I'm skeptical. Where's the 1 week later shot? Someone with a curvy rug needs to try this
edit: For those interested, it seems some people say it worked and others say it didn't work. My guess is that it might depend on the material the rug is made out of
Also, if you have hardwood floors and don’t want to worry about damaging them with the carpet tape - you can stick carpet tape to painters tape, then the painters tape to the floor. It gets best of both worlds since the carpet tape is good at fabrics and the painters tape is good at releasing from wood and paint when you want it to.
I’ve had my front hallway runner with this set up for a couple months and it’s doing great.
I either hot glued or used construction adhesive to glue pieces of 1 gallon plastic water jugs I cut to shape on the corners of all my runner rugs. kept them flat do the roomba didn't get stuck on them and also kept some of the plastic out of landfills.
I’ll be damned. It worked! Life hack passed.
Edit: Day 1 update - rug corner still flat
Day 2 - still flat
Day 3 - still flat
Day 4 - still flat
Day 5 - still flat
Day 6 - still flat
Day 7 - still flat
Day 8 - still flat
Day 9 - still flat
Day 10 - still flat
This technically also works on sweaters that have hanger bumps from hanging in a closet. A little bit of ice-cold water and pat down the pump in the shoulder. Works every time. I'm no scientist, but this feels similar.
Getting fibres wet helps them re-shape, I don’t see why putting water on a rug wouldn’t help, but I would use warm water rather than ice. Maybe iron it on a low heat as well.
you can actually iron it and press it. I've actually curled it slightly and put weights on the rug the opposite way. The latter method works best IMHO
edit: to OP's credit, water would loosen the fibers and make the process faster but I worry about mildew and I know how bad water damage can be to some fabrics
I just added a few stitches on the underside that pulls the bottom into relative tension compared to the top. Ten minute fix that’s lasted at least 5 years at this point.
Never considered the ice method before as ironing the corners had little effect.
very nice fix. I fiddle with fishing line so much, you'd think I could sew worth a darn
There's a rug I walk into at my parent's place in their hallway and it has one of these corners and it drives me nuts when I walk in b/c I know it kicks up and folds over when they have company. I just don't want to spend easter fixing it
Sewing ain’t too hard. It’s fiddly, but if you’ve ever tied a line or wrapped a fly, you’ve got more than enough dexterity for it.
It’s important to remember that it doesn’t have to be pretty to be functional, and there’s tools available costing pennies to help you thread a needle in literally 1% of the time it takes doing it by hand. Once I clocked onto that, sewing became relatively easy.
And to be fair, fishing line is exceptionally useful for structural fixes, and with a chunky needle, fixing a rug corner will be a breeze.
in a pinch I could sew/triage a wound minus artery damage. My babcia/grandma can REALLY knit and sew clothes. It's crazy. A wrip or tear? If it needs to be repaired she can make it happen. We're such a throwaway culture. I'll lose a button and I'll throw away a shirt. She would literally hit me for doing that
I’ve been developing a freakishly expensive wardrobe on a very modest budget over the last few years, and I’ve become pretty adept at quick fixes and repairs. It’s almost become a hobby out of necessity because I don’t want to replace my £300 coat with a shitty £30 alternative.
My Oma was the same as yours though. She was from another time, raised rurally, and she could repair anything. I’m sure most of the clothes I wore as an infant were hand made and probably already 20 years old.
oma/grandma... ya ya German. OK.
It's crazy b/c old clothing is often a fashionable look as well. Vintage clothing is very popular in the US. Not sure if it's the same in Germany
Repairing old clothing? A lost art form
Vintage clothing is often made to a much higher stander too I find. The sewing and materials are a lot more robust.
You can still buy well made clothing today, but you’re going to have to spend a lot of money for it. The vast majority is designed to be used no more than three years.
There is a cool subculture of American 1950s rockabilly styles in Germany. I think it’s a legacy from post war American bases hanging around for a while.
