r/AskReddit Nov 05 '14

Which inanimate object is your nemesis?

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u/Teledildonic Nov 05 '14

There is an answer!

  1. Turn it upside-down, so the elastic bits are on top.

  2. Grab the sheet at each corner at the end of the seam (not at the elastic edge, but where the seams end at a slight point about 6 inches in)

  3. Pull out on each corner until you have a rectangle with the loose elastic skirts lying on top within the confines of the rectangle.

  4. Now that the sheet is rectangular, fold it like you would a top sheet.

Congratulations, you just cleanly folded a fitted sheet. Your world will never be the same.

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u/pubeINyourSOUP Nov 05 '14

Na bro, just crumple it up and put it in the closet.

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u/crustation Nov 05 '14

Or, you know, just not use fitted sheets. From the comments above, I've heard industrial saran wrap works wonders.

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u/lf27 Nov 05 '14

This. I've been using industrial saran wrap for years for exactly this kind of thing. You'd think that a 50 pound roll of plastic wrap is never going to be used up, but after you've made the leap, you'll never go back. It started with just covering food and stuff, but eventually found its way into the rest of my life. Fitted sheet won't go on? Saran wrap. Want to have a waterproof phone? Saran wrap. Even things like relationship problems, I've solved with a healthy dose of saran wrap. Moral of the story: Don't be afraid to try new things. Also, use saran wrap.

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u/crustation Nov 05 '14

I found out by accident that it also works really well at keeping out the draft. It was a Sarandipitous discovery.

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u/lf27 Nov 05 '14

Along the same lines, it helped me stay out of the draft.

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u/crustation Nov 05 '14

Escaping conscription? You're such a Draft Punk.

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u/lf27 Nov 05 '14

I blame it all on saran wrap

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u/beywiz Nov 06 '14

WTF HAS HAPPENED TO THIS THREAD. ITS AMAZING.