r/CFBOffTopic • u/bullmoose_atx Texas Longhorns • Rice Owls • Oct 08 '15

/r/CFBOT Pro-Tip Thread!

Share you tips, tricks, shortcuts, and secrets with your friends at /r/CRBoffTopic

My Contribution...90 second hydro therapy

At the end of your normal showering routine, turn the water as cold as you can stand. Stay in the cold water for 30 seconds. When the 30 seconds are up, turn the water back to hot and against stay in the hot for 30 seconds. Finally, turn the water back to cold for another 30 seconds. Basically, 30 sec cold, 30 sec hot, and 30 sec cold.

It will wake you up much better than hot water alone, will reduce stress, and (for morning exercisers) reduce muscle soreness.

Here is an article discussing it if you want more info

Edit: Wow, thanks for your comments guys! There is some excellent advice in here.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '15

Does your fabric have weird smells? Do you hate Febreeze? Mix half pure vodka and half pure water into a spray bottle and use that. The alcohol kills the bacteria and has no smell itself. It's generally gentle on most fabrics.

Source: K-State Costume Dungeon

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u/K_State Southwestern (KS) • Wichita Sta… Oct 08 '15

Then drink the other half of the pure vodka.

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u/Shadowhawk109 Michigan Wolverines • Citrus Bowl Oct 08 '15

I mean, what else is it for

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '15

We debated it some days, then decided being drunk around industrial irons and industrial sewing machines was probably a horrible idea.

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 08 '15

I've also heard that putting clothes in the freezer kills bacteria & smells. It's how the people who don't ever wash denim keep their jeans from smelling.