The Easiest Ways to Fix a Rug With a Deteriorating Latex Backing Designed to grip your floors and stop your rug from sliding around, the latex rubber that backs a lot of area rugs works really well—until it starts to fall apart and degrade. This can be caused by a lot of things: the cleaning agents you use, moisture and humidity, or simple wear and tear. And when that latex rubber… Read more…

LPT: The easiest way to figure out percentages in your head is to calculate 10% at a time For instance, you want to figure out how to tip 20% quickly or calculate how much money you will need after tax for a purchase. Ex: If the bill is $72.64, 10% of 72.6 is $7.20 cents, times that by 2 and you have $14.40 on a 72.64 bill for 20%. submitted by /u/0nlyinVegas

The Easiest Way to Layer a Cocktail Without a Bar Spoon Cocktails have gone off the deep-end with torched garnishes and smoke-brimming cloches, but you can still explore the world of fancy drinks at home without any special equipment. Take, for example, the float. Simple yet elegant, and clearly involving some know-how, adding a float, or layers, to your libations is often… Read more…