In our everyday life we use variety of without having any clue what those certain things are actually meant for. As human beings, we are quite intrusive to know a lot of things, but these everyday things like a shirt loop, a pen cap, scrap materials on the clothes, a hole in the plane’s window never mattered to us. Although we see them, yet we ignore them since we never knew their purpose. In case you were curious, here are some of those everyday things and their purpose for your not-so-curious mind.
1. Jeans small pockets
They were invented by Levi’s in 1873. Their purpose in those early days was to hold people’s pocket watches. Many people also call it the contraceptive pocket or the change pocket (to keep coins), but officially the manufacturers still call it the ‘watch pocket.’
2. The Power cable cylinder
I am sure everybody has seen a cylinder on the lap top’s power cord. But, what is its purpose? When cell phone comes too close in contact with the laptop and gives a weird screeching sound, this power cord called the ferrite bead suppresses those high-frequency noises.
3. Measurement tape hole
Its aim is to fix it onto nails or screws when measuring and therefore, preventing it from slipping all the time.
4. Little hole in an airplane’s window
The purpose of this small hole is to balance the air pressure, between the window panes inner area and the cabin of the airplane when it reaches the cruising altitude. The other purpose is to prevent windows from getting fogged up.
5. Curvy side of Bobby pin
One of the everyday things which women use is a bobby pin. Did you know that the curvy side is actually the bottom of the pin and should face toward the scalp? Its purpose is to allow the hairpin to hold the hair better, making it comfy and restful.
6. Gas gauge arrow
Well, its only purpose is to make your life easier when you park the vehicle at a gas station when refueling. Especially when you’re driving a rented vehicle since its purpose basically indicates which side of the car is the gas tank cap.
7. Shirt with horizontal buttonholes
Have you spotted that the first and last buttonhole of shirts are horizontal, whereas, the other holes are vertical. If you never knew this then here it is – the purpose of the horizontal holes is to give a better fastening grip, thus, the first and last button need to be intact so that it doesn’t open-up easily.
8. Sneakers extra eyelets/ side eyelets
Those extra holes actually have a purpose. If you didn’t know, they keep that edge part firm and fixed, therefore not allowing it to rub against your ankles while running. Furthermore, the holes on the bottom of the converse training shoes were made for ventilation purpose. Since the feet would fit in perfectly, leaving no gaps, therefore, these holes would allow air to pass through, preventing feet sweating.
9. Hole on the Spaghetti spoon
You wonder why there is a hole on the spaghetti spoon? Well, its purpose is to get the right quantity of pasta required to be eaten normally by one person. Since people have different appetites of eating (more or less), this spoon’s hole breaks the right average amount of spaghetti that a person eats generally.
10. Hanging loop at the back of a shirt
There are actually three theories behind this loop. One of the purposes is definitely for hanging. Other purpose was to tie collars of shirts when they were removable in the earlier days. The third has a very romantic meaning. If the loop is hanging that means the man is single and if it’s removed, then the man is no more single.
11. Jeans rivets
In 1872, Jacob Davis, a tailor from Reno, Nevada, teamed up with Levi Strauss to create and patent work wear riveted-for-strength made of brown cotton duck and true blue denim. However, in those early days, workers would often complain of the jeans falling off their waist. Then they discovered that some rivets would just strengthen the jeans in the most prominent parts and stopped them from falling.
12. Ballpoint pen cap hole
Just in case if an accident happens where a child swallows the cover of the pen and gets choked, then this hole will decrease the risk of blockage and will keep the airway free from closing.
13. Extra fabric with the new clothes
You always get extra fabric and you have no idea what those patches are meant for? Well, they’re actually meant to check out, how the material reacts to different washing detergents, so that you get a basic idea, as to which detergent suits your clothes for washing purpose.
14. Eraser’s blue part
One of the most used everyday things – an eraser. We already know that the blue part is meant to erase the pen ink, but we never knew that its purpose is meant for only thick papers because the blue is a harder side and the pink is a softer side, for soft erasing.
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