insides in a container for later use.

Mask the noise behind a gentler noise like running water.

Take the egg into another room to crack it.

Drill holes in the top and bottom of the egg first.

Crack the eggs the night before and put in a bowl.

Hit the egg gently with a butter knife until it cracks.

Dissolve the egg shell in vinegar first.

Mask the sudden crack of the eggshell behind other, gentler noises.

Move to a separate room, softly close the door, break the egg, and then walk back.

Crack some eggs the night before, put them in a container, use them in the morning.

Use a butter knife and lightly hit the egg with it until it cracks enough for you to break it.


It seems to me that your best bet that will combine portability and modernity is an mp3 player.

Despite the rise of the smartphone and its effects on dedicated mp3 players — the iPod peaked around 2005/6 and steadily declined till 2014 when sales numbers were last available — similar devices continue to exist under a plethora of brand names.

Many are marketed with your use case in mind.

For example, this one (picked after a very cursory read of a couple reviews) is lighter than most phones and claims to be safe for sports through shock absorption.

It also resolves the cable issue through Bluetooth connectivity for earbuds.

A further step in that direction is the clip form factor for mp3 players, e.g. this one .

This has no base unit — the earbuds with their wraparound band are themselves an mp3 player.

What a time to be alive.

I can't think of a better way to get portable music without bringing a serious device.

That said, I also like Willeke's suggestion.

As someone who plays and writes for piano, I do find that my attention can sometimes be fully occupied by mentally playing or coming up with music.

Can't hurt to try before buying a device.

I'd recommend cordless earphones with a radio antenna.

If you want your own music then you would have to get cordless earphones with some storage.

I've bought "Mighty" player for my daughter a couple of months ago.

It is quite small and claims to repel water.

But this is meant to be used with Spotify so not sure if it fits your purpose.

It has bluetooth

so wireless headphones could be used with it although I have not tried this feature yet as use earbuds from older iPhones with normal audio jack.

On the negative side I think it is too pricy for such a device you have to constantly sync with Spotify and apply updates via their app.

It is cumbersome at times and sometimes you leave it at home just because there is no time to sync it before going out.

What I do is, keep my phone on air plane mode so I can listen to songs saved.

It is as good as keeping your phone at home(no notifications).

Or if you need to connect to internet for Spotify, you can choose do not disturb mode if that helps.

Last option is as mostly suggested with a dedicated MP3 player / ipod

There are headphones that include a small memory.

It's only a simple cable that goes behind your neck.

You can download some music there and won't be bothered with lots of cables or having to carry multiple devices: https://www.amazon.es/Sunstech-Triton-Reproductor-negro-naranja/dp/B005DKJ40O/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=RN1TQUP1EG17&keywords=auriculares+con+memoria+interna&qid=1557233656&s=gateway&sprefix=auriculares+con+me%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-2

So currently there is a lot of runner watches that can store and play music using bluetooth headhphones.

I know at least two such watches.

Garmin Vivoactive Music and TomTom Runner Cardio+Music .

These running watches are designed to be much less distractive than mobile phones or smartwatches.

The additional advantage of such watches is that you can easily keep track of your pace without connection to your phone

so you don't have to take phone with you.

Of course you will have to choose a good bluetooth headphones but currently there is plenty of them designed for runners.

Question: I love to practice exercises, but when going out for a run, I never take any electronic devices  (by electronic devices, I mean any devices that may distract me.)  in order to stay focus.  But I wish I could still listen to music, how can I achieve that without taking any phone or smartphone with me ?   Also I don't want to be annoyed by cables that could possibly dangle.

How can I listen to music while running, but without smartphone?

There are many ways to listen to music while running without a smartphone. One solutions would be to get an mp3 player with some bluetooth earphones. There are also running watches available that provide this functionality. Alternatively, you could buy some earphones that have a radio antenna or some built-in storage.

The options are to use an MP3 player, antenna earphones, a Mighty player, your phone on airplane mode, headphones with memory for music or a runner watch.

An mp3 player or ipod seems like your best bet or a set of headphones that include a small memory. You can also get runner watches that can store and play music using bluetooth headhphones.

A dedicated mp3 player, cordless headphones with and antenna or memory to store music, or watches for runners that store and play music using Bluetooth headphones may be suitable for your needs.

The simplest solution is probably an mp3 player or iPod. However, other potential options include headphones with built-in storage or a radio antenna or a sports watch that includes music storage.

Try an MP3 player.
Try erphones with radio antenna.
Try a Mighty player.
Use your phone on airplane mode.
Try headphones with memory for music.
Use a runner watch.

An mp3 player or ipod seems like your best bet.

There are headphones that include a small memory.

At the moment there are a lot of runner watches that can store and play music using bluetooth headhphones.

The simplest option is probably an mp3 player or iPod.

There are headphones available that have either music storage or a radio antenna.

There are runner watches available that can store music and connect to headphones.


Your question includes a solution too, and that is the wrong solution.

Using the phone's light as a reading light is definitely an unfortunate idea in the long run, because it will enforce faster discharge of the battery, followed by other charges.

That is exactly what kills phone batteries.

It is a lot more recommended to buy some cheap appliance, designed to do exactly that task.

These appliances can be head (your own :)) mounted, wall mounted, free standing on a table, even attachable with a (big) clip to the book.

They might provide both battery-stored energy, as well as connection to the wall socket (possibly through an adapter).

Just throw a search on your preferred search engine, and choose from the large variety something that suits your needs best.

You can get a clip-on gooseneck mount for a cell phone or tablet that could be used to hold your phone in an appropriate position.

I picked up one of these cheap one Black Friday and was very impressed with how well it holds my tablet.

There are other models that have larger clamps, cup-holder mounts, etc.

That said, if you're talking about using the camera flash LED as a light

then I'd definitely discourage that -- it'll kill your battery, and those things get mighty hot.

If you're just talking about using your phone's screen then it's better, but I'd still just buy a small lamp.

For the love of god, buy a lamp!

