Can I safely cook on a propane camp stove indoors?
Wow, what a bunch of uninformed people preaching to others like they know what they re talking about. Listen, if you don t have a source other than the warning label on the propane bottle shut the front door! If you re simply being fed your information from your homeroom teacher, go back to bed. Seriously, stop delivering your doom and gloom information that you have no basis for. Can you cook on a propane camp stove indoors? Yes. Can you die if you do? Yes. Is it likely you will? No. Can you die if you climb a ladder (see warning label on ladders - scary stuff), yes. Probability? If you are the ones dribbling your nonsense above, likelihood is high, otherwise, low. How long, in a 12 x 12 room that has doors that are open to other rooms, will it take, when burning at least one burner on a portable propane stove, will it take before the carbon monoxide levels become unsafe? Dave? Flaver D? LeAnnderthal? No clue, I m sure. So for those of you who are wondering if it is safe to use a portable propane stove in your home, research! Oh, and disregard the LeAnnderthal s Flavor D s who have no solid facts for their comments. There are many sources of good information, not to mention millions of "live" people including me, who have done so without issue for years. Amish use portable propane to a huge extent! What a great source of real life information! But first get the answer to the question above: How long will it take a portable lit propane stove to emit enough carbon monoxide before it becomes a life threatening issue in a 12 x 12 room that has open doors to other rooms. Go on, do your homework. Find a "reliable" source for your information.
I'm obsessed with cleaning my ears with cotton swabs everyday. Is this harmful?
Your ears produce wax every day. So it's normal to always have wax on the swab. If you are just cleaning the outer ear, that's OK. If you poke it into your ear canal, you could injure your ear drum if you do it too vigorously. Otherwise, you are wiping off the wax near the outer part of the canal, but packing the other wax into the canal more firmly. If you want to get that removed, you can get an ear wax cleaning kit at any drugstore--you put some drops in, lie down and wait 20 minutes, then use the included bulb (filled with lukewarm water) to shoot the water into your ear and wash out the wax. Then your ears will be totally clean for a few days and you might actually hear better from getting that packed in wax removed. You can tell it's been in there awhile if it's really dark in color--almost black.
Cleaning supplies = sick?
All cleaning supplies are not something that any of us should breath. I use baking soda and ammonia mixture into a gallon of water. 2 or 3 cups ammonia and about 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups baking soda into the gallon. It is the best cleaning mixture I've used. Then rinsing is important so I use about 2 cups of white vinegar to a gallon of water. The vinegar smell will dissipate in about an hour and vinegar will also kill bacteria and germs. With any type of cleaner it is always good to have some fresh air flow so open a few windows or have a fan or two moving the air around. I can not tolerate the smell of bleach at all much less it can take the color out of a carpet so I don't use it except for in the laundry only if it is needed. While I am cleaning my house I take several outdoor breaks for fresh air and just to take a rest. I think it helps boost my energy too. The fresh air break is important so you are not constantly breathing cleaning supplies. You are not alone so go outside for clean fresh air often while cleaning and it will help you.
Cleaning supplies = sick?
All cleaning supplies are not something that any of us should breath. I use baking soda and ammonia mixture into a gallon of water. 2 or 3 cups ammonia and about 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups baking soda into the gallon. It is the best cleaning mixture I've used. Then rinsing is important so I use about 2 cups of white vinegar to a gallon of water. The vinegar smell will dissipate in about an hour and vinegar will also kill bacteria and germs. With any type of cleaner it is always good to have some fresh air flow so open a few windows or have a fan or two moving the air around. I can not tolerate the smell of bleach at all much less it can take the color out of a carpet so I don't use it except for in the laundry only if it is needed. While I am cleaning my house I take several outdoor breaks for fresh air and just to take a rest. I think it helps boost my energy too. The fresh air break is important so you are not constantly breathing cleaning supplies. You are not alone so go outside for clean fresh air often while cleaning and it will help you.
Can a portable butane camp stove be used (safely) indoors?
I have heard that burning butane produces carbon monoxide, in which case indoor use seems rather idiotic. Plus the rear of the stove clearly warns that the product is for outdoor use only and never to be used indoors. On the other hand, I have also heard that Asian families (in particular) use butane stoves for indoor cooking all the time, especially when their kitchens are equipped with electric stovetops. I've also heard of people using butane camp stoves as trivets/food warmers in lieu of Sterno for buffet style serving when entertaining guests. And of course, I _know_ butane stoves are used indoors at restaurants (e.g. omelette stations). And I've heard of people cooking with them indoors in emergency situations too, such as the aftermath of severe weather when all services are cut off, especially in apartments. In fact, the back of a certain brand's butane canister even has drawings where the stove is used indoors in those situations! [See the 4th photo at this Amazon product page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0070Y1B66/?tag=calgunfounda-20] Given all that, I've sort-of reached the conclusion that using them indoors is okay. If burning butane really does produce carbon monoxide, then of course the area has to be well ventilated (define "well"! :), but it still seems okay. Any experts want to chime in?
Can I spray condensed air in the bottom of my laptop (where the fan is)?
Like someone else said, be careful not to tilt the can of "compressed air" (it's really something else) or else it might squit a blast of freezing liquid into the innards of your computer and cause "thermal shock" damage/cracking to something inside. Also, if you squit the "canned air" into the fan opening (usually they're sucking/pulling in air), try not to let the blast spin the fan real fast -- it can damage the motor (over-revving) or, depending on the type of motor used, the motor can act as a generator and produce enough voltage to damage other electronic components, especially if the computer is powered off -- the electricity has to go somewhere, so the voltage builds up until something gives way and the current begins to flow. If the computer is powered on and you squirt a blast of "air" and spin the fan faster than the motor normally spins on its own, the speed-regulating circuit is actively working and will compensate. Again, it depends on the fan circuit/motor choice the designers made. The best bet is to have the computer powered off (so you won't worry about banging it with the hard drives spinning as you flip it all around) and simply insert the little skinny "straw" or pipe that usually comes with the "can of air" in past the blades of the fan so they don't spin when you blast the "air" in to clean out the dust. Or you could stick in a wooden toothpick to stop/jam the blades from free-spinning so you can wave the straw around the fan opening for a more general coverage. (Again, if you plan to "jam" the fan blades make sure the computer power is off so the fan motor isn't trying to spin!)
Can I spray condensed air in the bottom of my laptop (where the fan is)?
Like someone else said, be careful not to tilt the can of "compressed air" (it's really something else) or else it might squit a blast of freezing liquid into the innards of your computer and cause "thermal shock" damage/cracking to something inside. Also, if you squit the "canned air" into the fan opening (usually they're sucking/pulling in air), try not to let the blast spin the fan real fast -- it can damage the motor (over-revving) or, depending on the type of motor used, the motor can act as a generator and produce enough voltage to damage other electronic components, especially if the computer is powered off -- the electricity has to go somewhere, so the voltage builds up until something gives way and the current begins to flow. If the computer is powered on and you squirt a blast of "air" and spin the fan faster than the motor normally spins on its own, the speed-regulating circuit is actively working and will compensate. Again, it depends on the fan circuit/motor choice the designers made. The best bet is to have the computer powered off (so you won't worry about banging it with the hard drives spinning as you flip it all around) and simply insert the little skinny "straw" or pipe that usually comes with the "can of air" in past the blades of the fan so they don't spin when you blast the "air" in to clean out the dust. Or you could stick in a wooden toothpick to stop/jam the blades from free-spinning so you can wave the straw around the fan opening for a more general coverage. (Again, if you plan to "jam" the fan blades make sure the computer power is off so the fan motor isn't trying to spin!)