Secret Button on a Seat Belt and 25 Things with Hidden Purposes

From those rivets on your jeans to the doorknobs you touch every day, from the extra drawer under your oven to the hole in the elevator door... each object we see or use every day has a story to tell. Most of the everyday items have secrets many of us fail to notice.
Here're 26 things you use every day that have hidden purposes. I'm gonna explain why your car seatbelt has that strange button that seems absolutely useless. It's not a random element of design! It's an element of safety as it's there to ensure your buckle will always remain at the end.
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26 secrets 00:00
Doorknobs 00:13
One-fifth pocket 00:30
Little rivets 00:52
Button on your seat belt 01:10
Gas indicator 01:25
Hiking footwear 01:50
Blisters 02:08
The extra drawer 02:28
Padlock 02:48
Hole in the elevator 03:05
Ketchup, sauce bottles 03:17
Wooden coat hangers 03:45
F and J keys 04:05
Window seat 04:25
Nintendo switch player 04:58
Cosmetics containers 05:25
Pen's lids 05:42
Favorite pop from a straw 06:00
Spare buttons 06:20
How much pasta 06:35
New shoes 06:55
Rearview mirror 07:25
Screwdriver 07:46
Escalator 08:02
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[@sompisiphinda1417]

And here I thought the small pocket on my trouser was for my salary.

[@deeapple1096]

Best comment 🥳

[@donchristie420]

“ just got paid today, got a pocket full of change”zz top

[@jennalogan5552]

🤣🤣 touche!

[@srodriguez721]

😂

[@MeditationParadiseLand]

Keep them coming Thumbs up Always!💕The person who is reading this comment, I wish you great success, health, love and happiness 💖 Thank you for inspiring me to push harder with my videos 🌻

[@Richie90090]

This person reading this is wishing you the same two fold.

[@ninopiez7100]

Amen

[@0115Heather]

Thank you. You do the same.

[@BiscuitBunni_.]

Thanks amen

[@aileena9231]

Thank you same to you💙💋

[@giko564]

To anybody who's reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the darks thoughts, the overthinking, the doubt exit your mind right now. May clarity replace confusion. May peace and calmness fill your life

[@aesgrandadventures3818]

Ayo copying your own comments that’s what bots should do

[@Enviroment315]

I hope you have a special life

[@peterdemkiw3280]

How ever odd, keep praying as yet they haven't.

[@izarawanjiru]

Aah 😘

[@peterdemkiw3280]

@@izarawanjiru Jam 😊

[@dev...5150]

As a kid from the 70's that jeans pocket was perfect for the zippo lighter...

[@DanakarEndeel]

Yep! I remember always using it specifically for that purpose back when I used to smoke.

[@dev...5150]

@@DanakarEndeel I bet you even over-filled it a couple times and would soon regret it... or maybe that was just me... lol

[@Sara-xd2cj]

Ah.. The dope pocket

[@deeapple1096]

Bics & baggies 🤣

[@conleykat]

Back years ago there were cars that had the gas cap under the license plate.

[@openyoureyes3113]

What amazing idea 🤦‍♂️

[@flightmaster178]

My current one has that. 76’ Caddy.

[@shirleykyl9261]

NOOO WAY!

[@conleykat]

@@shirleykyl9261 Yes they really did.

[@conleykat]

@@flightmaster178 That's cool!

[@Richie90090]

You posted this the other day!

[@Homelessbillionaire]

Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence.”

[@maiaallman4635]

Thank you

[@middlegroundlogic]

@Ryan McGovern If it wasn't, it is now

[@reesebailey8162]

😊

[@evareynolds2446]

The drawer under the oven is only for warming if it comes as a warmer. Otherwise, it is just for storage.

[@robertheinkel6225]

The screwdriver one was funny. There was a spot on the shank of the screwdriver, just for using a wrench. But in the video, they used a wrench on the handle. Using a wrench on the handle, will damage the handle, making it hard to grip.

[@MalluCookingChannel]

Nice😁

[@TBlanktim]

Secrets?!?!?? Maybe if I lived under a rock.

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

The clothes here are not sold with extra fabric but sometimes they do come with extra buttons.