A little table lamp or perhaps a standard lamp, depending on where you're reading.

Or else if there's some special need for darkness, look into buying a torch, many are rechargable.

You can even get, quite inexpensively, the sort of lamp cave explorers use.

Straps to your forehead.

The better ones are rechargable, the cheaper ones aren't.

Although you could get rechargable batteries and a charger to counter that, since this is something you're going to use a lot you don't want to shell out for endless batteries.

A phone is not designed to make a good lamp Using it's camera flash LED gets hot and eats battery massively.

They're useful in emergencies

cos

you've always got your phone on you, but it's not an everyday sort of thing.

Pictures 1 and 3 already display a solution for this: the glass or cup can double as a standard for your phone.

Presumably you don't need the light while you're drinking.

Since those objects are round, balancing your phone might be a bit of a problem.

Otherwise, you might be better off with basically any rectangular paperweight.

Maybe other books which are still on your 'to read' list?

(I tend to keep those on a bookcase shelf separate from the ones I already read, but this might be another way to set them apart.)

You can purchase Head Mount for the phone, e.g. this one looks nice .

This way just attach the phone over your forehead, turn the light on, and you can read freely, anywhere, with both hands free.

Happy reading! :-)

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Question: Can my Android phone be anchored or positioned to function as a reading light? I like to sit on my couch and read, with the book on a side table. Pictures 1-2  herefrom , 3  herefrom .     It's obviously too unproductive and wearisome to hold the phone over the book in one hand for hours, as I read and flip pages with the other hand.

How can I use my cell phone's light as a reading light?

If you want to use your cell phone as a reading light, you could consider buying a goose-neck cell phone mount or try supporting it using other objects, books or a paperweight. Alternatively, you could purchase a head mount for your cell phone.

The options are to save the phone battery and get a proper reading light, get a clip-on gooseneck for the phone, use a cup as a stand or use a Head Mount for the phone.

A phone is not designed to make a good lamp using the camera flash LED as it gets hot and eats battery. It is more advisable to buy a cheap appliance just for this purpose. But if you must use the phone you can get a clip-on gooseneck mount or a head mount for a cell phone or tablet that could be used to hold your phone in an appropriate position.

Clip-on gooseneck mounts are available for a cell phone or tablet that could be used to hold your phone in an appropriate position.

You could get a support for your phone so that you can angle the light as you wish.

Do not use phone torch - get a proper reading light.

Get a clip-on gooseneck for the phone and use the screen rather than the torch.

You can purchase Head Mount for the phone.


Keep it in the box in the same housing where it was supplied, along with the mini-manual you get, and the receipt.

If you didn't keep the box, put in a small plastic bag (like a coin bag) inside a larger envelope that is not so easy to lose.

Or use masking tape to fix it to piece of card, and put that in an envelope.

Write on the envelope what it contains.

Or – hack – use an opened paper clip instead, if you need to remove the SIM.

In both cases, insert the tool carefully at right-angles – not at a slope – so you don't damage any internal component.

Edit : in reply to those who say a paper clip does not work, the first paper clip I tried is exactly the diameter of the supplied tool, and successfully ejects the SIM cradle.

YMMV.

If it has a small hole on its rear end, put it on your keyring.

Some designs don't have this, some do.

If you are using case for your phone - consider dropping it inside when you put the case on.

I keep it in my wallet, with the coins.

Not only it doesn't get lost, it's also always available when I suddenly unexpectedly need it.

This may even be a lifehack, because it wasn't meant to be kept in a wallet.

Disassemble an old speaker if you can find one, and take the magnet off the tweeter or woofer.

Find a nice metal place to stick it to on your desk, then have the magnet keep a hold of the sim ejector.

Don't worry about losing it; plenty of every day objects can be used as a sim ejector: a safety or sewing pin staple (opened) paperclip drawing pin an earring (pin, not clip on type)

a fine drill bit If you're really desperate, filing a hair clip down with a nail file etc..

I've had to resort to stripping the wire out of a freezer bag tie and tripling it up/

twisting it really tightly before now.

It should also be noted that your chosen object will need to fit in the hole and be slightly loose especially if the hole is in the moving part of the door because as you push the tool in, the door will want to slide in the opposite direction; a tight fit will inhibit this and could result in breaking the tool Most sim ejector tools I've come across are approximately shaped like a sports racket; the hoop section could thus attach to something you typically bring along, like your keys or headphones wire (form a loop in the wire, push it through the racket then back over itself around the outside of the racket, perhaps even the zip pull of your jacket.

If you have a shock proof case for your phone it should also easily sit between the case and the phone

What I've done is keep SIM ejector tool in small plastic container I already have.

And keep it in another one where I keep my USB flash drives .

Personally, I keep it in my wallet - either in the coin purse, or in the cards section.

This allows me access to it when I am on the go as well.

Keep it taped to the back of your ID (or another card that you always have with you that doesn't have to be tapped/swiped).

This way it will always be in your wallet/purse.

Bonus tip: If you have two sim cards (because maybe you do business in multiple countries), keep your other sim taped like this as well.

You'll always have them when you need them.

Question: A SIM ejector tool is very tiny, and it is difficult to keep it safe from losing it or missing it anywhere. How can I keep it safe?

How can I avoid losing or missing a SIM ejector tool?

There are many different ways to avoid losing a SIM ejector tool, such as keeping it in a smaller container or an envelope. You could also tape it to the back of your ID or keep it in your wallet. If you use a phone case, you could also keep it in there.

The options are to keep it in the housing it came in, put it on your keyring, keep it in your phone case, in your wallet, on a large magnet, in your phone case, in a plastic container or taped to an ID card or other card.

Keep it in the box in the same housing where it was supplied. If you didn't keep the box, put in a small plastic bag or plastic continer or use masking tape to fix it to a piece of card.  If it has a small hole on its rear end, put it on your keyring. If you are using a case for your phone you can put it inside when you put the case on or you can keep it in your wallet, with the coins or keep it taped to the back of your ID.

