1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auLindsey Ellefsonhttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/lindseyellefson-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="k8NpbOsm5C"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2023/04/the-best-and-worst-ways-to-clean-bird-poop-from-your-patio/">The Best (and Worst) Ways to Clean Bird Poop From Your Pergola</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2023/04/the-best-and-worst-ways-to-clean-bird-poop-from-your-patio/embed/#?secret=k8NpbOsm5C" width="600" height="338" title="“The Best (and Worst) Ways to Clean Bird Poop From Your Pergola” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="k8NpbOsm5C" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/15/01c016ff99cfabbba5231f9f695476ab.jpg?quality=75&w=600600338On beautiful, sunny days, bird poop will suddenly appear on all your pergola, railings, and outdoor furniture. Online, there are all kinds of suggestions for what you can use to remove the icky white stain once you’ve scraped away the solid part, but it’s not clear which ones work and which are just conventional wisdom […]