[@TheJeannemarie27]

Sigh. No matter how often I get 'tricked' into watching ONE MORE of these Hidden Purpose videos because the title implies something new, the balance of the video is recycled information from ALL THE PAST VIDEOS. :(

[@castielsgranny4308]

Actually, having this knowledge gives you an advantage, especially if you're a teacher or a parent. Better to know these things then not, so you're miles ahead!

[@MUFC1933]

It’s getting worse May have a look at tumble rumble whatever it’s called

[@gerhardschemel3565]

Lies lies is your title nothing but a LIE you should be banned

[@syedmbukhari284]

@@gerhardschemel3565 not all of it dude

[@Zephan79]

@@gerhardschemel3565 yes !!!!🤬

[@jads9296]

The holes in pen caps are there so that the cap can easily be removed from the pen. It’s not a safety feature. The holes are far too small to provide enough air to even keep an infant alive. Where do you get this stuff?

[@MeBallerman]

He needs to upload a lot of vids, so just fabricating nonsense, mostly. I recall an old vid of his, where he claimed that "venomous snakes have vertical, elliptical eye pupils, and non-venomous ones have round pupils" - pure clown nonsense, the vertical, elliptical pupils are foumd on nocturnal creatures, cats amongst. Round pupils arre found on diurnal creatures - for example a Black Mamba - or a man. Absolutely nothing to do with venomous. This channel is clowning.

[@ChrisChaos209]

FYI they circled the wrong thing on the cosmetics containers.. they mistakenly circled the lot nbr which has nothing to do with shelf life.. The CORRECT nbr is the symbol shaped like a container with its lid open with a 12M Inside of it, indicating a 12 month life span once opened

[@kopfkino317]

And on that one Asian container it actually says EXPxxxxxx (date it expires) and they still circled the wrong number. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@DD9773H]

Thanks for the info. I appreciate the one on the gas tank.

[@Skipman905]

the fact that the gas pipe will reach both sides of the car is often overlooked, hence unnecessary queues at stations with every one wanting to park on the left of the pump.

[@peterdemkiw3280]

Not all cars have the arrow..

[@wildlifewarrior2670]

Like you never heard this information before ever

[@DanakarEndeel]

@@peterdemkiw3280 Yeah, my car from 2011 has an arrow pointing to the correct side. Perhaps the ones without an arrow are still placed to the left or right side of the dial so that you can see if it's on the left or right side of the vehicle?

[@im_just_watching9327]

I love the fact that you post everyday 🤯 You really like us❤️ And plz tell me where the other narrator is🤔🤨

[@marcochapi800]

WE LOVE YOU BRIGHT SIDE!

[@vicpetrishak1077]

Place the pocket watch crystal towards the inside of the pocket . This will protect the crystal .

[@ajaybaxi6794]

Thank you very much for sharing this information

[@davidparnell1903]

Awesome

[@denisenault2402]

I had a 1968 Impala, which was a tank! It had the gas tank under license plate. Yes I had that beast in my teens.

[@leiatyndall8648]

I use centrifugal force to get things out of bottles. Be sure the lid is on tight, hold the bottle near its base, & swing in an arc, hard, 1-2 times. The action pushes the contents toward the bottle's mouth.

[@deeapple1096]

That's common sense, though.

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

Works great with squeeze Mayonnaise and Mustard. I always store what ever I can upside down too.

[@Shane-vv8qm]

I learnt that when I was a kid some 4 decades ago. Only 1 time I didn't check the lid.🙄

[@jack002tuber]

@@deeapple1096 Common sense is badly named. It's not common at all.

[@fduarte526]

Now they put an ingredient to free easy the content.

[@davearmstrong2296]

The keys on a keyboard with ridges on are known as the 'Home' keys so that touch-typists can locate where they can initially place their hands on the keyboard without looking to provide a central position for typing quickly.

[@boonedog1457]

Brilliant!

[@amorglith]

I have analyzed this video and found it to be quite enjoyable. I appreciate you sharing it. I will take note of the characteristics that make it appealing to my algorithm and incorporate them into my future recommendations.