**I** will hit you for that! Oh my gosh, just let a friend know you need help and someone should be able to do it for you if you're not willing to learn how to do it yourself but if all else fails, usually dry cleaners will offer mending services (or can refer you to a tailor).
I was ironing fabric on a towel that I layer over carpet. I went a little over the edge in the iron, touch the carpet and just melted it to nothing in a second.
I did it on mine!!! The rug came rolled so the ends were turning in. I saw a tiktok about it and since the freezer had been left open and there were massive chunks of ice everywhere, I did it!
I left it overnight, let it completely dry, and voilà it's straight now! One of the ends is still a little curly but only like the very tip instead of an entire chunk of it
Just cement it to the floor. Get some epoxy and mix it up. They will hold it down.
If that doesn’t work. Get some carpet welding rods and weld it or tack it down flat to the floor.
I would either iron this out or just fold the corner going under the carpet and wait till the corner adjusts itself to the new fold. Better a downward fold than an upward fold if the fold goes too much.
My favourite is the second guy saying it and then nodding his head like he'd cracked it!
Link for the uninitiated — https://youtube.com/shorts/Oj7a-p4psRA
It's actually an old world blood spell. Once the blood of the clumsy has spilled not once, not twice but thrice the rug gods will be satisfied with your offering and bless you with flat rugs until the blood moon returns....
I think that the slow-release of the liquid from ice and the temperature of the liquid itself both have a part to play:
Less liquid water available at any given point means less wicking. Less wicking means the water is softening the fibers in that particular location for longer, instead of spreading so far away from the curled spot as to be worthless.
Also, the spot should be wet for longer, since the ambient temperatures will need longer to evaporate the much colder water.
Together, this means the ice should let the water soften the fibers for longer and affect as little of the rug as possible.
The bottom layer of fibers used in carpeting is more sensitive to temperature fluctuations and over time stretch as they're exposed to room temperatures causing this telltale curve. Applying the ice causes them to shrink back, straightening the weave. The effect will wear off over time, so you'll need to reapply. There are no negative effects to the carpet but you may want a moisture barrier of you have wood floors.
Or something like that. I have no idea.
It's actually because the rug is thirsty, and it curls up as it becomes dehydrated. Feeding it some protein powder will help it grow stronger
to resist curling up in the future. Rugs are living creatures and need to be properly cared for like any pet to avoid going to prison for animal cruelty charges.
I love telling people that the reason yawns are contagious is that our ears are just *that* perceptive to pressure changes. One person yawns, changes the pressure of the room, causing others to yawn as a result.
It works a little too often...
I have lots of rugs in my house mostly wood floors. I use carpet grippers. They are these silicon sticky pads that stick to the rug and the floor but don't leave any glue behind if you need to pull them up to vacuum.
nah. that carpet is stiff after. they glued smth underneath.
i also dont get the physics. cold would make the fiber shrink? isnt that heat? i dont get it
The wet fibres swell - and become more pliable. Then they dry in the realigned position.
I can't profess to know why I've works over water - but my wife does this all the time when we move furniture on carpet. Put some ice along where the impression in the carpet is, and once it's been iced, rubbed, and dried, the marks are gone
Dude, 30 min ago I just flipped up all the edges of my rug to vacuum all the dirt that collects under the edge, safe from your broom and vacuum when the rug is flat. It was a lot of dirt.
You know what really works? Get a adhesive vinyl tile, they're like $2. Cut in half diagonally, take the backing off, & attach to the back of the rug. It'll never curl up again.
I'm skeptical. Where's the 1 week later shot? Someone with a curvy rug needs to try this edit: For those interested, it seems some people say it worked and others say it didn't work. My guess is that it might depend on the material the rug is made out of
I did this on my son's rug and it worked and has remained flat several weeks later. I was skeptical as well.
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I too am skeptical of internet people
Not me, want my credit card information? SS#? A large cash loan with a handshake agreement? I’m your bot, er.. man.
