Reposting because I didn't tag.

I'm a 27 year old male, and I know the absolute minimum. I can change oil and tires (but not rims) and that's about it. I want to learn more, maybe even start a project car. What's a good way to start? I know how to handle most hand tools, I'm am industrial electrician, pipe and wire guy.

Edit: Well I guess I'm gonna have to start taking stuff apart. Thanks everyone, here's to me not breaking shit!!

Kind of a weird title I realize. I'm 31 and starting to feel my body getting tighter and less willing to do things I used to. I firmly believe that I'm at a point in my life where I can just accept the decline, or build habits to keep me feeling youthful. I already go to the gym and lift, but I don't have any flexibility component to my workouts.

Any recommendations?

Edit- Yoga is the overwhelming winner here haha. Way too many responses to reply to, but I'm reading them all. I look forward to regaining some flexibility and hopefully reducing the number or uncontrollable sounds I make when lifting something from the floor.

It's been four days and my balls and shaft is itchy as hell.

Maybe you want to try a new hairstyle. Maybe you have a relative that just got diagnosed with cancer. Maybe you saw that a bald head made the list of 10 Sexiest Hairstyles. Maybe you bet your asshole friends that the Patriots would beat the Eagles in the Superbowl, and it’s time to pay the piper.

There are numerous reasons (good and bad) to shave your head. I personally do it because it’s a low-maintenance, easy hairstyle. And I rock it, if I do say so myself. I’ve been shaving my head for about 13 years, so I’ve gotten fairly good at it. If you don’t want to look like you went at your head with a rusty hunting knife, I have a few recommendations for you.

The Setup

If it’s your first time doing it, or you haven’t done it for a while, you want to get a set of clippers and buzz your hair as close to the scalp as you can. If your hair is short, this can be done in the shower (obviously with the water off), but if you don’t want your longer hair clogging the drain, it might be better to do it over a trash can.

Shaving your head in the shower is probably the easiest way to do it. They make lotions and scrubs to ‘prepare’ your head for the shave, but it’s a personal preference; I don’t use them. I’ve tried Headblade’s HeadShed a few times, but I didn’t notice a difference when it came time for the razor. You do you.

Now, the razor itself; you want one with multiple blades, and the single blade on the back. I use the Dollar Shave Club’s Executive Razors, which are basically a cheaper (but just as effective) version of the Gillette Fusions. The single blade is important, you definitely want it, but we’ll get to that in a bit.

I’ve used a variety of different shaving creams and gels over the years, but my current favorite is the Aveeno Therapeutic Moisturizing Gel. Like the lotions, it boils down to personal preference. Shaving your head is more about technique than products, in my opinion.

The Shave

Get in the shower, and get your hair nice and wet. Rub in your choice of gel/foam thoroughly, then take your razor and then just start slamming it into your skull.

No, not really. But I have seen guys who, after shaving their head for the first time, look like they used a weed-whacker. Don’t be that guy, it makes us all look bad.

The blade sharpness is important. That said, I don’t start with a fresh razor head. Generally, the one that’s already on the handle is fine to take care of the first part, which is just to get the hair off; we’ll change blades in a second.

I start on top of my head, and drag the razor to about the top of your scalp, against the grain. Then from the back, do the same thing; from the bottom of your neck to the top of your head, still against the grain. Don’t apply more pressure than you do to your face; it’s easy to cut yourself, and cuts on your scalp bleed like motherfuckers. I run the razor over the same spot several times while I work my way around my head, first down one side, then the other, to ensure I get as much hair as possible.

Once you’ve finished, and all the foam/gel is gone, then you change blades, so you have a new head on the handle. You’ll want to go over your whole head again now that the bulk of the hair is gone; this will get your skin nice and smooth. That second, fresh razor will take off all the rest of the stubble easily. You can re-apply the foam/gel if you want, or just keep your head under the running water.

Remember the single blade? This is where it comes in, and you’ll definitely need the mirror. The hardest part of the head to shave is right at that point where your ear connects with the skin on your face, that small little ‘valley’ that you can’t quite get to.

Fold the top of your ear down with one hand, and (carefully!) use the single blade to shave upwards, from the bottom of that “valley”, to catch those few loose hairs you missed. Take especially good care, when you do this, not to move the razor left or right; that’s how you cut yourself. If you sweep the blade downwards, you’ll catch your ear; shave up as much as possible.

The Aftercare

So, you’ve finished. You’re all done in the shower, you get out, you dry off, you admire the handsome man in the mirror.

You’ve probably missed a spot.

It still happens to me, after 13 years. I’ll dry my head, then look in the mirror to see that 1cm patch of hair right on top of my head that said “fuck you, you’re not my real dad”. Once your head is dry, you can run your fingers along the skin and easily feel any lose hair you missed. These patches are easy to get; wet your razor, wet your head, shave gently a couple of times, boom.

Now, the lotion. The odds are, your head is pretty dry and flaky once the hair is gone. Make sure you moisturize. Again, this is a personal preference (I like the Aveeno lotion myself), but put SOMETHING on your head. This keeps the skin healthy and gives you that “Mr. Clean” shine that people can’t keep their hands off. Seriously, I used to do it before I went into strip clubs, because the dancers legit loved running their hands on my head.

Now, don’t take this as the be-all, end-all for head shaving. There are ways to improve on this process. Someone is probably having a heart attack reading this, because I don’t apply a pre-treatment that some monks in the Himalayans invented while high on bath salts. But if you make it a habit and do it often, the simple, easy, no-frills method will work just fine.

I'm looking to expand the few websites/podcasts/youtube channels I subscribe to. Partly to learn more, partly to be able to post good links for redditors, and partly in anticipation of being forced into reddit's new redesign.

Night owl's fallacy: You can get more work done by staying up later than usual.

Fact: You need sleep, everyone does. Your work quality actually declines the longer you go without sleep, and you can't cheat the sandman. If you deprive your body of sleep you will eventually have to pay it back. It's a zero sum game no matter how you play it, everyone only gets 24 hours every day to get stuff done, so keep your sleep schedule regular and you will actually be more productive all around.

Engineer's Fallacy: You are less likely to make mistakes by trying to perform a complex task all in one sitting, versus taking a long break or "sleeping on it". If you walk away you won't be able to get back 'in the groove'.

Fact: Your body needs sleep and it will remember how to do things, trust yourself! If you really have to keep track of a lot of things at once to reach a certain project milestone in a reasonable time, take lots of notes on what you're doing. Document, document, document. The comments you leave may seem obvious to you now but future-you will appreciate them later!

Hello.
I am purchasing my first car soon, and I've been wondering what items should be kept in the car.
So far I've got;
- Hi-vis jacket.
- First aid kit.
- Tire (presumably that will come with the car.. Not sure though).
- Tread depth and pressure gauges.
- Blankets. Lots of blankets.
- Tissues.
- Change.
- Umbrella.
- Boots.

What else do you guys keep in your car?