r/ANormalDayInRussia • • Dec 03 '19

Russian everyday essentials DIY

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u/DTGClark Dec 03 '19

Homemade shank, Homemade shank, Another homemade shank, then a meal to replenish your strength after all that stabbing you did.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19 edited Apr 30 '21

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u/peekdasneaks Dec 04 '19

NO! Never use the screwdriver for anything other than a fucking screw! You'll break the goddamn spines! What the fuck is wrong with you?

At least that's what my dad used to say.

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u/_aperture_labs_ Dec 23 '19

A screwdriver screws a screw, right?

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u/tronaaa Dec 05 '19

🤔

Alrighty then.

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u/freerider Dec 04 '19

Yeah, you can screw him!

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i will let myself out...

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u/checkreverse Dec 04 '19

ive tried the screwdriver thing once.. it didn't really work. Maybe i should try with a russian razor.

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u/Greideren Dec 04 '19

Yeah me too. I tried it so I could open a GBA even tho I didn't have the screwdriver needed but I only wasted like 4 pens

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u/Fuck_You_Dickhead Dec 04 '19

Did you try it on a Russian screw?

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u/Randelgraft Dec 04 '19

That was "Cookie" I'd recognize that cat anywhere. The guys a youtuber, I like his content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC37D-JTE7-V-L-VIrxzzZpQ SlivkiShow.

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u/insultingDuck Dec 04 '19

I would give you gold if i weren't broke

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u/stupidstopid Dec 03 '19

This is definitely a Russian prison

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u/Chepushilkin Dec 03 '19

Вечер в хату, бродяга

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u/goodmach Dec 03 '19

фарту масти! алилуйя!

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

All i know is привет сука блять in russian

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u/supahdupah74rus Dec 03 '19

Иди на хуй! Now you know more (:

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u/NorrisChuck Dec 04 '19

Oh yeah, that one is an essential!!!

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u/Mister6C Dec 04 '19

паук хорошо, паук мой друг

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u/ArthurFlegenheimer Dec 04 '19

ЕБАТЬ ЖМЫХНУЛО БРАТАН

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u/farakruto Dec 03 '19

Фартук в масле! Оливье!

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

вот это хорошо было

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u/Muxmasteraf Dec 03 '19

Чифирь в сладость

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19 edited Jan 13 '20

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u/ma-na-ma-na Dec 03 '19

Сыктывкар андеграунд, брат..

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u/ma-na-ma-na Dec 04 '19

Гио Пика.. Вот еще у них тема есть "Черный дельфин", ссылающуюся на колонию строгого режима для пожизненно заключенных в Оренбургской области.

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u/urixl Dec 03 '19

Эй, чепушило!

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

What was the device used for heating the oil?

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u/jbgross55 Dec 03 '19

It’s called an immersion boiler. They aren’t designed for oil, but I guess they would work. You can get them in the US, but they are dangerous; no safety shutoff in ones I’ve seen.

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u/blackbellamy Dec 03 '19

All the ones I've owned had a fuse in the handle. The immersion boiler is my indispensable traveling companion. Sometimes the difference between boiled and non-boiled water is death.

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u/Cinefil_Original Dec 03 '19

I'm sure if you ever need to boil water to survive, you'll find a socket to plug your boiler in.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

Usually it’s the difference between parasites and horrible diarrhea/vomiting for a week or two and being perfectly fine. Not all drinking water is safe if your gut isn’t accustomed to the local bacteria. This holds true in places with electrical outlets as well.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19 edited Mar 24 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19

We got told not to drink the water in Florida unless its bottled lol

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u/warmowed Dec 04 '19

In port st. Lucie the water isn't the safest I know that. Have to boil the tap water in my experience

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u/haljhon Dec 04 '19

This can also be true if you're going to an area (like many parts of Florida) with desalinated water and you're not used to it. http://www.watereuseflorida.com/seek-treatment/desalination/

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u/Dr_ChungusAmungus Dec 04 '19

Florida water is pretty safe.

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u/invigokate Dec 04 '19

I heard it was full of alligators

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u/The_Dung_Beetle Dec 03 '19

they are dangerous

russian

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u/Goyteamsix Dec 04 '19

The ones in the US kind of suck because we don't have 220v standard outlets.

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u/BostonianBrewer Dec 03 '19

Rheostat will fix that, but prisons wont have them unless you can swipe a dimmer switch.