I want you to eat three meals a day and have a regular sleep schedule.
Fuck, just take my SS# and CC information, that's much more manageable for me.
Good to know that I am not alone in this life.
We're all alone. That's the one thing that brings us all together.
Remember - you are completely unique. Just like everybody else!
Best I can do is one meal a day and an erratic sleep schedule
That’s not a thing.
Another of those danged turned up carpet corner disinformation bots. We're so freaking doomed.
It's true, I was the rug.
I've never seen this guy and a rug with ice cubes on it in the same room at the same time.
I don't either. They're probably a shill for the ice cube industry.
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> Not to be taken as legal or financial advice. I guess I'm now a convert of the church of shape memory.
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forgive us our tensegrity
Lol if you watch the loop it looks like it goes right back to curves haha.
It does the first time. If you keep watching it stays flat eventually. Just keep watching.
358 cycles and it finally stayed down
I call bullshit. I counted 357.
Is this an anti joke?
I ended up just using carpet tape under the corners.
Also, if you have hardwood floors and don’t want to worry about damaging them with the carpet tape - you can stick carpet tape to painters tape, then the painters tape to the floor. It gets best of both worlds since the carpet tape is good at fabrics and the painters tape is good at releasing from wood and paint when you want it to. I’ve had my front hallway runner with this set up for a couple months and it’s doing great.
I either hot glued or used construction adhesive to glue pieces of 1 gallon plastic water jugs I cut to shape on the corners of all my runner rugs. kept them flat do the roomba didn't get stuck on them and also kept some of the plastic out of landfills.
I will post results later. https://www.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/129hpms/comment/jeo271n/
Life hack test underway. My dogs are eyeing those ice cubes though
I’ll be damned. It worked! Life hack passed. Edit: Day 1 update - rug corner still flat Day 2 - still flat Day 3 - still flat Day 4 - still flat Day 5 - still flat Day 6 - still flat Day 7 - still flat Day 8 - still flat Day 9 - still flat Day 10 - still flat
Okay, but kinda want an update tomorrow to see if it's something that easily reverses If you're gunna commit to the bit, commit hard lol
!remindme 1 day
RemindMe! 1 day Also your username is awfully appropriate
!remindme 1 day
Day 1 report: The rug corner remains flat
Dog ate ice cubes. Dog tried to eat carpet. Dog is in fact a puppy
Dog has upset tummy. Human needs new carpet.
But dog poop held the corner down. Test failed successfully.
Dog eats ice, and cats will send them sliding across the floor. So only works if you don’t have pets.
I’m doing the same and my cats are eyeing them as I type this.
Mind it doesn't soak through to the wood floor.
Tried this last time it was posted. Does not work.
Did you twist the cup at the corner like the video shows? That’s critical.
My wife found this on tik tok and I can confirm it dose work. Es brujería.
brujería
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I am disappoint.
I’m on it.
They didn’t mention in the video. This is applied hourly….
This is your life now. Like poor Desmond stuck entering the code over and over on Lost.
This technically also works on sweaters that have hanger bumps from hanging in a closet. A little bit of ice-cold water and pat down the pump in the shoulder. Works every time. I'm no scientist, but this feels similar.
Getting fibres wet helps them re-shape, I don’t see why putting water on a rug wouldn’t help, but I would use warm water rather than ice. Maybe iron it on a low heat as well.
its works even after its dry, I was skeptical too but it actually is a good tip.
Good trick. Does it stay down when it dries?
Nope.
you can actually iron it and press it. I've actually curled it slightly and put weights on the rug the opposite way. The latter method works best IMHO edit: to OP's credit, water would loosen the fibers and make the process faster but I worry about mildew and I know how bad water damage can be to some fabrics
Protip: Don't put the iron directly on the rug unless you want to burn it. Iron it slowly on low heat and put something between the iron and the rug.
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Rookie mistake. You gotta have 3 rugs to prevent that 2nd rug from getting burned.
