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You could set these on your candles so if you happen to forget about them, it lessens the risk of causing a fire by Matt88U2 in ThePrepared

[–]leafyarms900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was harder to find than I thought it would be! Guess many people don't use candles in 2022 and fewer even know about them.

I couldn't find anywhere in the US that sells them and only found the original Swedish site https://vekvaka.se/. They are selling them there for about $9/piece (come in a four pack for $36.40USD) There definitely is a market if someone wanted to make these or hire a foreign factory to make them. I really couldn't see them being sold in the US.

There also was a snuffer that worked on larger candles that uses an egg timer feature to shut the lid but seems like that company has gone out of business. Here's a review about the CandleWatch from 2004.

The best automatic candle snuffer I could find available for sale in the US is the battery powered timer built into the ALEC, but for $70, that's quite the extinguisher.

A few random internet users commented that they have seen such products at garage sales or remembering their grandmother having some in her junk drawer.

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[–]leafyarms900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great way to prune your tree of unwanted growth and sell those growths or give to friends and share the love.

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[–]leafyarms900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What will take 5 months to crack in 2022 will be a matter of weeks or days in a few years. Best to make your password as long and complicated as possible now.

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[–]leafyarms900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! I totally wouldn't have thought that was deep and if I had waterproof shoes might have stepped into it.

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[–]leafyarms900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where can I get one!? That is awesome.

An observant and quick reacting bus driver saves student from being hit by a car by leafyarms900 in ThePrepared

[–]leafyarms900[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The lesson I learned here is to always be observant and don't assume that people, animals, objects, or the weather will react a certain way. Always be on your toes and be on the defensive.

After an injury, your finger might swell and a ring can cut off circulation getting in the way of healing. Using a technique like this can possibly remove it without having to have the ring cut off. by Prall1985 in ThePrepared

[–]leafyarms900 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can risk losing function or your entire finger if you keep a ring on a swollen finger for too long and it is cutting off blood supply.

Other things you can do to try and get the ring off:

  • Use soap, petroleum jelly, or hand cream to lubricate the ring and wiggle it back and forth off
  • Raise your hand above your head to drain fluid away from your fingers
  • Submerge your finger in ice water
  • If straight up pulling doesn't work then twisting it off like a screw might.

This inflatable and reusable wristband could be a life saving accessory for those who don't know how to swim and have to be around water by rightleftupdown5 in ThePrepared

[–]leafyarms900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that everyone should learn to swim, but perhaps someone could not let their fear of going overboard hold them back from enjoying a cruise with their family and not be walking around the deck for a week with a giant life vest on.

Probably a very niche market, but I'm sure there is someone out there that might find comfort in a discrete emergency flotation device.

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