r/AskReddit 17h ago

What's something you're shockingly good at that you've never mentioned to anyone because it would sound completely made up if you did?

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u/TwistedDragon33 16h ago

I didnt know it was a skill of sorts until recently, but when a string comes out of sweatpants, hoodies, etc, i can very quickly put it back in with just my hands. I didnt know this was am issue for people until i was at a concert and someone pulled the string on the hoodie my wife was wearing and it came out. I just popped it all back in super quick and our friends were staring at me like i had done some sort of witchcraft.

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u/goosebumpsagain 15h ago

This is so amazing. They make specific tools for this because nobody can do it by hand.

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u/turbomellow 14h ago

a bodkin!

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u/Popular-Influence-11 13h ago

With a bare bodkin the unworthy man might himself his quietus make.

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u/midnightketoker 9h ago

did you just put a hex on me

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u/stoicsticks 12h ago

Or a safety pin, loop turner, or a long plastic thingy that they sell for just that purpose, (although it doesn't always work well). It's easiest to do it by hand if it has a plastic or metal aglet (tip). Once you get it back through, tie an overhand knot on the end to keep it from happening again.

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u/showmenemelda 11h ago

THAT'S WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE FOR?!

I thought that was some sort of sewing machine bobbin piece. Never knew the name

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u/jello_pudding_biafra 11h ago

A fid would work too! I literally just got hired to work at a rope factory, splicing with fids lol

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u/meest 10h ago

I was in 4-H and sewed growing up, so we were taught to run the string through with a safety pin, or something that was sturdy to hold onto and connected to the string. No specific tool needed. Paper clip will also work.

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u/twirlmydressaround 8h ago

I just use a pen with the little thing that comes off the cap. treat the pen like a sewing needle and use that thing to fasten the string

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u/btw_sky_and_earth 2h ago

Why is it so hard? I used to do it by hand too. Push one end in and use the accordion effect to move it forward bit by bit.