Thursday 15 December

• Putting together the poles of a pull-up banner

• Someone trying to swat three flies with an old fashioned fly swatter

• A biltong cutter being placed down and then slicing biltong

Wednesday 14 December

• A Slinky going down the stairs

• When you spatchcock a chicken with a cleaver

• A large gas lighter used to light a braai

Tuesday 13 December

• Adjusting the leg of a gazebo

• Hitting three tennis balls

• Throwing three darts into a dartboard

Monday 12 December

• When the judge hits his gavel on the desk

• Opening an electric motor gate

Friday 09 December

• Slapping the soles of your shoes together to get rid of the dirt

• A hard suitcase when you close the lid and then close each latch

Thursday 08 December

• Shooting a clay pigeon

• Hitting a nail into a piece of wood with a hammer

Wednesday 07 December

• The Ref tapping on Smile FM’s kitchen canisters with a stick

• Popcorn popping

Tuesday 06 December

• Cutting vegetables on a wooden chopping board

• A circuit breaker switch being flipped up and down

Monday 05 December

• Pulling the trigger of a CO2 fire extinguisher to release a puff of gas

• Pulling up a blind

Friday 02 December

• The latch of a door being switched on and off

• A tile cutter cutting through a tile and then splitting the tile in half

Thursday 01 December

• Breaking up ice in a bag by dropping it on the floor

• Typing on an old typewriter

Wednesday 30 November

• The runners of a drawer when you open and close it

• Replacing the staples in a hand held stapler

Tuesday 29 November

• A guillotine machine cutting through a stack of papers

• Knocking a nail into a piece of wood

Monday 28 November

• Removing the rubber mat from your vehicle and hitting it against the tyre to get the dust out

• The Ref chopping up chunks of vegetables to feed it to his monkey

Friday 25 November

• Pushing the button on a gas stove to light the gas stove

• Lowering the blinds in the office by pulling the string

Thursday 24 November

• Putting a bicycle tyre back onto the rim after changing the tube

• Pulling up slatted window blinds

Wednesday 23 November

• Using a staple gun

• Using a stamp to date stamp a stack of papers three times

Tuesday 22 November

• A spring loaded mosquito door banging closed and settling

• The sound of the ball getting hit in swingball

Monday 21 November

• Chopping wood with an axe

• The sound of a leather whip

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Friday 18 November

• Changing a fluorescent light tube

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Thursday 17 November

• Changing a fluorescent tube by taking the old one out and putting the new one in

• Removing a lightbulb from its hard plastic packaging

Wednesday 16 November

• Removing the lightbulb fitting before you change the lightbulb

• Changing a bayonet lightbulb by pushing it and clipping it in

Tuesday 15 November

• Changing a screw in lightbulb

• Tearing a piece of tin foil off the roll and putting it back in the drawer

Monday 14 November

• An automatic door closing

• Dragging a metal barstool over an uneven floor surface

Friday 11 November

• The coffee machine at Starbucks

• Sliding the ceiling grid panels back into place after changing the lights

Thursday 10 November

• Hitting a metal chair with a ruler

• Ripping open a packet of braai wood with a piece of wood falling out

Wednesday 09 November

• The sound that an automatic hand sanitiser makes when it’s empty

• Opening and closing the lid of a stainless steel container

Tuesday 08 November

• Throwing empty bottles and a can into a recycling bin

• Pulling out the safety pin from a fire extinguisher

Monday 07 November

• Pulling on the handles while playing a game of Fussball

• Putting staples into a stapler and closing it quickly

Friday 04 November

• A metal punch that is punching out a piece of sheet metal

• Walking through a turnstile

Thursday 03 November

• Loading an empty stretcher into the back of an ambulance

• Removing a keycap from a keyboard with a binder clip

Wednesday 02 November

• A corrugated sheet gate when you open it and it scrapes against the barbed wire above it