The SIM ejector tool can be kept in the original box, in an envelope, or in a plastic container. Some people keep it in their wallet, in the phone case, taped to their ID card or on a keyring.

The simplest way to keep this tool safe is to store it in a larger container, such as the box your phone came in, an envelope or even your wallet. Alternatively, you could fit it to something you always carry around with you, like your ID or your phone case. If the tool has a hole, consider putting it on your keyring.

Keep it in the housing it was supplied in.

Keep it on the magnet of an old speaker.

Keep it in a shock proof case between the phone case and the phone.

Tape it to the back of your ID card or another card.

S0: Keep it in the box in the same housing where it was supplied. S1: If you didn't keep the box, put in a small plastic bag or plastic continer or use masking tape to fix it to a piece of card.

If you are using a case for your phone you can put it inside when you put the case on.

You can keep it in your wallet, with the coins.

The simplest way to keep it safe is to put it inside a larger marked container, like an envelope or the original box that the phone came in.

You could keep it in the coin section of your wallet.

You could take it to the back of your ID or another item that you always carry around with you.

If you keep your phone in a case, consider storing the SIM removal key in that case.

If the tool has a hole in it, you might want to keep it on your keyring.


Keep just one water bottle in the door, and move it all the way to the left (nearest the door hinges).

This reduces the speed at which the bottle moves when you open the door: excessive speed causes the bottles to fall over.

Put the rest of the bottles in the bottle rack.

Another option: The reason the bottles fall over, is that they have room to wobble.

The tray is much wider than the bottle diameter.

If you fill the space between the bottle and the front wall of the tray, the bottle will have no room to wobble and fall over.

I've called this a "bottle holder" in the image below.

You could build this from cardboard, wood or whatever you have lying around.

Bottles also work, as long as they fill all of the available space and leave no room for a bottle to wobble.

From your image, 4 bottles isn't quite enough, you need another one (perhaps smaller in diameter) to fill the remaining space.

The shelf appears to be too wide.

HACK:

Make the shelf narrower.

Make and use a divider from an elastic bungee cord or a large elastic band.

Stretch and place a loop around the whole door shelf to form a "front" and "back" row.

While the elastic separator will "give" enough to tuck a bottle either in front or behind it, it will (or should be) strong enough to keep an unstable bottle upright.

The ones I would suggest are about 2 cm wide and stretch up to a metre.

I don't know for what use they were originally intended—I have a few I use for holding parts for glueing.

It will (or should) also stretch enough to keep its "friends" (milk and juice) close-by on either side well-heeled.

Good luck.

As Hobbes pointed out, the bottles fall over because they have room to wobble.

So pack the empty space in the door shelf with other things from your fridge (like bottles of condiments).

When you get a new large bottle of water / milk / juice, take out the smaller bottles to make room for it, and put those smaller bottles back on the stationary fridge shelves where you usually keep them.

There are so many things being shipped, various kinds of packing materials have become common.

Fold a sheet of bubble-wrap in half with the bubbles facing inward.

Use the resulting chubby, light, flat shelf-space-filler to put behind the heavy water bottle(s) so it/they don't wobble around.

You might want to stick a couple of "pillow paks" between bottles to make a snug fit.

Good luck.

Rubber bands.

Preferably those of larger sizes that's not too elastic.

Just wrap one around a bottle that doesn't have the rounded bottom and the water bottle.

(or two rubber bands knotted together, if needed)

The likelihood of someone forcing the fridge door open hard enough to knock over two bottles, should be minimal.

I've never tried this in a fridge, but often did this on camping trips and such.

My bottles survived the journey on country roads in an upright position.

Question: When opening or closing my refrigerator's door, the water bottle(s) stored there often fall sideways:   This is irritating, and as you can see, I did try to place a heavier bottle besides it, which helps a bit but still not enough.  Is there a way to keep the bottles always erect and preventing them from falling as in the above image?

How to keep the water bottles erect in the refrigerator door?

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The bottles likely fall over because they have room to wobble. Therefore, to stop them falling, you could create a divider using cardboard, an elastic bungee cord or some rubber bands. You could also pack the empty space in the door shelf with other things from your fridge. Alternatively, if there is just one bottle in the fridge, you could move it as close the hinge as possible.

The options are to move the bottle all the way to the left, fill the space so there's no room to fall, make the shelf narrower, cover the bottle in bubble wrap or attach it to another bottle with an elastic band.

You could keep just one water bottle in the door, and move it all the way to the left nearest the door hinges. But the reason the bottles fall over, is that they have room to wobble. If you fill the space between the bottle and the front wall of the tray, the bottle will have no room to wobble and fall over. You can pack the empty space in the door shelf with other things from your fridge like bottles of condiments or fold a sheet of  bubble-wrap.

If there is one water bottle in the door, move it all the way towards the hinges. Alternatively, if you fill the space between the bottle and the front wall of the tray, making the shelf narrower, the bottle will have no room to wobble and fall over. You may also pack the empty space in the door shelf with other things from your fridge.

There are a few different tricks that you could use. Firstly, you could consider filling any available space between the bottles with other items or materials so that they cannot wobble and fall over. Another option would be to place just a single bottle near the door hinges and store the rest of the bottles elsewhere in the fridge. A third option would be to try and make the shelf in the fridge door narrower.

Move the bottle all the way to the left.

Fill the space so the bottle has nowhere to fall.

Pack the empty space with other things from the fridge.

Attach it to another bottle with a rubber band.

Keep just one bottle in the door and place it near the hinges.

Fill any available space between bottles with other items or material so that they can't wobble and fall over.

Try to make the shelf narrower in your fridge door.


There are a number of products that plug into the USB port to cast light on the keyboard.

But that is not a life hack solution, it is product recomendation.

The life hack solution is to tip the screen forward

so the light from the screen lights the keyboard .

Go to another room / area where you can turn on the light: kitchen, bathroom(?), balcony, porch...

This has a double advantage:

it helps you use your laptop;

the light from the laptop's screen will not bother your room-mates.

