Dot.@feddit.org to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agoOnly few will understand the struggle.feddit.orgimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1666arrow-down118file-text
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minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoLay a flashlight on the floor. In the horizontal beam of the flashlight, every mote of dust will cast a long shadow. Something as large as a tiny screw becomes easily visible.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoAnytime I’ve tried this I’ve ended up with the rim of the flashlight being larger than the item I’m looking for so I just end up going “wow this is a dirty floor” and turning it off to look with my eyes
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoIf your floor is so dirty that you can’t use the flashlight technique, it’s time to pick up a broom…
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoFunnily enough it’s always happened in someone else’s space where it’s not my place to tell them to clean up
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI shake my phone flashlight around when looking for things, so it’s easier to spot and recognize objects.
Lay a flashlight on the floor.
In the horizontal beam of the flashlight, every mote of dust will cast a long shadow. Something as large as a tiny screw becomes easily visible.
Anytime I’ve tried this I’ve ended up with the rim of the flashlight being larger than the item I’m looking for so I just end up going “wow this is a dirty floor” and turning it off to look with my eyes
If your floor is so dirty that you can’t use the flashlight technique, it’s time to pick up a broom…
Funnily enough it’s always happened in someone else’s space where it’s not my place to tell them to clean up
I shake my phone flashlight around when looking for things, so it’s easier to spot and recognize objects.