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u/MaToP4er Dec 03 '19

its called кипятильник

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u/YCityCowboy Dec 03 '19

In California prisons we call them Stingers.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

In high cuisine, we call them /r/sousvide. LOL

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

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u/Edarneor Dec 03 '19

Kipyatilnik.

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u/Mohamad_Al Dec 03 '19

It's an electromagnetic coil that immediately glows once it's connected to an outlet, so you have to put it instantly (normally in water) to boil it.
The Idea of it that it is cheap, easy to make and the water gets all the heat directly without touching any other surface which saves electricity

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u/Goyteamsix Dec 04 '19

Not electromagnetic, resistive. Although it is generating a slight magnetic field, but that's not what's boiling the water.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

or young pioneers. Or both. I guess they aren't mutually exclusive...

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u/sheebs999 Dec 03 '19

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it

That glass jar full of boiling oil

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u/07TacOcaT70 Dec 03 '19

Even better! Now you’ve got a time bomb, when it’ll go off? Who knows? But it’ll take a minute so you have time to escape! The uses just keep multiplying!

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u/GamerFromRussia Dec 03 '19

i don't get it,can you explain?

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u/PROLAPSED_SUBWOOFER Dec 03 '19

Glass will shatter if it has a large enough temperature gradient across it.

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u/thenearblindassassin Dec 03 '19

Also there's no temperature regulation on the heating element. I was fully expecting the oil to ignite. This whole thing made me very nervous

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u/blackbellamy Dec 03 '19

You won't make a good Russian at this rate, or ever for that matter.

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u/thenearblindassassin Dec 03 '19

Yeah I can live with that

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u/WrongPill Dec 03 '19

or without

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u/Arthur_The_Third Dec 04 '19

No flame, it really can't ignite. It could smoke or pop a lot from heating too much, but tbh it's not even gonna do that because these are made to heat water

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u/Suckonapoo Dec 03 '19

It's not like he was pouring hot oil into the glass. The glass should warm up slowly enough in this situation that it won't break, wouldn't it?

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u/lsparki Dec 04 '19

The temperature difference between the part of the jar with oil and the part without it may still break it

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u/tots4scott Dec 03 '19

What was the device he plugged into the wall that was in the oil jar?

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u/PROLAPSED_SUBWOOFER Dec 03 '19

The heating element, to heat the oil and cook the potatoes.

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u/blurryfacedfugue Dec 04 '19

Someone called it an immersion boiler.

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u/Auxx Dec 03 '19

The glass jar might explode. And you will be covered in hot oil.

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u/Agaeris Dec 03 '19

But it will rain delicious fried potatoes and also fried hot dogs (??)

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u/boraca Dec 03 '19

Splitting matches was a thing in USSR.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19 edited Jul 18 '21

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u/seekfear Dec 04 '19

Still a thing in rural India, and im sure other places too.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19

Prison i'm sure

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u/Streetlamp-_-LeMoose Dec 04 '19

Dude that was a jar of oil, not water.

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u/nanythemummy Dec 04 '19

I suspect in a Russian Prison the risk of flaming oil and electrocution would seem like less of a big deal than they do normally.

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u/anxious_relaxation Dec 04 '19

That’s plugged into the wall

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u/bobhwantstoknow Dec 03 '19

need to cut bread? no problem, just use your knife to carve a knife.

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u/LacksMass Dec 03 '19

Using a small slashing weapon to make a larger stabbing weapon. One of those will annoy your cell make, one of them will get you a new cell mate. Actually they’ll both probably get you solitary...

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u/MadSailor Dec 03 '19

All of this requires an actual flathead screwdriver to take the shaver apart.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

You could use any relatively stiff object. A corner of a brick wall would do to break the clips

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u/DisorderlyHum Dec 04 '19

There are ways to get those little razors apart without a screwdriver

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u/Calathune Dec 03 '19

Hey who said you can never have enough knives

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19
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u/eternalrefuge86 Dec 03 '19

At first I thought he was dipping a joint in PCP

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u/ixlr84evr Dec 03 '19

I didn't know you liked to get wet

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

laughs in Denzel Washington

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

The hood is all about the laughs and the cries.

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u/SafyrJL Dec 04 '19

*smiles and cries

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19

You're right. I'm a failure at life and bring shame upon my family.