A higher tech alternative is to use a forehead lamp.

Some of them even have the ability to adjust the light intensity.

However, every time you will look around, you will "blind" your room-mates.

I'm not sure if you're already able to, but an alternative solution is to learn touch typing .

This has the advantage of being faster as well.

(This answer has been typed without directly looking at the keyboard, but admittedly not in complete darkness.)

Not exactly a hack.

Search online for "luminous keyboard stickers".

Make sure however they use Light Charged Paints as described in this article that warns against old-fashioned radioactive paint.

https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/luminous.php#:~:text=Radium%20based%20luminous%20paint%20was%20banned%20in%20the,health%20grounds%2C%20is%20plain%20wrong%20and%20highly%20irresponsible .

I claim no scientific or medical knowledge on this subject

so I suggest doing your own research before buying.

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There are a multitude of devices intended for illuminating a book or kindle, that are a battery and switch with a built in clamp, a flexible neck and a white LED.

One of these should fit your laptop lid

That's if you don't fancy buying, or making, an "led on one end of a flexible metal arm, and a USB plug on the other" In terms of stuff you already have, perhaps use some string to make a necklace, tuck it behind your phone in its protective case (or even just tie it like a gift wrap

so it holds your phone)

then sling your phone round your neck with the torch activated.

You could keep it plugged in to remain charged.

If you have a desk stand you could put your phone in that.

If you don't have a desk stand, you could make one (shape one out of modeling clay, cut a slot into a potato etc then wrap it in sarin wrap so it doesn't contaminate the phone) or repurpose a phone holder intended for a car (one that clips your phone to the AC vents)

so it holds your phone at the top of the screen, looking down onto the keys

Question: After my friends go to sleep they turn off the light at night. So I can't see my keyboard of my old laptop that has no LED under those key. It slows down my coding practices and other works significantly.  Is there any good suggestion for this? TIA.  .  Edit: As @James Jenkins and some others suggested, there are several types of  USB Light  that might be very useful I think. Like this one:   Google it...

Can't see my laptop keyboard at night

There are a few ways that you could better see your keyboard at night, but the most obvious solution is probably to go to another room or an area where you can turn on the light. Failing this as an option, you could purchase a USB light for your laptop or buy some luminous keyboard sitckers.

The options are to get a light that plugs into the USB port, go to another room, learn to touch type or get a luminous sticker.

You could use a forehead lamp or lamps designed for illuminating a book or kindle which clamp on. There are also luminous keyboard stickers available. Another solution is to merely tip your screen forward so it shines on the keyboard. Or you could learn touch typing.

A number of products are available that plug into the USB port to cast light on the keyboard.  Some people tip the screen forward to light the keyboard. Learning to touch type might be an option, or you could move to another room where you can turn on the light.

There are a few different solutions for this. The simplest would be to go into another room where you can turn on the light. However, if this is not possible, you could tilt the screen or buy a USB-powered lamp to cast light on the keyboard. Another potential solution would be to learn to touch type so that you don't need to see the keyboard.

Get a light that plugs into the USB port.

You could cast light on the keyboard either by tilting the computer screen or buying a USB powered lamp.

If you learn to touch type, you won't need to see the keyboard.

You could also relocate to another room where you can turn on the light.


Islam is a very forgiving religion.

One of the main issues that addresses your question is the principle that you are only a sinner if you sin intentionally and knowingly.

That is, you sin if: You do something sinful (like eating pork) With full knowledge that it is a sinful act, and Still intentionally do it

There are caveats.

For example, if you are dying of starvation in the wilderness, and you find some pork meat, you would be allowed to consume enough of it to keep yourself alive, even though pork is prohibited otherwise.

I see you updated your question.

As Muslims, we must perform due diligence about the foods we eat.

Many foods today contain traces of animals in them (rennet, mono and diglycerides, gelatin, etc.)

Generally, our options are: Avoid the food (easier) Inquire with the manufacturer if the ingredient is from plant or animal sources

Find a similar product without that ingredient (eg.

certain brands of yogurt).

To answer the question succinctly, the Prophet (sal Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "

Certainly, Allah has pardoned for me my ummah:

their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and that which they have been forced to do under duress" [ibn Majah, Bayhaqi] "Mistakes" in this case means you ate the pork mistakenly (not knowing what it was).

It won't be a sin with the condition that there was no way to find out or you did your best to find out.

Asalamu wa alaikum,

As ashes999 said above you are a sinner only if you sin intentionly.

Allah says: قُل لَّآ أَجِدُ فِى مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَىٰ طَاعِمٍ۬

يَطۡعَمُهُ ۥۤ إِلَّآ أَن يَكُونَ مَيۡتَةً أَوۡ

دَمً۬ا مَّسۡفُوحًا

أَوۡ

لَحۡمَ

خِنزِيرٍ۬ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ رِجۡسٌ أَوۡ

فِسۡقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيۡرِ

ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦ‌ۚ

فَمَنِ

ٱضۡطُرَّ غَيۡرَ بَاغٍ۬ وَلَا عَادٍ۬ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬ (١٤٥)

Say (O Muhammad SAW):

"I find not in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maitah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork) for that surely is impure, or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allâh (or has been slaughtered for idols or on which Allâh's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering).

But whosoever is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, (for him) certainly, your Lord is Oft¬Forgiving, Most Merciful."

(145) I find it very good to read the ingredients before eating, so if you find pork after reading the ingrediants and you still eat it then you have sinned.

But if you do not continue eating then you haven'd sinned.

But your question was what should be done when you find out,

well you should repent from it ( Tawbah ) and do not go back to it, remember you only sinned if you had knowledge of the pork in the product.

Take the following verses from the Holy Qur'an: "O you who have believed, eat from the good things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.

He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah .

But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him.

Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

Qur'an 2:172-173

Let us study the ayaths as follows: But

whoever is forced [by necessity],

neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him.

: flesh of swine is indeed pork.