• When you’ve changed a tyre and you’re putting the tools back in the boot

Tuesday 01 November

• A child’s bow and arrow when the string is pulled back and released

• Driving into a parking garage and your aerial touches the height restriction boom

Monday 31 October

• Putting more money into an old fashioned tickey box phone

• A toaster when you’re pushing the lever down

Friday 28 October

• Saloon doors swinging back and forth as you walk through it

• A washing machine when you have it on spin and it reaches the end of the spin cycle

Thursday 27 October

• Peeling off the lid from a tin of sardines

• Riding a toboggan at Cool Runnings as it goes over the stop mat

Wednesday 26 October

• A microwave oven’s door being opened by pulling on the handle

• A Trellidor slam lock being closed

Tuesday 25 October

• Opening a kitchen refuse bin and throwing away a tin

• Taking a bunch of pencils in your hand and slamming them down on a table

Monday 24 October

• Putting the basket back in an air fryer

• Pressing the stop button and eject button of an old VHS machine

Friday 21 October

• Taking a pan out of the pot drawer

• Unlocking a Trellidor gate and sliding it open

Thursday 20 October

• Tearing off a piece of paper against the edge of a ruler

• An empty glass falling on a tile floor and breaking

Wednesday 19 October

• Using a tile cutter to cut a tile

• The chain lock on your door when you’re opening it

Tuesday 18 October

• An elevator door opening and closing

• The sound of roof tiles falling

Monday 17 October

• Paper clips dropping into a plastic stationary drawer

• Throwing dice onto a spinning roulette wheel

Friday 14 October

• A dirty pan being dropped into the washup sink

• When you release the lever to change a gas canister

Thursday 13 October

• Putting a coin into the coin slot of a machine

• A petrol attendant putting the nozzle back onto the petrol pump

Wednesday 12 October

• The racking and clanging of the dishes when you close the dishwasher’s door

• Walking through an old metal turnstile

Tuesday 11 October

• Taking a knife out of a knife block and placing it down

• Playing Fussball when you shoot and the ball falls into the goal box

Monday 10 October

• An old record player’s automatic mechanism dropping an LP to play

• A Gumball machine when you put the money in and turn the lever to release the gumball

Friday 07 October

• A can vending machine

• Putting the hand shower back onto the cradle in the bath

Thursday 06 October

• A chip cutter when you’re lifting the handle, putting in a potato and pushing the handle down

• The Mousetrap board game when the boot hits the bucket and the bucket falls over

Wednesday 05 October

• Changing the batteries in your TV remote control

• When you hitch a trailer onto a towbar

Tuesday 04 October

• Closing a slide lock on the front door

• A snooker table when you put your money in and pull the knob for the balls to come out

Monday 03 October

• Putting a dog’s choke chain back on the counter after you’ve walked the dog

• Opening the lid of a built-in braai to start a fire

Friday 30 September

• Pressing with your foot on the foot pedal of a hand sanitiser dispenser

• A roller shutter door when you pull it down and it hits the floor

• Scratching in your kitchen drawer looking for a specific tool to use

• When you drop a toothbrush into a ceramic toothbrush holder

• Taking a key attached to a bunch of keys to unlock a door and open it

Thursday 29 September

• Making a fire in a Weber and the coals fall through to the bottom tray

• The Ref throwing the buttons of his keyboard and the keyboard in the bin

• Throwing a crushed soda can into a metal trash can

• Pushing an oven rack back into the oven

• Opening a Koo can vigorously

Wednesday 28 September

• Packaging something using a packaging tape dispenser

• Opening a stapler, loading it with staples, closing it again and pressing it

• Someone washing cutlery in a metal kitchen sink

• Opening and closing a steel ladder

• A multifunction printer when you open up the paper tray

Tuesday 27 September

• Pulling an old wine cork out of a vintage bottle of wine very slowly

• Loading and cocking a gun

• Opening up an old vintage car’s bonnet

• A bowling strike when playing ten-pin bowling

• When you move your clothes in the cupboard and hang another metal hanger

Monday 26 September

• A building scaffold when you put boards on top and slide them over

• When you return a metal shopping trolley and push it into the stack of other trolleys

