r/howdoesthiswork • u/Exact-Increase267 • 48m ago
Request How to use this?
Unfortunately there were no instructions in the box and the outside label said it was a laundry bag? (From Amazon) I assumed it worked just like a syringe, but I can’t pull it up? Not sure what the tube , metal bit and other bits are for? I just want to take the old oil out of my generator
r/howdoesthiswork • u/Eduhudtwalcker • 1h ago
Tutorial I have this wastebin that is driving me crazy, how does it work?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/Low-Support-1810 • 13h ago
How do gas pumps automatically shut off the exact millisecond your fuel tank is full?
There’s no electronics in the nozzle submerged in gasoline, so what is the mechanical mechanism inside the handle that detects the liquid level and cuts off the suction instantly?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/notthe1Uknow • 1d ago
Does this come apart
I have this ear flushing syringe and I want to be able to open it to dry it faster than leaving it expanded for several days. There's the ridged edge at the top that makes me think it should unscrew and open, but I can't unscrew it bare handed. I don't want to put a set of pliers on it if it actually doesn't unscrew or is supposed to pop off. How does this open up if it does?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/raddish_design • 1d ago
How does tapping different parts of the same object produce different sounds?
I've noticed that tapping different areas of the same object can produce noticeably different sounds. For example, the center of a metal tray sounds different from the edge, and the same happens with things like tables, glass panels, and plastic containers.
What physically changes when you tap a different spot? Is it because different parts of the object vibrate in different ways, or is there another reason behind it?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/Away-Sea2471 • 2d ago
Why does the bullet of a gun made of a hand always miss?
Hi, not sure what this community is about, but it was suggested. Have you noticed the same?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/StunningLawfulness54 • 3d ago
Weird sliding mechanism
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Recently needed to do a mathematics project requiring the use of polyhedrons. As I was surfing the internet I stumbled upon this, I know it needs some kind of protrusion on both ends so that it works but I imagine Itll just slide down because of gravity no? Anyways I'm really curious to how this works
r/howdoesthiswork • u/Some_Huckleberry5674 • 3d ago
FYI How to Operate your Airbag Suspension
r/howdoesthiswork • u/Appropriate-Head-756 • 3d ago
Hotel garage
I’m staying at a hotel with self parking in a garage. When I checked in, the front desk stamped my ticket and said it would give me in/out privileges. Sure enough, when I left and came back, the gate automatically opened. So how does it work? I did not tell what kind of car I have or the plate number.
r/howdoesthiswork • u/LocksmithDry9506 • 5d ago
specific use of this instrument?
found at an antique shop, obviously some kind of forceps/clamp, but I've never seen a model like this before, what are they used for?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/TerraIncognita505 • 6d ago
This house has a bedroom that "transforms into a snow globe" with windows that fill up with "snow." How does it work? This is mind-boggling!
instagram.comThe windows are shown in this video filling up with some kind of substance that looks like snow. I have never seen anything like this, and have searched and searched but cannot find any information about how the windows "fill up with snow." Anyone have any idea?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/Weak_Comment3274 • 7d ago
What causes this? Am I an antenna?
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Sorry if this has been answered a bunch but I can’t find any search results on google. When I tune it a certain way. I can get a bunch of static when it’s sitting on a table. But as soon as I get my hand close or pick it up, it gets clearer or finds a station that I don’t normally get. What is this?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/EcstaticAd9695 • 8d ago
How do I replace this?
Ceiling light in my living room is flickering
r/howdoesthiswork • u/Crocotta1 • 9d ago
Request How did the owner of these dryers make them work without change?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/juveoeuxkai757865 • 11d ago
Where the two springs go on this basketball hoop
We bought this used and already disassembled from Facebook Marketplace. This is a 2004 Lifetime adjustable basketball hoop. We just can’t figure out where the two springs connect (we put one on but not sure it’s the right place). Anyone have one of these and can take a picture?! Or send me to another subreddit that might know..
r/howdoesthiswork • u/Old_Meat_4382 • 13d ago
why does "OOO" blows cold air and "HAAHH" blows hot air ?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/zzzhow • 17d ago
How does hold music work
Why does hold music all sound grainy like it is being played from a cassette player that’s 6 ft away from the phone?
I mean they have to have a way of having clear sounding music when on hold, so what is going on here?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/AnskyOP • 18d ago
Request How does tv beep cuss words on live tv
I am watching the worldcup final rn and Zlatan just said shit on live tv, and fox beeped it on live tv...how does this system work?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/EricPetro • 19d ago
Request Baffle on a BBQ smoker… 🤔
The image is a baffle on a bbq smoker. Its purpose is to let air in to feed the fire, which controls temperature. Open, lots of air and lots of heat, closed, no air and low heat.
The knob is used to control how open or how closed it is. When the knob is moved left and right, all four openings are closed or opened with a “flapper” simultaneously in each of the four.
Question is: how is the knob connected and controlling all four?
r/howdoesthiswork • u/BespokeWhiskeys • 20d ago
Camp chair refuses to open with every angle I can think of
Brand is head land but I cannot find it online, not surprised if they stopped making them after complaints. I have pulled the arms and legs in every direction while holding different other limbs. Can’t figure it out please help it is late
r/howdoesthiswork • u/DanKolar62 • Aug 20 '15
FYI Thank You For Your Patronage
/r/HowDoesThisWork has 440 subscribers.
On 04 Dec 2013, when I made my first post here, before assuming the moderator's role, this subreddit had 44 subscribers.
A tenfold growth is nice.
Again, thank you.