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Old 02-13-2014, 09:05 PM
 
Location: NW Indiana
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BREAK A GLASS?

If you break a glass or ceramic item in your kitchen, it's difficult to pick
up all the shards without getting at least one stuck in your hand. Ouch!

An easy way to pick up the tiniest of shards is to use a slice of soft white
bread. Yep. First, carefully pick up the larger pieces of glass and then
press a slice of bread onto the remaining small shards. The bread will
grab up those little bits and you can then toss the whole slice into the
trash. Easy peasy!

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Old 02-13-2014, 09:20 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Wow, I've never heard of anything like that before. How interesting! I usually pick up the big shards with my hands and use the vacuum cleaner to get the tiny stuff. (I'm guessing this doesn't work with buttered toast.) Thanks, Pam!
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Old 02-13-2014, 10:29 PM
 
Location: California
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Really? I usually use a broom to pick up the little ones and pick up the big ones last. good tip pammy!
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Old 02-13-2014, 11:19 PM
 
Location: The Wild Wild West
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Good tip, I'll have to try it instead of Duct Tape.
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Old 02-13-2014, 11:59 PM
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Good tip, I'll have to try it instead of Duct Tape.
Duck tape?
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Old 02-14-2014, 12:26 AM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Great tip, Pam, and a wonderful exercise if the glass shatters all over the floor
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Old 02-14-2014, 12:27 AM
 
Location: SW France
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That is a good one Pam- I've had problems clearing up glass in the past.

That's weird- only yesterday I was wondering whether is was duct tape or duck tape!
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Old 02-14-2014, 12:42 AM
 
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That is a good one Pam- I've had problems clearing up glass in the past.

That's weird- only yesterday I was wondering whether is was duct tape or duck tape!
It's called both Duct tape or Duck tape: Duct tape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 02-14-2014, 01:21 AM
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That is a good one Pam- I've had problems clearing up glass in the past.

That's weird- only yesterday I was wondering whether is was duct tape or duck tape!
It's duct tape because it was originally used to help insulate creases in ventilation duct work. But of course, it sounds like duck.

There is even a brand of duct tape called Duck Tape, just to put to use the similar pronunciation. http://www.duckbrand.com/index.php/
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Old 02-14-2014, 01:23 AM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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It's duct tape because it was originally used to help insulate creases in ventilation duct work. But of course, it sounds like duck.

There is even a brand of duct tape called Duck Tape, just to put to use the similar pronunciation. Duct Tape, Packaging Tape, Shelf Liner, Weatherization | Duck® Brand
Precisely!
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