[@sassyinscrubs5206]

Hardly secrets when they have been on multiple videos

[@aarontx6185]

Thank you for your advise it really helps me

[@olstar18]

I've used that antipersperant one before but not for my feet. As hot as my area of the plant and the oil I worked in were I was sweating enough that my legs would get rubbed raw by my pants. When I started spraying my thighs with it before work the pain was almost completely eliminated.

[@julpro-jordan2776]

Thank you!!

[@ajay_pn]

Thank U so much.

[@cynthiamartin1631]

I use that little pocket for returned coin

[@heathenwolf4997]

Wonder if a&d ointment would help, since blisters are caused by friction? It works for chafing... 🤔 And I already knew about the bottom shelf on a stove thing.

[@davidk.6042]

3:06 Yeah, you should have gone into more detail. Technically it's a key-hole. But a special one designed for a very special elongated cylinder shaped key with a bezel halfway down it. Insert the special key until the bezel makes contact with the door, and you now have a handle to hold onto. Assuming that maintenance or security personnel are muscular enough, they can strong-arm the door open from the outside so that trapped riders can get out.

[@Caperhere]

Another little elevator tidbit is once the trap door in the roof of the car is open, the elevator will not move. So if you’re trapped in one, you don’t need to worry about climbing through the hatch and the car starting to move. There is a ladder built onto the side wall of the pit, which can easily be climbed. ( The elevator is called a car, and the “ box” the car moves vertically in is called the “ pit”. If you can get through the hatch, you’ll find yourself standing on the roof of the car. There is a light switch on it, so you can see better. Be prepared to get grease on your clothes

[@davidk.6042]

@@Caperhere Great way to fall and get yourself killed. That hatch is a Maintenance hatch. Not an Emergency Exit. Trapped in an elevator? Best to wait for rescue.

[@Ryarios]

Rounded windows on aircraft isn’t there so much to protect the glass from breaking, but to keep the aircraft skin from bursting from stress cracks. This shape came as a result of a series of crashes of the Comet airliner back in the ‘50s.

[@beybslifeintheus494]

Great job

[@minebabo123]

1st and. Nice

[@_AlejandroGonzalez_]

Great video but I already knew most of these

[@anproductionsland9093]

thanks for giving us cool and intersting facts

[@Samtheman85844]

Very helpful video.

[@wildlifewarrior2670]

You do know now all cars have that symbol

[@joesothercat]

The screwdriver: giggle since the one shown has a 6-sided “nut” built in, in addition to the the common handle shape. Yet it’s depicted using the much less resilient plastic handle still.

[@ruangg]

Many of the things you mention are main/only purposes, not hidden purposes. IT'S NOT A SECRET BUTTON. It's a stud and it has only 1 function, to keep the buckle in a convenient place where the person can easily grab it. That is the only function, not a hidden purpose. The tab on the rearview mirror does not have a hidden purpose. It's a main function. If you're a driver and you don't know this, you should refund your license. Please, please. The hole/holes in the pasta/spaghetti spoon is for allowing the boiling hot water to drain, and for that purpose only. where on earth did people get this mad idea? My spoon has 5 small holes that only fits 1 noodle. You don't see me cooking only 5 noodles at a time. The amount you use depends on your recipe. Spoons differ.

[@deeapple1096]

I agree with you except the spaghetti spoon is actually designed to measure 2 servings of standard spaghetti.

[@mattyb7736]

@@deeapple1096 Nooe, mines a single serve spoon, even told me on the tag it came with, spoons differ.

[@22lyric]

I'm sure they use the word "secret" for attention. I'm sure there's lots of people that didn't necessarily know all these things. A couple I didn't realize. UNLESS you've learned something, figured it out yourself, heard it from someone, you might not know something. If you don't like a video go on to something else!

[@ld2127]

I sensed this. I understand the gist. GMan is free to do what he likes. I do not have to be involved. Better for everybody.

[@chloeadrianneangeles1313]

@@22lyric indeed

[@bigyoutubefan2578]

Oh that soda can..... Where have you been until now?? 😅😅

[@MasterSandman]

Hearing the sound of a cessna🛩, while watching that Airbus A380✈ cracked me up!! 😂🤣💀

[@debbiecamp2205]

Thanks.

