| How to Make a Natural Toilet Bomb Posted: 13 Dec 2021 12:00 AM PST Commercial toilet cleaners can have harmful chemicals—not only to the environment, but also to your health. You can still get the family throne sparkling clean by making a natural toilet bomb. Not only will this "bomb" deodorize the commode, but it will also destroy bacteria and keep you healthy. [Edit]Making Basic Toilet Bombs - Mix together the baking powder and citric acid in a glass bowl. Pour 1⅓ cups (240 grams) of baking soda into a bowl, then add ½ cup (150 grams) of citric acid. Stir both ingredients together with a wooden spoon.
- Mix the essential oils in a spray bottle. You will need about 90 drops total of essential oil. You can use all one type, or experiment with different blends. Lavender, peppermint, and lemon are a great combination because they all have odor-eliminating and antimicrobial properties. Another option would be a combination of peppermint, tea tree, orange, and lavender. [1]
- Make sure that the spray bottle you use has a light mist.
- Mist the dry mixture with the oils while stirring. Go slowly and don't let the mixture fizz. If the mixture fizzes, that means it is too wet, and it won't work properly later on. You want the mixture to be damp enough so that it clumps together when you squeeze it. It's okay if it crumbles a little.[2]
- If it is still too dry, spray a little water onto it. Plan on using about 1 teaspoon. Again, don't let it fizz.[3]
- Press the mixture into plastic or silicone molds. You can use silicone ice cube, cupcake, or bath bomb molds, all of which can be found in your local craft shop. You can also use plastic ice cube trays, soap making molds, or candy molds as well. Some people like to use mini muffin tins trays as well.
- Let the toilet bombs dry for 6 to 10 hours. During this time, the moisture will evaporate and the bombs will harden. Do not remove the toilet bombs any sooner, or they may crumble apart.
- Carefully pop the toilet bombs out. If the toilet bombs are still damp after you remove them, set them out onto a sheet of parchment paper and let them finish drying over the next few days.[4]
- Use the toilet bombs once a week, or as needed. Drop one into the toilet. Wait 10 minutes, then flush the toilet. Scrape away any excess gunk away with a toilet wand.[5] Store the rest of the toilet bombs in an airtight container.
[Edit]Making Toilet Bombs with Dish Soap - Combine the baking soda and citric acid. Pour 1 cup (180 grams) of baking soda and ¼ cup (75 grams) of citric acid into a glass bowl. Stir them together with a wooden spoon.[6]
- Stir in 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) of liquid dish soap. You can use any type of dish soap you want, but make sure that it is not the foaming type. Use a fragrance that you like.[7]
- Pack the mixture into a plastic or silicone mold. You can use just about anything here, from silicone ice cube molds to plastic soap making molds. You could even use mini muffin tins.
- Let the mixture dry. This can take anywhere from 4 hours to overnight. Set the toilet bombs some place where they won't be disturbed while they dry.[8]
- Pop the bombs out of the mold. If the toilet bombs feel a little damp, set them out onto a sheet of parchment paper to finish drying. Store them in an airtight container once they are completely dry.
- Use the toilet bombs once a week or as needed. Simply plop a bomb into the toilet, and let it fizz. Flush the toilet after 10 minutes, then clean off any excess gunk with a toilet wand. Store the rest in an airtight container.
[Edit]Making Toilet Bombs with Borax - Combine equal amounts of baking soda, citric acid, and borax. You will ½ cup (90 grams) of baking soda, ½ cup (150 grams) of citric acid, and ½ cup (204 grams) of borax or cornstarch. Pour everything into a glass bowl, then mix it with a wooden spoon.[9]
- Spray the mixture with water, then knead it. Alternate between squirting the mixture 2 to 3 times with water, then kneading it. You want the mixture to be damp enough to clump together when squeezed.[10] Don't let the mixture get too damp, however, or it will start to fizz.
- Use a mini spray bottle with a light mist to avoid getting the mixture too wet.
- Add 25 drops of essential oils. You can use all one type, or experiment with different combinations to create a unique fragrance. Try refreshing fragrances, such as lemon, lavender, or rosemary. Mix everything again.[11]
- Spoon the mixture into a plastic or silicone mold. You can use almost anything here. Silicone ice cube and cupcake molds work really well because they are flexible. You can also use a plastic ice cube tray or soap mold. As a last resort, try a mini muffin tin instead.