You are forbidden from pork unless it is absolutely necessary, and you hate it and eat just to a limit and to save yourself from hunger and not to fill your stomach.

Allah is Forgiving and Merciful:

Allah forgives what you do in ignorance and unknowingly.

Say, "O

My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah .

Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.

Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." Qur'an 39:53.

So, If you did eat it unknowingly, you just have to repent before Allah and promise him that you will try maximum not to commit it again, even accidentally, and also seek His guidance and help.

And verily, Allah knows best... Jazaakallah...

If you do an evil in ignorance and return as soon as you learned Allah will forgive.

As stated in the Qur'an ( an-Nisa:17 ): إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى

اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ

يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ

يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ

اللَّهُ

عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا (نساء/17) God shall turn only towards those who do evil in ignorance,

then shortly repent; God will return towards those; God is All-knowing, All-wise.

The holy Quran says that God is forgives those who have done a sin without knowledge.

In another place it says that God will forgive (if want!)

all of sins except Shirk !!

Do you think God is unfair?

He Said in Quran that He is All-Just and declared Himself that He has forbidden for Himself too injustice, and He will never wrong anyone.

If He knows that you are by mistake, He has the doors of repentance open for everyone and He’s ready to forgive any sin that you commit intentionally or unintentionally till the Day Sun Rise from West, that’s the Day when He’l close that doors of repentance.

So, if you really regret, then if God wishes, He’ll forgive you, just seek His forgiveness.

Remember!

He is the Most Merciful and Most Kind and He also loves to forgive.

Question: In modern times, many of the ingredients of processed food may be derived from pork. Is it a sin if a muslim consumes one of these ingredients without prior knowledge? What should be done when finding out?

Is it a sin to consume pork without knowing?

The answer to this question will be somewhat subjective. However, it is generally agreed that you are only a sinner if you do so intentionally and knowingly. Therefore, if you eat pork unintentionally, you will simply have to repent before Allah and promise that you will try not to commit this sin again.

As long as you don't know it is pork there is no sin - but you must ask forgiveness after finding out later.

One of the main issues is that you are only a sinner if you sin intentionally and knowingly.  If you knew it was pork after reading the ingredients and you still ate it then you have sinned.  If you ate it unknowingly, you just have to repent before Allah and promise him that you will try not to do it again, even accidentally, and also seek His guidance and help.   The holy Quran says that God forgives those who have committed a sin without knowledge.

It is not a sin provided that you do your best to find out that there is no pork in a product. You should repent (Tawbah) and do not go back to it. Remember that you are only a sinner if you sin intentionally and knowingly - in this case if you had knowledge of the pork in the product.

A sin is only sin if it is committed knowingly. As a result, the only required action after finding out that you ate pork meat is to repent.

If you have to eat it because you are starving it's OK.

If done in ignorance you will be forgiven.

It is generally considered that a sin is only a sin if it is committed knowingly, therefore, this example is not a sin.

If you find out that you unintentionally ate port, then you should repent, but nothing more.


Tajweed is a set of rules for proper pronunciation and recital of the Quran.

It is meant to replicate the way the prophet Mohammad (saws) recited the Quran.

Learning tajweed means learning how to pronounce the letters in the words correctly, which covers matters like when a consonant is silent or not and how long a vowel is kept.

It is only meant for reciting the Quran however, and does not apply to enunciating (classical) Arabic.

Applying tajweed when reciting Quran is considered to be fard ain ; a must for all those who recite Quran.

See the following ayah .

Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation."

(Muzzamil 73:4)

Asalamu wa alaikum, Tajweed is only necessary for reading the Qur'an, Tajweed, as is explained in all tajweed books, is the art of keeping your tongue from making a mistake in the recitation of Allah's word/ The Quran.

Tajweed adds a beautiful voice, but that is not all, it helps you keep from making recitation mistakes.

Allah says in Surat 73 Ayah four وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ

تَرۡتِيلاً (٤) recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones.

(4) From this Ayah it would be Recommended to learn Tajweed, but not learn it but learn and apply it.

As our bothers already explained.

I just want to add this: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "The one who is proficient in the recitation of the Qur'an will be with the honourable and obedient scribes (angels) and he who recites the Qur'an and finds it difficult to recite, doing his best to recite it in the best way possible, will have a double reward."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن

عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت:

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :

"الذي يقرأ القرآن وهو ماهر به مع السفرة الكرام البررة، والذي يقرأ القرآن ويتتعتع فيه وهو عليه

شاق

له أجران"

((متفق عليه)). Source here

If you find it hard to read the Holy Qur'an, you will have a double reward.

That's because: You read it.

You are doing your best even when it is hard for you.

When asked whether it is mandatory to recite the Qur'an with tajwid , Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Munajid quoted the following fatwa from Hanbali scholar Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymin (from the collection Liqa'at al-Bab al-Maftuh ):

The correct view is that reading Qur’aan with the rules of tajweed is not obligatory; tajweed is only a means of making one’s recitation more beautiful.

If a person reads and pronounces the letters clearly with the vowels as marked, then this is sufficient.

With regard to the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): and recite the Quran (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone and) style [

al-Muzzammil 73:4 ], That does not refer to tajweed ; rather what is meant is to read it at a measured pace.

Tajweed is an art of reading Quran with a melody, and is a set of rules for non-Arabic readers to reading Quran correctly by using vowelized Arabic text.

The people who claim that Tajweed is required bring the following ayat as their proof: وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً كَذَلِكَ

لِنُثَبِّتَ

بِهِ فُؤَادَكَ وَرَتَّلْنَاهُ تَرْتِيلًا And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?

Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart.

And We have spaced it distinctly.

Furkan 32

This translation is not good, so I need to make some points clear myself.

There are three types of "reading" in Quran; "telavat", "qurae" and "tarteel".

Telavat is reading a text normally.

Qurae is reading it giving your mind completely and trying to understand it.

Tarteel is reading a text word-by-word, thinking on each word for a long time, maybe for several minutes.