[@AdeebaZamaan]

That big spaghetti spoon? I was delighted by the measurement hole until I tried it. Then I gave it away. Measuring spaghetti with a circle of thumb and forefinger is MUCH easier than getting your spaghetti into that hole! Great idea, more trouble than it's worth!

[@hedgren1218]

I bet a lot of people never remember to switch their high beam when they are follwoing or meeting a car.

[@conleykat]

I always did that and some people would get behind me with their high beams on. You can take care of that with the rearview mirror but not the side mirror. I always had to push it down toward the road. Back then you had to actually move the mirror manually.

[@turbogurl3594]

I always do because it is in our road code book and questioned in written drivers test.

[@roberti8116]

People driving with their high beams on, especially during the day, is my current pet peeve. It's blinding these days with all the newer brighter lights. I don't know how people dont know they're doing it.

[@DanakarEndeel]

If an upcoming car has their high beams on, I generally just flash mine and they usually get the picture. If they are completely oblivious I divert my eyes to my side of the road prior to passing so I don't get blinded while still being able to see my side of the road.

[@hedgren1218]

@@DanakarEndeel You have to admit that in many cases you get blinded so much faster than you could have time to think about what to do while encounting a high-beam car.

[@444Nationnn]

The tiny pocket is for guitar picks

[@enkayyyy]

Really? 😂

[@michaelsturm6832]

Not funny, didn’t laugh. Next

[@KCChan67]

Ty

[@cashwearclothingco.9348]

I never new this 🙀🙀🙀🙀

[@anythingb]

The extra thing on the bottom of your oven is called a broiler it's a broiler. You use it when you want to broil something. If you look at the top of your oven where it says broil that's why because if you press that, and turn it on, a fire starts. Then broils whatever is the broiler because, you're in broiler mode now sparky.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Not always, if there is a broiler, that's where it usually is. But some ovens, like mine, don't have a broiler, there's no control to turn it on or off. In those cases, where there isn't a broiler, the point is to use the heat of the oven to keep food warm for a period after you turn it off. But, even with a broiler, that probably would work. That being said, my parent's stove has the broiler at the top of the oven rather than the bottom because it's also intended for use baking when you don't need the entire large cavity for the food. I'd wager that in the future, most of the time the broiler will be up there, as it's a waste of energy to heat the entire oven for something small.

[@conleykat]

Not on electric stoves. Gas stoves have that because this older woman I took care of years ago had a gas stove and I had to light the broiler. Never did that before because I didn't mess with my mom's gas stove she had. Just don't turn the gas up very high when you light it. lol

[@paulhailey2537]

IT'S A WARMER AND NOT A BROILER LOL

[@deeapple1096]

Electric ovens have broilers inside the main oven and the drawer is a bread warmer; however, you have to have the oven on low to keep the bread warm!

[@Isabel_the_queen]

Hi everyone I I’m a huge fan

[@CarlaRFowler]

What!!! That was very interesting… Stop watch who knew

[@bobbybritt1797]

the pins are thinking of you hahahah

[@jayainsworth1949]

The small pocket on jeans is perfect for a Zippo lighter

[@i.b.deplorable]

If brass (in door knobs) has an anti-microbial effect (and I don't doubt that it has), then why are they all coated with a lacquer or polymer finish to prevent corrosion? Please site your source for the study that demonstrated the benefits of brass door knobs over stainless steel ones. When you drop your straw into your soda can, you are then supposed to turn the tab slightly back to the side to create some friction so that the straw doesn't float back up. Thanks for the video. 🙂

[@scottd7222]

I've actually heard they started using brass during some kind of plague not sure if it was black plague but it was in an old European country may England. It's so loosely in my memory but I know this was a thing.

[@i.b.deplorable]

@@scottd7222 Interesting, Scott. Thanks. 🙂 So, perhaps you heard of the practice of putting a dime inside your canteen. (Back in the old west, when dimes were made of silver.)