- Let the mixture dry. This will take about 4 to 10 hours. Set the mixture some place where it won't be disturbed while it dries.
- Pop the toilet bombs out of the molds. If they are still damp after you pop them out, place them onto a sheet of parchment paper and let them finish drying the rest of the way.
- Use the toilet bombs. Drop one into the toilet and let it fizz. Flush the toilet after 10 minutes, then use a toilet wand to scrape out any excess gunk. Place the rest of the toilet bombs in an airtight container.
[Edit]Making Toilet Bombs with Hydrogen Peroxide - Mix the baking soda and the citric acid. Pour 1 cup (180 grams) of baking soda into a glass bowl. Use a wooden spoon to stir in ¼ cup (75 grams) of citric acid.[12]
- Pour the hydrogen peroxide and white vinegar into a spray bottle. You will need 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) of hydrogen peroxide and ½ teaspoon of while vinegar. Make sure that you use a small spray bottle with a fine mist, otherwise, you risk spraying out too much liquid. Shake the bottle to mix the hydrogen peroxide and vinegar together.[13]
- Spritz the baking soda mixture with the hydrogen peroxide solution. Knead the mixture, then spray it again. Keep doing this until the mixture clumps together when you squeeze it. Use about ¾ of the solution and save the rest for later.[14]
- Add 15 to 20 drops of essential oil. You can use just one fragrance or a combination of several different fragrances.[15] Try to use something that smells refreshing, such as tea tree, lavender, or peppermint. Be sure to knead the mixture well after you add in the essential oil.
- Spoon the mixture onto a backing sheet. Pack the mixture into a teaspoon, then tap it onto a baking sheet. The mixture will hold its domed shape. You should be able to make about 40 toilet bombs.[16]
- Spray the toilet bombs with the rest of the hydrogen peroxide solution. This will help them harden further when they dry and keep them from crumbling.[17] Don't get too carried away, however; you only need to lightly mist them, not soak them.
- Let the toilet bombs dry completely. This will take about 4 to 6 hours.[18] Place the baking sheet some place where it won't get disturbed during this time.
- Use the toilet bombs weekly, or as needed. Plop one into the toilet and let it fizz. After 10 minutes, flush the toilet. If there is any residue, use a toilet wand to scrape it out. Keep the rest of the toilet bombs in an airtight container.
- If the toilet bomb and wand don't get rid of all the gunk, gently scrub the inside of your toilet with a pumice stone.[19]
- Add a few drops of food coloring into your liquid to make colored toilet bombs.[20]
- The toilet bombs may lose their fragrance over time. If that happens, simply add a few drops of essential oil to the toilet bomb container.[21]
- Consider using any of the following essential oils: bay rum, eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, peppermint, rosemary, or tea tree.[22]
[Edit]Warnings - These are not the same as bath bombs and are not recommended for bath time.
- If you have sensitive skin, it would be a good idea to wear some rubber gloves while working.
[Edit]Things You'll Need [Edit]Basic Toilet Bombs - 1⅓ cups (240 grams) Baking Soda
- ½ cup (150 grams) Citric acid
- Essential oils (total of 90 drops)
- 1 teaspoon water
- Glass or stainless steel mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Spray bottle or misting bottle
- Silicone or plastic molds
[Edit]With Dish Soap - 1 cup (180 grams) Baking Soda
- ¼ cup (75 grams) Citric Acid
- 1 Tablespoon Dish Liquid (any brand will do)
- Glass or stainless steel mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Spray bottle or misting bottle
- Silicone or plastic molds
[Edit]With Borax - ½ cup (90 grams) baking soda
- ½ cup (150 grams) citric acid
- ½ cup (204 grams) borax or cornstarch
- water
- 25 drops essential oils
- Glass or stainless steel mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Spray bottle or misting bottle
- Silicone or plastic molds
[Edit]With Hydrogen Peroxide - 1 Cup (180 grams) Baking Soda
- ¼ Cup (75 grams) Citric Acid
- 1 Tablespoon Hydrogen Peroxide
- ½ Teaspoon White Vinegar
- 15 to 20 Drops of Essential Oil
- Mixing Bowl
- Glass or stainless steel mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Spray bottle or misting bottle
- Baking sheet
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| How to Be a Critical Thinker Posted: 12 Dec 2021 04:00 PM PST Sometimes it can be hard to navigate this world of ours. It's so easy to be led down the wrong paths by the charlatan map-makers of human society. Merely trusting in this system ensures that you will be misled and scammed and made a fool. Without critical thinking ability, there is nothing standing between you and the lies. However, with critical thinking ability, there is nothing standing between you and the truth. [Edit]Value being truthful. - Make a choice. The truth is that sometimes the lies are kinder to the mind and heart. It's easier to find comfort in the falsehood and fantasies human beings have made for themselves. You have to make the choice between truth and comfort. They aren't always separate, or mutually exclusive, but they often are.[1]
- You must be willing to endure the heartache and the mental distress for the sake of what is true. If you can't accept that, you will never be able to truly think critically. You will always be biased based upon what you would rather believe to be true.
