Prevent floor scratches

Prevent floor scratches
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When moving furniture at home, put socks on the feet of your chair or table legs to prevent scratching the floors.

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Keep the cold out

Keep the cold out
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Take multiple socks, fill them with a mix of popcorn kernels and quilt/pillow batting, and connect them! Voila: You’ve got a nifty draft stopper to put under the door.

Golf club protection

Golf club protection
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Use stray socks to cover your golf clubs.

Ball storage

Ball storage
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Keep any stray golf, ping pong, and other small balls together in a sock.

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Umbrella holder

Umbrella holder
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Put your wet umbrella in an orphan sock to keep the inside of your car dry.

Stop the fog

Stop the fog
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Fill socks with silica kitty litter (which is extremely absorbent), and keep them on rear and/or front window ledge to stop windshields from fogging up.

Prevent burns

Prevent burns
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On a hot, sunny day, place a sock over the metal parts of seat belts so they don’t burn people’s skin.

Roll out muscle knots

Roll out muscle knots
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Place a tennis ball inside a sock, knot it, and use this to roll out knots in your back or legs.

Get rid of cramps

Get rid of cramps
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Combat aches and cramps with a DIY heating pad. Just fill a clean, dry sock (use one that’s all or mostly cotton or wool, with no embellishments) with white or brown rice (not the instant or quick-cooking kind), dried beans, flaxseed or barley. Either knot the sock or sew it shut with cotton thread, and microwave it for one minute. If it’s not hot enough, up the time in 15-second increments.

DIY ice pack

DIY ice pack
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For pains and itches that require a cold touch, fill a plastic bag with ice and place it inside of a sock to make a softer ice pack.

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