In this ayat, tarteel is used.

The bold part of the ayat is translated as "...

And tarteel it with a tarteel."

As you see, this ayat has no order of reading Quran in an artistic way with melody.

In my opinion, some people love to hear molody, and they want to read Quran with melody too.

They think it would be good if they read Quran with melody.

But there is no order in Quran to read it with melody.

First of all, our main example must be the Rasul Muhammad (pbuh); he never read or made people read Quran with melody in his entire life.

Reading Quran in an artistic way is just a bidat that is brought to Islam with some melody-loving people (I'm not saying that loving melody is bad.

It is a different subject.).

Allah wants us to read Quran, understand it, and live according to it.

Allah and his Rasul does not order us to use Quran as an art tool.

There is another detail about this discussion.

The people who claim that Allah orders us to read Quran with Tajweed also claim that Tajweed is needed for reading Quran correctly.

Their famous example is the similarity between reading of the words "helek (to lose life, to be wasted)", "halak (to shave)", "khalak (to create)".

They say that, if non-Arabic readers don't read Quran according to Tajweed rules, they misread words like these, and they misread the entire Quran at all.

Misreading of non-Arabic readers?

They are already not understanding a word they read.

What is the importance of correctly reading a text that you don't understand?

The readers that know Arabic are already know how to read and they are correctly reading Quran.

Question: There are some sources about tajweed rules and learning them is recommended. But what is tajweed?  Is it a set of rules for only reading Quran or general for Arabic?  I learned the Arabic alphabets and can read Quran. What does tajweed add to just knowing the alphabet? Is learning tajweed just a recommendation or a necessity?

What is tajweed? Is it necessary to learn or is it just recommended?

Tajweed is a set of rules for proper pronunciation of the Quran and is meant to replicate the way the prophet Mohammad recited the Quran. It also adds a beautiful voice and helps prevent recitation mistakes. There is disagreement about whether this is obligatory or not for people who recite the Quran.

You must try and apply Tajweed, but do not worry if it is hard, just keep trying.

Tajweed is a set of rules for proper pronunciation and recital of the Qur'an. It is meant to replicate the way the prophet Mohammad (saws) recited the Quran. It is away of reading the Qur'an with a melody, and uses vowelized Arabic text.  Applying tajweed when reciting the Qur'an is considered to be 'fard' for all who recite the Qur'an.

Tajweed is a set of rules for proper pronunciation and recital of the Quran. Some people consider that this must be done, while others claim that it simply makes the recital more beautiful. It is meant to replicate the way the prophet Mohammad recited the Quran. However, it is only meant for reciting the Quran and does not apply to classical Arabic.

Tajweed is a set of rules for correctly pronouncing the Quran in order to produce a more beautiful recital. There is some discrepancy as to whether it is obligatory or not, but it is only intended for the Quran and not for Arabic in general.

Tajweed is a set of rules for correct pronunciation when reciting the Quran.

Tajweed is not intended for speaking Arabic in general.

Some claim that Tajweed is a must when reciting the Quran whilst others claim that it is not obligatory.

Tajweed adds melody to your recitations.


According to Holy Prophet (PBUH) : Try to find "Laiiltulqadar" in odd nights of last ashra of Ramadan.

But it is not necessary that 27th of Ramadan is "Laiiltulqadar" it may be 21st 23rd 25th 27th or 29th.

On 27th of Ramadan Nazool e Quran was completed so importance of this night is more so Reward on praying this night is equal to 80 years of "ibadah"thanks.

Laylatul Qadr has many opinions on when it is like the night of the 27th of Ramadan which has a Hadith from Abu Dawud and it is from this Hadith that most scholars probably orient towards the 27th: Narrated

Mu'awiyah b. Abi Sufyan : The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) as saying:

Lailat al-qadr is the twenty-seventh night (of Ramadan) حَدَّثَنَا

عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ

بْنُ مُعَاذٍ

، حَدَّثَنَا

أَبِي

، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ

، أَنَّهُ

سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفًا

عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ

بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ

عَنِ

النَّبِيِّ

صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي

لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ قَالَ  "

لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ

وَعِشْرِينَ "

And in Sahih Bukari , The Prophet tells us to seek it in the odd numbered last days of Ramadan, 21st, 23ed, 25th,27th, 29th: 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to observe I'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan and say, "Seek Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) in the odd nights out of the last ten nights of Ramadan."

[Al- Bukhari].

وعنها، رضي الله عنها، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:  "

تحروا ليلة القدر في الوتر من العشر الأواخر

من رمضان" ((رواه

البخاري)).

It is also said that the Prophet used to stay up and do Ibadah when the ten last days of Ramadan came.

When is Laylatul Qadr?

Narrated by Aishah (رضي الله عنها)

Mohammed (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) says, Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadaan.

So it could be: 21 23 25 27 29

There is not fixed that laylatul qadr in 27 ramadan.

Source: Laylatul Qadr

I believe that a lot of scholars say that Laylatul Qadr is on the 27 night of Ramadan because the Quran was revealed on that night.

Basically the most narrations on the topic of laylatul Qar that seem to give hints on which night this special night may correspond say it is among the last ten nights of Ramadan or even restrict it on the odd nights among these last ten nights.

Note that a sahih narration of ibn 'Abbas (see here in Sahih al-Bukhari) even seem to disagree with the odd nights as it also suggests preparing for it on the 24th night.

How ever there are two statements that actually totally disagree with or exclude the 27th night being this special night,

one of them is that of ibn 'Abbas, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and 'Ubadah ibn as-Saamit who gave the hint to seek it on the 21st, 23rd and 25th night of Ramadan (all these narrations appear in at least one of the two Sahih books) and another is that of 'Abduallah ibn Unais which concentrates on the 23rd night and this was compiled in Sahih Muslim.

Actually only the most soundest narration saying it is the 27th night of Ramadan is that of Ubay ibn Ka'ab which appears in Sahih Muslim : By Allah, I know about Lailat-ul Qadr

and I know it fully well that it is the twenty-seventh night (during Ramadan) on which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to observe prayer.