• A lever arch file when you open it, slide the metal clip up, file papers and close it

• Playing a game of Jenga

• A hockey ball that’s coming through the window and dropping on the floor

Friday 23 September

• A hand saw cutting through wood and hitting a nail

• An old aircraft engine starting up

Thursday 22 September

• A fly screen door opening and closing

• Sealing a cardboard box with a tape dispenser gun

Wednesday 21 September

• Sliding your car seat into position

• Throwing knives and forks into a sink with water

Tuesday 20 September

• The pool ball release mechanism in a pool table

• Operating a springform pan

Monday 19 September

• A piano hinge squeaking when you close the piano lid

• When the time changes on an old grandfather clock

Friday 16 September

• Opening and closing an old cabinet door made of wood

• Cutting a piece of glass with a glass cutter

Thursday 15 September

• Closing a retractable sliding gate

• A tile on a tile cutter when you score the tile and snap a piece off

Wednesday 14 September

• Clothing hangers being removed from the rail in a cupboard

• Opening or closing a cold storage door

Tuesday 13 September

• Putting dirt from a scoop into a pedal bin and letting the bin close

• A metal cabinet being opened

Monday 12 September

• The first water that flows into your dishwasher after you switch it on

• Emptying an ice tray into an ice bucket

Friday 09 September

• When you open and close a mosquito gate

• Pulling a nail out from a piece of plank and corrugated iron with a hammer

Thursday 08 September

• Putting coins into a vending machine when paying for your parking

• Metal pots falling out of a cupboard

Wednesday 07 September

• Someone weaving fabric on an old fashioned loom

• Putting coins into a commercial washing machine at the laundromat

Tuesday 06 September

• An old screen door with a spring when you close it

• Assembling a standing fan

Monday 05 September

• Lifting the lever on a coffee pod machine, putting in the pod, and putting the lever down again

• Pressing the lever to release the pool balls in a pool table

Friday 02 September

• A book binding machine

• Opening and closing the DVD or CD tray of a computer

Thursday 01 September

• Scratching in the bottom of a pot with a metal spoon to get the last bit of food out

• Lowering down a Venetian blind

Thursday 14 July

• Jenga blocks falling down

• Putting ice into an ice container

Wednesday 13 July

• Putting coins into a vending machine

• The paper towel dispenser in a public bathroom when you pull it and tear off a piece of paper

Tuesday 12 July

• Jumping off a diving board into a pool

• Connecting jumper cables to a car battery and closing the bonnet

Monday 11 July

• When playing a Pinball game and a new ball gets ejected into the shooting lane

• Putting a dish into some dirty water in a kitchen sink

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Friday 08 July

• Removing a keycap from a computer keyboard – CORRECT – R50 000 WINNER!!

• Flipping down the feet on the back of your keyboard

Thursday 07 July

• Someone typing on a keyboard with long nails

• Untangling the wire of a keyboard

Wednesday 06 July

• A floppy disk being entered into a computer and then taken out

• Moving your hand over the keys of a typewriter to make the hammers go up and down

Tuesday 05 July

• Wiping a keyboard down with sanitising wipes

• Cleaning your keyboard with a cloth

Monday 04 July

• Batteries being inserted into a battery operated keyboard

• Swiping your hand across a keyboard

Friday 01 July

• Typing with a typewriter and the paper is going backwards and forwards

• Changing the numbers on a combination lock and then opening it

Thursday 30 June

• An old metal toolbox being opened and closed

• Typing on a keyboard

Wednesday 29 June

• An extension ladder being pulled up or down to the required length

• An office printer that is opened up to replace the cartridge

Tuesday 28 June

• Coins rolling down inside a change dispensing machine

• Opening and closing a drawer of a metal filing cabinet

Monday 27 June

• A hard plastic container with fruit, when you open it, take out some fruit and close it