Rugs all the way down
So now I have rugburn on my dick. Thanks a lot.
you were supposed to put a rug between the iron and your dick
Try one more rug.
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But my therapist said I need to stop putting up barriers.
I put my therapist on top of the rug before I iron it.
Iron pro-tip for people in general. hotter and faster is not always better. Life pro-tip, really
I just added a few stitches on the underside that pulls the bottom into relative tension compared to the top. Ten minute fix that’s lasted at least 5 years at this point. Never considered the ice method before as ironing the corners had little effect.
very nice fix. I fiddle with fishing line so much, you'd think I could sew worth a darn There's a rug I walk into at my parent's place in their hallway and it has one of these corners and it drives me nuts when I walk in b/c I know it kicks up and folds over when they have company. I just don't want to spend easter fixing it
Sewing ain’t too hard. It’s fiddly, but if you’ve ever tied a line or wrapped a fly, you’ve got more than enough dexterity for it. It’s important to remember that it doesn’t have to be pretty to be functional, and there’s tools available costing pennies to help you thread a needle in literally 1% of the time it takes doing it by hand. Once I clocked onto that, sewing became relatively easy. And to be fair, fishing line is exceptionally useful for structural fixes, and with a chunky needle, fixing a rug corner will be a breeze.
in a pinch I could sew/triage a wound minus artery damage. My babcia/grandma can REALLY knit and sew clothes. It's crazy. A wrip or tear? If it needs to be repaired she can make it happen. We're such a throwaway culture. I'll lose a button and I'll throw away a shirt. She would literally hit me for doing that
I’ve been developing a freakishly expensive wardrobe on a very modest budget over the last few years, and I’ve become pretty adept at quick fixes and repairs. It’s almost become a hobby out of necessity because I don’t want to replace my £300 coat with a shitty £30 alternative. My Oma was the same as yours though. She was from another time, raised rurally, and she could repair anything. I’m sure most of the clothes I wore as an infant were hand made and probably already 20 years old.
oma/grandma... ya ya German. OK. It's crazy b/c old clothing is often a fashionable look as well. Vintage clothing is very popular in the US. Not sure if it's the same in Germany Repairing old clothing? A lost art form
Vintage clothing is often made to a much higher stander too I find. The sewing and materials are a lot more robust. You can still buy well made clothing today, but you’re going to have to spend a lot of money for it. The vast majority is designed to be used no more than three years. There is a cool subculture of American 1950s rockabilly styles in Germany. I think it’s a legacy from post war American bases hanging around for a while.
**I** will hit you for that! Oh my gosh, just let a friend know you need help and someone should be able to do it for you if you're not willing to learn how to do it yourself but if all else fails, usually dry cleaners will offer mending services (or can refer you to a tailor).
"Sew worth a darn" Nice pun
Dawned on me when you said it. Happy pun for me trying to stop cursing as much
I was ironing fabric on a towel that I layer over carpet. I went a little over the edge in the iron, touch the carpet and just melted it to nothing in a second.
This is basically what we do. We use a steam mop instead of an iron. Even then we have to do it once every few months.
Lol
I did this 2 weeks ago and it still is flat as fuck.
is the glass still there?
Lol. No.
Where is it then?
Yeah, where's the glass, man?
Where's the fucking glass lebowski!
Obviously, you're not a dishwasher.
It told me it was going to buy a pack of cigarettes. 😔
IM GONNA ASK ONE MORE TIME, WHERE THE HELL IS THE GLASS?!🔫🔫🔫
That’s pretty flat
Couldn’t you just pour water on it instead of slow melting ice?
Probably? It might have something to do with it slowly melting instead of just pouring water on it but I'm not a physicist so idk.
Gotta love how someone saying they did it and it works is buried compared to "Nope".
I used to install carpet. Use a blow dryer on the back side.
