" A category owned grocery store slicer is always more sanitary than a chain deli . Without fail . Typically , a kin - owned governance has two slicers , one for kernel , one for high mallow . They ALWAYS wipe them down between customers , and here ’s why … "
Reddit useru/huggles7recently asked, “What is common knowledge in your profession that not a lot of people know about?”
Here are the top-voted responses:
1.“The lighter the coffee roast, the more caffeine it has. The darker the roast, the less it has.”
2.“Computer clouds are just someone else’s computers. Younger folks generally get this.”
— u / painthawg_goose
3.“When doctors or nurses shock someone with ‘paddles’ or an automated external defibrillator (AED), it doesn’t restart your heart, it actually STOPS it.”
4.“A family-owned grocery slicer is always more sanitary than a chain deli. Without fail. Typically, a family-owned establishment has two slicers, one for meat, one for cheese. They ALWAYS wipe them down between customers.”
" Why ? Business is slower , they cognise all the customers in person , and the client usually watches more closely . Chain grocery stores rarely pass over down the blade . It ’s all about the speed of help . It ’s POLICY to not wipe it down at most chainsexcepton even - numbered 60 minutes or at the half , even if you just sliced pastrami and are doing turkey next . One post I forge at was every third minute . So staring . I had to drop by the wayside . kinfolk - owned is more pricey , proficient timber . "
— u / Hazelsmom64
5.“When you brush your teeth, do NOT rinse with anything afterwards. Just spit out the toothpaste. You get more benefit from the fluoride sitting on your teeth than just rinsing it off.”
6.“If a column fails, then it’s very likely the whole building fails.”
— u / queenliz2fr
7.“I used to work in fast food. A long time ago, we figured out when people ordered ‘something fresh,’ what they really meant was they wanted it hot, so we would just dump it back on the grill or in the fryer for a few seconds and then you’d have a piping hot patty/meat.”
8.“That language isn’t stationary! I’m a translator, and for the last few years, my native language (Ukrainian) changes a lot. We are bringing some old words and rules back and, at the same time, creating new ones, which is awesome.”
" But , unfortunately , I ’m hear all the sentence about ' truth is only in vocabulary ' and ' new words are n’t real , ' and sometimes , it is really pissing me off . Languages are transfer all the sentence ! It ’s their nature . Yes , there ’s a Seth of main rules and words , but even they are changing from time to time . citizenry creating new words all the sentence , some of them are disappear with fourth dimension , some staying for much longer , and that ’s ok . "
— uracil / LimpExplanation9645
9.“Fire engines don’t have keys to start them, just a switch or two. Anyone could steal a fire engine fairly easily.”
10.“You can over lubricate something; too much grease will cause just as much of an issue as no grease in things like bearings.”
— atomic number 92 / sself161
11.“The manager is responsible for the horrible requirements on job descriptions, not the recruiter or HR person. We try our best to convince them they are ridiculous.”
12.“I’m an artist. Art isn’t a talent, its learned.”
— u / ctl - dkc_1783
" I was hang out with an artistic friend of mine , and one of our other friends said ' gee , I wish I could draw , ' and my creative person friend ( having try it enough ) said , ' I ’m not talented , I’ve spent one C and hundreds and THOUSANDS of hours tryingto make what I want to see . ' "
— u / Far_Ad3346
13.“Most people will try anythingbutreading the instructions. I know this because I write the instructions.”
14.“Breathing isn’t done the way most people think. Most people think they take a deep breath, and their lungs/chest cavity expands. It’s the other way around. We use the muscles in and around our chest to expand our chest cavity, which creates a suction that draws air into our lungs.”
" Too much tensity or tenseness in those muscle make them act like a stays and prevents you from pass off deeply . "
— u / MrJ_the_LMT
15.“Lots of very talented and successful criminal defense attorneys can’t make enough money from retained clients, so they also take on court appointments (not all court appointments go to public defenders, at least in Texas). I’ve seen defendants fire really good court appointed lawyers to hire mediocre attorneys simply because of the misconception that court-appointed lawyers are bad. Some of best criminal defense attorneys are actually public defenders.”
16.“I’m a truck driver. My semi-truck can’t stop as fast as your car. I need a couple football fields to slow down from highway speed, and that’s in absolutely clear weather. Stop merging 13 feet in front of me and slamming on the brakes for an exit. Just stay behind me and wait an extra two seconds so I don’t kill you and endanger everyone around us.”
— uranium / xLDKx_NewYorker
" First example my papa taught me when I have my permit was you mess with a motorcycle , you obliterate someone , you mess up with a semi , it kills you . "
— u / JKSHulenburg
17.“I’m in IT, and 90% of my fixes come from Google. Even corporate systems can mostly be googled. Most of us have no particular training at the field level. Sure, we pick up tricks along the way, but we largely wing it.”
18.“Most plants you buy in stores are not grown from seeds, but are multiplied by taking a cutting off of a mother plant.”
— u / Original_Leopard_162
And finally…
19.“No one is going to like this one, but stop using Q-Tips to clean wax out of your ears. All you are doing is packing it further in and clogging your ear canals until the wax turns to a rock against your eardrum. I highly recommend using Debrox or some sweet oil and then flushing with warm water instead!”
Now, it’s your turn! What’s an obvious piece of knowledge everyone should know about your job? Comment below!
Note : Submissions have been edit for distance and/or clarity .