[Edit]Examine your own beliefs. - Anyone can be critical of the things other people believe. You can point and laugh and consider them silly for the things they believe to be true. Meanwhile, you may hold onto something even more ridiculous and laughable, but you cannot see it.[2]
- Make a list of the things that you hold to be true. Things that really mean something to you. Your personal philosophies and religious beliefs, the things you think about yourself, your biases about people and art and culture. This takes a long time, but it isn't meant to be done all at once. It's something you do everyday. When a thought occurs to you, ask yourself 'Is this true or is this just something I'm hanging on to?'
- Wisdom comes from understanding other people, but enlightenment comes from understanding yourself. Start with and be most focused on yourself. You're the only person that you can control. It's most important that you are a critical thinker, not that you run everyone else's beliefs through a series of tests.
[Edit]Don't make false assumptions. - Abandon assumption. There is no coincidence that we find ourselves often apologizing in the form of 'Well, I assumed you meant...' An assumption is where you sacrifice your senses and mental faculties for the sake of a guess. Why assume when you can deduce? Why believe when you can know? Stop assuming. The fact is, you get no credit for a guess even if you're right. Don't assume that the car next to you will yield, watch carefully and react accordingly. Don't assume that you're well and healthy, go to the doctor and find out.[3]
- Assumption is what leads us to our most convincing, yet most incorrect beliefs. Ask yourself 'Why do I believe this to be true? Is it founded?' If not, abandon it. You might end up being right, but having evidence for your beliefs is more important than making correct guesses.
- There are a thousand books on logic. Go find one and read it. Learn about what is logically valid and what isn't. For instance, populace bias. The number of people that believe in something does not correlate to its truth. Lies and fantasies are seductive and easier to adopt than hard truths. The greatest scientific discoveries in history have been rallied against and disbelieved passionately at one time or another. Don't assume that what is popular is what's true. Reason it out. Does it really make sense? Is there evidence?[4]
[Edit]Use different perspectives. - Have a broad basis of knowledge. While not everyone needs to learn the ins and outs of quantum physics, it's important to remain well-informed. That which you are blind to can be used against you. Someone can convince you, perhaps, that the Latin sentence vini vidi vici means 'Buy Paul's snake oil'. That is, unless you know that it actually means 'I came, I saw, I conquered' or bother to look it up. Know your stuff.[5]
- Especially science and history. The energy healers would try to sell you on their ability to regulate your levels of vital energy, or chi. Despite the fact that no scientific research has ever proven such energy to exist. Unless you know that, you might end up parting with a couple of hundred dollars for a stranger to wave his hands over you for twenty minutes. Unless you know the scientific method, you can't identify pseudo-science.
[Edit]Don't use too much jargon. - Recognize Jargon. It's literally everywhere. Advertising, medical research, natural 'cures', spirituality, self-help books, car salesmen, lawyers, banking institutions, and insurance companies. What does 'all natural' mean and how different is it from the alternative? Five dollars? What is 'energy' and has it been identified in scientific research? What are auras and past lives and are there possibly other ways a 'psychic' could know so much about you?
- You've got to be watchful. Most of the time, we glaze over these terms as though they actually mean something. It isn't until we are enlightened about the subject that we can spot it all. Well, don't wait to be scammed or made a fool of, recognize jargon for what it is. A bunch of empty words used to spruce up something you wouldn't otherwise fall for.
- Ask as many as you want. If someone becomes nervous or something starts to fall apart because you're asking too many questions, that's a big red flag. Truthful, helpful and informative people want to be asked questions. Deceitful con-artists do not.