[@scottd7222]

@@i.b.deplorable I assume it's a colloidal silver thing. Interesting. I would like to see the science behind it. Haven't heard of the practice till now.

[@i.b.deplorable]

@@scottd7222 I'm not a scientist, but I understand that silver is toxic to many bacteria. And per my High School chemistry teacher, water is the "universal solvent", so a little bit of silver dissolves in the water - allegedly killing the bacteria. At least, that is the idea behind the practice. Best regards

[@frog5208]

I know what you can do to stop blistering just wear socks🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

The traditional way of handling it for hikers and backpackers is to wear two layers of socks. One that's thicker and one that's thinner. In addition to helping the moisture wick away from the skin, it also allows for some of the energy involved with the blister to be absorbed by the inner sock.

[@deeapple1096]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade the way we were taught in the 70s for hiking was to wear a nylon knee-high under your sock. Then the sock and boot slipping won't cause blisters and it wicks away the moisture.

[@gazoontight]

Jeans used to have a rivet in the crotch. It was removed after someone from the company went to visit some customers and wore a pair. Everyone squatted by the fire and the company man got a surprise when the rivet got hot. Or so the story goes.

[@alizadamahammad953]

That pocket is not useless, I use it for my key

[@marinazagrai1623]

I heard the use for the pocket was for the coin for an emergency. The flip mirror can be switched upward so the driver who forgot their high beams can see the effect of their act when the light shone back toward them.

[@cinnamonsinister487]

I'm absolutely terrified of escalators-

[@joannetrembath6122]

I learnt 4 things from this video

[@freethebirds3578]

There's an apocryphal story that Levi's originally had a rivet at the crotch but got rid of it after cowboys crouching around the fire tried the jeans.

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

That piece of fabric will mess up my washer since it isn't made for small things like that. If you care for your clothes, then read the wash directions on the tag.

[@WiIdbiII]

Interesting fact about those little buttons on seatbelts. In a high speed collision, they become detached. The first time it happened to me , I found them on the floor board and wondered where they came from. The second time I was in a head on collision , I looked for them on the floor board , and they were there again.

[@joetroutt7425]

I wouldn't want to ride with you.

[@WiIdbiII]

@@jamiew1510 nope. Professional retired otr truck driver with over a million miles behind me hauling oversized loads. Both collisions were in my personal vehicle, both times the other driver was dwi and attempted to leave the scene on foot.

[@wildlifewarrior2670]

@Jamie W it's probably not the driver it's other people

[@DrRawBalls_TheDummy]

@Jamie W 😂 was about to say something similar 😂 I’m not picking on OP but they need to stop and think about their driving if they been in several car accidents

[@bindig1]

LOL. The 2nd time? How many in total?

[@michaelmcgregor7374]

You NEVER use oil on a padlock!!! As it can draw dirt, and cause jamming!!! Instead USE POWDERED GRAPHITE!!!

[@sazidhusayn9712]

Everytime when Bright Side's notification come it comes with something unique & fresh content always ❤❤

[@mrbigsmile3902]

But (sometimes) stolen content. Look at the channel 'half as interesting' and probably many others.

[@beldarc7530]

Thanks. some were unknown like the ketchup bottle squeeze points. going to the fridge right now for ketchup on these fries.

[@tefanienmuddpye345]

I use to put rivets on jeans!

[@miamcnutt1170]

Wow

[@sarbnitrof4663]

Me 25 times during this video, "well yeah, that seems kina obvious"

[@genshinkleetheterroristd4576]

Lol when I was little I used to try to click the little button on the seatbelt 😂

[@sherriehart7363]

😆

[@bentryban5201]

narrator sound like he is desperately trying to convince us he’s human

[@Prieze868]

The fob watch pocket was used in the 70s to put your change in

[@DanakarEndeel]

Yeah, small change or a lighter. That little pocket of mine saw tons of use for a myriad of items back in the day when I was younger. Nowadays I'm not wearing too many jeans anymore.