(Shu'ba was in doubt about these words:" the night on which the Messenger of Allah [may peace be upon him] commanded us to observe the prayer.

" This has been transmitted to me by a friend of mine.)

Another sahih narration saying so is this: Salim reported on the authority of his father that a person saw Lailat-ul- Qadr on the 27th (of Ramadan).

Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: I see that your dreams agree regarding the last ten (nights of Ramadan).

So seek it on an odd number (of these ten nights).

( Sahih Muslim )

Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani commented the hadith of Mu'awiya which appears in Sunan abi Daowd in his Bulugh al-Maram : Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufian (RAA) narrated, ’The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said regarding the night of al-Qadr, "It is the 27th night (of Ramadan).’’

Related by Abu Dawud.

But it is most probably the saying of Mu’awiyah and not the Prophet (ﷺ) .

Then he referred the reader to his book Fath al-Bary where he listed 46 opinions on the special nights and added the most likely among all of these (according to him)

is that it is among the odd nights among the ten last nights of Ramadan and that this night changes from year to year and the most likely view of the majority is that it is the 27th night of Ramadan.

وأرجحها كلها أنها في وتر من العشر الأخير، وأنها تنتقل، وأرجاها عند الجمهور ليلة سبع وعشرين For further references and details

please refer to How many times or when do we need to make the 'laylatul qadr dua'?

where I've listed many of those narrations.

Question: From most of the scholars I've heard that Laylatul Qadr could be on any of 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th of Ramadan. But why do they orient it toward 27th?

Why is Laylatul Qadr commonly thought to be the 27th night of Ramadan?

It is not perfectly clear why Laylatul Qadr is thought to be the 27th night of Ramadan, but one possible explanation is that it was the night that the Quran was revealed or completed.

In  Sahih Bukari , The Prophet tells us to seek it in the odd nights out of the last ten nights of Ramadan. There is also a Hadith  from Abu Dawud that encourages most scholars to probably orient towards the 27th. In addition, a lot of scholars say that Laylatul Qadr is on the 27 night of Ramadan because the Qur'an was revealed on that night.

Many scholars say that Laylatul Qadr is on the 27 night of Ramadan because the Quran was revealed on that night.

Laylatul Qadr may commonly be thought to be the 27th night of Ramadan because scholars believed that is supposedly the night that the Quran was revealed.

A lot of scholars say that Laylatul Qadr is on the 27 night of Ramadan because the Qur'an was revealed on that night.

Also, in  Sahih Bukari , The Prophet tells us to seek it in the odd nights out of the last ten nights of Ramadan.

Basically most narrations on the topic of laylatul Qadr seem to hint at the last ten nights of Ramadan or even restrict it on the odd nights among these last ten nights.


White sugar is not made out of, nor does it contain, bones.

Sugar (most sugar) is cane sugar, which comes from sugar canes.

It is then refined, and one of two things happens: The molasses is removed (and you get white sugar)

The molasses is not removed (and you get brown sugar)

Further refinement is what gives it that white colour and shine.

This is done through the use of a number of chemicals, and it may include filtering it through bone meal, although that appears to be something used historically and not currently.

If it doesn't contain bone meal, there's no problem.

What if, hypothetically, it did contain bone meal?

According to scholars, for the purity to change, one of these needs to change: The colour

The smell

The taste Since the white colour isn't from adding bone meal, but from the filtration process

, it doesn't affect the purity; not unless there's a significant amount that enters the sugar, even if the bone was from an animal that was haram to eat .

Here's a link to an article that talks about the sugar manufacturing process .

It mentions: [...]

the clarified syrup is decolorized by filtration through a bed of activated carbon; bone char was traditionally used in this role, but its use is no longer common.

(Emphasis mine.)

The original source is Wikipedia, which is referenced from the article itself.

Based on all of this, and Allah knows best, it's nothing to worry about.

If you're really concerned, you can always switch over to brown sugar, honey (which is popular in the sunnah for numerous health benefits), or other substitutes.

Bone char (charcoal made from animal bones) is used to filter sugar and decolorize it.

It is not an ingredient in refined sugar and thus is not consumed.

So the question on whether it is halal to consume or not does not enter in the picture.

I am a Mechanical engineer, and have worked in all the sugar beet factories in England.

Animal bones were historically used to filter impurities as previously mentioned.

That method has been replaced with carbonataion, sulphatation and fine mesh filters.

There certainly will be no trace of animal bone in the final product (I am 100% sure of that !) 2) for some strange reason I remember an Imam visited the factory one day to bless the silos, therefore it is blessed (even though it doesn't need to be !)

glad to help.

If it doesn't explicitly state that it contains animal bones then it's halal.

Otherwise if the sugar is from a country where the Muslims are in majority or the provider of the sugar is a Muslim as long as there is a likelihood that the shopkeeper has ascertained that it was slaughtered according to the shari‘a laws .

Else it's haram.

Each and every company has some of the items as its ingredients.

And it has it publicly shown on the package of its.

Until you buy it from a shop that allows you to buy it in KGs.

Otherwise, each package has its ingredients written on it clearly, and you can read it.

Sometimes there is a big label of HALAL on it too.

Bone itself isn't haram, it is haram only if the animal died and then after sometime, you used it for some purpose.

If the animal isn't slaughtered in Islam way, even then the bone isn't halaal.

You need to slaughter the animal in a way that's according to Shariyat, actually in Shariyat you slaughter an animal in a way, in which it would feel the minimum amount of pain, and its soul would leave its body as soon as possible.

Letting him feel the pain for just an instance of time.

That's why Islamic way of Slaughter is necessary.

Otherwise the animal is Haraam.

Its flesh, bone everything is haram for us then A Sugar made out of that, is in turn haram too.

But otherwise you can use it just keep a note on this.

Question: White sugar contains animal bone which is responsible for the white color. That bone may not be a halal (if the animal may be killed as per the Islamic law). So is sugar haram or halal?

