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Method involves no chemical cleaners, one household appliance.

Soy sauce and chopsticks are both classic elements of the Japanese culinary world. Unfortunately, darkly colored liquids and eating utensils that require a measure of manual dexterity are a potentially disastrous combination.

Imagine, for example, that you’ve got a plate of sushi or sashimi in front of you. First you have to pick a morsel up with your chopsticks, transfer it to the plate of soy sauce for a dip, then bring it up to your mouth. Along the way, there are plenty of opportunities for a slip of the fingers to send soy sauce flying onto your clothing, the tablecloth, or carpet, leaving behind unsightly stains.

But Japanese Twitter account @SlitAnimation (which ordinarily focuses on awesome artistic creations) has an ingenious way to quickly clean up soy spills in just a few easy steps, demonstrated in the following video.

First, lay down a few tissues to soak up any soy that hasn’t seeped into the material yet.

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Next, pour water over the affected area, and cover it with a cloth towel.

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Finally, using a vacuum cleaner with a nozzle attachment, vacuum the portion of the towel that’s covering the soy spill.

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After one iteration, most of the stain should be gone, and you can repeat the process if necessary. So if you’re a messy eater, don’t forget to keep not just napkins handy during meals, but your vacuum cleaner as well.

Source: Jin
Images: Twitter/@SlitAnimation

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