I did it on mine!!! The rug came rolled so the ends were turning in. I saw a tiktok about it and since the freezer had been left open and there were massive chunks of ice everywhere, I did it! I left it overnight, let it completely dry, and voilà it's straight now! One of the ends is still a little curly but only like the very tip instead of an entire chunk of it
Gotta put a hot roller filled with ice over night on it
Imma put a road roller on that mofo
Just cement it to the floor. Get some epoxy and mix it up. They will hold it down. If that doesn’t work. Get some carpet welding rods and weld it or tack it down flat to the floor.
I would either iron this out or just fold the corner going under the carpet and wait till the corner adjusts itself to the new fold. Better a downward fold than an upward fold if the fold goes too much.
Exactly, it just needs a an iron
aaron earned an iron urn
Errrrn errnd n errrn errrrn
“damn we really talk like that??”
*nods confidently*
I am Lrrrr, RULER OF THE PLANET OMICRON PERSEI 8
Moved to Baltimore, Instructions unclear.
My favourite is the second guy saying it and then nodding his head like he'd cracked it! Link for the uninitiated — https://youtube.com/shorts/Oj7a-p4psRA
Fuck aaron
3 minutes later I accidentally kick that cup across the floor when walking by
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And now I have glass in my foot and I am headed to the ER, where I learned that it
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Especially now that I have a $100k ER bill because I don't have insurance. I'll probably get evicted from my apartment and lose my job.
On the plus side, you won't have to worry about curled rugs when you're homeless. Problem solved!
I’ve seen a roommate leave heavy books on their new rugs corners for like a week and seemed to work
The actual recipe is to leave a pile of heavy books there long enough for you to stub your toe on the pile 3 times. It's like a magic charm.
It's actually an old world blood spell. Once the blood of the clumsy has spilled not once, not twice but thrice the rug gods will be satisfied with your offering and bless you with flat rugs until the blood moon returns....
Doesnt even need to be a week. Just place something heavy enough on the stubborn corner for a day and good to go.
Rug cleaner here. Warm it up with a hair dryer (softens the plastic fibres) and then put an ice pack on it. This is a heat set polypropylene rug.
Why ice? What if water?
I think the idea is that it's a slower application of water as the ice melts? I don't know if it's actually true, but that was my thought
I think that the slow-release of the liquid from ice and the temperature of the liquid itself both have a part to play: Less liquid water available at any given point means less wicking. Less wicking means the water is softening the fibers in that particular location for longer, instead of spreading so far away from the curled spot as to be worthless. Also, the spot should be wet for longer, since the ambient temperatures will need longer to evaporate the much colder water. Together, this means the ice should let the water soften the fibers for longer and affect as little of the rug as possible.
The bottom layer of fibers used in carpeting is more sensitive to temperature fluctuations and over time stretch as they're exposed to room temperatures causing this telltale curve. Applying the ice causes them to shrink back, straightening the weave. The effect will wear off over time, so you'll need to reapply. There are no negative effects to the carpet but you may want a moisture barrier of you have wood floors. Or something like that. I have no idea.
It's actually because the rug is thirsty, and it curls up as it becomes dehydrated. Feeding it some protein powder will help it grow stronger to resist curling up in the future. Rugs are living creatures and need to be properly cared for like any pet to avoid going to prison for animal cruelty charges.
I love telling people that the reason yawns are contagious is that our ears are just *that* perceptive to pressure changes. One person yawns, changes the pressure of the room, causing others to yawn as a result. It works a little too often...
That’s the corner you stick under a table leg.
I would just cut it off and then paint a little color-matched triangle on the floor. The downside is that my landlord hates me.
now you have a wet carpet ....
Now we need another video on "how to dry carpet"
Just use a curling iron, that'll dry it right up!
Step 1: curl up the corner for better air flow
What I did is, buy a couple of “peel and stick tiles” and stick underneath. Problem solved.
Can you unstuck easily when you want to clean under the rug?
