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KG

(28,751 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2013, 08:55 PM Jul 2013

10 Lifehacks from 100 Years Ago

http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51702/10-lifehacks-100-years-ago

1. HOW TO MAKE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Dissolve one pound of salt and half a pound of sal-ammoniac in two quarts of water and bottle the liquor in thin glass bottles holding about a quart each. Should a fire break out, dash one or more of the bottles into the flames, and any serious outbreak will probably be averted."

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10 Lifehacks from 100 Years Ago (Original Post) KG Jul 2013 OP

My, how times have changed! Suich Jul 2013 #1

Suich

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1. My, how times have changed!

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Fri Jul 26, 2013, 10:13 PM

Jul 2013

I've seen those fire extinguishers before on TV, in a storage unit someone bought.

I like the Boy Scouts fighting off the mad dog!

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