• An old VHS tape being pushed into a video machine

Friday 24 June

• Opening a tin of sardines by pulling off the lid

• A paper towel dispenser in a public bathroom

Thursday 23 June

• Removing an empty toilet paper roll from the roll holder

• A marble rolling down a marble run

Wednesday 22 June

• Tearing off a piece of tin foil

• Breaking the seal and pulling off the lid of a 2-litre ice cream tub

Tuesday 21 June

• A tape dispenser gun when you’re rolling it over a box and cutting the tape off

• Clipping in the buckle of a car’s seatbelt

Monday 20 June

• Opening a packet of chips and sticking your hand in the packet

• When a can falls from a vending machine

Friday 17 June

• Flicking the arm of a foosball table and kicking the ball

• Inserting a cassette into a cassette drawer and closing it

Wednesday 15 June

• Putting batteries in a DStv remote and closing the lid afterwards

• Sticking a petrol pump nozzle into the tank and pressing the lever so the petrol starts flowing

Tuesday 14 June

• A vacuum cleaner retracting its cord when you push the button

• Holding a plastic water bottle in your hand and unscrewing the cap

Monday 13 June

• An old parking meter when you put in a coin and turn the knob

• The hinge of an oven door when it’s opening or closing

Friday 10 June

• Moving the weights on a mechanical scale at the doctor’s rooms

• The arm of a record player going back into position after the record has played

Thursday 09 June

• A toy dispenser when the ball rolls down the shoot and you take it from the slot

• A Geiger meter measuring radiation levels

Wednesday 08 June

• A safety door when you unlock it and open it

• Fixing a paper jam in the printer

Tuesday 07 June

• Assembling a blender and putting the lid on

• Pouring ice into a bucket from the ice dispenser in the fridge

Monday 06 June

• Dominoes being dropped on a wooden table and shuffled

• A coin being dropped into an old payphone

Friday 03 June

• Flipping a money box around and using a knife to get the money out through the slot

• The Red Bull fridge in a shop when you take one out and the others roll into position

Thursday 02 June

• Latches on a guitar case when you flip it up and the hooks fall down

• A coin-operated pool table when you push in the latch to release the balls

Wednesday 01 June

• Removing a CD from a CD case and closing the CD case

• A cashier’s till opening and closing

Tuesday 31 May

• When you put a coin in a parking machine and it falls right through

• A lever arch file when you flip up the paper clamp and lift the lever

Monday 30 May

• Pressing the eject button an a cassette player, turning the cassette around, and closing the cassette door

• A disposable water bottle being crushed

Friday 27 May

• Laying keys down on a glass table top

• Unlocking the latch lock of a door

Thursday 26 May

• Tearing a piece of tin foil and then stapling it

• An old credit card machine making an imprint of a card

Wednesday 25 May

• Pressing eject on a VHS machine and pulling the tape out

• Selecting and taking a pen from a pen holder

Tuesday 24 May

• Opening a tub of yoghurt and removing the protective foil

• Opening a torch and inserting torch batteries

Monday 23 May

• Hooking a caravan or trailer onto a car

• Lego being broken down

Friday 20 May

• Opening a stapler, replacing the staples inside, and closing the stapler

• A door chain being latched onto the chain holder

Thursday 19 May

• When you withdraw money at the ATM and the money comes out of the machine

• Iron balls rolling down a marble machine

Wednesday 18 May

• Pressing the eject button on an old tape recorder to make the cassette pop out

• Opening an envelope with a letter opener, taking the letter out and unfolding it

Tuesday 17 May

• When you hang up the receiver of an old payphone and the coins drop into the box

