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Little Star

(17,055 posts)
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:48 PM Nov 2012

Stinky Feet?..

Vodka cures stinky feet!

Listerine cures toenail fungus, Yogurt cures bad breath, Olive oil cures Eczema, Sugar stops the hiccups,
Chewing peppermint or cinnamon gum eases stress, Duct tape cures warts, Biting on a pencil cures headaches,
Olives and lemons cure sea sickness, Tomatoes cure acne.

http://www.oddee.com/item_98376.aspx

Who knew? I wanna know how people discovered the vodka & duct tape remedies.


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Stinky Feet?.. (Original Post) Little Star Nov 2012 OP
But I have questions! Duer 157099 Nov 2012 #1
lol! I had a question about the yogurt. Plain or w/fruit? Little Star Nov 2012 #2
Well it said without sugar, so I suppose that means plain? Duer 157099 Nov 2012 #3
Thanks, I missed that part. Little Star Nov 2012 #4
Regular plain white table sugar ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #5
About duct tape/warts--I think the irritation of daily ripping off TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #7
You don't pull it off daily. noamnety Nov 2012 #10
Sunlight cures fungus too. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #6
Is that "Stinky the Clown's" affliction? madinmaryland Nov 2012 #8
OK, then, I'll take two cups of it, please struggle4progress Nov 2012 #9

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)
1. But I have questions!
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:02 PM
Nov 2012

Why waste good vodka, why not just use Isopropanol? It's very cheap.

For the toenails: does Scope also work? And what flavor? Does it matter?

And the sugar for hiccups: if it is the sweetness hitting the tongue that does the trick, why do you have to swallow the sugar?

For the duct tape and warts: does the color of tape matter? And do you leave it on when you shower?

Can you bite on a pen to cure a headache?

Do they have to be fresh tomatoes, or will canned tomatoes work too? What about tomato paste?

I need more details!

ismnotwasm

(41,986 posts)
5. Regular plain white table sugar
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:39 PM
Nov 2012

Has to do with vagal nerve stimulation. Where I work, we occasionally give it to patients with intractable hiccoughs--- it's better than the alternatives, one of which is a psychotropic drug. I've seen it work. Probably doesn't work for everybody every time though.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
7. About duct tape/warts--I think the irritation of daily ripping off
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 03:21 PM
Nov 2012

and reapplying the piece of tape provokes an inflammatory and immune response (eventually kills the virus), and because the wart is covered you're less likely to spread the virus to other areas. I've heard of this before.

 

noamnety

(20,234 posts)
10. You don't pull it off daily.
Thu Nov 22, 2012, 11:35 PM
Nov 2012

They say leave it on for a week at a time, basically it seals the wart and it gets pruney like when you are waterlogged from a bath, but continues to get like that more and more until it's just dead skin.

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