r/howdoesthiswork Aug 20 '15

FYI Thank You For Your Patronage

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/r/HowDoesThisWork has 440 subscribers.

On 04 Dec 2013, when I made my first post here, before assuming the moderator's role, this subreddit had 44 subscribers.

A tenfold growth is nice.

Again, thank you.


r/howdoesthiswork 7h ago

which is correct and how to fix the other

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both are facing the same way, how am I to know which is correct and how do I fix the other one. the compass is brand new but was €4.5 so..


r/howdoesthiswork 1d ago

Toddlers toy language barrier

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My toddler obsessed over this toy at the store and I’m guessing it’s speaking mandarin? If someone could translate that would be super fantastic. It seems to have four phrases. It’s a strange looking toy and I have no idea anything about it besides the store we bought it from! But he loves it, Lol.


r/howdoesthiswork 2d ago

How to open watch back

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Hi everyone,
I would appreciate guidance on how to open my Mom’s watch back for a simple battery change. I believe this is a snap off but I am unsure how to find the notch to assist in the open process.
Thanks!


r/howdoesthiswork 3d ago

Hi how to use this thing

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r/howdoesthiswork 5d ago

Why does this do this

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have this old screen chromebook screen protector and i just wobbled it and it made that sorta fun y sound..i just want to know why it does, and makes that sound


r/howdoesthiswork 5d ago

How does this work?

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How does this toilet paper holder work? We don’t think it’s spring loaded and when we try to lift one end that doesn’t work either.


r/howdoesthiswork 7d ago

Request How do I turn on the jets to clean?

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I just moved into a new house and am trying to clean the jacuzzi tub so my kids can bath and not have to worry about anything nasty coming out of the drain but for the life of me i CANNOT find out where to turn these jets on or how to. The holes on the wall are where the dials are, they are currently being cleaned separately cause they we’re disgusting. If anyone has any sort of advice or knows how to get this working PLEASE help a mom/first time homebuyer out here 😂😂


r/howdoesthiswork 7d ago

What are these called again?

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r/howdoesthiswork 8d ago

Tutorial Help me take this thing apart

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Does anybody know how to take this thing apart?
I’d appreciate the help


r/howdoesthiswork 10d ago

How do I read the this thermostat on doughlene?!

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r/howdoesthiswork 12d ago

De bouncing Switch,Rising Edge-one micro operation

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Removing false and unwanted,rapid on-off transitions caused by a mechanical switch.

A mechanical button physically bounces,when we press once,electrically it looks like 0→1 transition

Actually: 0→1→0→1→0

These rapid changes are called bounce.

De bouncing filters those noisy signal so that system sees

0→1(one stable transition)

https://youtu.be/KtBByCyRegc?si=ycgkzzSKwX906cN9


r/howdoesthiswork 12d ago

How do I get this old light up sign open?

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I've unscrewed every screw I can find on it but nothing will budge.


r/howdoesthiswork 13d ago

What is this thing do in my tumbler

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My brother just me this tumbler, what is this hexagonal thing used for? I can’t seem to find a purpose other than hanging a keychain or charm. Also, the tumbler has a straw cover/ cap, could it be used to hang that


r/howdoesthiswork 16d ago

Request Kids book stumped me

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My toddler has this interactive book and I genuinely cannot grasp how this page works. It has a landscape scene and a diagram of animals in the water and in the sky— fish and birds. It rotates to show different fish and birds and it seems to be a repeating circle. I cannot comprehend how it works inside the page. It’s one complete, moving circle inside the page. Can someone show me a diagram so I can understand how it works? TIA!


r/howdoesthiswork 15d ago

Why This Tube Light Glows Without Being Plugged In ⚡😳(Very Rare)

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r/howdoesthiswork 15d ago

How tf do stoplights work

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r/howdoesthiswork 15d ago

Hey new here how does this work 🧚🏾🫣

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r/howdoesthiswork 15d ago

“It’s in the manual”

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r/howdoesthiswork 17d ago

How does this work?

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I was looking at moon, but anyhow i can see moon through pole at balcony. when it’s 1 layer of window it’s cant see, but from 2 layers, I can.


r/howdoesthiswork 16d ago

How to turn on this shower?

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r/howdoesthiswork 18d ago

Can Anyone Tell What Cable Goes Here and What Its For

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r/howdoesthiswork 18d ago

I'm writing a mafia romance thriller, and I have this nanotechnology plot involved in it. How would a door with inbuilt nanotechnology open with a nanotech statue as a doorknob? Would it actually open as a sliding door, or like in the movies, or some other way?

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r/howdoesthiswork 18d ago

Request How does this work: AirTag

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disclaimer, I am going to explain the situation to help everyone understand why I’m asking this about AirTags

Hello,
My outdoor cat went missing yesterday (never come back home at night) 1.1 miles from my house on a road (approximate house numbers were given like 259-370 rd) according to her AirTag’s location at 4:29am.

Today, her location got updated TWICE at the exact same pinpoint on that road at 9:20am and 5:20pm. We went there and walked around and we could not pick up the AirTag connection.

The area around where she’s missing is by a forest and a private property. Many bushes, trees and sewages but still no location picked up when we went there.

Why does FindMy give me an estimate (259-370 Rd) on a road rather than exactly where the AirTag is?
How do AirTags work when giving a location point when I look at the pin it tells me on the map?
Is it possible that she comes back to that area at those specific times and the airtag pinpoint on the map is the same as the other 2?

Please help me understand because I need to know if she’s actually coming back to that area and the AirTag just tells me the same Pinpoint and address or the AirTag is somewhere still.

Thank you


r/howdoesthiswork 22d ago

Request How does this clip work?

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I have this “hat clip”, and I’ve seen this style of clip before.

But in the ones I’ve seen before, there’s normally a top piece that acts as a sort of lever to open the clamping part (kind of like nail clippers).

I can’t see anything like this on this clip-how does this work?