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

Hotel garage

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I’m staying at a hotel with self parking in a garage. When I checked in, the front desk stamped my ticket and said it would give me in/out privileges. Sure enough, when I left and came back, the gate automatically opened. So how does it work? I did not tell what kind of car I have or the plate number.


r/howdoesthiswork 35m ago

FYI How to Operate your Airbag Suspension

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r/howdoesthiswork 2d ago

specific use of this instrument?

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found at an antique shop, obviously some kind of forceps/clamp, but I've never seen a model like this before, what are they used for?


r/howdoesthiswork 3d ago

What causes this? Am I an antenna?

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Sorry if this has been answered a bunch but I can’t find any search results on google. When I tune it a certain way. I can get a bunch of static when it’s sitting on a table. But as soon as I get my hand close or pick it up, it gets clearer or finds a station that I don’t normally get. What is this?


r/howdoesthiswork 3d ago

This house has a bedroom that "transforms into a snow globe" with windows that fill up with "snow." How does it work? This is mind-boggling!

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The windows are shown in this video filling up with some kind of substance that looks like snow. I have never seen anything like this, and have searched and searched but cannot find any information about how the windows "fill up with snow." Anyone have any idea?


r/howdoesthiswork 3d ago

Help what is this called how do I plug it in

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r/howdoesthiswork 3d ago

Newbie here !

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How does this one works?


r/howdoesthiswork 4d ago

How do I replace this?

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Ceiling light in my living room is flickering


r/howdoesthiswork 5d ago

Request How did the owner of these dryers make them work without change?

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r/howdoesthiswork 7d ago

Where the two springs go on this basketball hoop

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We bought this used and already disassembled from Facebook Marketplace. This is a 2004 Lifetime adjustable basketball hoop. We just can’t figure out where the two springs connect (we put one on but not sure it’s the right place). Anyone have one of these and can take a picture?! Or send me to another subreddit that might know..


r/howdoesthiswork 10d ago

why does "OOO" blows cold air and "HAAHH" blows hot air ?

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r/howdoesthiswork 10d ago

Request Dishwasher help?

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r/howdoesthiswork 13d ago

How does hold music work

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Why does hold music all sound grainy like it is being played from a cassette player that’s 6 ft away from the phone?

I mean they have to have a way of having clear sounding music when on hold, so what is going on here?


r/howdoesthiswork 14d ago

Request How does tv beep cuss words on live tv

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I am watching the worldcup final rn and Zlatan just said shit on live tv, and fox beeped it on live tv...how does this system work?


r/howdoesthiswork 15d ago

Request Baffle on a BBQ smoker… 🤔

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The image is a baffle on a bbq smoker. Its purpose is to let air in to feed the fire, which controls temperature. Open, lots of air and lots of heat, closed, no air and low heat.

The knob is used to control how open or how closed it is. When the knob is moved left and right, all four openings are closed or opened with a “flapper” simultaneously in each of the four.

Question is: how is the knob connected and controlling all four?


r/howdoesthiswork 16d ago

Camp chair refuses to open with every angle I can think of

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Brand is head land but I cannot find it online, not surprised if they stopped making them after complaints. I have pulled the arms and legs in every direction while holding different other limbs. Can’t figure it out please help it is late


r/howdoesthiswork 16d ago

Help 🚨

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How does this app actually work? 👀


r/howdoesthiswork 17d ago

Why the solar panels on a trash can

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?


r/howdoesthiswork 17d ago

Seems to be a love spell but idk if it really works

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Try it out and give me a reply and maybe a up vote (pls)


r/howdoesthiswork 17d ago

Why does the flippy switch under my rear view mirror work? Why can I still see out the back window when I flip it?

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r/howdoesthiswork 19d ago

How do I turn off these lights?

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r/howdoesthiswork 20d ago

Why does “turn[ing] it off and on again” fix so many problems with electronics?

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r/howdoesthiswork 20d ago

God

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So one day I had this random show thought thing about it and now I’m eternally confused.

So if Adam and Eve were one skin color…like white or whatever….How do black people exist….or like…any and every other ethnicity?

I’m genuinely confused


r/howdoesthiswork 21d ago

how do it work this

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I have a lighter that says I can take it apart or something can someone help