• A Lock n Lock Tupperware container with clips

Monday 16 May

• A foot-operated sanitiser dispenser

• Crushing an empty Coke can with your bare hands

Friday 13 May

• Putting a Nespresso coffee pod into the machine and closing the slot

• Twisting an ice cube tray and popping the ice cubes out

Thursday 12 May

• Tearing Sellotape off the Sellotape holder

• Changing the ink cartridge on the office printer

Wednesday 11 May

• Lifting a car’s bonnet and hooking in the latch to keep the bonnet up

• Scratching through a cutlery drawer, taking some cutlery out, and putting it on the table

Tuesday 10 May

• Putting the air fryer drawer back into the air fryer

• A door key turning inside the lock and being taken out

Monday 09 May

• Putting a padlock on a door latch and locking it

• Receiving a new ball and shooting it off in a Pinball machine

Friday 06 May

• A 3 hole punch going through a stack of paper and getting stuck

• Loading a CD into the machine when the tray slides in and settles itself

Thursday 05 May

• Reloading a rifle

• Putting an old school telephone receiver back on its base

Wednesday 04 May

• Putting a coffee capsule into a coffee machine and clipping the lid down

• Putting money into a Gumball machine, turning the knob, and the gumball dropping

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Tuesday 03 May

• Pulling a disinfectant wipe out of the container and tearing it off – CORRECT!! R50 000 WINNER!!

Friday 29 April

• Peeling off the silver foil from a coffee tin and putting the tin back on the counter

• Tearing off the foil seal from a tub of vitamins and putting the tub down on a table

Thursday 28 April

• The tuning in of a radio when looking for a station

• Pulling out a cable from a laptop through the hole in a desk

Tuesday 26 April

• Moving a computer mouse around on a desk without a mouse pad

• An inkjet printer printing a piece of paper

Monday 25 April

• A laptop making a noise

• Scratching your head with a pencil and putting the pencil down

Friday 22 April

• Tearing off the page of a calendar

• A pencil being sharpened by an electric sharpener

Thursday 21 April

• Striking a lighter

• Pulling the plastic film off a sandwich container and dropping the sandwich on a plate

Wednesday 20 April

• Pulling wax wrap from the roll, tearing it off against the silver teeth, and putting the box down

• Cutting paper with a hand guillotine

Tuesday 19 April

• Turning the knob of an older radio to search for a station

• Putting the handset of a landline phone back on the cradle

Thursday 14 April

• Tearing a piece of wood apart

• Beatboxing through an empty toilet roll

Wednesday 13 April

• A petrol nozzle being removed and the petrol tank flap being closed

• Brushing your teeth and putting the toothbrush down

Tuesday 12 April

• Opening the side pocket of a laptop bag by pulling the Velcro apart

• Spraying shower foam from a can onto your body

Monday 11 April

• A plastic label being pulled off a plastic bottle

• A face mask being taken off

Friday 08 April

• Somebody cutting paper with scissors

• When a dolphin comes out of the water and makes a noise

Thursday 07 April

• A car being towed and ripping off the bumper

• Grinding your herbs and spices with a mortar and pestle

Wednesday 06 April

• Two pieces of electrified metal touching each other

• Using a coin to scratch on a scratch card

Tuesday 05 April

• Cutting an onion on a wooden board

• Opening and closing the oven door of a four plate stove

Monday 04 April

• The last bit of water coming out of a coffee machine

• Toast being buttered

Friday 01 April

• Somebody typing on a computer keyboard

• Shaking and squeezing the last bit of lotion out of the bottle

Thursday 31 March

• Taking two wires that are attached to a speaker and pressing them against a AA battery