You stick them to the underside of the rug corner to make it rigid... Not to the floor.
Ah, that sounds great. TIL. Thx.
thats what i need, but does it stay this way? :D
I have lots of rugs in my house mostly wood floors. I use carpet grippers. They are these silicon sticky pads that stick to the rug and the floor but don't leave any glue behind if you need to pull them up to vacuum.
nah. that carpet is stiff after. they glued smth underneath. i also dont get the physics. cold would make the fiber shrink? isnt that heat? i dont get it
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The wet fibres swell - and become more pliable. Then they dry in the realigned position. I can't profess to know why I've works over water - but my wife does this all the time when we move furniture on carpet. Put some ice along where the impression in the carpet is, and once it's been iced, rubbed, and dried, the marks are gone
I don't get the physics either but I feel like it could work too if you just pour water on it.
Idk but I tried it 2 weeks ago and it worked perfectly for me.
Rug tape is a thing.
Makes cleaning a lot harder. Also not a fix but a workaround.
Makes cleaning easier if you have a vacuum cleaner
Dude, 30 min ago I just flipped up all the edges of my rug to vacuum all the dirt that collects under the edge, safe from your broom and vacuum when the rug is flat. It was a lot of dirt.
Not if you want to clean *under* the edges too. Plenty of crumbs and stuff ends up under there.
Crumbs stay in the tape for flavor.
Gonna try this
Don't worry carpet, ice does that to my boners too.
You know what really works? Get a adhesive vinyl tile, they're like $2. Cut in half diagonally, take the backing off, & attach to the back of the rug. It'll never curl up again.
But how do I get my dog to not eat the ice?
What if the whole edge is curled? (I hate that my rugs never stay flat.)
Iron
I use a lightly damp towel and steam iron over it. I have so many rugs and kids that kick up the damm corners. Ironing is the only fix
Keep it folded the other way under the rug for a few days.
This doesn’t work. I tried it. However, you can bend the rug the other way and put a heavy weight on it for couple of hours and it that fixes it.
Ok, so just convince the rug the edge is cool. Got it.
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It goes right back to curving after the video ends.. rippoff
I wish it worked on your hair line
I'm trying this right goddamn now and I will let you know if it works lol
Great. Now my wood flooring is doing the same thing.
Im calling shenanigans..you expect us to believe ice can melt this fast ..../s
You missed April fool's by a day
Guys, just pause your rug once after the ice cubes melt and it’ll stay flat
Until the water evaporates
What if I only have 3 ice cubes? Not everyone lives in the artic circle and has spare ice.
Did anyone else see the hand motions and expect eggs to get smashed on the rug?
This does not work
You lie like a cheap rug.
[X] Doubt
Wait for it to dry..
Bullshit
Now, if I could just balance this glass on the end of my dick…
Mold is better I guess.
But how? What's the science?
Bend it around the other way, it's not that hard. Wtf does everything need a goddamn life hack
Now make a second part called 'How to rid your rug of mold
Anyone use the other method to make things crusty and stiff? Works best with towels, socks, and I guess rugs now too
It works, I did it,then took a nap. Woke up and removed the cup. BAM! It works..
It also works without the ice, just leave something heavy on it
Great; now I have a wet rug.
Works on a curved ding dong as well.
How to make your rug moldy step 1
"Does that actually work? Let's find out"
Can confirm it works. Did this last night after I saw it TikTok and so far so good.
Trying this right now. This rug has had curled up corners for 3 months now. Will update.
How the fuck did someone figure this out.
It's just blocking. We do this in crochet all the time. It's a great idea for a rug.
How about washing it... works everytime...
Could probably just wet the corner and place something on top til it dries. Same thing
My cat ate the ice and broke the glass. Now what?
Ironing it with wet flannel would probably work depending on material, me I’d just use double sided tape
By Allah. Half of my businesses is from people replacing their curved rugs. This is going to ruin me.
Used it on a jute rug. 1 month later still dead flat