[Edit]Know the difference between impossible and improbable. - A truly critical thinker isn't even limited by the laws of logic. You may not adopt a belief without evidence, but a critical thinker also doesn't hold a strong disbelief in the absence of it. There are trillions of things that we can know, but there are likely just as many things that we can't. A critical thinker is hesitant to judge anything to be impossible. Implausible or improbable, yes. Impossible is much harder to prove.
- Take things one step at a time. The things that we latch on to, despite how false they are, become a part of the floorboards beneath our feet. They support who we are. If we remove them all at once with haste, we end up falling through this foundation and become lost. Replace these floorboards with solid reasoning and new beliefs, based on evidence, so that you will have a place to stand.
- Some truths are extremely difficult to deal with, such as truths about rape and molestation or deaths you have yet to accept. For these truths, it is suggested that you seek the help of others. A therapist if you can afford one, good friends if you have them, or a support group of some sort which can be found all over the internet and in your local area. The truth doesn't have to be tackled alone.
- Use the Socratic Method of Questioning to get to the root of your beliefs. A critical thinker, above all else, knows that they know nothing but that they know nothing at all.
[Edit]Warnings - Remember that people latch onto the fantasies you may have liberated yourself from. Think about the false beliefs we hang on to being an infected thumb. Now, imagine that someone comes along and tries to cut that thumb off all at once. Wouldn't you do everything you could to defend yourself? Wouldn't you fight and yell and plead with them that there is nothing wrong with your thumb? So, too, will the people you hope to inform. Tread lightly and ease people into the truths you discover. Be gentle. Let them diagnose the problem themselves, they will never believe your arguments. No matter how many times you tell them and how convincing you are.
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| How to Build a Vertical Garden from Soda Bottles Posted: 12 Dec 2021 08:00 AM PST Here is a way to maximize your limited porch or garden space by growing vertically. You'll learn to make drip-irrigating garden towers out of recycled 2-liter soda bottles. This method works well for growing flowers, herbs, and small veggies. [Edit]Create a Base for the Tower - Cut around the base of one soda bottle. Make the cut a bit below where the label ends, ideally so that a tiny bit of the bottom curve inward is preserved. This will help the bottles nest tightly together when you stack them. Discard base of bottle
- Poke two drainage holes with scissors, on opposite sides, about three inches above the cap. How big? No bigger than the diameter of a Bic pen.[1]
- Fill the bottle with potting mix, compost or garden soil, pressing the soil in lightly. Leave an inch of space at the top of the bottle.[2]
- Tie the base for your tower onto a supporting structure, such as chain-link fencing or wire, with twine.[3]
[Edit]Build the Tower Levels - Cut the bottom off a bottle, just as you did to create the base. Remove the cap and discard.
- Fill the bottle gently with soil, as for the base, reserving one inch of space at the top.
- Nest the bottle firmly atop the base, and tie it on.
- Repeat this part 1-3 times, depending on how tall you want your tower to be.
[Edit]Create a Drip Irrigation System - Cut a bottle in half about midway toward the top. This bottle will be shorter than the others, and will serve as a funnel for watering.
- Cut the bottom off a final bottle, just as you did for the base and tower levels. This will be the watering bottle.
- Drill a one mm hole in the cap, or pierce with a nail, and replace cap.
- Place the funnel atop the tower, nesting it firmly in the soil of the level below.
- Place the watering bottle atop the funnel, and (optionally) tie down.
[Edit]Plant and Grow - Cut three lines in each soil bottle with a box cutter, as if you were drawing the top and sides of a square. (Each side of the square should be about 1.5-2 inches.) Leave the bottom of the square uncut, and instead fold down the flap. This creates a valve to hold the soil and seedling in.[4]
- Poke a hole, and insert a small seedling or seeds.
- Fill the watering bottle every few days, as needed.
- Finished.
- If the watering bottle ceases to drip, check the drainage hole in the cap for clogging.
- Try adding a handful of sand to the watering bottle to slow the drip rate and allow more gradual and efficient watering.
- Wondering what to plant? This method can work for growing smaller veggies such as lettuce, arugula, dandelion greens, beets, radishes, beans, or peas. Also try various herbs or medicinal plants (aloe, parsley, mint, basil, oregano) and flowers (marigolds and zinnias do very well).
[Edit]Things You Will Need - 5 or more 2-liter soda bottles
- Box cutter or exacto knife
- Scissors
- Twine or baling wire (about 3 feet)
- Chain link fence, wire frame, or other supporting structure
- 3 or more seedlings, or seeds for 3+ plants
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