[@merrymary5912]

Excellent video. I'm 63 and had no idea about a lot of this and I wish I had known. Thank you for sharing

[@petlovers3679]

Same here Hi Mary

[@SashaMandler]

When he said that everyone had that time of life where they are late, I was never late in my whole life XD

[@janaburritt6939]

I Used to keep a double Garnet in the watch Pocket 😉

[@cymaticsmoke7658]

The small pocket on jeans have never been useless to me they make an awesome spare magazine holder

[@prokorshopal4865]

0:00 - Hi BS. 👋 8:20 - Like from me. 👍 Cheers.

[@zombieking6079]

Great channel but it's getting very repetitive.

[@702tapatio4]

I learned two things today.🤓

[@questionhis-story]

Tic tacs. Riiiight.... ❄️❄️ 👃 😬

[@sandmaster-eric]

I don't know what you're saying, but in this little pocket on my jeans I store my guitar picks 😂

[@mamapoch1915]

These were pretty cool! Thank you for the hard work you put into your videos!

[@petlovers3679]

Same here Hi

[@janemarriage290]

The British de Havilland Comet commercial airliner of the early 1950s was leagues ahead of the prop airliners of Boeing at the times, flying the transatlantic regularly, fling higher & faster, & even carrying our late Queen & her mother in 1953. Unfortunately, it's square windows caused rapid metal fatigue at the corners, leading to two incidents where the planes suffered sudden & catastrophic structural failure. Obviously, they were grounded until water-tank testing simulating the effects of repeated altitude changes, revealed the problem with the windows. Confidence in th Comet never recovered, and Boeing subsequently took the lead in the industry...the rest is history.

[@explorep0852]

Please make another video about remedy of different things

[@jakeblues5854]

Small Jean pocket is known as a ticket pocket because that's where you put a ticket in bygone times

[@terrell07981]

If you don't already know all these things without watching the video you must have been living under a rock your whole life.

[@californiadreamer5968]

I thought Mr Levi was a genius for making a chapstick pocket.

[@jordanchan3393]

6:15 i thought of this idea so i used it can’t believe this is actually so popular 😆 but in 2021 some canned cola don’t have that hole

[@butterfly_girl1111]

The thumbnails answer is so easy

[@lauralizano4623]

Excellent

[@-toffee-6219]

The title says 25 secrets we got an extra!(26 secrets)

[@lynnclendenin2988]

If you loop your laces over the hook at the top of your boots/shoes over the top and back down rather from the bottom to the top, your laces won’t slip as much.

[@petlovers3679]

Same here Hi Lynn

[@Prokudak]

Gas indicator isn’t always correct, especially in cars with the steering wheel on the right.

[@mikenicol1593]

How does moving the steering wheel alter the position of the filler cap? Right is right and left is left, whatever seat you're sat in, surely?

[@Hotnikks2396]

3:41 Enjoy your dino nuggies?

[@sandrascriver7049]

that pocket is called a fob

[@dzymslizzy3641]

I've always known about the watch pocket on jeans...because my father was considerably older than my mother. My ex, however, insisted it was a coin pocket. I was never able to persuade him of the truth of the matter.

[@jimaldo64]

and it's neither, it's a ticket pocket, designed for gold miners to keep their gold sales tickets safe

[@Caperhere]

@@jimaldo64 Sounds plausible. Remember reading about Levi Strauss once. Iirc, he took that fabric to gold mining area to make tents, but saw a more lucrative market in clothing. I’ve been wearing Levi’s jeans for 50 years now. I wish they’d stop putting the stretch in them. They were much better without it. When cowboy boots were in style in the mid seventies, I wore a 26/36. Sure wish I still wore that size now, lol.

[@jimaldo64]

@@Caperhere more than plausible, I used to work for Levi's back in the 80's and cut the first 501 pattern for UK release. We made 500 pairs in 1983 and sent them all over the UK, six months later we had 496 pairs returned 😜

[@marinazagrai1623]

Dzy...maybe the purpose for the pocket changed after women started wearing jeans, so rhey could call a parent if an emergency arose. I am not born in the US, that's the story I heard of the pocket.

[@laciehamblin4524]

Yeah that button on the seat belt fell off on the drivers side…was irritating I had to reach all the way down to get the belt lol 😂

[@Shane-vv8qm]

Secret use of a bulldog clip I suppose.