Thought Lateral

#48 How sitting up ten times daily can grow a tower of health

Denver — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:00:52 +0000

It may be difficult to build a tower at once. Though to build one over two years is a realistic objective.

Building increased fitness each and every day by a modest amount of exercise is a simple process.

You don’t have the time to go to the gym/workout/exercise/whatever-else? I have found that, if I replace the time spent thinking about this with action, I can actually do a modest amount of exercise . The effect of the exercise rapidly accumulates over a number of days.

Why make the investment in exercise? The return on the investment is quicker recovery time if injured, and better ability to deal with the stresses of life.

The stomach muscles are responsible for many body movements and by doing at least ten sit-ups per day I enable the tower to grow daily.

After getting up in the morning I’ve only nine more left to do.

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#47 Stretch each day to help an elderly person who doesn’t exist… yet

Denver — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:46 +0000

When young it seems like a time wasting activity. Stretching is known to prevent injury and is a simple way to carry youth into old age.

With time we slowly lose the flexibility we once had, but the loss is gradual. So gradual in fact, that we may only notice the lack of flexibility when trying to do something we did a number of years before. Then we realise the gradual loss has accrued to quite a significant amount, such that we are now unable to complete the activity, or do so with increased difficulty.

With each passing day we lose a minute amount that the act of stretching will ensure we retain. Stretch each day and give the gift of flexibility to an elderly person – that is, to yourself in the future!

(A useful site with stretching exercises I stumbled into is http://www.thestretchinghandbook.com/ )

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#46 Shave 100% of time off of the daily shave – shave every other day

Denver — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:29 +0000

Wet shaving with a razor every day can be a chore for men. Epilating is an option, though not many would take it.
Rather than scraping your skin as well as the intended hair, shaving every other day is another option to keeping your face scar free.
In addition to the direct benefits of being scar free, and saving time, the facial skin would obviously benefit from not bathing in a multitude of chemicals. Aqua, Palmitic Acid, Triethanolamine, Isopentane, Glyceryl Oleate, Stearic Acid, Isobutane, Sorbitol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Parfum (??), PEG-90M, Glycerin, Linalool, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Nitrate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Glyoxal, Silica, Polysorbate 60, Disodium Phosphate, CI 45350, CI 42090 are the listed ingredients on a can of [famous brand] shaving gel I’ve just looked at. Well I did say “multitude” didn’t I?
Apparently shaving foam should not be used to clean rocks (gravestones in particular) as it can damage them, and is also more acidic than acid rain.

Hmmmm. Shaving every other day is sounds healthier as well as quicker the more I read about shaving foam.

Electric razor anyone?

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#45 Turbo park your car the lateral way, literally – Sprintcuts video

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Some times the car needs to be parked, and the space is small.

In this video the stunt skilled driver displays how it can be done turbo style, with minimal fuss, and no to-ing and fro-ing. Forget parallel parking, this is the time saving method of lateral car parking. See how it’s done after the break…

(I love the info-graphics overlaid on that clip, awesome work!)

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#44 How to peel in an egg-stremely quick way – Sprintcuts video

Denver — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:10:17 +0000

Once the egg timer has done its job and the egg is cooked we might as well turn the timer over and start again while we peel the egg – it can be a fiddly process and seems to take longer than boiling the egg did.
Or we could just watch this video and blow away any egg peeling personal best times we’ve set to date…

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#43 How to soothe a crying baby – Sprintcut video

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:56:05 +0000

Having a crying baby is like an alarm clock that wont switch off. What if cute-yet-very-loud-and-noisy baby had a snooze button? That would be a helpful thing for any parent to soothe their crying child quickly…

Happy baby, happy parent, and happy family.

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#42 Power pop a bottle cap and maintain popularity – Sprintcuts video

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:33:33 +0000

Need to open that bottle in front of you but you didn’t want to look lame by carrying around a bottle opener?

Now you look pretty lame with an unopened bottle, but wait! There is a solution, and it can make you appear even cooler than the drink you’re trying to open…

In a similar way to the “rock, paper, scissors” game – in the “bottle, skin-of-hand, bottle cap” game the bottle cap will lacerate your hand every time you get this wrong. So be careful! (In other words, it’s your own fault if you foul this up, but you would look cool if you pull it off.)

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#41 How to speed shift sand post surf – Sprintcuts video

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:17:22 +0000

If you’ve just come off the beach and happen to be reading this (are you hard-wired to the internet?) you may need to remove some sand that decided to leave the beach, with you, but without an invite to do so.

If its stuck on you and you rather it wasn’t, watch the vid after the break showing how to drop the sand quicker than a weird stranger who’s hitting on you.

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#40 For fast food, fast pour ketchup – Sprintcuts video

Denver — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:14:03 +0000

Continuing in the fast food line, waiting for gravity to act on ketchup can seem like the gastronomic equivalent of watching paint dry. Shake things up by increasing gravity, all without the headache of space travel after the break…

…or you can just buy a ketchup bottle with the nozzle on the bottom instead.

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#39 How to fast fold a shirt in less than 5 seconds

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:30:40 +0000

Doing the laundry can be such a chore, and a bore. So why not spice it up by practising some Japanese origami and get the job done far faster?

Watch how it’s done in the vid after the break, but beware! You’ll never look at a pile of washed clothes the same way again!

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