You can either run the shoes under warm water in the sink or tub, or use a damp washcloth to apply water to the straps. If your sandals are particularly dirty or dusty, moistening the straps well will be very important.  You can floss both synthetic and leather Chacos. Don’t use hot water—warm to lukewarm will be fine. Place a clean towel down on the counter before starting to work to keep your surface area clean. Put several drops of liquid fabric softener into either side of the strap slots, both on the outside and on the inside.  The fabric softener acts as a lubricant for the straps. If you accidentally pour too much fabric softener, that is okay! It will all get rinsed off at the end. The straps of your Chacos are adjustable and thread through the sole of the shoe—so you just need to pull the straps so they move through the sole and push out the dirt, sand, and dust that has accumulated in the strap slots.  Your Chacos actually are made up of just the footbed and 1 continuous strap threaded through the sole, which you adjust to conform to the shape of your foot. If you feel like you can’t get the straps to move, keep trying! They may be dusty or hardened from grime, so try adding some more water or fabric softener until they start to slide through the slots. If you are flossing your Chacos and notice that there seems to be no end to the dirt coming out, putting them in warm water while continuing to floss them will help rinse away that dirt a little bit better. If you are cleaning your Chacos regularly, you probably won’t need to submerge them in water, but if it has been a few months since the last time you flossed them, it may take a little longer to get them clean. Use your sink or tub to rinse all the fabric softener and dislodged dirt off of your Chacos. Either hang them to dry or set them outside in the sun for a few hours before wearing them again. Chacos generally don’t take very long to dry, so check them after 2 or 3 hours to see if they’re ready to be worn again yet.
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One-sentence summary -- Wet the straps thoroughly with warm water. Add a few drops of liquid fabric softener into the strap slots. Pull, or floss, the straps in and out of the slot to dislodge the dirt. Submerge them in warm water while flossing if there is a lot of dirt. Rinse your Chacos thoroughly and set them aside to air dry.


To turn off the electricity, go to the fuse box in your home. It is usually on the bottom floor or in the basement. Find the switch that corresponds to the room with the disposal unit and flip the switch to off.  The switches should be labeled, but you can test the room for an electrical current by plugging something into a wall outlet and attempting to turn it on. Another way to do this is to flip the light switch near the disposal unit. This only works if the switch controls the electrical outlet the unit is plugged into. Check by listening to the unit for humming. Get a flashlight and shine it into the sink drain and garbage disposal. Shine the light over the unit’s outer edge, since this is where blockages typically happen. Find the small teeth of the disposal’s blades on the outer edge and look for anything obstructing them. For safety, avoid sticking your hand into the disposal unit. Instead, get a pair of kitchen tongs or pliers from your toolbox. Stick them down through the sink and into the disposal unit. Use them to break away any blockages you notice. Instead of using the Allen wrench, get a garbage disposal wrench. It looks like a claw with 2 prongs on 1 end. Stick the prongs down the drain until they’re around the unit’s blades. Spin the blades counterclockwise, then clockwise, until they rotate freely. Spinning the blades this way requires a lot of force. Keep turning the wrench back and forth until the blades loosen. Pull the wrench out of the drain. Plug the unit into the outlet, then restore the electrical current to the room. Turn on the disposal to give it a test run. If the garbage disposal still doesn’t work after all these treatments, it most likely needs to be replaced.
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One-sentence summary -- Turn off the room’s electrical supply. Look down through the sink drain for any blockages. Remove blockages with tongs or pliers. Spin the blades with a special garbage disposal wrench if they are still stuck. Remove the wrench and turn on the disposal.


Cup anemometers are relatively easy to make and are often used as an elementary school science project. This allows children to get an opportunity to learn about measuring wind speed by making their own device. To make an anemometer, you will need plastic cups, straws, a pencil, tape, and a push pin.  Position the straws in the shape of a cross and tape the middle. Then, staple the side of each cup to the end of one of the straws so they are parallel with the floor. Make sure all of the cups are facing in the same direction. Then, push a straight pin through the center of the straws and into an eraser on the end of a pencil. This will act as the axis. You should be able to blow on the cups so that they spin around in a circle. Use a coloured pencil and mark one of the cups. For example, you could put a red “x” on one of the cups. This will be the cup that is counted in order to determine how fast the cups rotate around an axis point each minute. You can either go outside and hold your device up in the wind, or you can use a fan to create airflow inside. To get a more accurate reading, make sure the airflow is not blocked by your body. Have another person count the number of times the marked cup spins around the axis in one minute. You can use a stopwatch to accurately time a minute. Record the number of times the cup spins on a piece of paper. For example, it may rotate 13 times in 1 minute.  You will need to complete this step four times in order to get enough data to calculate the average number of rotations per minute. For example, the next recording might be 15 times, followed by 12 times, followed by 17 times. Add up the numbers that you have recorded and then divide that number by four. This will give you the average number of rotations per minute.  For example, 13+15+12+17=57. Then divide that number by four (57/4=14.25) to get the average wind speed per minute. In this case, the speed is 14.25 rotations per minute.
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One-sentence summary -- Make an anemometer. Mark one of the cups. Hold the device in the wind. Count the amount of spins per minute. Calculate the average wind speed.


Once the phone has enough battery power, you can reboot it. Unlock your phone by pressing the Power button briefly then swiping the screen either left or right. If you have alternative security measures, unlock your phone with its respective code. You should now be in your home screen, which is where all your app shortcuts and widgets are located. All you have to do is hold the Power button to make the Power menu appear. In the Power menu, you will see power options like “Turn off,” “Reboot,” and “Airplane mode.” Tap on “Reboot.” If the phone gives a prompt, tap the “Reboot” button to initiate a reboot. You phone should turn off then on itself. Wait a few moments until the phone takes you to your lock screen. Unlock the phone using the unlock code (if you set up one) or by swiping the screen, and you should be good to go.
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Unlock the phone’s screen. Open the Power menu. Reboot your Note 2.