• Tearing off a piece of paper against a ruler

Wednesday 30 March

• Turning the dial to set the timer on your Defy tumble dryer

• Opening a ring pull can by pulling off the lid

Tuesday 29 March

• Insulation tape with a gauze backing

• Opening a poster tube, putting loose change inside and shaking it

Monday 28 March

• A pool cue being chalked

• Pressing stop and taking a cassette out of a cassette player

Friday 25 March

• Using a mortar and pestle

• Sharpening a knife with a Shogun knife sharpener and putting the knife down

Thursday 24 March

• Wedging the tyre tool in between the tyre and rim of a bicycle wheel

• A piece of cloth being torn

Wednesday 23 March

• A vocal percussionist that is beatboxing

• Wax paper being torn on the perforated edge of the box

Tuesday 22 March

• A Kreepy Krauly in the pool coming up and sucking in air

• Rolling up blinds

Friday 18 March

• A roll of sellotape being used to close a box

• Setting a wind-up timer

Thursday 17 March

• Grating carrots

• Shaving off a beard with a manual shaver

Wednesday 16 March

• The intro part of the song Astronaut in the Ocean

• Moving the hangers around in your cupboard and closing the cupboard door

Tuesday 15 March

• Sorting out the change in a cash register and then closing the cash register

• Touching the microphone of a telephone headset with your hand

Monday 14 March

• Pulling a garbage bag off the roll and giving it a shake

• Biting into a very crunchy apple very slowly

Friday 11 March

• Trying to attach jumper cables to the battery of your car

• Trying to start a car but the engine is kicking back

Thursday 10 March

• A speaker with a bad connection when you’re fiddling with the wires

• Spraying Q20 into a lock to lubricate it

Wednesday 09 March

• Tearing a piece of fine sandpaper

• Coffee coming out of a coffee machine in a coffee shop

Tuesday 08 March

• Searching through a glove compartment and then closing it

• Carving a piece of wood with a chisel and putting the chisel down

Monday 07 March

• A polygraph machine’s pencil stroking over paper

• Pushing a fully loaded box over a floor into a skirting board

Friday 04 March

• A VHS tape being played out and then coming to an end and stopping

• Spraying whipped cream out of a can as it’s about to run out

Thursday 03 March

• A soft-serve ice cream machine dispensing the ice cream into a cone or a cup

• A potato chip slicer when pushing a potato through the blades

Wednesday 02 March

• Wallpaper being removed from a surface

• A zip that is being pulled up

Tuesday 01 March

• Male and female Velcro that you’re pulling apart from each other

• Opening a can with an old can opener that you have to turn

Wednesday 02 March

• Wallpaper being removed from a surface

• A zip that is being pulled up

Tuesday 01 March

• Male and female Velcro that you’re pulling apart from each other

• Opening a can with an old can opener that you have to turn

Monday 28 February

• Opening your car door with a key

• Writing with a scratchy pen on a piece of paper and putting the pen down

Friday 25 February

• Sucking the last bit of milkshake through a straw

• Cutting a tree and then it cracks and falls

Thursday 24 February

• The interference noise an AUX cable makes when it’s being plugged in

• Ripping out an old carpet

Wednesday 23 February

• Removing the lid on a cheap plastic container

• Cutting an onion on a wooden board

Tuesday 22 February

• Scraping off old paint with a scraper

• Using a paper punch to punch holes in paper

Monday 21 February

• A landline telephone making a noise and then being hung up

• Slamming a metal safe door and closing it with a key

Friday 18 February

• Grinding pepper with a manual pepper grinder and putting it down

• A vacuum cleaner sucking up dirt down the pipe and into the bag

• Shuffling dominoes on a table in between games

• Unwrapping a sweet wrapper

• Cutting a piece of glass with a glasscutter

Thursday 17 February

• Tearing a piece of tape off a Sellotape roll

• The nib of a fountain pen scribbling on paper

• Cutting a piece of cardboard with a Stanley knife and putting it down

• An old skool sellotape dispenser when you’re pulling the tape off the roll and cutting it off

• Putting a parking ticket into the parking ticket machine to pay for it

Wednesday 16 February

• Flipping through the pages of a book very fast with your fingers

• Opening a letter with a letter opener

• Cutting a stack of paper with a guillotine

• Tearing a piece of paper with a ruler

• When you print out a piece of paper with a printer and it lands in the tray

Tuesday 15 February

• A sculpture being carved out of wood with a sculptor’s tool

• Sealing a box with a buff tape gun and cutting the tape off

• Tearing the Velcro strips apart when removing the armband of a blood pressure monitor