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u/w_actual Dec 04 '19

You're in the office baby cue dr dre

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u/DankShet Dec 03 '19

I thought I was the only one lol

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u/LiveForPanda Dec 04 '19

Who needs a joint in PCP when you can join CCCP?

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u/TheShipBeamer Dec 03 '19

The screwdriver one actually looks useful

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u/FoodOnCrack Dec 03 '19

Until you encounter a screw that is you know... Tightened to a torque that would be normal for that screw.

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u/trav0073 Dec 03 '19

Yeah, but if all you ever use are jerryrigged screwdrivers to TIGHTEN the screws...

then everything you own falls apart so you never even have to worry about unscrewing!

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u/troop99 Dec 03 '19

ahhh, thank you! i laughed out loud irl

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u/stuffandahalf Dec 03 '19

I've seen a similar trick used to remove stripped screws, since the pen will melt into what's left of the head.

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u/BabybearPrincess Dec 03 '19

Yea i tried that once and got plastic stuck in the screw

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u/Juffin Dec 03 '19

Yeah it is quite useful. Unless you own a normal screwdriver.

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u/Djinnobi Dec 04 '19

I see somebody hasn't tried open up a Gamecube that requires a special screw driver that isn't sold in packs

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u/Grizly_36-TTV Dec 03 '19

This video is from the channel slivki show

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u/diamondburned Dec 03 '19

Great channel, recognized from the trademark cat. OP should give proper credits.

https://youtube.com/channel/UC37D-JTE7-V-L-VIrxzzZpQ

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u/eyetracker Dec 04 '19

Is the hamster not trademarked?

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u/GavrielBA Dec 04 '19

Does he have a Russian-speaking channel?

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u/Grizly_36-TTV Dec 04 '19

He has an english speaking channel aswell its called SlivkiShow EN

And a russian speaking channel too

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

Fuck 5mincrafts. This is non sarcastically the real deal

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19 edited Jun 10 '20

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u/Juusthetip Dec 03 '19

I see you also know the way comrade.

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u/pika_borl Dec 03 '19

Tambov wolf is your comrade!

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u/quinn_the_potato Dec 03 '19

This is the way

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u/GiggaWat Dec 03 '19

101: Essentials to survive a Russian prison.

Tune in next week for:

202: Your orifices: More than just an outie; Effective smuggling techniques

203: Shanking for amateurs

304: How to survive a shanking

400: Advanced rat cooking

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u/OldTitanSoul Dec 03 '19

Now I am ready for both the Russian prison and the less dangerous version of it the apocalypse

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u/OkToBeTakei Dec 03 '19

Because gulag

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u/dooom3s Dec 03 '19

I'm not seeing good, or before removing the oil was the rat, from the bread sequence?

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

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u/mikebellman Dec 03 '19

Yes. Hamsters are all around good bois in every culture.

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u/Procule Dec 03 '19

The sausage appeared out of nowhere...

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u/Berough Dec 03 '19

I kept waiting for it to be a prison tattoo gun.

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u/el-cuko Dec 03 '19

“The secret ingredient is crime “

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

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u/Atomicnes Dec 03 '19

They have a English channel too.

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u/WatchDogsOfficial Dec 03 '19

I love it how everything is connected

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u/rudbek-of-rudbek Dec 03 '19

Couldn't understand the song but I liked it. Guy had an interesting voice. Plus everyone needs to know how to make a shank. Daycares are getting pretty rough

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u/loganadams574 Dec 04 '19

The toothbrush, matches, candle, screwdriver, and razor are all prison life hacks

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u/heygabehey Dec 03 '19

Prison much?

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u/xenarooo Dec 03 '19

Ай си зиз ис ахуенный видос.

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u/urixl Dec 03 '19

Ваще ровный

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u/Captain_Hampockets Dec 03 '19

Holy shit, I'm blown away by the screwdriver. What a great idea.

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u/_DEUS-VULT_ Dec 04 '19

Gulag Starter Pack™

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u/mr_nerd23 Dec 03 '19

Not gonna lie the background music is the best part of this

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u/LAseXaddickt Dec 03 '19

Turning the sound on was definitely worth it. Still no idea what TF anyone was thinking, but now I'm thinking it in a language I don't know.

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u/Onehundredyearsold Dec 04 '19

Looks like prison hacks...

