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Cold press on the wrists, not the forehead
Run cold water over your wrists and the back of your neck for thirty seconds. Blood runs close to the surface there and you cool down faster than with a wet towel on the head.
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Check tyre pressure on a cold tyre
Pressure read after a long ride is falsely high because the air has heated. Check in the morning before you ride. Correct pressure is the cheapest mileage improvement there is.
PaaniCold drink bottle drip irrigation
Pierce four pinholes in a 2-litre bottle, bury it neck-down beside the tulsi or tomato plant, fill it. The plant drinks slowly for four or five days. Perfect before you leave for a wedding.
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Tape the window gap with foam
Self-adhesive foam strip along the window frame gap stops the cold draught that no amount of blankets fixes. Same strip keeps dust out in summer, so leave it on year round.
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Newspaper under the bedsheet in winter
A layer of newspaper between the mattress and the bedsheet is a surprisingly effective insulator on a cold night in a house with no heating. It crackles when you turn over, which is the price.
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Salt water gargle before you reach for medicine
Half a spoon of salt in warm water, gargled three times a day, genuinely eases a sore throat. If it comes with fever for more than two days, that is a doctor's problem now.
RasoiMatka water beats the fridge
A clay matka keeps water at exactly the temperature your throat actually wants. Rinse it every third day, keep it on a wet cloth, and change the water daily. Zero electricity, and nobody gets a sore throat in May.
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Cooler mein barf mat daalo, khus daalo
Barf se thandak minton ki hoti hai. Khus ki paddi geeli rakho aur hawa ka rasta khula rakho — asar poori raat rehta hai aur kharcha kuch nahi.
MausamCooler pump dead? Bucket and a mug
When the submersible pump in the desert cooler burns out, pour half a bucket of water directly over the khus pads every hour. Not elegant, but it gets you through the night until the electrician comes on Monday.
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Chhat par paani chhidko shaam ko
Shaam ko chhat par paani chhidak do. Din bhar ki jama garmi bhaap banke nikal jaati hai aur upar wala kamra raat mein thanda rehta hai.
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Baarish ke baad pankha chalao, khidki band
Baarish ke turant baad bahar ki hawa mein nami zyada hoti hai. Khidki band rakho aur pankha chalao — kamre ki umas jaldi kam hoti hai.
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Chhata sukhaye bina band mat karo
Geela chhata band karke rakh doge to zang lag jaayegi aur agli baarish mein khulega hi nahi. Khol ke sukhao, phir band karo.
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Dry clothes indoors without the smell
The musty smell is bacteria growing on slow-drying cloth. Spread the clothes out rather than bunching them, put a fan on them even at low speed, and add half a cup of vinegar to the rinse. Moving air matters more than heat.
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Cross-ventilation beats one big fan
Open a window on the shaded side and one on the opposite wall, and put the fan facing out of the hot-side window rather than into the room. You are pushing hot air out instead of stirring it around.
MausamTable fan + gili chaddar = poor man's AC
Hang a wet bedsheet or khus mat right in front of the table fan and point it at the bed. Air comes through the wet cloth and drops the room temperature by a few degrees. Re-wet it once at 2am. Works best in dry heat — in humid coastal cities it just makes the room sticky.
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सर्दी में पैरों के मोज़े सबसे पहले
शरीर की गर्मी सबसे तेज़ पैरों से जाती है। रज़ाई पर रज़ाई डालने से पहले मोज़े पहन लो — फर्क तुरंत महसूस होता है।
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गर्मी में सूती कपड़े ही क्यों
सूती कपड़ा पसीना सोख कर उड़ने देता है, पॉलिएस्टर उसे शरीर पर रोक लेता है। एक ही तापमान में सूती में ठंडा लगता है — कपड़े का चुनाव ही एसी है।
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Monsoon mein almirah thodi khuli
Baarish ke dinon mein almirah din mein thodi der khuli chhod do. Band almirah mein nami baithi rehti hai aur kapdon se boo aane lagti hai.
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लू से बचने के लिए प्याज़ और नमक
दोपहर में बाहर निकलना पड़े तो कच्चा प्याज़, नमक और खूब पानी। सिर ढको और दो बजे से चार बजे के बीच धूप से बचो — यही सबसे असरदार हिस्सा है।
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बारिश में जूते सुखाने का तरीका
गीले जूतों में अख़बार ठूँस दो और हर दो घंटे में बदलो। अख़बार नमी खींचता है और जूते का आकार भी बना रहता है। हीटर के सामने मत रखना, चमड़ा फट जाता है।
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Sardi mein kaanch par akhbaar
Raat ko khidki ke kaanch par akhbaar tape kar do. Kaanch se hi sabse zyada thand aati hai. Subah nikaal do, dhoop andar aane do.
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पर्दे गीले करके खिड़की पर
सूखी गर्मी में हल्के गीले पर्दे खिड़की पर टाँग दो। अंदर आती हवा ठंडी हो जाती है। उमस वाले शहरों में यह उल्टा असर करता है — चिपचिपाहट बढ़ जाती है।
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गर्मी में छत पर सफेद रंग
छत पर सफेद चूना या रिफ्लेक्टिव पेंट कर दो। ऊपर वाला कमरा कई डिग्री ठंडा रहता है और कूलर का काम आधा हो जाता है। हर दो साल में दोहराना पड़ता है।
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Silica packets into the shoe rack
Save the silica sachets from every shoebox and packet of namkeen and drop them into the shoe rack in monsoon. They hold back the smell and the white fungus that grows on leather in a closed rack.
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