• Cutting through a hard vegetable with a sharp knife and hitting the cutting board

• Scraping out the inside of a pumpkin

Monday 14 February

• Throwing beans from a packet into a bucket

• The last bit of water when a toilet cistern fills up just before the valve closes

• Shredding cardboard in a paper shredder

• Sharpening a pencil with a handheld pencil sharpener

• Trying to tune in a police scanner or walkie talkie

Friday 11 February

• Putting your hand into a box of Kelloggs and taking out a handful

• The needle of a record player when it gets to the end of a song

Thursday 10 February

• Cutting off a piece of carpet with a carpet cutter and closing it afterwards

• The last bit of a milkshake being sucked through a straw

Wednesday 09 February

• A root canal procedure when the dentist uses a file to clean and shape the roots of your teeth

• The suction tool at the dentist

Tuesday 08 February

• Using the built-in ice dispenser of a fridge

• Writing with chalk on a blackboard

Monday 07 February

• Pushing a straw through the hole in the lid of a takeaway cup

• When you start arc welding by tapping the two pieces of metal together

Friday 04 February

• The sound of the printer’s needle on the paper of a polygraph machine

• An old pressure cooker when steam is being released from the valve

Thursday 03 February

• Using a ratchet

• A piece of packaging foamalite being pushed into a box

Wednesday 02 February

• Testing if a microphone is on by scratching on it with your fingernail

• Cutting wrapping paper by gliding through it with scissors

Tuesday 01 February

• A mechanical can crusher

• When you’re cutting a piece of material and it rips

Wednesday 02 February

• Testing if a microphone is on by scratching on it with your finger nail

• Cutting wrapping paper by gliding through it with scissors

Tuesday 01 February

• A mechanical can crusher

• When you’re cutting a piece of material and it rips

Monday 31 January

• Slicing through the top of a muesli bag with scissors and then putting the scissors down

• A page being torn in front of a microphone and then the microphone is being put down

Friday 28 January

• A sliding bolt on a door that is sticking when you try to open and close it

• The sharpening of a knife

Thursday 27 January

• A box cutter cutting through a carpet and then being put down on a counter

• Using a handheld steamer to steam your clothes

Wednesday 26 January

• Tuning an old radio to try and find 90.4 FM

• Inserting a cassette into a cassette player and then closing it

Tuesday 25 January

• Defrosting the freezer by scraping off the ice with a scraper

• Popcorn busy being popped

Monday 24 January

• Plugging an old microphone with a cord into a socket

• A gate that’s being rolled on a rail and then comes to a stop

Friday 21 January

• Somebody slurping the last bit of cooldrink with a straw

• When you’re frothing milk and the steamer is going in and out of the milk

Thursday 20 January

• Changing the numbers on the combination lock of a safe before you open it

• Paint being scraped off a wall with a paint scraper

Wednesday 19 January

• A roll-on deodorant when you put it on, put the lid back, and put it back on the shelf

• Opening a letter with a letter opener and then putting it on a table

Tuesday 18 January

• A radio without signal

• Plugging your headphones into the radio

Monday 17 January

• Pulling an old nail out of a piece of wood

• Someone trying to open the lock of a door

Friday 14 January

• Pulling masking tape off a box to open it.

• Tearing a piece of cling wrap and putting it on a bowl

Thursday 13 January

• Switching a mic on and getting that crackling sound

• Twisting an ice tray

Wednesday 12 January

• A printer, printing paper

• A tile cutter, cutting tile

Tuesday 11 January

• A piece of scotch tape being pulled off the roll

• When you arrive at the end of the page of an electronic typewriter

Monday 10 January

• Tightening a screw in wood

• An aerosol can for some kind of foam