Dear Lifehacker, I’m going into year 12. Aside from exams, homework and all those problems I have a question regarding the smaller details of high school life. I believe most schools, like mine, have a year 12 “area” where senior students can relax and study. My question is regarding how you’d manage money and drinks. We have the option to buy our own drinks to place in a fridge but how do we work out who pays what? It’s not as simple as “everyone puts in X amount”, because some drink more, some drink less — then people start to complain. Any suggestions? Thanks, Money Guy More »
Foodpairing is a beautiful web app for exploring new flavours and food substitutions. Say you have fresh salmon on hand or some extra sharp cheddar. Use the Foodpairing explorer tree to find ingredients to combine it with, and then even more flavour combinations. More »
Think there’s no risk involved in knocking back a Red Bull or a V when you need to stay alert for a big project (or an all-night gaming session)? A new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia highlights a massive rise in calls to poison information lines as a result of caffeine toxicity from energy drinks. More »
If you’ve ever tried using a straw with a can of soft drink, you know what often happens: the straw comes flying out and falls onto your desk. Reddit user triggerhoppe solves this annoyance by threading the straw through the tab on the top of the can. More »
A steaming hot cup of coffee is great in the morning, but not all of us have a heat-proof palate to enjoy it immediately. Instructables user SeeJacobInstruct shares a clever way to quickly cool down the coffee with coffee ice cubes. More »
If a twist-top beer is too tight to open with your bare hands, and you don’t want to use your shirt, you can twist the top off by placing the cap forcefully in the flesh of your forearm and pushing it in as you twist as shown in the video tip above from culinary site Chow.com. More »
With few hundred bucks and about 10 hours, you can build a frozen drink mixing machine that makes 15 litres of your favourite frozen concoction that could be well worth the investment in the long run. Do-it-yourselfer Paul Degenkolb decided to do just that with an igloo cooler, garbage disposal, some PVD pipe and other odd parts. More »
Wine fans often point to specific vintages as “good” or “bad”, but wine experts will tell you that even though some years are known for bad grape harvests, you can’t make a blanket statement about all wines from a given year. That doesn’t change prices though, and if you shop for some of those “bad years”, you can find some delicious wines at great prices. More »
Summer’s coming and that means it’s Slurpee time! Starting from tomorrow, 7-Eleven Australia will be bringing back eleven Slurpee flavours as part of their upcoming SLURPEE Flavathon. More »
