19 Pros Who Use Ordinary Products In Extraordinary Ways
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The reason we have Rogaine is because some genius decided to use it in a weird, off-label way. So here are some other products that professionals are re-purposing, that pretty soon everyone will be using in ridiculous new ways.
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![Weavers in India use condoms to lubricate their looms. They're cheap, easily accessible, and, importantly, their lubricant doesn't stain silk fabrics.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/7/5/647375.jpg?v=2)
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![Asthma spacers are expensive and rare in developing countries. So doctors started making their own out of 500mL plastic water bottles. Studies found t](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/4/6/647346.jpg?v=2)
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![Doctors are using Coca-Cola CRACKEDCON to treat a stomach condition. Researchers found that Coca-Cola can dissolve a stomach blockage known as gastric](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/5/9/647359.jpg?v=2)
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![Chinese Zoos use Viagra to increase the sexual appetite of the South China tigers with no sex drive, in an effort to raise the numbers of the highly e](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/3/9/647339.jpg?v=2)