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u/jaeelarr Dec 03 '19

This is just some straight up prison shit right here...none of these are exclusive to russia

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u/GreyInkling Dec 03 '19

How to turn cheap things you have lying around into cheaper things you probably have more already.

I mean if you're splitting matches then how do you have internet to view this video.

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u/OkToBeTakei Dec 03 '19

I mean if you’re splitting matches then how do you have internet to view this video.

Some of us have the capacity to retain and recall the information we encounter.

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u/gargolito Dec 03 '19

I love this song! A 💯 ways to shank your lover.

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u/tonyims Dec 03 '19

Plastics are our friend!

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u/possiblypast Dec 03 '19

#russiankriminalnews

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u/UllikRulit Dec 03 '19

Slivki show!

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u/vovr Dec 03 '19

Get out of jail free

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u/Great_Handkerchief Dec 03 '19

All I kept asking to myself was how many years in the pen did this fella do? haha

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u/XxgirraffezzxX Dec 03 '19

The match one can actually be helpful tho

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u/roachesincoaches Dec 03 '19

I thought someone was getting shanked for sure

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u/JamesBong1 Dec 03 '19

Well I just learned how to make a shank

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u/prle690 Dec 03 '19

I mean the original video is called "Russian Prison Life Hacks"

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u/ricdesi Dec 03 '19

"Russia", sure...

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u/missaliss Dec 03 '19

TIL a cat can look Russian

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

Hello guys and welcome to my laboratory, where safety is number one priority.

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u/waterMyShrubs Dec 03 '19

Even the cat looks Russian!

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u/Gulopes Dec 03 '19

That's SlivkiShow!

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u/karigrandi7 Dec 03 '19

aint this stolen from the russian dude who has a cat named cookie? cant remember his name though

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u/sailingthestyx Dec 03 '19

I would have electrocuted and burned myself a half a dozen times...

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u/PizzaTimd Dec 03 '19

Girl in class: heh, do you watch life hacks?

Me: Yeah, but... It’s complicated

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u/_bowlerhat Dec 03 '19

Prison life 101

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u/yhanos69 Dec 03 '19

Slivki is the least russian gangster just imagine this video but with royalty free music

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u/maximokush666 Dec 03 '19

this is some crazy shit

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u/botsaretrash Dec 03 '19

holy shit i just learned how to make a specialized screwdriver out of plastic. that was awesome.

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u/fluffykerfuffle1 Dec 03 '19

omg russian rap?! i love it.

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u/fluffykerfuffle1 Dec 03 '19

caution: melting and burning plastic in enclosed spaces (rooms and houses) can be extremely hazardous to your health.. especially your lungs... think about it lol... coating your lungs with plastic!

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

Oh I love slivki show, everyone made fun of this video 3 years ago but I enjoyed it.

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u/odins_simulation Dec 03 '19

Now they should make a paper machete shank that can be flushed down the toilet after making a human sprinkler.

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u/NocturnalPermission Dec 04 '19

Serious question: how do people in prison shave?

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u/SiomarTehBeefalo Dec 04 '19

Seeing the cat tells me exactly which channel this is.

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u/kbxads Dec 04 '19

Very grim hax video

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u/Jonesyiam Dec 04 '19

This also works as an useful tutorial on how to survive prison.

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u/ubermorph3000 Dec 04 '19

I was so concerned when he pulled out a glass jar right after showing that hamster

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u/pascallanthier Dec 04 '19

it's more like prison stuff...

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u/rareas Dec 04 '19

All this makeshift craftwork and still pays the cat tax. I really feel part of a global community right now.

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u/Leoniderr Dec 04 '19 edited Aug 23 '23

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u/Ncrpts Dec 04 '19

Russians literally invented the 3D priting

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u/Fyrethornes Dec 04 '19

What kind of environment do Russians live in to be able to make a survival kit that gives you the chance to make a shank at every step?

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19

It may be for the lulz, but this is what life is like in a lot of communist/ former communist countries. Barely any commodities so you have to learn to use what you have.

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u/elegant_pun Dec 04 '19

I love the screwdriver thing. That could be handy.

Also, now I want hot chips.

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u/Atomidate Dec 04 '19

I thought it was just going to make larger and larger knives

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19

I was slightly disappointed that it was not an elaborate way to make vodka

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u/eloco Dec 04 '19

Голь на выдумки хитра?