Is white sugar haram due to containing animal bone?

It is generally agreed that, whilst animal bone may have been historically used in the production of sugar, sugar does not currently contain any. As a result, sugar is not considered to be haram.

There is no problem as sugar contains no bone material at all.

White sugar is not made out of, nor does it contain, bones.  Most sugar is cane sugar, which comes from sugar canes. Also, if it doesn't explicitly state that it contains animal bones then it's halal.  If you are concerned, you can always switch over to brown sugar or honey or other substitutes.

There is no trace of animal bone in white sugar. Also, some sugar producers may even have the sugar silos blessed! If something does not explicitly state that it contains animal bones then it's halal.

White sugar does not contain animal bones, so the problem itself does not exist. However, it can be safely assumed that any product is halal if it does not contain any information about animal produce on the packaging. This is likely to be true in a Muslim-majority country.

White sugar does not contain bones so no problem.

Bone char is used to filter sugar but its not an ingredient so halal issue irrelevant.

Bones were used in the past to filter sugar but not any more so 100% sure it is ok.

White sugar does not contain any animal bones, so this problem does not exist.

If the packaging does not explicitly state that it contains animal bones, then you can assume it is halal.

If the sugar is from a Muslim-majority country, you can safely assume that it is halal.


Since your name seems Indian, I'll also mention a common Indian-English idiosyncrasy that may clear up matters for you.

There is a tendency in Indian speech to use "could" for "can", and "

would" for "will".

This is wrong (or, to avoid being prescriptive, certainly at variance with other varieties of English, and non-standard even in India).

Properly, "could" (subjunctive) is used to express possibility , things that may or may not happen, may or may not be done, etc.

(to ask polite questions, for instance) — or in the past tense.

If you're using it in the same sense as "can" (for a straightforward expression of ability), you're probably using it incorrectly.

For instance: We could go (if we like /

but we won't / etc.)

but We can go

We are capable of going /

It is possible for us to go)

They could see us from the tower (if they were not blind / yesterday), but They can see us from the tower (=they are capable of seeing us, now)

Wrong: The speaker would be coming tomorrow.

Correct: The speaker will be coming tomorrow.

(The progressive is fairly common in IE, but even more natural to just say "The speaker will come tomorrow.")

To keep it simple, I answer you without complex grammatical terminology.

There are five possible situations of using can .

Ability

In the first situation, we use can with a meaning of ability.

For example, "I think I can lift the box" means that the speaker thinks that she/he is able to lift the box.

The past tense form of the sentence is "I thought I could lift the box".

Permission

In the second, we use can with the meaning of permission.

Undoubtedly, all permissions are questions.

Example: "

Hey Jim, can I use your PC for awhile?".

Use could for more polite forms.

Example: "

Could you please allow me speak?".

Request

In the third case, we use it as a form of request.

Example: "

Can you please write it for me?".

Use could for more polite form.

Example: "

Could you lend me $100?".

Possibility

Sometimes, can is also used to mark a possibility.

Example: "Using mobile phones while driving can cause accidents.".

Use could if the possibility is uncertain.

Example: "He could arrive later."

Offer When offering help to someone, use can .

Example: "

Can I open the bottle for you?".

Could is unusual, formal, and archaic here.

Could is used in two more ways where can isn't normal.

To make suggestions Example: "We could go out for awhile, if you like." 2.

To express, forcefully, what someone must do Example: "You could speak up!"

I hope that this answer could help you a lot! :)

"Could" is the subjunctive form of "can."

That means you use it to express possibilities and the like.

"I could go to the movies, but I might just stay home.

When "could" is used as the past-tense of "can," you're talking about something you used to be able to do, but can't anymore, so whatever action you're speaking of is hypothetical.

"I could have gone to the movies, but I decided to stay home," or "I could mow the lawn before my back injury."

(Really that second sentence should say "I could have mown...," but a lot of people don't bother.)

The subjunctive is also used when talking about emotions, wishes, judgments, and such like.

Honestly, Wikipedia is probably better at explaining the subjunctive than I. Good luck!

The difference is one of mood and tense.

kitukwfyer hits all the right notes here.

The subjunctive also helps differentiate the forms in questions.

Compare: Could you run (please)?

Can you run?

Could lends politeness to a question in a request of someone.

I’d

more likely say, “could you help me”, than “can you help me?”.

Addition to kitukwfyer's answer.

Could is consider more polite than Can, for example, when you talk to your friends you can say, "Can you give me that pen?

", however when you talk to your teacher you should say "Could you give me that pen?"

Question: When should I use  can ? When should I use  could ? What is right under what context?

When do I use "can" or "could"?

When used to express similar things, "could" and "can" often express a different level of politeness, with "could" expressing more politeness than "can". However, "can" is often used to express ability, whereas "could" is often used to express possibilities.

Opinions vary but there are basically five ways in which 'can' can be used - in the sense of 'ability', 'permission', 'request', 'possibility' or 'instruction'.

The difference is one of mood and tense. "Could" is the subjunctive form of "can." S28: Use  could  if the possibility is uncertain.  "Could" (subjunctive) is used to express  possibility , things that may or may not happen, may or may not be done, etc. When "could" is used as the past-tense of  "can," you're talking about something you used to be able to do, but can't anymore, so whatever action you're speaking of is hypothetical. Sometimes,  can  is also used to mark a possibility. Could is consider more polite than can.

"Could" (subjunctive) is used to express  possibility , things that may or may not happen, may or may not be done, etc. When "could" is used as the past tense of "can," this refers to something you used to be able to do, but can't anymore, so whatever action you are speaking of is hypothetical.

"Could" is the subjunctive form of "can" and is used to express possibility or doubt about possibility.

Five options for 'can' - in the sense of 'ability', 'permission', 'request', 'possibility' or 'instruction'.

Use 'could' to express possibliities - and check for details on wiki.

The difference is one of mood and tense - 'can' is more foreceful whereas 'could' is more polite..