除靜電幫按摩 網球化身居家好幫手
Many of us will have a tube of tennis balls gathering dust in the bottom of a cupboard.
想必很多人都會有一管塵封於櫥櫃底的網球。
But the sports balls have many uses beyond the tennis court, and are in fact one of the handiest objects to have lying around the house in a pinch.
但這小小網球除了在賽場大顯神通外，也有很多其他用途，在必要時也能化身家用神器。
From getting rid of static in the tumble dryer, to cleaning the pool and removing static, the bright green balls are remarkably versatile.
家務萬能的鮮綠色網球不僅能去除滾筒式烘乾機裏的靜電，還能在清洗泳池的同時消除靜電。
Static in your clothes can be a nightmare to remove, but if you don't have a box of dryer sheets handy - or are unwilling to shell out for the expensive laundry product - tennis balls are the solution.
衣服上附着的靜電可謂是揮之不去的噩夢。如果你手頭沒有一盒乾衣機布，或者不願花錢去買這種昂貴的洗滌產品，你可以嘗試用網球來解決這一麻煩。
Homemaking blogger I'm A Lazy Mom suggests wrapping a tennis ball in aluminium foil as an alternative.
家政博主“我是懶媽媽”建議用包裹了鋁箔紙的網球代替。
'You get the benefit of the foil for the static, and you get the benefit of the tennis ball for faster drying and fluffier laundry!' she wrote.
“神器在手，不僅沒有靜電煩惱，衣服幹得還快，手感也更柔軟啦！”博客中如是寫道。
Changing up your curtain rod finials can be as simple as using a cutting out a hole in a tennis ball (enough to get for the rod to fit through).
要給窗簾杆換個裝飾頭很簡單，只要在網球上挖個洞就好了（洞口要和窗簾杆的粗細相匹配）。
Then wrapping it with cloth matching your curtain, pop it on the end like a finial as shown on home DIY blog In Her Own Style.
接着給挖好洞的網球包裹上與窗簾風格相符的布料做裝飾，最後將它按到窗簾杆上即可。這一創意由居家DIY博客“特有風格”提供。
Mums with school children will probably have scuff marks around the home.
家中有學童的媽媽們可能會爲他們留下的各種磨損痕跡傷透腦筋。
To get rid of those pesky eyesores try rubbing a dry tennis ball on the black streaks.
爲了消除這些礙眼的印記，你可以試着用一個乾燥的網球在黑色印記上來回摩擦。
Forget using a pool cleaning machine that costs hundreds to run a year, tennis balls can be used as a pool cleaner.
使用一個泳池清洗機每年要花費數百美元，所以趕緊棄用吧，網球們完全可以代替它清潔泳池。
Throw in a couple of tennis balls in the water to absorb up body oils and any small bits of trash on the top layer of the pool and you've got yourself an affordable pool cleaner.
往水裏扔兩三個網球就可以清理其中摻雜的護膚油及任何漂在池面的細小垃圾，這樣你完全可以自己清潔泳池。
But if you have got a painful knot in your back, try using a tennis ball as massaging device by laying back on it and rolling back and forth.
如果一直感覺後背疼痛，你可以試着把網球當作按摩工具，躺在上面讓它前後滾動，幫助緩解背部不適。
